For the second straight year, Bentley University golfers Matt Michel (Danvers/Danvers HS) and Dan McQueen (Topsfield/Masconomet Reg. HS) have been selected for the Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-District 1 Men’s At-Large team by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Bentley University senior Nicole Dion (Lunenburg/Lunenburg HS), who helped the Falcon field hockey team earn a berth in the 2012 NCAA tournament, has been named to the 2012-13 Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-District 1 Women’s At-Large team, the second straight year she’s earned the honor.

Bentley University seniors Caitlin Fahey (Bridgewater/Coyle-Cassidy HS) and Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) will be headed to Pueblo, Colo. to participate in the 2013 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will be hosted by Colorado State University-Pueblo at the Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl May 23-25.

Senior right-handed pitcher JP Ashline (Clinton/Acton-Boxborough Reg. HS) was Bentley University’s representative on the 2013 Northeast-10 Conference Baseball All-Championship team following an ironman performance Thursday afternoon in a 4-3 11-inning loss to eventual champion University of New Haven.

Bentley University sophomore Jon Stoddard (Duxbury/Duxbury HS) has been named the Golf Rookie of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference following his strong showing in the NCAA Division II East/Atlantic Regional last week.

Following a strong performance in the New England Championships Friday and Saturday Stonehill College, Bentley University freshman Kendal Pratt (Topsfield/Masconomet Reg. HS) was named the Women’s Track Rookie of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference.

The 2012-13 season marked the 50th year of men’s basketball at Bentley University. That’s 50 teams, with an all-time roster of 247 players and 32 coaches, that have produced the sixth highest all-time winning percentage in Division II history. On Saturday, June 8, the program will celebrate this unique milestone by hosting the First Fifty Years of Bentley Basketball Reunion.

For the fifth time during her impressive career, Bentley University senior All-America Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) earned All-New England honors, the latest coming with a strong performance in the 2013 New England Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at Stonehill College’s W.B. Mason Stadium.

In his final race as a collegian, Bentley University senior Teddy Farley (Acton/ Acton-Boxborough Reg. HS) earned a fifth place finish in the 10,000 meters during the first full day of the 2013 New England Outdoor Track Championships Friday afternoon at Stonehill College’s W.B. Mason Stadium.

Two unearned runs in the third inning staked Merrimack College to an early lead and the Warriors went on to register a 3-2 win over Bentley University in an elimination game in the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball Championships Friday morning at the University of New Haven’s Frank Vieira Field.

Two throwing errors with two out in the bottom of the 11th inning resulted in a stunning 4-3 loss to the University of New Haven for the Bentley University Falcons Thursday afternoon in a rain-delayed contest in the 2013 Northeast-10 Conference Baseball Championships at Frank Vieira Field.

Bentley University junior goalie Ally Dorman (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) has been honored with a selection to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Division II All-America second team, it announced Thursday afternoon.

Following a thrilling walk-off win over Southern New Hampshire University on Tuesday, Bentley University will take on the University of New Haven on UNH’s Vieira Field Thursday at noon as the double-elimination portion of the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball Championships gets underway.

With four of its five players shooting 76 or better during Wednesday’s third and final round, the Bentley University golf team finished in a tie for tenth in the 2013 NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional at the Oglebay Resort and Conference Center.

A hard-hit single up the middle by junior third baseman Nate Witkowski (Melrose/Malden Catholic HS) brought home senior catcher Kevin Korwek (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand HS) with the winning run as Bentley University scored two in the ninth to top Southern New Hampshire University, 3-2, in the opening round of the Northeast-10 Conference baseball championships Tuesday at DeFelice Field. The ninth-inning comeback from a 2-1 deficit propelled the Falcons into the double-elimination portion of the NE-10 Championships, which will begin Thursday at the University of New Haven.

With all five players improving on their opening round score by at least four strokes, the Bentley University Falcons moved up seven places in the team standings Tuesday and will enter Wednesday’s final round tied for 12th place in the 2013 NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Golf Regional at the Oglebay Resort and Conference Center.

Four Bentley University players have earned spots on the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association’s Division II All-North Region teams. Junior goalie Ally Dorman (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) was named first team All-North Region.

Senior catcher Kevin Korwek tops a list of five Bentley University baseball players recognized by the Northeast-10 with the announcement of the all-conference team today. Korwek was selected for the first team, senior right-hander Jeff Croteau was chosen for second-team accolades, the third team included senior righty JP Ashline and junior center fielder Sean Keady, and freshman first baseman Evan Mondor was named to the All-Rookie team. In addition, Bob DeFelice, the dean of Division II baseball coaches nationally, was selected by his peers for the 2013 Bob Bellizzi Coach of the Year award.

Boston Globe sports correspondent Marvin Pave takes a look at Bentley's Scott Lueders, a former high school catcher who has become a solid relief pitcher for the Falcons after recovering from a couple hip surgeries. This article appeared in the May 5 edition of Globe West and online at www.bostonglobe.com.

A berth in the double-elimination portion of the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball Championships will be at stake when Bentley University hosts Southern New Hampshire Tuesday at DeFelice Field in the tournament’s opening round. First pitch is scheduled for 2 pm.

Senior co-captain and Capital One Academic All-America Matt Michel (Danvers, Mass./Danvers HS) was the top golfer for the Bentley University Falcons during the first day of the 2013 NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional Monday at the Oglebay Resort and Conference Center Jones Court.

Junior right-hander Garrett Cole (Bedford, N.H.) limited Bentley University to two hits over eight innings and senior righty Mike Sloban (Merrimac) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth as UMass-Lowell blanked the visiting Falcons, 8-0, in Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division baseball Sunday afternoon at LeLacheur Park.

As they did Friday in the 1500 meters, Bentley University seniors Caitlin Fahey (Bridgewater/Coyle-Cassidy HS) and Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) were the first two across the finish line in the 800 meters Saturday during the final day of the 2013 Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships at American International College.

Following an impressive spring season that has included a pair of tournament championships, the Bentley University golf team will be at the Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in Wheeling, W.V. Monday through Wednesday for the 2013 NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Super Regional.

UMass-Lowell sophomore righty Shane Beauchemin (Manchester, N.H.) became the conference’s first nine-game winner as the River Hawks topped Bentley University, 3-1, in Northeast-10 Northeast Division baseball action Saturday night at LeLacheur Park. While the Falcons saw their hopes of a division title evaporate with their third straight loss, they did clinch the second seed in next week’s NE-10 playoffs when Southern New Hampshire fell to divisional champion Franklin Pierce

Bentley University freshman Edy-Elliot Uthman-Olukokun (West Warwick, R.I./West Warwick HS) earned second-team All-Conference honors by finishing second in the 100 meters during the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which concluded Saturday at American International College.

Bill Cloutier, assistant sports editor of the New Haven Register, recently spoke with Bentley senior catcher Kevin Korwek, who had a 26-game hitting streak at the time. This article appeared in the May 2 edition of the newspaper and online at www.nhregister.com.