GORHAM, Maine – Two hundred twenty-four University of Southern Maine student-athletes will be recognized for their outstanding athletic and academic achievements during the annual William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete Awards Ceremony and Banquet presented by United States Army ROTC on Sunday, December 4, 2022.  Huskies' Athletics will host its 34^th annual William B. Wise awards dinner at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland, Maine beginning at 5:00 pm. 
 
As customary, the William B. Wise Scholar Athlete ceremony will feature student-athlete speakers and award recipients. Addressing their peers, family and University staff and faculty at the event will be senior Tanner McClure (Biddeford, Maine) of the men's ice hockey team and graduate student Ciera Berthiaume (Windham, Maine) of the women's soccer program.  Veteran Southern Maine Director of Athletics Al Bean, Associate Athletic Director Kim Turner, University president Dr. Jaqueline Edmondson and Interim Provost Adam Tuchinsky will also make remarks.
 
McClure, a member of the men's ice hockey team's leadership group, is also an active member of the Huskies' Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and co-founder USM's first Best Buddies chapter. A Sports Management major, McClure completed an internship with the Portland Sea Dogs over the summer, and is a two-time New England Hockey Conference All-Academic team member.
 
The all-time leader in goals, assists and points in women's soccer history, Berthiaume recently finished her career as a four-time All-Little East Conference selection at forward for the Huskies. With 43 goals, 20 assists and 106 career points, Berthiaume helped lead USM to its first ever LEC regular season and tournament championship and berth into the NCAA Division III National Championship tournament.  Earning her undergraduate degree in English, Berthiaume is pursuing her Master's degree in Leadership Studies. 
 
In addition to the lead sponsorship from Army ROTC, Gorham Savings Bank has generously sponsored the Wise banquet dinner as Husky Athletics welcomes its 224 scholar-athletes and families to enjoy the event.  Additionally, long-time Husky Athletics corporate sponsors Gorham House of Pizza, University Credit Union, GEICO Portland, Saco Bay Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Yankee Ford, and Moody's Collision have given generous support in honoring the numerous Southern Maine student-athletes who have achieved academically during the 2021-2022 academic year.
 
Created during the 1987-1988 academic year, the William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete Award is named in honor of William B. Wise, a retired USM administrator and friend of athletics.  A graduate of the University of Maine, Wise came to USM in 1966 as assistant dean of academic affairs and director of the evening college.  In the ensuing years, he served the University tirelessly in a variety of roles, including acting dean of the College of Education, assistant to the vice president for academic affairs, executive assistant to the president, and executive assistant to the vice president for student affairs.
 
During the 2021-2022 academic year, 224 Huskies met or exceeded the criteria to receive Wise Scholar-Athlete recognition, and the Huskies' Athletic Department's nearly 450 student-athletes, representing 45 distinct academic majors, combined for a grade point average of 3.21.  To earn William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete accolades, a Southern Maine student-athlete must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative grade point average for the fall and spring semesters, be a full-time student both semesters, and be a member of varsity team for a full season.  Each of the Huskies' 22 intercollegiate programs has representation among the 224 student-athletes to be honored. 
 
"The dedication and drive of our student-athletes to achieve at a high level both academically and athletically is truly something to be proud of as an Athletic Department and a University," said USM Director of Athletics Al Bean.  "With 224 student-athletes recognized as scholar-athletes, nearly 50 percent of our Huskies have done the work to earn a 3.0 or greater grade point average all while balancing the commitment of being a student-athlete, including travel, part-time jobs, family, internships, community service, and more. As a group, to hold a collective GPA of 3.21 is truly remarkable and is an incredible performance. I could not be more proud of the continued success, hard work and commitment by our student-athletes, coaches and staff members to continue to raise the bar academically and athletically."  
 
Four University of Southern Maine Huskies will earn the William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete honor for a rare fifth or sixth time, including men's ice hockey's Maverick Lynes (English); women's ice hockey's Rylie Binette (Master's, Occupational Therapy), Shannon Colbert (Master's, Policy, Planning & Management) and women's basketball's Jackie Luckhardt (Master's, Leadership Studies).  Luckhardt, who is earning the award for an unprecedented sixth time, graduated in May and is currently a full-time women's basketball assistant coach at Bates College.  Lynes, a former captain for the Huskies, signed a professional contract with the Binghamton Black Bears of the Federal Prospects Hockey League. 
 
