2011-12 Bentley University Women's Track & Field News
Varsell, Fahey Earn Spots on USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
August 08, 2012
Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) and Caitlin Fahey (Bridgewater/Coyle-Cassidy HS), both rising seniors at Bentley University, have been selected for 2012 Division II Track and Field All-Academic honors by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Varsell Claims 2nd Northeast-10 Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award
July 03, 2012
Bentley University’s Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS), a Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-America and a four-time Division II All-America, has been selected for the 2012 Northeast-10 Conference Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award for women’s outdoor track.
Varsell & Drago Selected for Capital One NCAA Div. II Academic All-America® Honors
June 20, 2012
– Four-time All-America Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS), a rising senior at Bentley University, has been named to the 2012 Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Women’s Track and Cross Country first team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), which was announced Wednesday. Her classmate, John Drago (Avon, Conn./Avon HS), also earned Academic All-America recognition with selection to the men’s track and cross country third team.
Three Juniors Earn Capital One Academic All-District Honors
May 31, 2012
A trio of Bentley University juniors have been named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District 1 track and cross country teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). They are John Drago (Avon, Conn./Avon HS), Sean Maguire (Essex, Vt./Essex HS) and Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Burlington HS).
Varsell Garners 8th NE-10 Women’s Track Athlete of the Week Award
May 30, 2012
After earning her fourth career All-America award at this past weekend’s NCAA Division II Women’s Track and Field Championships, Bentley University junior Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) has been named the Women’s Track Athlete of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference.
Varsell Earns 4th All-America Award with 5th-Place Finish in NCAAs
May 26, 2012
For the fourth time in her career, Bentley University junior Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) has earned Division II All-America honors. The latest came Saturday night when the Falcon athletic and academic standout finished fifth in the 800 meters at the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Track and Field Championships at the Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl on the campus of Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Varsell Wins Heat in 800 at NCAA Championships, Advances to Finals
May 25, 2012
Junior Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS), Bentley University’s three-time All-America, won her heat in the preliminaries of the 800 meters Friday night in the NCAA Division II Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Neta and Eddie DeRosa Thunderbowl, on the campus of Colorado Sate-Pueblo.
Boston Herald: 'Varsell goes (middle) distance"
May 25, 2012
Boston Herald sportswriter John Connolly recently spoke with Bentley track coach Kevin Curtin about Falcon All-America Amy Varsell, who is running in the NCAA Championships this weekend out in Pueblo, Colo. His article appeared in the May 25 edition of the paper and online at www.bostonherald.com.
Varsell Named USTFCCCA Division II East Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
May 18, 2012
Junior Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS), Bentley University’s standout middle distance runner, has been named the Division II East Region Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
3-Time All-America Varsell Set for 5th Trip to NCAA Championship
May 17, 2012
Bentley University All-America Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) is confirmed for her fifth trip to an NCAA Division II national championship in the last 15 months.
Varsell Shatters School Record with 3rd-Place Finish in New Englands
May 12, 2012
Bentley University junior Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS), a three-time Division II All-America, shattered her own school record in the 800 meters with a third-place finish during the New England Intercollegiate Women’s Outdoor Track Championships Saturday at MIT’s Steinbrenner Stadium.
Marrero Closes Out Career at New Englands
May 11, 2012
The only member of Bentley’s women’s team to compete during Friday's portion of the New England Championships was senior Evelyn Marrero (Amsterdam, N.Y./Amsterdam HS). In her final race as a collegiate, she was 15th of 24 in the 5,000, with a time of 18:34.79.
Varsell Doubles at NE-10’s, Named NE-10 Women’s Athlete of the Year
May 05, 2012
After winning the 800 meters in the previous three Northeast-10 Conference Championships (2011 indoors and outdoors, 2012 indoors), Bentley junior All-America Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) took it a step further Saturday, running to victory twice during the 2012 NE-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Southern Connecticut State University. And in the process, she broke the meet record in both the 800 and 1500 meters.
Waterbury Republican-American: College record-setter
May 05, 2012
In advance of this weekend's Northeast-10 Championships, Waterbury Republican-American sportswriter Mark Jaffee caught up with Bentley All-America Amy Varsell. Here's the article, which appeared in the April 30 edition of the newspaper and on the newspaper's website at www.rep-am.com.
Nichols, Carlson Post 7th-Place Finishes at Northeast-10 Championships
May 04, 2012
Bentley University received a pair of seventh-place finishes Friday during the opening day of the Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Southern Connecticut State University.
Northeast-10 Track Championships on Tap with Varsell & Maguire Topping Bentley’s Entrants
May 03, 2012
The Bentley University men’s and women’s outdoor track teams will be at Southern Connecticut State in New Haven, Conn. Friday and Saturday for the Northeast-10 Conference Championships. Friday’s action gets underway at 3:30 pm, and Saturday’s first event is at 11 am. Eleven different Falcons enter the championships ranked in the top six of their respective events, with junior All-America Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) at the top of the list of qualifiers. The three-time Northeast-10 champion is the top qualifier in both the 800 meters and the 1500 as she plans on competing in both on Saturday.