WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley Athletics totaled 12 Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference honorees from the winter season, the NE10 announced this week. Bentley tied Southern Connecticut for the most academic selections between men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming & diving, and men's and women's indoor track & field.

NE10 Release

The Bentley women's swimming and diving team, and the men's indoor track & field team, each placed three academic honorees. Emily Blatt, Grace Motisi, and Jordan Nuzback earned the distinction for women's swimming & diving. Evan Bean, Matthew Chicko, and Finn Power made the list for men's track & field.

Blatt and Nuzback also recently received Academic All-District from College Sports Communicators (CSC). Blatt was a team captain this season and won two medals at the 2024 NE10 Championships. She helped the 200 and 400 medley relay teams win silver. Nuzback hauled in four medals at the NE10 Championships. She claimed silver in the 200 IM and won silver with the 200 and 400 medley relays and the 800 free relay team.

Carter Ferrara and Leighton Wielgoszinski were both named to the NE10 men's swimming & diving All-Academic Team. The duo also recently earned Academic All-District from CSC. Ferrara won two bronze medals at the NE10s this year with the 200 and 400 free relay teams. Wielgoszinski is one of the NE10's top distance swimmers. He won silver in the 1000 free at the NE10s and helped the 800 free relay team take silver.

Caitlin Burmester's outstanding cross country and track & field resume includes another NE10 academic nod. She was also named to the NE10 Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team in Fall 2023, and she earned All-NE10 during that season. Burmester received two U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCC) All-Region honors following the 2023-24 indoor season: one for the mile, and the other for the 3,000-m.

The women's basketball team placed two Academic All-Conference selections: Ella Thompson and Maggie Whitmore. The pair led Bentley to NE10 Regular-Season and NE10 Tournament titles in 2023-24. They both eclipsed 1,000 career points this year while landing All-NE10 First Team honors. Whitmore also received Academic All-District from CSC.

Cash McClure represents the men's basketball team with an Academic All-Conference nod. He also earned Academic All-District from CSC this year, and he was named to the All-NE10 Third Team. McClure led the 19-11 Falcons in rebounding and field goal percentage, and was second in scoring.