BOSTON – The America East Conference announced on Monday that 23 student-athletes from the University of Maine have been named America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes for their outstanding academic achievements throughout their collegiate careers. Maine's 23 honorees marked the second highest total of honorees among America East member institutions.
The award recognizes graduating student-athletes who compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher as an undergraduate student and earned their undergraduate degree in 2025-26.
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Kathleen Bendoraitis |
Animal Vet Science |
3.87 |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
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Asta Blauenfeldt |
Media Studies |
3.89 |
Women's Basketball |
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Benjamin Caldwell |
Ecology & Environmental Sciences |
3.84 |
Men's Track & Field |
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Connor Daigle |
Business Info Systems & Security Management and Marketing Double Major |
3.77 |
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field |
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Amiyah Donaldson |
New Media |
3.92 |
Women's Basketball |
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Laura Dube |
Nursing |
3.89 |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
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Maeve Fogarty |
Political Science |
4.00 |
Field Hockey |
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Rebecaa Grisdale |
Kinesiology & Physical Education |
3.89 |
Women's Soccer |
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Madison Hand |
Kinesiology & Physical Education |
3.76 |
Softball |
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Brianna Harriman |
Kinesiology & Physical Education |
4.00 |
Women's Track & Field |
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Maggie Helms |
Psychology |
3.87 |
Softball |
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Isabelle Irani |
Biomedical Engineering |
3.87 |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
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Taylor Katsube |
Finance and Marketing Double Major |
3.98 |
Field Hockey |
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Alicia Littler |
Finance |
3.91 |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
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Julie Lossius |
Business Info Systems & Security Management and Finance Double |
3.88 |
Women's Soccer |
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Kyle McClellan |
Mechanical Engineering |
3.86 |
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field |
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Cassidy Novicka |
Political Science |
3.93 |
Women's Track & Field |
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Cooper Polzin |
Civil Engineering |
3.94 |
Men's Swimming & Diving |
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Megan Randall |
Communication Science & Disorders and Psychology Double Major |
3.88 |
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field |
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Jacob Robinson-Smey |
Management and Sport Management Double Major |
4.00 |
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field |
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Logan Ross |
Management and Marketing Double Major |
3.79 |
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field |
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Helen Shearer |
Kinesiology & Physical Education and French Double Major |
3.96 |
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field |
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Taylor Stanford |
Finance |
3.80 |
Field Hockey |
In addition to registering a 3.75 GPA 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 program started during 2013-14 academic year.
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