Athletic Department News

Eliza Lee (left), Kaleigh Murphy (middle), and Hannah Wodecki (right) were all named WSU Female Athletes of the Year (Cole Grady photo).
Trio of Owls Earn Female Athlete of the Year Honors

Tremendous success across the year for Owls women's sports leads to the trio of Eliza Lee, Kaleigh Murphy, and Hannah Wodecki earning female athlete of the year honors.

Cooper Board poses for photo with Westfield State Athletics Director Richard Lenfest at SAAC awards night (Cole Grady photo).
Cooper Board Awarded Westfield State Athletics Male Athlete of the Year

Board was a first team all-conference forward and captain of the Owls men’s ice hockey team.

Mercedes Rozzi (left) and Julianne Kelly (right) were named the 2026 Peter Mazza Athletics Award recipients at the SAAC Senior and Awards night earlier this month (Cole Grady photo).
Kelly, Rozzi Recipients of Peter Mazza Athletics Award

Julianne Kelly and Mercedes Rozzi earned the Peter Mazza Athletics Award at the SAAC senior and awards night for their academic, athletic, civic, and personal achievements.

Five Owls Honored on MASCAC Spring Sportsmanship Team
Five Owls Honored on MASCAC Spring Sportsmanship Team

Beth Crahan, Jace Falcone, Eliza Lee, Matt Linehan, and Joss Mettey were the five Owls representatives for their respective spring sports teams.

Cooper Board poses for photo with faculty athletic representative Dr. Paul Cacolice at SAAC senior and awards night (Cole Grady photo).
Cooper Board Named Westfield State Male Scholar Athlete of the Year

The senior ice hockey captain earned the highest cumulative grade-point average of any male athlete in his class while serving as a top-six forward on the Owls ice hockey team.

Julia Robak receives the Female Senior Scholar Athlete award presented by faculty athletic representative Dr. Paul Cacolice.
Julia Robak Earns Westfield State Female Scholar Athlete of the Year

The senior goalkeeper earned the highest cumulative grade-point average of any female athlete in her class while also backstopping the Owls women’s soccer team to a conference championship this season.

Westfield State vice president Dr. Michael Freeman delivers remarks at the 2026 SAAC Senior and Awards ceremony as student emcee Jace Falcone looks on. (Cole Grady Photo)
HIGH HONORS: Westfield State Presents Team Awards

Westfield State University athletics celebrated it’s annual Student Athlete Advisory Committee Senior and Awards night on May 4

Westfield State senior captains pose with the Howard C. Smith Cup trophy at the SAAC Senior Awards Night (Cole Grady photo).
Owls Secure 20th Smith Cup as MASCAC’s All-Time Winningest Institution

Westfield State Athletics soar to a sixth consecutive Smith Cup trophy and have now won the most Smith Cups in MASCAC history.

Sarah Hough (left), Eliza Lee (middle), and Emily Heslin (right) earn conference honors.
Three Owls Earn MASCAC Weekly Honors

Sarah Hough from softball, Eliza Lee from women’s track and field, and Emily Heslin from women’s lacrosse all earned conference weekly honors this past week.

20th Annual Owl Club Golf Tournament infographic - Monday June 222, 2026 at the Ranch Golf Club, Southwick, Mass. - Sponsored by Westfield Bank
Registration is open for the 20th Annual Owl Club Golf Tournament !

Join us at the Ranch Golf Club on Monday, June 22 to support Owls Athletics !

Westfield State track and field alumnus Vail Cote '20 - competing at the Jerry Gravel Classic meet, and in Livigno, Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
Owls Alumnus Cote '20 Slides Into 2026 Winter Olympic Games

Vail Cote '20 spent February in Italy – as the U.S. Olympic Committee's logistics lead for the United State freestyle ski and snowboard team's village in Livigno.

Owls Athletics Induct 35 Student-Athletes into Chi Alpha Sigma Honors Society
Owls Athletics Induct 35 Student-Athletes into Chi Alpha Sigma Honors Society

Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes undergraduate college student-athletes who participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full time semester, and earn a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average.

Five Owls Named to MASCAC Winter Sportsmanship Team
Five Owls Named to MASCAC Winter Sportsmanship Team

Alani Botas from women’s basketball, Jace Falcone from men’s indoor track and field, Eliza Lee from women’s indoor track and field, Keith Mency from men’s basketball, and Tom Reilly from ice hockey all earned spots on the sportsmanship team.

Bears Hold Slim Edge Over Owls in Smith Cup Update
Bears Hold Slim Edge Over Owls in Smith Cup Update

Bridgewater holds 80 percent of possible points while the Owls are less than a percentage point behind at 79.91 percent of points.

Westfield State athletics director Richard Lenfest, Jr. addresses student athletes and spectators as part of the 2026 3.0 Honor Roll ceremony on February 18.
More than 300 student-athletes honored at 3.0 Honor Roll

In total, 61.6 percent of the Owls’ student athletes achieved a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade-point average.

Cooper Board (left), Xavier Lewis (middle), and Kayley Downie (right)
Owls Athletics Set for Jam-Packed Home Playoff Schedule

Westfield State athletics to host three playoff games with women’s basketball on Wednesday, hockey on Thursday, and men’s basketball on Friday.