An outstanding 22 student-athletes will be honored with their fourth Wise Award, including field hockey standout and team captain Samantha Ellis (Nursing) and wrestling's Jake Peavey (Business Management). Ellis, a two-time All-Little East Conference forward and former LEC Rookie of the Year, helped lead the Huskies to the program's first Little East Conference Regular Season Championship.  Peavey, captain of the Huskies' wrestling team, is a four-time National Wrestling Coaches' Association Scholar All-American, three-time All-Region wrestler and an NCAA Qualifier. 
 
The Huskies' 22 student-athletes who have earned the academic honor for the fourth time represented a broad range of academic pursuits (11 in total) including Accounting, Art, Athletic Training, Business Management, Cyber Security, Health Sciences, Marketing, Nursing, Master's in Leadership Studies, Master's in Education and Sports Management.
 
Thirty-six Huskies are earning Wise accolades for the third time representing 16 different majors, including Accounting, Art History, Biology, Business Management, Communication,  Finance, Elementary Education, Environmental Science, Health Sciences, History, Marketing, Nursing, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Sports Management, Sociology, and Physics.  Among the 36 third-year recipients are volleyball's Sophie Lindsay (Athletic Training) and men's soccer's Ronan Hume (Nursing). Both Lindsay and Hume recently earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors.  Lindsay just finished her career as a member of the volleyball team with the fourth-most assists in program history (2002) and became the fourth Husky to break the 2000 assist mark.  Hume a tenacious and skilled defender, Hume played and started in 16 games for the Huskies' this season, helping USM to 10 shutouts and a stingy 0.72 goals against average.  Playing in 49 career games, Hume has been a regular in the Huskies' starting lineup since the 2021 season, starting 38 games. 
 
Sixty-one student-athlete are earning Wise Scholar Athlete honors for the second time, including two-sport (women's soccer, track & field) standout Catriona Gould (Biology) and men's basketball forward Marcus Christopher (Management).  Transferring from UMaine, Christopher played two seasons for the Huskies, and finished the 2021-2022 season as the team's second leading scorer and rebounder, and was selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court.
 
Finishing 2022 as the Little East Conference's leading scorer, Gould set the Huskies' single season record in goals scored and points while leading the women's soccer team to its first regular season and tournament LEC Championship. Named first team All-Conference, and was named the LEC's Offensive Player of the Year. Gould also earned All-LEC honors as a member of the Huskies' LEC Championship indoor and outdoor track & field teams.
 
Rounding out the 2022 Wise recipients are 101 first-time honorees including baseball's Arlo Pike (Psychology) and women's cross country's Olivia Mosca (History).  Named first team All-LEC as a designated hitter in 2022, Pike earned a spot on the D3baseball.com All-Region second team. Playing and starting in 40 games for the Huskies in the 2022 season, Pike led Southern Maine with a .345 batting average, collecting 48 hits in 139 at-bats.  With 11 doubles and seven home runs, 37.5 percent of Pike's hits went for extra bases for a 1.015 OPS and a .576 slugging percentage.
 
The 2021 Little East Conference Rookie of the Year, Mosca earned first team All-LEC honors as a freshman placing second overall in her first LEC Championship appearance.  Mosca's Rookie of the Year award in 2021 marked the first time a Husky women's cross country runner has earned award.
 
Along with the many individual achievements of USM student-athletes, two teams will receive the Remo Riciputi Award.  The Remo Riciputi, given annually to the team sport, and the individual team sport with the highest collective grade-point average, will be announced as part of the awards banquet.  Last year's winners, (2020-2021) of the Riciputi honor were the women's basketball and women's cross country team (individual team sport). Following the 2021-2022 academic year, 17 of the Huskies' 22 intercollegiate teams has at least a 3.0 combined grade point average, making the competition for the 2022 award a close one.
 

