http://nescac.org en-us en-us http://nescac.org/sports/bsb/2010-11/news/BAT_Thompson_090710 LEWISTON, Maine - After two fruitful years as the head coach of the Bates College baseball team, Edwin Thompson has resigned in order to accept an assistant coaching position at Duke University. Thompson submitted his resignation on Wednesday, and on Monday Duke announced his hiring as the Blue Devils' recruiting coordinator and outfield coach. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/bsb/2010-11/news/BAT_Thompson_090710 2010-09-07T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/sports/track/2010-11/news/BAT_Duncan_WOTY_090710 LEWISTON, Maine - The field of nominees for the 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year award has been whittled from 130 conference nominees to the Top 30 honorees, and Bates graduate Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan '10 remains. Duncan (Topsham, Maine) has been invited to an awards dinner on Oct. 17 in Indianapolis, where the winner will be announced. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/track/2010-11/news/BAT_Duncan_WOTY_090710 2010-09-07T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/sports/wsoc/2010-11/news/Standings_090210 HADLEY, Mass. - The NESCAC has changed how conference standings will be computed for both men's and women's soccer. Beginning in the fall of 2010, NESCAC standings will be sorted based on points, with three points awarded for each victory and one point awarded for a draw in conference play. Prior to this fall, conference standings had been based on conference winning percentage. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/wsoc/2010-11/news/Standings_090210 2010-09-02T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/news/2010-11/WIL_ECAC_083010 CAPE COD, Mass. - Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Commissioner Rudy Keeling announced Monday that Williams College has been selected as the winner of the 2010 ECAC Jostens Institution of the Year award. The award is given annually to the ECAC institution that best exemplifies the highest standards of collegiate academic and athletic performance. Williams has previously won the award in 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004, and 2009. With six crowns in the 16-year history of the award, Williams has won the award more than any other institution. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/news/2010-11/WIL_ECAC_083010 2010-08-30T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/sports/wice/2010-11/news/WIL_Lye_081910 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Joey Lye, a former two-sport athlete and 2009 graduate of Williams College, has been named as the Interim Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach for the Ephs, it was announced on Thursday. Lye was a four-year letterwinner in both ice hockey and softball at Williams, earning 2009 NESCAC Player of the Year honors in softball her senior season. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/wice/2010-11/news/WIL_Lye_081910 2010-08-19T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/sports/mlax/2010-11/news/COL_Domingos_080910 WATERVILLE, Maine - Justin Domingos was part of a winner as a player and assistant coach for Gettysburg College and hopes to bring that winning mentality into the job as the new head coach of the Colby College men's lacrosse team. Domingos, who was successful helping to run three programs as a college assistant, will be a head coach for the first time. He will start his new job at Colby in late August and will take the sidelines for the first time as head coach in March. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/mlax/2010-11/news/COL_Domingos_080910 2010-08-09T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/news/2010-11/WIL_Sheehy_080510 HANOVER, N.H. - Harry Sheehy, a highly regarded administrator and former coach who has led Williams College to 17 Division III national team championships during his 10 years as the College's Chair and Director of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation, has been named Dartmouth's Director of Athletics and Recreation, effective September 7, 2010. Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim and Acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears announced Sheehy's appointment on Tuesday. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/news/2010-11/WIL_Sheehy_080510 2010-08-05T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/sports/wice/2010-11/news/WES_McKenna_080510 MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - After serving as assistant coach for Team USA during the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's Ice Hockey Championship in Finland as the USA won a gold medal, and during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, when the USA secured a silver medal, Jodi McKenna has been chosen to coach the Under-18 USA squad during the 2010 USA Hockey Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y. The Festival runs from August 13-21. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/wice/2010-11/news/WES_McKenna_080510 2010-08-05T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/sports/wice/2010-11/news/COL_Carey_080310 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Reagan Carey, former captain of the Colby College women's ice hockey team who spent the past nine years working for the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers, has been named USA Hockey's director of women's hockey. Carey replaces Michele Amidon, USA Hockey's first-ever director of women's hockey and former head coach of the Bowdoin women's ice hockey team. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/wice/2010-11/news/COL_Carey_080310 2010-08-03T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/sports/track/2010-11/news/WIL_Kamm_072910 NEW ORLEANS, La. - Williams' Connor Kamm '10 was named on Wednesday as Scholar Athletes of the Year in Division III for the 2010 track & field seasons by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Kamm was one of four individuals honored by the USTFCCCA, as he was recognized as the top student-athlete for academics and athletics in outdoor track & field this season. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/track/2010-11/news/WIL_Kamm_072910 2010-07-29T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/sports/mice/2010-11/news/WIL_Smigelski_072810 PITTSBURH, Pa. - Undrafted, unheralded and unknown no longer. Many ice hockey observers in the Pittsburgh area were not familiar with Eph grad Alex Smigelski when he showed up at the Pittsburgh Penguins Development Camp. They are now. Smigelski showed that he was undeterred at being an unknown when offered a chance to step up to the next level of play at the recently concluded Pittsburgh Penguins Development Camp. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/mice/2010-11/news/WIL_Smigelski_072810 2010-07-28T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/sports/mten/2010-11/news/CONN_OBrien_072710 NEW LONDON, Conn. - Chris O'Brien has been named the head coach of the men's and women's tennis program at Connecticut College. O'Brien will also serve as the assistant coach for men's and women's squash. O'Brien was hired as the interim head men's and women's tennis coach in February. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/mten/2010-11/news/CONN_OBrien_072710 2010-07-27T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/news/2010-11/HAM_Fagan_071910 CLINTON, N.Y. - Kerri Fagan, formerly the senior associate commissioner of the America East Conference, has been selected associate director of athletics at Hamilton College. Fagan, who had been with America East since 2008, replaces Sue Viscomi. Viscomi was recently hired as director of athletics at Hilbert College in suburban Buffalo. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/news/2010-11/HAM_Fagan_071910 2010-07-19T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/sports/msoc/2010-11/news/TUF_Shapiro_071510 MEDFORD, Mass. - Josh Shapiro, an assistant coach at Georgetown University for the past three seasons, has been hired as the new head coach of the Tufts University men's soccer program. The announcement was made today by Tufts Director of Athletics Bill Gehling. Shapiro replaces Carl Junot, who was hired at Tufts in April, but then left to become the head coach at Harvard University. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/msoc/2010-11/news/TUF_Shapiro_071510 2010-07-15T04:00:00Z http://nescac.org/sports/xc/2010-11/news/NCAA_WIL_071110 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Williams College will host the New England NCAA Regional race at the Ephs' home course at nearby Mt. Greylock High School on Saturday, November 13. Every step on both the men's and women's courses at Mt. Greylock will be on grass or mountain trials. Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://nescac.org/sports/xc/2010-11/news/NCAA_WIL_071110 2010-07-11T04:00:00Z