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FARMINGTON, Maine - Putting a final bow on the 2025-26 academic year, the University of Maine at Farmington Department of Athletics is pleased to highlight the phenomenal successes of their student-athletes, coaching staffs, and athletic programs over the past year before moving forward into the 2026-27 seasons.

Athletic Excellence

Track & Field All-Region

Men's Indoor Track & Field NCAA New England All-Region - Nate Trussell (60 Meter Hurdles)
Men's Indoor Track & Field USTFCCCA East All-Region - Nate Trussell (60 Meter Hurdles)

D3Hoops.com All-Region

Men's Basketball Region 1 All-Region 2nd Team - Zach McLaughlin
Men's Basketball Region 1 All-Region 3rd Team - Jason Reynolds
Women's Basketball Region 1 All-Region 2nd Team - Jessica Dow

NABC All-Region

Men's Basketball District 1 All-Region 2nd Team - Zach McLaughlin & Jason Reynolds

North Atlantic Conference Major Awards

Men's Cross Country - 2025 North Atlantic Conference Champions
Men's Basketball - 2025-26 North Atlantic Conference Champions
Women's Basketball - 2025-26 North Atlantic Conference Champions
Women's Soccer - Natalie Tracy (Player of the Year)
Men's Cross Country - Coaching Staff of the Year
Women's Cross Country - Lina Martinez Nocito (Runner of the Year), Kaylee Johnston (Rookie of the Year), Coaching Staff of the Year
Men's Basketball - Zach McLaughlin (Player of the Year), Jason Reynolds (Co-Defensive Player of the Year), Aidan O'Connell (Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year), Coaching Staff of the Year
Women's Basketball - Jessica Dow (Defensive Player of the Year)
Men's Track & Field - Andrew LaFlamme (Track Athlete of the Year), Alex Crews (Field Athlete of the Year), Lucas Witkowski (Rookie of the Year)
Baseball - Jameson Bloch (Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year
Women's Lacrosse - Skye Cotnoir (Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year)

USCSA Major Awards

1st Team All-Americans:

Lance Dolan - Alpine Giant Slalom 
Rosie St. Cyr - Alpine Slalom, Dual Slalom
Max Labonte - Freeski Rail Jam
Maxwell Hamilton - Freeski Rail Jam, Combined
Arden Weaver - Freeski Slopestyle, Big Air, Combined
Ezra Mathieu - Snowboard Rail Jam, Slopestyle
Caelan Billings - Snowboard Slalom, Giant Slalom
Ayla Bodach-Turner - Nordic 15K Freestyle

2nd Team All-Americans:

Lance Dolan - Alpine Combined
Sam Roy - Alpine Slalom
Rosie St. Cyr - Alpine Combined 
Max Labonte - Freeski Combined
Maxwell Hamilton - Freeski Slopestyle
Arden Weaver - Freeski Rail Jam
Logan Dube - Freeski Rail Jam
Ezra Mathieu - Snowboard Combined
Caelan Billings - Snowboard Alpine Combined
Tucker Boudreau - Snowboard Rail Jam
Jackson Boudreau - Snowboard Slopestyle
Ayla Bodach-Turner - Nordic Freestyle Sprint

Central Maine Collegiate Field Hockey Conference Awards

Ella Grant (Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year), Autumn Freeman (1st Team All-Conference), Elizabeth Kendall (1st Team All-Conference)

North Atlantic Conference All-Conference (53 Selections)

