GORHAM, Maine – Previously enshrined in the Husky Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2022, former University of Southern Maine standout multi-sport student-athlete Peyton Dostie Collins '16 will be formally recognized for her induction into the Little East Conference Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2024.
A three-sport star for the University of Southern Maine from 2012-2016, Peyton Dostie Collins '16 finished her superlative career as a Husky as a National Champion, four-time All-American and two-time Little East Conference (LEC) Player of the Year competing as a member of USM's field hockey, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field teams. As part of the LEC Hall of Fame Class of 2024, Dostie Collins will be honored at Southern Maine's Hannaford Field prior to the start of the Huskies' field hockey Little East Conference game against VTSU-Castleton on Saturday, October 12 (3:00 pm).
2024 Little East Conference Hall of Fame Ceremony
Who: Peyton Dostie Collins '16 – Huskies' Field Hockey, Track & Field
What: 2024 Little East Conference Hall of Fame Recognition Ceremony
Where: Hannaford Field, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine
When: Saturday, October 26 – 2:45 pm
Dostie Collins' induction into the Little East Conference Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024 makes her the third alumna of the Huskies' women's track & field program to be selected for the LEC Hall of Fame, and the third member of the Southern Maine field hockey program. Dostie Collins joins track & field standouts Emily Artesani Walton '10, and Kim Brewer Giger '05, and Renee Heath Towne '04 and Jessie Superchi Gaudioso '05 from field hockey.
The Little East Conference has inducted 10 individuals and one team as part of its 2024 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. Dostie Collins is joined by former USM baseball standouts Sam Dexter '16 for the year's induction. Additionally, the Huskies' 1988-1989 men's basketball team will be inducted. The University of Southern Maine Department of Athletics will be honoring Dexter and the Huskies' 88-89 men's basketball team at dates to be determined.
A three-year member of the Huskies' field hockey team after transferring from Saint Joseph's College, Dostie Collins' finished her remarkable career as the program's leader in points (133) and assists (25) and is second in goals (54). While competing at Hannaford Field for her Hall-of-Famer aunt and coach
Bonny Brown-Denico '91, Dostie Collins was a three-time All-Little East Conference forward, earning first team honors as a junior and senior, and was named the LEC Offensive Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons in 2013 and 2014.
Setting the school record for points in a season in 2013, and tying the record for goals in a season (22), Dostie Collins earned a spot on the National Field Hockey Coaches Association New England West All-Region first team, an accolade she repeated in 2014 after leading USM with 17 goals and 10 assists for 44 points. At the end of her career as a member of the Huskies' field hockey team, Collins was selected to play for the NFHCA Division III Senior All-Star Game.
As impressive as Collins' field hockey play was, her achievements as a member of the track & field programs were even greater, culminating the NCAA Division III National Indoor Track & Field Championship in the pentathlon during the 205-2016 season.
A multi-discipline talent, Collins has 29 Little East or New England Alliance individual championships to her name in events including 55-meter hurdles, 600-meters, 60-meter hurdles, long jump, high-jump, 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, and 4x400 relay. She was named the Little East Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Year three times (2013, 2015 and 2016) and the conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year once (2016). During the 2016 season, Collins was also named the United States Track and Field, Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) New England Region Track Athlete of the Year.
A repeat NCAA All-American earning the honor twice in the pentathlon in 2015 finishing eighth, and 2016 as a national champion, Collins also claimed the coveted title in the spring of 2015 in the 400-meter hurdles. She ended her career holding the school records for the 55-meter hurdles, 60-meter hurdles, 400-meter, high jump, 4x200 relay, 4x400 relay and the pentathlon.
Collins earned two bachelor's degrees while at the University of Southern Maine, with a degree in Business Administration in 2015 and a degree in Marketing in 2016. A member of the Husky Hall of Fame board, Dostie Collins is a Human Resource Manager at cPort Credit Union.
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