November 3, 2009
Cross Country All-Conference Teams Announced
HADLEY, Mass. – Seniors Sophia Galleher (Denver, Colo.) of Amherst and Peter Kosgei (Kapsabet, Kenya) of Hamilton both earned 2009 NESCAC Most Outstanding Performer honors after the two placed first at the 2009 NESCAC Cross Country Championships hosted by Trinity College at Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn. on Sunday, Nov. 1.

June 12, 2009
Amherst's Tropiano Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award
HADLEY, Mass. – Elise Tropiano (Plainview, N.Y.), a 2009 graduate of Amherst College and a former participant on the Jeffs’ cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field teams, has been nominated for the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year Award by the NESCAC. She is the second individual from Amherst in the past three years to be nominated by the conference for Woman of the Year, after Shauneen Garrahan was nominated in 2007. The NCAA Woman of the Year Award honors senior student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership.

May 21, 2009
2009 Spring All-Sportsmanship Selections Announced
HADLEY, Mass. – The New England Small College Athletic Conference has announced the Spring All-Sportsmanship Team for each spring sport sponsored by the conference. The All-Sportsmanship Team is composed of one student-athlete from each institution for each sport and is selected by the players and coaches from their respective team for their positive contributions to sportsmanship. The student-athlete selected must be in good academic standing and a member of the team at the conclusion of the season in order to be eligible for selection.