Honors and Awards

North Atlantic Conference Major Awards

Men's Cross Country North Atlantic 2023 Champions
Men's Cross Country - Justin Castaldo (Player of the Year), Ethan Linscott (Rookie of the Year), Robbie Hollis (Coach of the Year)
Women's Soccer - Audrey Fletcher (Co-Player of the Year)
Women's Basketball - Jaycie Stevens (Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year)
Men's Track and Field - Ben Vachon (Field Athlete of the Year)
Softball - Alyssa Williamson (Coach of the Year)

USCSA All-Americans

Men's Alpine - Sam Roy (Combined All-American, Giant Slalom All-American)
Women's Nordic - Ayla Bodach-Turner (Combined All-American, 7.5k Freestyle All-American, Classic Sprint All-American, 15k Mass Start All-American)
Men's Freeski - Zach Chaisson (Rail Jam National Champion, Combined All-American, Slopestyle All-American, Rail Jam All-American), Arden Weaver (Combined All-American, Slopestyle All-American, Rail Jam All-American), Carson Theriault (Combined All-American, Slopestyle All-American, Rail Jam All-American), Maxwell Hamilton (Combined All-American, Slopestyle All-American, Rail Jam All-American), Dominique Richard (Rail Jam All-American).
Men's Snowboard - Caelan Billings (Boardercross National Champion, Combined All-American, Boardercross All-American, Rail Jam All-American, Slopestyle All-American), Ezra Mathieu (Rail Jam All-American, Slopestyle All-American)

North Atlantic Conference All-Conference (41 Selections)

Men's Soccer (3) - Mohamed Adow (1st Team), Zach Chaisson (1st Team), William Dowse (2nd Team)
Women's Soccer (3) - Audrey Fletcher (1st Team), Grace Dwyer (2nd Team), Abby Lash (3rd Team)
Men's Cross Country (7) - Justin Castaldo (1st Team), Luke Bliss (1st Team), James Riley (1st Team), Jimmy Reel (1st Team), Ethan Linscott (1st Team), Andrew LaFlamme (2nd Team), Connor Freeman (2nd Team)
Women's Cross Country (2) - Joy Evans (1st Team), Anna MacDonald (2nd Team)
Men's Basketball (1) - Jordan Anthony (3rd Team)
Women's Basketball (1) - Jessica Dow (3rd Team)
Baseball (1) - Sam Parsell (2nd Team)
Softball (6) - Jessica Dow (1st Team), Melissa Mayo (1st Team), Maddie Pike (1st Team), Abby Wrinn (2nd Team), Grace Pratt (2nd Team), Mack Bergen (2nd Team)
Women's Lacrosse (3) - Allie Bliss (2nd Team), Skye Cotnoir (2nd Team), Abby Trefsger (2nd Team)
Men's Track and Field (10) - Ben Vachon (1st Team - High Jump, 2nd Team - Decathlon), Connor Freeman (1st Team 3,000 Meter Steeplechase, 2nd Team - 5,000 Meters), Andrew LaFlamme (2nd Team - 3,000 Meter Steeplechase), Luke Bliss (2nd Team - 10,000 Meters), Alixx Canwell (1st Team - Shot Put, 1st Team - Hammer Throw), Alex Crews (2nd Team - Shot Put), Charlie Thompson (1st Team - Decathlon)
Women's Track and Field (4) - Carrie Burr (1st Team - 400 Meter Hurdles), Joy Evans (1st Team - 10,000 Meters), Erica Johnson (2nd Team - Triple Jump), 2nd Team - 4x100 Meter Relay (Cara Perry, Burr, Kennedy Todd, Johnson)

Reynolds Division All-Division (8 Selections)

Men's Alpine (5) - Sam Roy (1st Team - 2nd Overall), Lake Lindelof (1st Team - 3rd Overall), Jacob Roy (2nd Team - 7th Overall), Lance Dolan (2nd Team - 9th Overall), Colgan O'Keefe (2nd Team - 10th Overall)
Women's Alpine (3) - Elanore Robb (1st Team - 1st Overall), Hokulani Caroselli (1st Team - 3rd Overall), Grace Mahmood (2nd Team - 6th Overall)

North Atlantic Conference Athlete of the Week Selections (29 Selections)