Men's Soccer (4) - Caelan Billings (2nd Team), JJ Greenlaw (2nd Team), Owen Spera (2nd Team), Annimer Ibrahim (3rd Team)
Women's Soccer (6) - Natalie Tracy (1st Team), Grace Dwyer (2nd Team), Kyri Meak (2nd Team), Rita Benoit (3rd Team), Emma Dunn (3rd Team), Paige Gonya (3rd Team)
Men's Cross Country (6) - Andrew LaFlamme (1st Team), Ethan Linscott (1st Team), James Riley (1st Team), Alexander Gagnon (2nd Team), Hans Bakke (2nd Team), Samuel Perkins (2nd Team)
Women's Cross Country (4) - Dellaney Flower (1st Team), Kaylee Johnston, Lina Martinez Nocito (1st Team), Eve Poteet (1st Team)
Men's Basketball (3) - Zach McLaughlin (1st Team), Jason Reynolds (1st Team), Gabe Michaud (3rd Team)
Women's Basketball (2) - Jessica Dow (1st Team), Jaydn Pingree (2nd Team)
Women's Lacrosse (3) - Makenzie Beal (1st Team), Emma Dunn (1st Team), Ruby McMinis (1st Team)
Baseball (2) - Brady Vincent (1st Team), Tyler Rosa (2nd Team)
Softball (3) - Jessica Dow (1st Team), Maddie Pike (1st Team), Emma DeBoer (2nd Team)
Men's Track & Field (15) - Alex Crews (1st Team Shot Put, 1st Team Hammer Throw, 2nd Team Discus), Andrew LaFlamme (1st Team 5,000 Meters, 2nd Team 3,000 Meter Steeplechase, 2nd Team 1,500 Meters), Ethan Linscott (1st Team 800 Meters), James Riley (1st Team 3,000 Meter Steeplechase), Owen Booker (2nd Team Pole Vault, 2nd Team Javelin), Logan Burns (2nd Team Long Jump), Noel Matista (2nd Team Hammer Throw), Lucas Witkowski (2nd Team 400 Meters), 2nd Team 4x100 Meter Relay, 2nd Team 4x400 Meter Relay
Women's Track & Field (5) - Heather Alexander (1st Team 400 Meter Hurdles), Erica Johnson (2nd Team Triple Jump), Jenney Lutz (2nd Team 100 Meters), Eve Poteet (3,000 Meter Steeplechase), 2nd Team 4x100 Meter Relay

Maine Men's Basketball Coaches & Writers Association Year End Awards

Zach McLaughlin - All-State 1st Team
Jason Reynolds - All-State 2nd Team

Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association Year End Awards

Jessica Dow - All-State 2nd Team
Lilly Gray - All-State Rookie Team

Maine College Baseball & Softball Association Year End Awards

Baseball - Brady Vincent (All-State 2nd Team), Lucas Harmon (All-Rookie Team)
Softball - Maddie Pike (All-State 1st Team), Jessica Dow (All-State 2nd Team), Natalie Simpson (All-State Rookie Team)

North Atlantic Conference Athlete of the Week Selection (67 Selections)

Men's Soccer (3) - Owen Spera (9/2/25 - Player of the Week; 9/2/25, 9/8/25 - Rookie of the Week), Vishal Mellor (9/22/25 - Rookie of the Year)
Women's Soccer (7) - Natalie Tracy (9/8/25, 9/29/25, 10/5/25 - Player of the Week), Grace Dwyer (9/8/25 - Defender of the Week), Paige Gonya (9/15/25 - Defender Player of the Week), Kyri Meak (9/8/25, 9/29/25 - Rookie of the Week)
Men's Cross Country (2) - Andrew LaFlamme (9/23/25, 10/7/25 - Runner of the Week)
Women's Cross Country (6) - Lina Martinez Nocito (9/9/25, 9/23/25, 10/7/25 - Runner of the Week), Dellaney Flower (9/9/25, 10/7/25 - Rookie of the Week), Kaylee Johnston (9/23/25 - Rookie of the Week)
Golf (2) - Caleb Harvey (9/8/25, 9/22/25 - Rookie of the Week)
Men's Basketball (15) - Zach McLaughlin (11/17/25, 12/15/25, 1/12/25 - Player of the Week), Jason Reynolds (12/3/25, 12/10/25, 1/12/26 - Player of the Week; 11/24/25, 12/2/25, 12/8/25, 12/15/25, 1/12/26, 1/20/26, 1/26/26, 2/9/26, 2/16/26)
Women's Basketball (11) - Jessica Dow (11/24/25, 12/15/25, 2/2/26, 2/9/26 - Player of the Week; 11/17/25, 12/15/25, 1/12/26), Jaydn Pingree (11/18/25), Kytana Williamson (1/12/26 - Rookie of the Week), Lilly Gray (1/20/26, 2/9/26 - Rookie of the Week)
Baseball (3) - Will Buchholz (3/23/26 - Rookie of the Week), Brady Vincent (3/30/26 - Player of the Week), Jackson Murray (3/30/26 - Rookie of the Week)
Softball (5) - Ava Paglianite (3/30/26 - Rookie of the Week), Lisa Truchin (3/30/26 - Pitcher of the Week), Natalie Simpson (4/6/26 - Pitcher of the Week; 4/6/26 - Rookie of the Week), Jessica Dow (4/13/26 - Player of the Week)
Women's Lacrosse (3) - Ruby McMinis (3/23/26 - Player of the Week), Emma Dunn (4/20/26 - Player of the Week), Skye Cotnoir (4/20/26 - Defensive Player of the Week)
Men's Track & Field (7) - Alex Crews (3/31/26, 4/7/26, 4/14/26 - Field Athlete of the Week), Andrew LaFlamme (3/31/26, 4/7/26, 4/14/26 - Track Athlete of the Week), Lucas Witkowski (4/21/26 - Rookie of the Week)
Women's Track & Field (3) - Heather Alexander (3/31/26, 4/7/26 - Rookie of the Week), Erica Johnson (4/21/26 - Field Athlete of the Week)

