Orono, Maine -- Fifteen University of Maine student-athletes have earned America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete honors for their outstanding academic achievements throughout their collegiate careers, as announced by the conference on Tuesday, May 14.

In addition to registering a 3.75 grade point average for their college career, honored student-athletes must have received their undergraduate degree in the academic year they are honored and have attended their institution for a minimum of two years.

With 15 honorees, UMaine received the highest number of total honors among America East member institutions.

The following is a list of the Black Bears who received the prestigious honors:
 

Name	Sport	Major	Grade Point Average
Maliyan Binette	Women's Swimming & Diving	Psychology	3.75
Andrew Clement	Men's Track & Field	Marine Science	4.00
Anna-Maria Dagher	Women's Soccer	Biochemistry	3.90
Alexander Danner	Men's Track & Field	Biomedical Engineering	3.78
Faith Gardner	Women's Cross Country & Track and Field	Athletic Training	3.85
Hope Gardner	Women's Cross Country & Track and Field	Art Education	3.88
Lucy Guarnieri	Women's Track and Field	Biology	3.98
Emily Hindle	Field Hockey	Kinesiology & Physical Education	3.77
Taylor Lenentine	Women's Track and Field	Child Development & Family Relations	3.99
Daniel Lesko	Men's Cross Country & Track and Field	Biomedical Engineering	3.96
Lauren Magnuson	Women's Track and Field	Elementary Education	3.97
Cliodhna O'Malley	Women's Track and Field	Spanish	4.00
Ilija Stojiljkovic	Men's Basketball	Management	3.78
Tiffany Tanner	Women's Track and Field	International Affairs	3.99
Abigail Weigang	Women's Track and Field	Bioengineering	3.92

In all, the America East recognized 61 student-athletes as Presidential Scholar-Athletes.

The Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award was approved by the America East Board of Presidents in June of 2013 and implemented for the 2013-14 academic year. In total, 284 elite student-athletes have been honored as part of the program.

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