Men's Soccer (4) - Mohamed Adow (9/11/23 - Rookie of the Week), Christian Beliveau (9/11/23 - Player of the Week), Zach Chaisson (9/18/23 - Player of the Week), Jackson Leach (10/16/23 - Defensive Player of the Week)
Men's Cross Country (4) - Andrew LaFlamme (9/12/23, 9/19/23, 10/17/23 - Rookie of the Week), Justin Castaldo (10/3/23 - Runner of the Week)
Women's Cross Country (1) - Joy Evans (10/3/23 - Rookie of the Week)
Field Hockey (1) - Gabby Vincentsen (10/2/23 - Rookie of the Week)
Women's Basketball (5) - Jessica Dow (11/20/23, 12/11/23, 1/22/24, 1/29/24 - Rookie of the Week), Sarah Poli (1/8/24 - Player of the Week)
Men's Basketball (3) - Brock Flagg (11/27/23 - Rookie of the Week), Will Harriman (1/8/24 - Player of the Week), Jason Reynolds (1/22/24 - Rookie of the Week)
Women's Lacrosse (1) - Sadie Harvey (3/4/24 - Rookie of the Week)
Baseball (2) - Jameson Bloch (3/11/24 - Pitcher of the Week), Matt Marquis (3/18/24 - Rookie of the Week)
Softball (4) - Jojo Daigneault (3/18/24 - Rookie of the Week), Abby Wrinn (4/8/24 - Rookie of the Week), Jessica Dow (4/17/24 - Rookie of the Week), Maddie Pike (5/6/24 - Co-Player of the Week)
Men's Track and Field (4) - Alixx Canwell (4/2/24 - Field Athlete of the Week), Alex Crews (4/2/24 - Rookie of the Week), Luke Bliss (4/9/24 - Track Athlete of the Week), Charlie Thompson (4/16/24 - Rookie of the Week)

North Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Team

Men's Soccer - Mohamed Adow & Zach Chaisson
Men's Basketball - Dylan Griffin
Softball - Christa Allen & Melissa Mayo

State of Maine Athlete Awards

Maine Men's Basketball Coaches & Writers Association

All Defensive Team - Jordan Anthony 
Player of the Week - Will Harriman (1/9/24)
Rookie of the Week - Jason Reynolds (1/25/24)

Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association

All-Rookie Team - Jessica Dow
Rookie of the Week - Jessica Dow (12/12/23, 1/25/24)

Maine College Baseball & Softball Association

Baseball

Rookie of the Week - Matt Marquis (3/21/24)

Softball

2nd Team All-State - Jessica Dow, Maddie Pike
Picher of the Week - Mack Bergen (3/21/24)
Rookie of the Week - Jojo Daingeault (3/21/24), Jessica Dow (4/17/24)

2024 Beavers Social Award

Senior Female Athlete of the Year - Audrey Fletcher (Women's Soccer)
Senior Female Athlete of the Year - Alixx Canwell (Men's Track and Field)
Julie A. Davis Female Beaver Pride Award - Emily Boyle (Women's Soccer)
Julie A. Davis Male Beaver Pride Award - Chris Frey (Golf)
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Jaycie Stevens (Women's Basketball)
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Callister Montembeau (Baseball)
Male President's Cup - Men's Snowsports
Female President's Cup - Women's Basketball

North Atlantic Conference All-Sportsmanship Team

Men's Soccer - Aric Belanger
Women's Soccer - Abby Lebel
Men's Cross Country - Luke Bliss
Women's Cross Country - Sarah Chapin
Field Hockey - Hailey Capano
Golf - Chris Frey
Men's Basketball - Will Harriman
Women's Basketball - Maddy White
Baseball - Callister Montembeau
Softball - Carleigh Schievink
Women's Lacrosse - Kate Nowell
Men's Track and Field - Luke Bliss
Women's Track and Field - Ilana Lybarger

North Atlantic Conference All-Academic Team (89 Selections)

Men's Soccer (8) - Caelan Billings, Caleb Kolman, Jackson Leach, Brady Stockwell, Josh Vincitorio, Coleman Watson, Arden Weaver, Garrett Whitten
Women's Soccer (15) - Rita Benoit, Emma Casavant, Emilie Crocker, Emma Dunn, Grace Dwyer, Riley Forrest, Paige Gonya, Abby Lash, Abby Lebel, Kayla Lee, Grace Mahmood, Kiley Meader, Hannah Milliken, McKenna Redstone, Grace White
Men's Cross Country (2) - Andrew LaFlamme, Jimmy Reel
Women's Cross Country (3) - Joy Evans, Abigail MacDonald, Anna MacDonald
Field Hockey (11) - Winter Adams, Allie Bliss, Hailey Capano, Bayley Casavant, Ella Grant, Abigail Hanson, Elizabeth Kendall, Tiana McDougall, Gabby Vincentsen, Emma Willey, Anna Zimmerman
Golf (2) - Derick Capp, Neil LaRochelle III
Men's Basketball (6) - Simon Chadbourne, Mason Desjardins, Brock Flagg, Will Harriman, Aidan O'Connell, Daniel Parent 
Women's Basketball (8) - Jessica Dow, Grace Dwyer, Jacqui Hamilton, Melissa Mayo, Sarah Poli, Emily Small, Jaycie Stevens, Maddy White
Baseball (5) - Jameson Bloch, Jayden Meader, Callister Montembeau, Lucas Tuttle, Ike Wrigley
Softball (5) - Rita Benoit, Skye Chandler, Katie Morse, Carleigh Schievink, Abby Wrinn
Women's Lacrosse (11) - Allie Bliss, Skye Cotnoir, Emilie Crocker, Emma Dunn, Lydia Eastman, Ashlee Farrar, Riley Forrest, Lauren Girouard, Sadie Harvey, Kate Nowell, Emma Willey
Men's Track and Field (6) - Alixx Canwell, Thomas Gingras, Andrew LaFlamme, Ethan Linscott, Jimmy Reel, Alex Sheran
Women's Track and Field (7) - Carrie Burr, Joy Evans, Emily Hargreaves, Abigail MacDonald, Anna MacDonald, Hannah Milliken, Kennedy Todd

