THIS WEEK IN CLARK ATHLETICS
Oct. 27 – Nov. 2

Cross Country
When: Men's Cross Country at NEWMAC Championship at 11:00 a.m., Women's Cross Country at NEWMAC Championship at 12:00 p.m.
What: The Cougars are set to compete at the 2025 NEWMAC Championships this weekend from Highland Park in Attleboro, Mass. In the cross country pre-championship poll, the men's side was predicted to finish seventh and the women were picked to place 11th. Sophomore Summit Smoker has finished first in every meet this season, including their most recent meet at the Connecticut College Invitational with a time of 26:35.5. Junior Robert Burton (28:30.9) and first-year William Stone (28:34.4) placed second and third at the Connecticut College Invitational. First-year Benjamin Pennington (28:39.0), first-year Calvin Hillis Piecyk (29:15.6), senior William Pulvino (29:43.7), junior Gage Delgado (29:46.2), and sophomore Nathaniel Storck (30:51.2) rounded out the top seven. On the women's side, junior Nicole Steele has led the way this season with a time of 24:54.9 in the Connecticut College Invitational. Senior Siobhan Connolly (24:57.0) and junior Mary Elena Morales (26:17.4) placed second and third in the Connecticut College Invitational. Senior Abigail Gahagan (26:30.2), senior Emmy Udry (27:56.3), junior Fatima Soussi (28:52.7), and first-year Eleanor Klauder (30:00.4) rounded out the top seven.

Field Hockey
When: Tuesday, October 28 at Eastern Connecticut at 3:00 p.m.., Saturday, November 1 at Springfield at 12:00 p.m.
What: The scarlet and white (9-8, 1-7 NEWMAC) is set to close out the regular season with contests at Eastern Connecticut and Springfield. Senior Alison Kopec leads the squad with nine assists and 23 points, while adding seven goals. Senior Morgan Brown has netted a team-high nine goals. First-year Olivia Bass and senior Jenna Beauchain have each added eight goals. Junior Rachel Reiter has stopped 100 shots and owns a GAA of 2.96. Eastern Connecticut State (10-7) is led by Emma Sanson who has tallied 12 goals and three assists. Grace Barlage has added a team-high eight assists and nine goals. Audrey Molin has also reached double-figures with 10 goals. Hannah Jalowiec leads the team in saves with 56. Springfield (10-6, 5-3 NEWMAC) is led by Rachel Simkewicz who has scored 14 goals and dished out three assists. Hailey Gaydos has added nine goals and eight assists. Sam Orcutt leads the team with 100 saves.  
 
Volleyball
When: Tuesday, October 28 at Springfield at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 30 at Wentworth at 6:00 p.m.,
What: The scarlet and white (1-19, 0-8 NEWMAC) are set to travel to Springfield and Wentworth for a pair of away fixtures this week. The Cougars are led by sophomore Isabella Alcott who has tallied 176 kills and 109 digs. Junior Harper Chinn has added 110 kills and 146 digs, which rank second on the team. Senior Katelyn Williams (59) and graduate student Isabella Smith (47) are third and fourth on the squad in kills. Junior Julia Dopazo (225) and sophomore Hannah Harrington (148) lead the team in assists. Senior Yumeng Liu has recorded a team-high 207 digs. Sophomore Abigail Venis (34) and junior Winifred Gakidis (31) lead the squad in blocks. Springfield (20-5, 7-1 NEWMAC) is led by Jodi Sealua who has tallied 201 kills. Emily Keaveney (189) and Ashley Hughes (168) rank second and third on the squad. Tori Colosimo leads the Pride with 751 assists. Olivia Nealy (327) and Keaveney (224) lead the team in digs. Wentworth (17-4) is led by Emma Sanders who has tallied 223 kills. Kate McLane (212) and Riley Schoonmaker (102) rank second and third on the team in kills. Olivia Vaughn (587) and Amanda Zweifler (306) lead the squad in assists and digs.
 
Men's Soccer
When: Wednesday, October 29 at Salve Regina at 7:00 p.m.
What: The Cougars (5-8-3, 1-4-2 NEWMAC) will close out their regular season with a road match at Salve Regina. Clark earned their first conference win of the season last week over MIT and added another point in a draw against Springfield. Junior Carter Benoff and senior Ben Siegel with two goals and three assists. First-year Theo Massie-Vereker, first-year Shahmeer Waseem, and first-year Jacob Ordonez have each also tallied two goals. Senior Diego Marin has tallied 64 saves, three shutouts, and a GAA of 1.48. Salve Regina (5-3-6, 1-2-3 NEWMAC) is led by Sawyer Beyer who has scored three goals. Kyle Crawford and Lincoln Freeman have added two goals and an assist each. Adonis Santiago has recorded a team-leading 43 saves.
 
Women's Soccer
When: Wednesday, October 29 vs. Salve Regina at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, November 1 at Springfield at 2:00 p.m.
What: The Cougars (6-5-5, 2-4-4 NEWMAC) head into the final week of the regular season and will host Salve Regina and travel to Springfield. Clark is led by sophomore Georgia Louis who has scored eight goals and dished out eight assists. Fellow sophomore Solimar Rivera has added seven goals and four assists. Senior Emma Shaughnessy has netted five goals and first-year Calabria Augustino has dished out five assists. Junior Ava Lepro leads the squad with 29 saves, three shutouts, and three wins in net. Salve Regina (4-9-3, 2-5-2 NEWMAC) is led by Marissa Perachi who has scored two goals and dished out three assists. Sara Wiejkus has added three goals, while Carah Leclair has tallied two goals. Emelia DaPonte has posted 52 saves, three wins, and a GAA of 1.00. Springfield (7-8-0, 6-3-0 NEWMAC) is led by Meredith Healy who has tallied seven goals. Kaitlyn Suller has dished out a team-high five assists and scored four goals. Katie McFerran has also registered four goals. Mallory Forgatch has stopped 78 shots in goal and tallied a GAA of 2.01.

Swimming and Diving
When: Saturday, November 1 vs. Babson at 1:00 p.m.
What: Clark is set to open their 2025-26 campaign this weekend when they welcome Babson to the Kneller. The men's side returns 11 athletes from last season and the women's side brings back 12 from a year ago. Among the returners on the men's side is senior Daniel Smith, who posted returning best times in the 50-yard freestyle (23.67), 100-yard freestyle (51.31), 50-yard butterfly (25.36), 100-yard butterfly (57.14), and 200-yard butterfly (2:17.23). Junior Samuel Bier also is back after leading the squad in the 500-yard freestyle (5:02.26), 1,000-yard freestyle (10:41.60), 1,650-freestyle (17:40.81), 50-yard backstroke (26.34), 100-yard backstroke (56.71), and 200-yard backstroke (2:09.16). On the women's side, junior Abby Seguin returns after posting team-highs in the 500-yard freestyle (5:26.19), 1,000-yard freestyle (11:36.89), 50-yard butterfly (26.85), 100-yard butterfly (58.63), and 200-yard butterfly (2:18.56). Fellow junior Libby Davidson returns after leading the Cougars in the 50-yard freestyle (24.74) and 100-yard freestyle (54.90).