New England Women's Basketball Association Weekly Awards

Jessica Dow - 1st Team of the Week (2/10/26, 2/24/26)

D3Hoops.com Weekly Awards

Men's Basketball - Jason Reynolds - Team of the Week (1/13/26)
Women's Basketball - Jessica Dow - Team of the Week (2/24/26)

Maine Men's Basketball Coaches & Writers Association Weekly Awards

Zach McLaughlin - (11/18/25, 12/16/25, 1/27/26, 2/4/26, 2/18/26 - Player of the Week)
Jason Reynolds - (12/3/26, 12/10/26, 1/13/26, 3/3/26 - Player of the Week)

Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association Weekly Awards

Jaydn Pingree - (1/18/25 - Player of the Week)
Kytana Williamson (1/13/26 - Rookie of the Week)

Maine Collegiate Baseball & Softball Association Weekly Awards

Baseball - Brady Vincent (3/25/26 - Player of the Week), Will Buchholz (3/25/26 - Rookie of the Week), Jackson Murray (3/31/26 - Rookie of the Week)

Central Maine Collegiate Field Hockey Weekly Awards

Bayley Casavant - (9/8/25, 9/22/25 - Defensive Player of the Week)
Zoey Pennell - (9/15/25 - Player of the Week)
Mikayla Wilcox - (9/15/25 - Rookie of the Week)
Lindsay Boisvert - (10/14/25 - Defensive Player of the Week)

All-Tournament Team Selections

Field Hockey - Autumn Freeman & Elizabeth Kendall
Women's Soccer - Grace Dwyer & Hannah Wilbur
Men's Basketball - Zach McLaughlin (Tournament MVP), Gabe Michaud, Jason Reynolds
Women's Basketball - Jessica Dow (Tournament MVP), Jaydn Pingree, Sarah Poli

2025-26 Beaver Social Awards

Senior Female Athlete of the Year - Erica Johnson (Women's Track & Field)
Senior Male Athlete of the Year - Caelan Billings (Men's Soccer & Men's Freeski/Snowboard)
Female Athlete of the Year - Jessica Dow (Women's Basketball & Softball)
Male Athlete of the Year - Zach McLaughlin (Men's Basketball)
Female Rookie of the Year - Heather Alexander (Women's Track & Field)
Male Rookie of the Year - Owen Spera (Men's Track & Field)
Julie A. Davis Female Beaver Pride Award - Hannah Wilbur (Women's Soccer)
Julie A. Davis Male Beaver Pride Award - Jameson Bloch (Baseball)
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Skye Cotnoir (Women's Lacrosse)
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Aidan O'Connell (Men's Basketball)
Female President's Cup - Women's Snowsports
Male President's Cup - Men's Snowsports

All-Sportsmanship Team Recipients

Men's Soccer - Arden Weaver
Women's Soccer - Kayla Lee
Field Hockey - Lindsay Boisvert
Men's Cross Country - Samuel Perkins
Women's Cross Country - Alayna Marchessault
Golf - Trent Beaudoin
Men's Basketball - Liam Jefferds
Women's Basketball - Sarah Poli
Baseball - Sam Parsell
Softball - Angelina Ventullo
Women's Lacrosse - Abby Herlihy
Men's Track & Field - Jimmy Fenton
Women's Track & Field - Eve Poteet

Academic Success

College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (18 Selections)

Women's Soccer (6) - Rita Benoit, Emma Casavant, Emma Dunn, Grace Dwyer, Paige Gonya, Kiley Meader
Men's Soccer (1) - Caelan Billings
Softball (4) - Emma DeBoer, Jessica Dow, Melissa Mayo, Angelina Ventullo
Baseball (3) - Jameson Bloch, Hayden Durrell, Ike Wrigley
Men's Track & Field (2) - Andrew LaFlamme, Samuel Perkins
Women's Track & Field (2) - Lina Martinez Nocito, Monica Lewis

USCSA Academic All-Americans (16 Selections)

Men's Freeski/Snowboard (7) - Caelan Billings, Jackson Boudreau, Logan Dube, Dylan Gagnon, Maxwell Hamilton, Kyle Ingalls, Arden Weaver
Women's Nordic (4) - Ayla Bodach-Turner, Hokulani Caroselli, Abbie Dumont, Kelsey McCrum
Men's Alpine (4) - Lake Lindelof, Chase Raven, Magnus Riggs, Sam Roy
Women's Alpine (1) - Rosie St. Cyr

Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Honors

2026 Women's Lacrosse Team named Academic Honor Squad
Academic Honor Roll (7) - Skye Cotnoir, Abby St. Cyr, Emma Dunn, Lauren Girouard, Sadie Harvey, Ruby McMinis, Ally Trefsger

National Field Hockey Coaches Association Honors

National Academic Squad (11) - Lindsay Boisvert, Bayley Casavant, Izzy Derosby, Emily DeSimone, Ella Grant, Abby Hanson, Hailey Johnson, Elizabeth Kendall, Gabby Vincentsen, Erin Winship, Anna Zimmerman
Scholars of Distinction (6) - Izzy Derosby, Emily DeSimone, Ella Grant, Hailey Johnson, Elizabeth Kendall, Anna Zimmerman

National Association of Basketball Coaches

2025-26 Men's Basketball Team receives NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
NABC Honors Court (6) - Mason Desjardins, Charlie Houghton, Aidan O'Connell, Dan Parent, Jason Reynolds, Brayden St. Pierre

United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

2025-26 Men's and Women's Track & Field Teams named USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams

North Atlantic Conference All-Academic (116 Selections)

Men's Cross Country (3) - Andrew LaFlamme, Ethan Linscott, Samuel Perkins
Women's Cross Country (8) - Dellaney Flower, Abbie Dumont, Loralie Grady, Monica Lewis, Abby MacDonald, Alayna Marchessault, Lina Martinez Nocito, Hannah Perkins
Golf (4) - Trent Beaudoin, Caleb Harvey, Chase Raven, Christopher Reed
Men's Soccer (9) - Caelan Billings, Jordan Castonguay, Kaeson Dana, Dylan Gagnon, Garrett Gendreau, Maxwell Hamilton, Vishal Mellor, Kaden Smith, Arden Weaver
Women's Soccer (18) - Rita Benoit, Allison Casavant, Emma Casavant, Miah Coffin, Kyle Delile, Emma Dunn, Grace Dwyer, Paige Gonya, Peyton Gonya, Jenna Lee, Kayla Lee, Kiley Meader, Kyri Meak, Sadie Pierce, Hannah Milliken, Makenzie Rushlow, Liana Sawyer, Hannah Wilbur
Men's Basketball (7) - Mason Desjardins, Kory Donlin, Tanner McCann, Zach McLaughlin, Gabe Michaud, Aidan O'Connell, Daniel Parent
Women's Basketball (12) - Jessica Dow, Grace Dwyer, Makayla Emerson, Eva Harvie, Audrey Mackie, Melissa Mayo, Ruby McMinis, Makenzie Nadeau, Jaydn Pingree, Sarah Poli, Halle Tripp, Kytana Williamson
Baseball (16) - Jameson Bloch, Will Buchholz, Ryan Clark, Camden Cook, Hayden Durrell, Lucas Harmon, Sam Markowitz, Matt Olyciw, Gabe Philbrick, Maddox Santone, Andrew Skory, Stan Spooner, Will Spratt, Ethan Stokes, Elie Timler, Ike Wrigley
Softball (11) - Skye Chandler, Julianne Cozine, Emma DeBoer, Jessica Dow, Melissa Mayo, Ava Paglianite, Natalie Simpson, Haley Stewart, Kyra Stratton, Angelina Ventullo, Kytana Williamson
Men's Track & Field (6) - Logan Arzate, Jordan Castonguay, Andrew LaFlamme, Ethan Linscott, Samuel Perkins, Lucas Witkowski
Women's Lacrosse (14) - Allison Casavant, Miah Coffin, Skye Cotnoir, Kylie Delile, Emma Dunn, Lauren Girouard, Erin Gould, Bree Griffin, Sadie Harvey, Abby Herlihy, Hailey Johnson, Abby St. Cyr, Allison St. Cyr, Ally Trefsger
Women's Track & Field (8) - Heather Alexander, Abbie Dumont, Monica Lewis, Abby MacDonald, Alayna Marchessault, Lina Martinez Nocito, Hannah Milliken, Ashley Roy

