Orono, Maine -- The University of Maine led the way with a conference best 24 student-athlete graduates earning America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete honors for their outstanding academic achievements throughout their collegiate careers, as announced by the conference on Thursday, June 29. This marks the second-straight year that the Black Bears have led the America East in Presidential Scholar Athletes.
The following is a list of the 24 America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete honorees:
| Name |
Major |
GPA |
Sport |
| Adefolarin (Fofo) Adetogun |
Management |
3.79 |
Men's Basketball |
| Ashlynn Amon |
Marine Science |
3.88 |
Women's Swim and Dive |
| Evan Bartow |
Marine Science |
3.82 |
Men's Swim and Dive |
| Zachary Beaton |
Management/Sport Management |
3.89 |
Men's Track and Field |
| Paige Boudreau |
Education/Child and Family |
3.92 |
Women's Track and Field |
| Morgan Bui |
Accounting/Finance Double Major |
3.87 |
Women's Swim and Dive |
| Kelby Drews |
Kinesiology and Physical Education |
3.83 |
Softball |
| Caitlyn Fallon |
Management |
3.77 |
Softball |
| Julia Field |
Kinesiology |
3.77 |
Women's Track and Field |
| Connor Goodman |
Management |
3.89 |
Baseball |
| Jasmine Gray |
Nursing |
3.80 |
Softball |
| Claire Ittleson |
Marine Science |
3.94 |
Women's Track and Field |
| Anna Kahelin |
Management |
3.98 |
Women's Basketball |
| Karin Kronberg |
Construction Engineering |
3.96 |
Soccer |
| Ashley Martinez |
Accounting/Marketing Double Major |
3.83 |
Women's Track and Field |
| Molly Olzinski |
Biomedical Engineering |
3.94 |
Women's Swim and Dive |
| Kayla Raymond |
Food Science |
4.00 |
Women's Cross Country/Track and Field |
| Halle Rogers |
Economics/Sociology Double Major |
4.00 |
Soccer |
| Julia Ross |
Biomedical Engineering |
3.95 |
Field Hockey |
| Anne Simon |
Psychology |
3.78 |
Women's Basketball |
| Alec Troxell |
Economics |
3.89 |
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field |
| Ata Turgut |
Mechanical Engineering |
3.98 |
Men's Basketball |
| Emma White |
Civil Engineering |
3.76 |
Women's Track and Field |
| Kathryn White |
Finance/Management Double Major |
3.77 |
Women's Basketball |
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.
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.
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