The Conference of New England announced their first run of weekly awards for the 2025-26 year on Tuesday afternoon, with multiple schools represented across seven sports. In all, 16 student-athletes were recognized for their efforts this past week. The winners are:
Men's Soccer
Offensive - Max Cardone, Gordon
Defensive - TJ Machowski, RWU
Rookie - David Lemus, WIT
Women's Soccer
Offensive/Rookie - Nicole Hudson, Curry
Defensive - Sejal Johnson, Hartford
Field Hockey
Offensive/Rookie - Ava Lipson, Hartford
Defensive - Haley Kaczka, WNE
Women's Tennis
Player - Izzy Pecora, RWU
Rookie - Madeline Frank, UNE
Men's Cross Country
Runner - Dawson Romito, Endicott
Rookie - Aidan Roberts, Gordon
Women's Cross Country
Runner - Sofia Moukaddem, Suffolk
Rookie - Abigail Roark, Gordon
Women's Volleyball
Libero - Amanda Zweifler, WIT
Player - Hadley Helenbrook, Endicott
Rookie - Charlei Henkel, WNE
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE OF NEW ENGLAND
Originally founded in 1984 as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), and reconstituted as the Conference of New England (CNE) in 2024, the CNE is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 11 full member and five associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition and a meaningful student life. The Conference administers championships in 21 intercollegiate sports.