MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Wellesley College softball senior Charis Chung (San Gabriel, Calif.) and sophomore Sarah Wicker (Ponte Vedra Beach, Calif.) have each received NEWMAC Softball Second Team All-Conference honors for their respective performances this season.

Charis Chung | Sr. | San Gabriel, Calif. | NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference

Chung led the Blue in batting average (.358) this season, putting up 29 hits with 18 runs scored, 12 RBIs and eight steals. The senior recorded eight multi-hit games this season. In the outfield, Chung didn't make a single error in NEWMAC competition and saved several runs with athletic grabs.

Sarah Wicker | So. | Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. | NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference

Wicker tossed 99.1 innings with a 1.55 ERA, seven wins and 88 strikeouts this season. The sophomore threw eight complete games with a shutout win over Emerson and a save. At the dish, Wicker produced nine hits, scored four runs and drove in four. 

2025 NEWMAC Softball Postseason Awards:

Player of the Year: Juliette Zito, Wheaton
Pitcher of the Year: Morira O'Reilly, Babson
Rookie of the Year: Delaney Benevides, MIT
Defensive Player of the Year: Virginia McKinney, WPI
Coaching Staff of the Year: MIT

First Team All-Conference

Morira O'Reilly, Babson College
Caroline Langmeyer, MIT
Riley Caiazza, Emerson
Ava Ladd, MIT
Mackenzie Bivin, MIT
Destiny Lum, WPI
Riley O'Brien, WPI
Sara Moore, Babson
Sophia Pak, Babson
Delaney Benevides, MIT
Layla Thiessen, MIT
Abriana Schmutz, Coast Guard
Juliette Zito, Wheaton
Jessica Gomez, Emerson
Amelia DeRosa, Springfield
Callie Gendron, Springfield

Second Team All-Conference

Cameron Whiteford, Babson
Dana Walker, Coast Guard
Sofia De La Rosa, Wheaton
Mikayla Cable, MIT
Arianna Kumar, MIT
Samantha Franceschi, Salve Regina
Ella Molinari, Wheaton
Sandy Fairbairn, WPI
Jacey Cosciello, Salve Regina
Michaela Ponticello, Springfield
Charis Chung, Wellesley
Sarah Wicker, Wellesley
Peyton Blankenheim-Brown, Wheaton
Emma Boucher, Wheaton
Rebecca Mauro, Clark
Olivia Scarpaci, MIT

The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) consists of 12 highly selective institutions committed to academic excellence: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.