2022 William B. Wise Scholar Athletes
First Year Award Winners (101)
Joe Bova, Baseball	Finance
Colby Dexter, Baseball	Business Management
Arlo Pike, Baseball	Psychology
Gavin Rawstrom, Baseball	Accounting
Clayton Robbins, Baseball	Sports Management
Brogan Searle-Belanger, Baseball	Chemistry
James Sinclair, Baseball	Sports Management
Jonathan Wilson, Baseball	Sports Management
Jason Lombard, Men's Basketball	Sports Management
Ashlee Aceto, Women's Basketball	Psychology
Ainsely Bryant, Women's Basketball	Nursing
Jordan Duplessie, Men's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Environmental Science
Erik Larkin, Men's Cross Country	History
Scott Lightbody, Men's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Mechanical Engineering
Cody Mathewson, Men's Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field	Health Sciences
Anthony O'Donnell, Men's Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field	Psychology
Andrew Seile, Men's Cross Country	Economics
Tyler Wojcik, Men's Cross Country	History
Olivia Mosca, Women's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	History
Emma Noonan, Women's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Exercise Science
Jillian Taylor, Women's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Nursing
Jaigan Boudreau, Field Hockey, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Criminology
Charlyze Campbell, Field Hockey	Exercise Science
Sage Drinkwater, Field Hockey	Linguistics
Julia Edwards, Field Hockey	Health Sciences
Hallee Lindelof, Field Hockey	Exercise Science
Emma Samson, Field Hockey	Health Sciences
Paige Seymour, Field Hockey	Elementary Education
Adele Surette, Field Hockey	Accounting
Peter Boswell, Golf	Business Management
Shane Kilby, Golf	Mechanical Engineering
John Welch, Golf	Business Management
Zachary Desmarais, Men's Ice Hockey, Tennis	Sports Management
Azam Jiwa, Men's Ice Hockey, Tennis, Outdoor Track & Field	Business Analytics
Nicholas Librizzi, Men's Ice Hockey	Undeclared
Mason Palmer, Men's Ice Hockey	Management
Kyle Penton, Men's Ice Hockey	Criminology
Jeffrey Pollara, Men's Ice Hockey	Management
Madison Chagnon, Women's Ice Hockey	Criminology
Kate Colvin, Women's Ice Hockey, Lacrosse	Art
Amanda Crowley, Women's Ice Hockey	Marketing
Elizabeth Fredenburg, Women's Ice Hockey	Biochemistry
Madelyn McLeish, Women's Ice Hockey, Lacrosse	History
Amelie St-Amant, Women's Ice Hockey	Health Sciences
Megan Wyss, Women's Ice Hockey	Criminology
Benjamin Hines, Men's Lacrosse	Finance
Robert Pini, Men's Lacrosse	Recreation and Leisure Studies
Kifiya Simao, Men's Lacrosse	Cyber Security
Zowie Cheetham-Wilmot, Women's Lacrosse	Social & Behavioral Sciences
Emily Cloutier, Women's Lacrosse	Art
Rhiannon McQuaide, Women's Lacrosse	Media Studies
Jillian Nichols, Women's Lacrosse	Nursing
Lilian Weinrich, Women's Lacrosse	Health Sciences
Simon Gabaree, Men's Soccer	Marketing
Zekariya Shaib, Men's Soccer	Sports Management
William Smith, Men's Soccer	Psychology
Ella Boucher, Women's Soccer, Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Health Sciences
Anna Byers, Women's Soccer	Health Sciences
Emma Forgues, Women's Soccer	Communication
Kiki Huntress, Women's Soccer	Art
Abigail Norris, Women's Soccer	Exercise Science
Hunter Stonebraker, Women's Soccer	Criminology
Alyson Veilleux, Women's Soccer	Marketing
Madeline Darling, Softball	Elementary Education
Brook Kulis, Softball	Nursing
Morgan Moulton, Softball	Biology
Sara Shea, Softball	Mechanical Engineering
Jared Traverso-Penn, Men's Tennis	Exercise Science
Maggie Brocke, Women's Tennis	Cyber Security
Jordan Cote, Women's Tennis	Technology Management
Lily Madden, Women's Tennis	Art Education
Kenadi Sawyer, Women's Tennis	Nursing
Tagan Vance, Women's Tennis	Elementary Education
Coby Anderson, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Cyber Security
Riley Bedard, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Exercise Science
Brian Dibra, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Accounting
Adam Frey, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Business Analytics