USCSA Academic All-American

Women's Nordic (1) - Ayla Bodach-Turner
Men's Freeski/Snowboard (4) - Caelan Billings, Blue Lagoda, Carson Theriault, Arden Weaver
Men's Alpine (4) - Lake Lindelof, Colgan O'Keefe, Jacob Roy, Sam Roy
Women's Alpine (3) - Grace Mahmood, Elanore Robb, Fallon Smith

Additional Academic Honors

• 26 student-athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team for their respective sports; Allie Bliss, Jameson Bloch, Carrie Burr, Alixx Canwell, Hailey Capano, Skye Cotnoir, Grace Dwyer, Joy Evans, Ashlee Farrar, Riley Forrest, Thomas Gingras, Paige Gonya, Emily Hargreaves, Will Harriman, Neil LaRochelle III, Abby Lash, Anna MacDonald, Grace Mahmood, Tiana McDougall, Kate Nowell, Jimmy Reel, Carleigh Schievink, Alex Sheran, Brady Stockwell, Kennedy Todd, Grace White.
• 102 student-athletes received University of Maine at Farmington Dean's List recognition for the Fall 2023 semester.
• 97 student-athletes received University of Maine at Farmington Dean's List recognition for the Spring 2024 semester.
• The Field Hockey team was one of 61 Division III programs in the country to earn the National Field Hockey Coaches Association 2023 National Academic Team award.
• 11 field hockey athletes; Winter Adams, Allie Bliss, Hailey Capano, Bayley Casavant, Ella Grant, Abby Hanson, Elizabeth Kendall, Tiana McDougall, Gabby Vincentsen, Emma Willey, and Anna Zimmerman were named to the Nation Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Academic Squad. Capano, McDougall, and Zimmerman were featured as Scholars of Distinction.

Athletic Highlights and Milestones

• The Men's Cross Country Team was crowned the North Atlantic Conference Champion for the first time since 2003. The Beavers top-five finishers finished with a total time of 2:20.16 and an average time of 28:03.
• Audrey Fletcher scored four goals against the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Sept. 26th leading the Beavers to an 8-0 victory. The four-goal performance from Fletcher was the first by a Beavers since McKenna Brodeur in 2017.
• Men's Soccer seniors Aric Belanger, Christian Beliveau, William Dowse, and Trevor Krueger were selected to compete in the New England Intercollegiate Soccer League Senior All-Star Game.
• Individually, track and field athletes Erica Johnson, Justin Castaldo, Alixx Canwell and Ben Vachon qualified for the NCAA East Region Indoor Track and Field Championship.
• For the second consecutive season, all active University of Maine at Farmington Snowsports teams (Men's Alpine, Women's Alpine, Women's Nordic, and Men's Snowboard/Freeride) qualified for the USCSA National Championships. 
• While at the USCSA National Championships, the Snowsports program reached new heights, garnering 26 All-American awards and 12 Academic All-American honors (referenced above).
• On March 5th, 2024, Caelan Billings was crowned the USCSA Boardercross National Champion. Billings became the 3rd National Champion in Farmington program history
• On March 7th, 2024, Zach Chaisson topped the field in the Freeski Rail Jam at the USCSA National Championship to be crowned the National Champion.
• Men's Basketball senior Zach Mickle scored a career-high 37 points on Senior Day to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau. Mickle became the 33rd member of UMF's 1,000-point club.
• Baseball senior Ryan Sargent crossed the 100-hit milestone with a double against Lakeland University on March 14th. Against Bates on April 9th, Sargent recorded his 28th career double, breaking the program's all-time double record. Sargent will return for a 5th season next year, just two hits shy of Hunter LaBossiere's '23 all-time hits record.
• The 2024 UMF Softball team completed their best season in recent program memory. Finishing with a 19-11 record, the team registered their first appearance in the playoff since 2018 and recorded their first postseason victory since 2011.
• The Men's and Women's Track and field teams had seven athletes receive Conference Champion honors. Ben Vachon (high jump), Connor Freeman (3,000 meter steeplechase), Alixx Canwell (shot put, hammer throw), Charlie Thompson (decathlon), Carrie Burr (400 meter hurdles), Joy Evans (10,000 meters).
• Alixx Canwell, Erica Johnson, Ben Vachon, Luke Bliss, Justin Castaldo, Connor Freeman, and Alex Crews all individually qualified for the NCAA New England Regional Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
• Carrie Burr received United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Region honors, ranking inside the top five of the New England region in the Heptathlon.
• Alixx Canwell was named to the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association All-Region team for second consecutive year in the hammer throw after placing inside the top-five for the event in the New England region.
• Jaycie Stevens was named a North Atlantic Conference Woman of the Year finalist.
• Aric Belanger was a finalist for the North Atlantic Conference Man of the Year award.
   

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