Athletic Highlights and Milestones

• The Men's Cross Country Team was crowned the North Atlantic Conference Champions, earning their third consecutive conference title. Farmington's five scoring finishers all placed inside the top-11, combining to finish with a total time of 2:24.55.
• The Men's Basketball Team upended the University of Maine at Presque Isle in the North Atlantic Conference Championship to claim the program's first conference title since 2010. The victory earned the Beavers an automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Division III National Tournament. The team traveled to Montclair, New Jersey and took down tenth-ranked Montclair State, 96-84 to earn the second NCAA tournament victory in program history. 
• The Women's Basketball Team earned their first North Atlantic Conference Championship since 2007 with a 70-58 victory over Maine Maritime in the conference Championship. The win over the Mariners gave Farmington an automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Division III National Tournament where they headed to New York City, New York to take on the top-ranked NYU Violets.
• The Farmington Men's and Women's Snowsports program qualified for the USCSA Nationals for the fourth consecutive year, returning to campus with a handful of program best finishes. In Men's Alpine, senior Lance Dolan placed 11th overall combined between slalom and giant slalom events. In Women's Alpine, sophomore Rosie St. Cyr finished 15th overall combined between slalom and giant slalom events. She also earned first place overall in the individual Dual Slalom National Championship. Additionally, the Women's Nordic team placed a program best, 6th overall for the week.
• On December 13th, the Women's Basketball team earned a 78-67 win over Husson University inside Dearborn Gymnasium. The win was the program's first over the Eagles since the 2007 season.
• Women's Basketball junior forward Jessica Dow put together one of the best individual seasons in program history, picking up several honors that no athlete in program history had  ever received. She became the first Beaver to earn D3Hoops.com All-Region honors, being named to the Region 1 All-Region 2nd Team. She also became the first player in Farmington history to be named to the New England Women's Basketball Association Team of the Week. Dow did so twice during the 2025-26 season. Lastly, Dow also picked up D3Hoops.com Team of the Week once this season, becoming just the second player in program history to earn the award and the first since Caitlyn Laflin in 2010.
• Men's Basketball junior forward Jason Reynolds became the program's single season leader in rebounding, finishing the season having grabbed 449, 80 more than the previous record set by Truman Libby during the 1965-66 season. Reynolds also led the nation in several statistical categories including; total rebounds, double-doubles (26), rebounds per game (15.5), defensive rebounds per game (10.7), while finishing 2nd in the country in offensive rebounds per game (4.7).
• Men's Basketball sophomore guard Zach McLaughlin finished the 2025-26 season with 670 total points, setting the UMF program record, breaking the previous record of 648 points held by Cameron Brown since the 1977-78 season. McLaughlin finished 9th overall in the country in total points, and was 6th in the nation in points per game, averaging 25.8 points a night.
• Baseball junior infielder Brady Vincent totaled 47 runs batted in during the 2026 season, setting a new program single season record. Vincent bested the previous record of 35 set by Jim Campbell during the 1988 season.
• Baseball senior utility Jameson Bloch became the program's 13th player to reach the 100-hit mark. Bloch finished his career with 111 hits, tying him for 7th in program history. Bloch also finished his career with 83 runs scored, the 3rd highest mark all-time.
• Baseball first-year infielder Jackson Murray tied the program's single game record for hits, going 5-for-5 against Lesley on March 29th.
• Women's Lacrosse senior Ruby McMinis graduated as the program's all-time leader in goals scored, accumulating 135 goals across her four seasons. McMinis broke the previous record of 113 set by Ayla Allen who played for the Beavers from 2013 thru 2015.
• Softball senior third baseman Maddie Pike finished her collegiate career tying the Farmington program record for total hits, notching 145 across her illustrious four-year career. Pike tied with former Beaver Mckell Barnes for the program's all-time lead.
• The Farmington men's and women's track and field team continued their success, finishing the 2025-26 indoor season with 11 program records and the 2026 outdoor season with eight program bests.
• The Farmington Men's Indoor Track & Field team had three athletes qualify for the New England Championships; Alex Crews, Nate Trussell, and Lucas Witkowski.
• Farmington Women's Track & Field athlete Erica Johnson qualified for the Indoor New England Championship in both the long and triple jump.
• The Farmington Men's Outdoor Track & Field Team had five athletes qualify for the New England Championship; Logan Burns, Alex Crews, Alexander Gagnon, Andrew LaFlamme, and Lucas Witkowski.
• The Farmington Women's Outdoor Track & Field Team had two athletes qualify for the New England Championship; Heather Alexander and Jenney Lutz.
• Women's Lacrosse senior goalkeeper Skye Cotnoir was named a finalist for the 2026 North Atlantic Conference Woman of the Year. 
• Baseball senior utility Jameson Bloch was named a finalist for the 2026 North Atlantic Conference Man of the Year.