Two Student-Athletes Compete in NCAA Winter Championships

Tommy Dell’Aera ’24 competed in the 2023 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Roanoke, Va., on March 10. He faced a pair of seeded competitors before his standout season ended with a 10-4 mark. (Perhaps even more impressive, this was after the junior had missed the second half of his sophomore season and the first half of this year’s campaign due to injury.)

Dell’Aera was WPI’s first wrestler to qualify for the NCAAs since 2020. Head Coach Matt Oney’s squad quadrupled its win total, posted better finishes in both the NEWA Duals and NCAA Northeast Regionals, and delivered the highest team G.P.A. of all Division III schools.

Another student-athlete, swimmer Kyle Staubi ’23, was chosen to participate in the 2023 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships in March at the Greensboro (N.C.) Aquatic Center.

The selection of Staubi gave WPI Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving a ninth consecutive season when a student-athlete earned a spot in the NCAA Championships under Head Coach Paul Bennett.