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Wakefield commits to Boston University soccer team
July 23,
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WILBRAHAM — East Longmeadow's Christina Wakefield, member of Wilbraham & Monson Academy's (WMA) class of 2014, is heading to the biggest city in New England, and she's taking her soccer gear with her.
Wakefield, who scored 25 goals last season as a sophomore for WMA, has verbally committed to attend and play soccer at Boston University (BU).
"BU felt right. I wanted to be in a big city so that's why I chose Boston," said Wakefield, who can officially sign to become a Terrier next summer.
"This feels awesome. I have all that pressure off of me. When I go to a soccer game next year, I won't have to worry about college coaches watching me. This is absolutely amazing," she said.
Wakefield was BU's top recruit from the class of 2014. The honor roll student plans to major in the biomedical or biochemical field.
"Christina Wakefield committing to Boston University is an honor for the program and a tremendous opportunity for her to play at the Division I level," WMA Girls Soccer Coach Don Nicholson said. "She was the No. 1 recruit for (BU Coach) Nancy Feldman. She thinks Christina's upside is tremendous and she will be a great addition to the school athletically and academically.
"This is something Wilbraham & Monson can be very proud of: to send one of our top players, a tremendous athlete and one of the top soccer players we've had in years, to a Division I program at the end of her sophomore year," he continued.
BU claimed the America East Conference in 2011. The Terriers, which set a school record with 14 consecutive wins, beat Harvard University in the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament before losing to Wake Forest.
Wakefield competed at the national championship for the Elite Club National League in late-June in Chicago. She is playing for Western Mass. Extreme in the Women's Division of the Pioneer Valley Summer Soccer League during the summer in preparation of her junior season at WMA.
Nassar named Scholar-Athlete All-American
SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University freshman tennis player Peter Nassar of Longmeadow was cited as a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) Scholar-Athlete All-America Team for the 2011-2012 season.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.0 scale). In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: be a varsity letter winner; have a minimum 3.50 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale for the current academic year; and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters, including freshman thorough senior year.
Frost Ks nine in win
EASTHAMPTON — Geoff Frost struck out nine in a winning effort as Longmeadow topped Easthampton Savings Bank 11-10 in Tri-County League baseball on July 14. He pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs.
Pride women's swimming named Scholar All-America Team
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College women's swimming and diving team was named a Scholar All-America Team as announced by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
The CSCAA bestows Team Scholar All-American accolades to each college and university swimming and diving program who achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
This year's women's swimming and diving team had the seventh-highest grade point average in all of Division III as it achieved a 3.62 GPA. Hope College was the top academic team nationally this year with a 3.79 GPA.
Not only was the team very successful in the classroom, they also had a tremendous year in the pool. The Pride finished 12th overall at the NCAA Division III Championships, led by Kellie Pennington's national championship in the 50 freestyle.
Poole named new WMA wrestling coach
WILBRAHAM — Tim Poole has been hired as the new wrestling coach at WMA.
Poole won Western Massachusetts and state titles in high school before being named an All-American at Western New England College in 1988.
Since graduating from college, where he won a pair of New England titles, Poole has coached at various high schools and youth programs throughout the region.
Poole's daughter, Lauren, is in the Class of 2017 at WMA.
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