GORHAM, Maine – Former University of Southern Maine standout Emily Artesani Walton '10 has been chosen for induction into the Little East Conference Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023.  A member of the women's indoor and outdoor track & field teams from 2006-2010, Artesani Walton is the second alumna of the Huskies' women's track & field programs to be inducted into the Little East Conference Hall of Fame. She joins Class of 2018 inductee Kim Brewer Giger '05. 
 
The LEC is inducting 11 individuals and one team as part of its 2023 Hall of Fame class.  Members are nominated by their alma maters and voted upon by the league's nine Athletic Directors, and includes individuals representing each Little East institution.  Arstesani Walton is joined by former USM baseball standout Tucker White '13 for this year's induction. Additionally, the Huskies' 1987-88 women's basketball team will be inducted.  The Southern Maine Department of Athletics will honor Artesani Walton with an event on campus to be announced at a later date. 
 
Inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 2019, Artesani Walton's distinguished career helped establish the dominance of the Southern Maine's women's indoor and track & field programs over the Little East Conference.  During her time as a student-athlete Artesani Walton helped the Huskies to four consecutive Little East Conference championships (eight in total) in women's indoor and outdoor track and field from 2006 through 2010. 
 
At the conclusion of her career as a student-athlete, had 24 All-Little East Conference citations, 26 All-Alliance honors, 13 NCAA Division III All-New England selections and nine ECAC honors to her athletic resume.   Individually, Artesani Walton claimed eight individual Little East Conference/Alliance Championships as a member of the indoor track & field team.  As a member of the outdoor track & field team, she had seven individual titles.  During the 2008 outdoor season, Artesani ran her way to title of NCAA Division III New England Champion in the 400, and she was named the Little East Conference Athlete of the Year in 2009. A school record holder in the 200, 400, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 during her career, Artesani Walton still ranks in the top 10 in the 200, 400 and 500 meter events.
 
In addition to her numerous accolades on the track, Artesani Walton distinguished herself academically.  A graduate of USM's Honors Program, Artesani Walton earned Dean's List accolades in each of her semesters and was a four-time William B. Wise Scholar Athlete.  She earned CoSIDA Academic All-District One (second team honors) during her years as a student-athlete and graduated from Southern Maine with a degree in Psychology Magna Cum Laude.   She continued her education after Southern  Maine, and earned a Master's of Education, Curriculum and Instruction: Reading Education from the University of Virginia in 2013.
 
 
 

University of Southern Maine Little East Conference Hall of Fame Inductees
Class of 2012
Ashley Marble	Women's Basketball
Dr. Richard "Doc" Costello	Director of Athletics/LEC Commissioner
Gary Fifield	Women's Basketball Coach
Al Bean	Director of Athletics
Class of 2013
Joanna Brown	Women's Basketball
Ed Flaherty	Baseball Coach
Class of 2014
Jeff Bowers	Men's Basketball
Julie Plant	Women's Basketball, Softball
Class of 2016
Tim Bonsant	Men's Basketball
Renee (Heath) Towne	Field Hockey & Softball
Class of 2018
Kim Brewer-Griger	Women's Track & Field
Diana Duff	Women's Basketball, Softball
Class of 2019
Sinisa Bajic	Men's Soccer
Jessie Superchi Gaudioso	Field Hockey, Women's Lacrosse
Class of 2020
Allison Gagnon Gray	Women's Basketball
Mike McCullum	Baseball
1997 Southern Maine Baseball Team
Class of 2021
Katariina Pulkkinen-Hoaas	Women's Basketball
Class of 2022
Jessica Knight Tremblay	Women's Lacrosse
Tyler Delorme	Baseball
Class of 2023
Emily Artesani Walton	Women's Track & Field
Tucker White	Baseball
1987-1988 Southern Maine Women's Basketball

 
 
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