Trevor Grenier, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Biochemistry
Jayden Jacques, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Exercise Science
Scott Kaufman, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Mechanical Engineering
Jonathan Murphy, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Exercise Science
Ethan Shain, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Marketing
Colin Tippett, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Economics
Alexis Adams, Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Nursing
Mackenzie Betty, Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Psychology
Heaven Conley, Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Elementary Education
Sarah Fecteau, Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Nursing
Sophia Poole, Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Health Sciences
Rosemary Train, Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Health Sciences
Reese Bourgeois, Volleyball	Psychology
Meg Perry, Volleyball	Social & Behavioral Sciences
Madison Zimmer, Volleyball	Political Science
Bradley Beaulieu, Wrestling	History
Justin Beiler, Wrestling	Sports Management
Owen Bufagna, Wrestling	Marketing
Colby Frost, Wrestling	Undeclared
Antoine Grace, Wrestling, Outdoor Track & Field	Psychology
Elijah Holbrook, Wrestling	Business Management
Henri Kuntz, Wrestling	Management
David Kurker, Wrestling	Exercise Science
Aidan Whitis, Wrestling	MBA,  Statistics
Second Year Award Winners (61)
William Barnard, Baseball	Business Management
Christian Siciliano, Baseball	Mechanical Engineering
Wyatt Williamson, Baseball	Management
Marcus Christopher, Men's Basketball	Management
Trevor Ward, Men's Basketball	Exercise Science
Amy Fleming, Women's Basketball	Management
Tamrah Gould, Women's Basketball	Management
Franny Ramsdell, Women's Basketball	Psychology
Jack Pecoraro, Men's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	History
Devin Witte, Men's Cross Country, Tennis	Criminology
Vanessa DiRisi, Women's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Biology
Cassy Kane, Women's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Health Sciences
Zach Ellsworth, Golf, Men's Ice Hockey	Sports Management
Chloe Arsenault, Field Hockey	Biology
Hannah Banks, Field Hockey	Management
Brooke Carson, Field Hockey	Management
Jordan Cummings, Field Hockey, Softball	Health Sciences
Johanna Daigle, Field Hockey, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Health Sciences
Mary Keef, Field Hockey	Finance
Riley Dohner, Men's Ice Hockey	Marketing
Antoine Gignac, Men's Ice Hockey, Tennis, Outdoor Track & Field	Management
Austin Marini, Men's Ice Hockey	Criminology
Tyler Mitchell, Men's Ice Hockey	Business Analytics
Cole Ouellette, Men's Ice Hockey, Tennis	Marketing
Haley McKim, Women's Ice Hockey	Health Sciences
Jacob Lang, Men's Lacrosse	Health Sciences
Nathan Plourde, Men's Lacrosse	Music Education
Cayden Poisson-Bragdon, Men's Lacrosse	Mechanical Engineering
Jennifer Darasz, Women's Lacrosse	Master's of Science – Counseling
Cece Racine, Women's Lacrosse	Nursing
Payton Winslow, Women's Lacrosse	Social & Behavioral Sciences
Yahya Altaie, Men's Soccer	Management
Hayes Estrella, Men's Soccer	Marketing
Khalid Shati, Men's Soccer	Undeclared
Bre Atwood, Women's Soccer	Exercise Science
Katherine Clancy, Women's Soccer	Nursing
Catriona Gould, Women's Soccer, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Biology
Sarah Lowell, Women's Soccer	Nursing
Mia Sargent, Women's Soccer	Biology
Billie Walter, Women's Soccer	Social Work
Madison Day, Softball	Sports Management
Alexandria Mailhiot, Softball	Nursing
Lauren Merrill, Softball	Nursing
Makena Mulcahy, Softball	Psychology
Belle Snyder, Softball	Linguistics
Ryan Geary, Men's Tennis	Music Education
Rachel Grome, Women's Tennis	Management
Ben Drummey, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Nursing
Andrew Lewis, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Psychology
Garrett Ross, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Elementary Education
