General 12/2/2024 9:22:00 AM Christina Cracolici, Director of Athletic Communications

University Credit Union/Athletic Director Student-Athletes of the Month - November 2024

Women's Soccer's Mia Sargent and Wrestling's Colby Frost

2024-2025 University Credit Union Student-Athlete of the Month

November 2024

Recognizing the outstanding achievements of our University of Southern Maine student-athletes is something we are proud to do. Since January of 2022, Huskies' Athletics and University Credit Union have partnered up to highlight the varied and vital contributions USM student-athletes make in competition, in the classroom and in the community. Whether its big-time performances for their team, or big steps in their academic and career goals, or our student-athletes commitment to Community Service, USM & UCU are ready to celebrate our Student-Athletes of the Month.

Chosen by members of the Athletic Department administration, recipients of this honor successfully embody the Five Pillars of USM Athletics: Academic Excellence, Athletic Achievement, Personal Growth, Professional Development and Service to Community.

November 2024's UCU Student-Athlete of the Month honors a pair of senior student-athletes who have been at the top of their game throughout their careers, and continue to achieve at a high level. Huskies' Athletics looks forward to continuing this recognition program throughout the year and its valuable partnership with University Credit Union.

Colby Frost | Health Sciences | Steep Falls, Maine

UCU SOATM Frost November 2024

Off to a 12-0 start to his senior season, Colby has twice been named the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Wrestler of the Week. A 2024 NCAA Division III All-American, finishing sixth nationally at 149 lbs, Colby has picked up where he left off heading into the 2024-25 season. Ranked fourth nationally by both Open Mat Wrestling and D3Wrestle.Com, Colby was recently named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Doug Parker Invitational to close out the month of November. Sitting at 94-23 in his career, Colby has been dominant in his 12-0 start this season, winning all but one of his matches by extra point, including four wins by fall, and four wins by technical fall. An NWCA Scholar All-American, Frost is a Health Science major.

Mia Sargent | Biology | Portland, Maine

UCU SOATM November 2024 Mia Sargent

Named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2024 Little East Conference Women's Soccer Championship for the second time in her career, Mia was also named the conference's Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season (2022, 2023, 2024). A four-time All-Little East Conference center back, Mia played a key part in the Huskies' third consecutive Little East Conference Championship. Mia holds the program record for career games played with 83. In 2024, Sargent played the most minutes of any member of the Huskies' roster (1720), and turned in 15 full 90s. A Biology major, MIa is a three-time Academic All-District student athlete, and is a multiple-time winner of the William B. Wise Scholar Athlete and Little East Conference Fall All-Academic Team awards. She was a United Soccer Coaches' All-Region third team pick in 2022 and a first team selection in 2023.

WHAT IS THE UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION/ATHLETIC DIRECTOR STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH?

Throughout each academic year as Huskies' Athletics moves from fall to winter to the spring competition, Southern Maine student-athletes are consistently recognized at the state, conference, regional and national level for their outstanding and noteworthy performances on the field of competition.

Academically, Huskies are also known for their superior performances earning All-Academic team honors from a variety of awards bureaus as well as the University. During the 2023-24 academic year, USM student-athletes combined for a department grade point average of 3.2. Each year, Husky student-athletes receive recognition for their athletic, academic and community service activities.

Proudly supporting and emphasizing the Division III student-athlete model, Huskies' Athletics focuses its goals on five key areas for each of its nearly 450 student-athletes: Academic Excellence, Athletic Achievement, Personal Growth, Professional Development and Service to Community.

Many of USM student-athletes play big roles not only on their teams, but also in life - as student employees, mentors, student organization leaders, civic rights activists, residence life assistants, and more. With that in mind, former Director of Athletics Al Bean partnered with University Credit Union to create a new way to honor and amplify the remarkable contributions of our student-athletes that go far beyond the stat sheet with the UCU Athletic Director Student-Athlete of the Month recognition.

"As a department, Huskies Athletics believes in the development of the overall student-athlete. As soon as they become a Husky, we are investing in their future. The goal for a USM student-athlete is for each and every one to realize their full potential academically, athletically, personally, professional and civically. Our student-athletes are leaders on and off of the field and in the community. With the creation of the UCU Athletic Director Student-Athlete of the Month honor, we are seeking to establish a tangible way to congratulate and encourage the work of student-athletes both inside and outside of the competitive arena."

The UCU Athletic Director Student-Athlete of the Month (one male, one female) will be chosen based upon Huskies' Five Key Pillars: Academic Excellence, Athletic Achievement, Personal Growth, Professional Development and Service to Community. Members of the Huskies' Athletic Administration will nominate and choose those student-athletes to be recognized.

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