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Mansfield Resident Named to NESCAC Fall-Academic Soccer Team

Trinity College student All-Academic honoree in 2011.

Trinity College men's soccer junior captain back Zachary Packer, of Mansfield, was named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Fall All-Academic Team.

Packer was a NESCAC All-Academic honoree in 2011 as well.

Trinity, coached by Michael Pilger (9th Season), posted a 5-6-4 record this fall and qualified for the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship Tournament for the eighth time and the second year in a row. The Bantams lost at Wesleyan in the NESCAC Quarterfinals by a score of 2-1. 

Packer, a two-year starter, played in every game with 14 starts and recorded one assist this fall. A graduate of Worcester Academy, Packer is majoring in economics. He is the son of Jo-Ann Packer.

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