Hannah Corbett, Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Biology
Olivia Jalbert, Women's, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Exercise Science
Alexis Kailey, Women's, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Social & Behavioral Sciences
Lucy Knowlton, Women's, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Master's of Science, Education – Teaching & Learning
Sierra Castonguay, Volleyball	Health Sciences
Brianna Dellilacono, Volleyball	Nursing
Kailey Foley, Volleyball	Health Sciences
Tori McMahon, Volleyball	Nursing
Sophia Slovenski, Volleyball, Outdoor Track & Field	Health Sciences
Nick Beebe, Wrestling	Management
Kevin Moore, Wrestling	Sports Management
Third Year Award Winners (36)
Rodney Bean, Baseball	Management
Ethan Brown, Baseball	Business Management and Marketing
Matthew Burnett, Baseball	Business Management
Janek Luksza, Baseball	Management
Cam Seymour, Baseball	Sports Management
Camerson Slicer, Baseball	Health Sciences
Katie Bagley, Women's Basketball	Health Sciences
Brittany Desjardin, Women's Basketball	Finance
Margaret Kelly, Women's Basketball	Accounting
Megan King, Women's Basketball	Elementary Education
Maddie Fornaiser, Women's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Nursing
Tanner McClure, Men's Ice Hockey	Sports Management
Mackenzie Banks, Field Hockey, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Management
Julianna Kiklis, Field Hockey	Business Management
Nick Ritmo, Men's Ice Hockey	History
Jordan Colbert, Women's Ice Hockey	Elementary Education
Peyton Dukas, Women's Ice Hockey	Elementary Education
Madeline Young, Women's Ice Hockey	Environmental Science
Catherine Close, Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Nursing
Ana Hewett, Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Nursing
Olivia Richmond, Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Art Education
Maeve McGarrity, Women's Lacrosse	Communication
Rachel Shanks, Women's Lacrosse	Sociology
Ronan Hume, Men's Soccer	Nursing
Kevin Voter, Men's Soccer	Mechanical Engineering
Meghan Galante, Women's Soccer	Exercise Sciences
Katie Lynch, Women's Soccer	Marketing
Samantha Hauck, Softball	Sports Management
Lauren Miller, Softball	Nursing
Kaitlyn Nelson, Softball	Recreation and Leisure Studies
Rona Scott, Softball	Biology
Hannah Shields, Softball	Nursing
Sophia Lindsay, Volleyball	Athletic Training
Dominic Pelletier, Wrestling	Physics
Juan Prosper, Wrestling	Exercise Sciences
Jeremy Sendrowski, Wrestling	Sports Management
Four Year Winners (22)
Josh Joy, Baseball	Business Management
Jason Komulainen, Baseball	Business Management
Michelle Rowe, Women's Basketball	Nursing
Masho Gebremikael, Men's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Athletic Training
Emily Colby, Women's Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field	Health Sciences
Rachael Raymond, Women's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Art
Samantha Ellis, Field Hockey	Nursing
Oskar Bjurstrom, Men's Ice Hockey	Business Management
Brendan Dowler, Men's Ice Hockey	Sports Management
Tyler Gardiner, Men's Ice Hockey	Athletic Training
Robert Kinsey, Men's Ice Hockey	Business Management
Adam Withers, Men's Ice Hockey	Accounting
Brianna Doty, Women's Ice Hockey	Nursing
Michael Geary, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Cyber Security
Jaequan Grant, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Cyber Security
Riley Peterson, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field	Marketing
Evelyn Hinkley, Women's Lacrosse	Business Management
Brynn Hink, Softball	Sports Management
Alex Allain, Women's Soccer	Nursing
Ciera Berthaiume, Women's Soccer	Master's of Art – Leadership Studies
Trevor Engling, Wrestling	Master's of Education – Teacher Leadership
Jake Peavey, Wrestling	Business Management
Five Year Winners (3)
Maverick Lynes, Men's Ice Hockey	English
Rylie Binette, Women's Ice Hockey	Master's of Occupational Therapy
Shannon Colbert, Women's Ice Hockey	Master's in Policy, Planning & Management
Six Year Winners (1)
Jackie Luckhardt, Women's Basketball	Master's of Art – Leadership Studies