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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 1, 2026) – 50 Golden Bears were recognized by Athletics Director, Jenn Kolins, and the entire athletics department on Thursday, April 30, 2026, for their excellence in the classroom and in their sport.]]>Chi Alpha Sigma Background 2Fri, 1 May 2026 12:35:00 EST412514https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/4/16/womens-swimming-four-golden-bears-recognized-on-college-sports-communicators-academic-all-district-team.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/4/16/womens-swimming-four-golden-bears-recognized-on-college-sports-communicators-academic-all-district-team.aspxWomen's Swimming

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 16, 2026) – Four members of the Western New England women's swimming team have earned honors on the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, all for the first time in their respective careers.]]>SWIM CSC 2025Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:25:00 EST1812475https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/4/3/womens-swimming-five-from-wne-womens-swimming-earn-lec-all-academic-team-honors.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/4/3/womens-swimming-five-from-wne-womens-swimming-earn-lec-all-academic-team-honors.aspxWomen's Swimming

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 3, 2026) – Five members of the Western New England women's swimming team have earned honors on the Little East Conference (LEC) Winter All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference office this week.]]>LEC All-Academic Team 2026Fri, 3 Apr 2026 12:44:00 EST1812434https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/2/16/womens-swimming-smith-earns-lec-swimmer-of-the-year-for-second-consecutive-year-golden-bears-take-the-lec-championships-by-storm-in-their-final-meet-of-the-season.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/2/16/womens-swimming-smith-earns-lec-swimmer-of-the-year-for-second-consecutive-year-golden-bears-take-the-lec-championships-by-storm-in-their-final-meet-of-the-season.aspxWomen's Swimming

WELLESLEY, Mass. (February 16, 2026) – The women's swim team spent the weekend in Wellesley, Massachusetts, at the LEC Championship meet. Every swimmer who swam in the meet for WNE picked up a season-best time. The team earned 5 gold, 5 silver, and 1 bronze medals, along with 8 program records and 3 meet records. The meet concluded with WNE's Ella Smith being named the LEC Swimmer of the Year for a second season in a row.]]>SWIM 2.16Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:45:00 EST1812315https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/2/16/mens-basketball-pair-of-familiar-faces-take-golden-bear-athlete-of-the-week-honors.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/2/16/mens-basketball-pair-of-familiar-faces-take-golden-bear-athlete-of-the-week-honors.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's Swimming

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (February 16, 2026) – Western New England men's basketball's Avery Mickens and WNE women's swimming's Ella Smith pick up honors this week as Golden Bear Athletes of the Week following their performances on the court and in the pool that led to team success.]]>GB ATOW 2.16.26Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:12:00 EST512314https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/30/womens-swimming-11-from-wne-womens-swimming-named-to-little-east-conference-honor-roll.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/30/womens-swimming-11-from-wne-womens-swimming-named-to-little-east-conference-honor-roll.aspxWomen's Swimming

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (January 30, 2026) – The Little East Conference has released its biannual Academic Honor Roll Team, with 11 Golden Bears named this season, the most in program history since officially joining the conference in 2021-2022.]]>LEC Academic Honor Roll 2026 WebFri, 30 Jan 2026 11:28:00 EST1812277https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/27/mens-basketball-guntly-mickens-godisak-named-golden-bear-athletes-of-the-week.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/27/mens-basketball-guntly-mickens-godisak-named-golden-bear-athletes-of-the-week.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's Ice Hockey, Women's Swimming

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (January 27, 2026) – After an outstanding week in the pool, on the court, and on the ice, Western New England's Caitlin Guntly (women's swimming), Avery Mickens (men's basketball), and Brooklyn Godisak (women's ice hockey) have been named Golden Bear Athletes of the Week.]]>GB ATOW 1.27.26Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:43:00 EST512271https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/27/womens-swimming-one-more-weekly-award-ella-smith-ends-the-regular-season-by-making-it-eight-for-eight-in-swimmer-of-the-week-awards.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/27/womens-swimming-one-more-weekly-award-ella-smith-ends-the-regular-season-by-making-it-eight-for-eight-in-swimmer-of-the-week-awards.aspxWomen's Swimming

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (January 27, 2026) – The Little East Conference (LEC) announced their Yankee Ford Athlete of the Week awards. Once again, the Golden Bears had a swimmer named as the Women's Swimmer of the Week. It was Ella Smith receiving that award for the eighth time this season.]]>SWIM Web 1.27.26Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:00:00 EST1812270https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/24/womens-swimming-golden-bears-shine-on-senior-day-smith-guntly-and-the-golden-bears-swim-past-owls-158-103.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/24/womens-swimming-golden-bears-shine-on-senior-day-smith-guntly-and-the-golden-bears-swim-past-owls-158-103.aspxWomen's Swimming

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (January 24, 2026) – The Golden Bears hosted the Owls of Westfield State University for Senior Day. After celebrating seniors Ella Smith and Cailtin Guntly, the team had one of the best meets of the season, highlighted by 16 best times and 2 records. The Golden Bears won 11 of the 14 events to walk away with a 158-103 victory, their first over the Owls in the matchup's history.]]>SWIM 1.24Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:40:00 EST1812267https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/20/womens-swimming-smith-named-lec-womens-swimmer-of-the-week-for-a-seventh-time-this-season.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/20/womens-swimming-smith-named-lec-womens-swimmer-of-the-week-for-a-seventh-time-this-season.aspxWomen's Swimming

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (January 19, 2026) – The Little East Conference (LEC) announced the weekly awards for women's swimming, and once again, the Golden Bears' Ella Smith was named an award winner. Smith was named the LEC Women's Swimmer of the week for the seventh time in as many opportunities given.]]>Smith SOTW 1.20.26Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:09:00 EST1812255