GORHAM, Maine – Fifty-four University of Southern Maine student-athletes were announced as part of the 2025 Little East Conference All-Academic Team for fall sports. Students from all nine of Southern Maine's Little East Conference sponsored teams have representatives on the academic squad: men's and women's soccer, field hockey, men's and women's cross country, men's & women's golf, women's tennis and women's volleyball.
To be named to the All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must be at least in sophomore standing in the classroom, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or higher through the previous semester, and have been at their current institution for at least a full academic year.
The Huskies' 2025 Little East Conference Championship women's soccer program led the way with 16 student-athletes earning the honor. Huskies' field hockey (8), men's soccer (7) and women's cross country (5) and the 2025 LEC Championship men's golf team (5) were the next four teams with the highest number of representatives.
Of the 54 All-Academic Team members from the University of Southern Maine, 46 had a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Thirteen Huskies had a GPA of 3.9 or higher, including five student-athletes with a 4.0 grade point average: women's soccer student-athletes
Erin Castonguay (Gorham, Maine) and
Meghan Przybilla (St. Anthony, Minn), field hockey's
Annie Jackson (Windham, Maine), women's cross cross country's
Gwen Catalano (Buxton, Maine), and women's tennis'
Katherine Dallaire (Biddeford, Maine) made rare academic achievement. Castonguay is completing her degree in Elementary Education, while Przybilla is working towards a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Catalano and Jackson are pursuing degrees in Health Sciences, while Dallaire is a Nursing student.
Twenty-three different University of Southern Maine majors are represented by the Huskies' All-Academic Team roster with Health Sciences (12), Exercise Science (7), Nursing (5), and Finance (3), Elementary Education (3) and Mechanical Engineering (3) among the more popular academic disciplines.
Twelve of the 54 members of the Little East Conference All-Academic team were also recognized with post-season honors from the LEC after their respective playing season. Catalano and senior
Michael Cyr (Caribou, Maine) of the men's cross-country team earned first team honors with outstanding performances at their conference championship meets respectively. Sophomores
Alex Grant and
Alex Fournier both earned second team all-conference honors helping men's golf to its second straight conference crown, while six members of the Huskies' women's soccer team earned all-conference honors while leading Southern Maine to its fourth consecutive title:
Cierra Hill (Pembroke, NH),
Devon Gatz (Millis, Mass.), Przybilla,
Makyla Magid (Golden, Colo.),
Riley Reitchel (Palermo, Maine) and
Devan Sherry (Gorham, Maine).
| Field Hockey (8) |
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Major |
| Annie |
Jackson |
Health Sciences (Pre-Occupational Therapy) |
| Danica |
Hebert |
Finance |
| Eliza |
Rogers |
Health Sciences (Pre-Occupational Therapy) |
| Olivia |
Staggs |
Exercise Science |
| Kaya |
Joseph |
Health Sciences |
| Jaigan |
Boudreau |
Business Finance |
| HJ |
Tuplin |
Exercise Science |
| Leah |
Thibodeau |
Health Sciences |
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| Men's Cross Country (4) |
Major |
| Michael |
Cyr |
Health Sciences |
| Preston |
Gerry |
Economics |
| Kyle |
Hartford |
Exercise Science |
| Camden |
Bessey |
Exercise Science |
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| Women's Cross Country (5) |
Major |
| Elise |
Schultz |
Economics |
| Alexis |
Karantza |
Nursing |
| AnnMarie |
Limberger |
Elementary Education |
| Anabel |
Melanson |
Nursing |
| Gwen |
Catalano |
Health Sciences |
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| Women's Soccer (16) |
Major |
| Erin |
Castonguay |
Elementary Education |
| Devon |
Gatz |
Women and Gender Studies |
| Britney |
Hill |
English |
| Madi |
Jordan |
Health Sciences |
| Kayla |
O'Connor |
Communications |
| Riley |
Reitchel |
Linguistics |
| Bridgette |
Toland |
Media Studies |
| Meghan |
Przybilla |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Madi |
Sainis |
Health Sciences |
| Ani |
Roberts |
Business |
| Lucy |
McLaughlin |
Psychology |
| Elizabeth |
Talbot |
Exercise Science |
| Makyla |
Magid |
Health Sciences |
| Devan |
Sherry |
Nursing |
| Natalie |
Flageolle |
Business Management |
| Cierra |
Hill |
Business |
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| Men's Soccer (7) |
Major |
| Colin |
Albert |
Finance |
| Brian |
Balch |
Electrical Engineering |
| Asa |
Farley |
Athletic Training |
| Ben |
LaWind |
Exercise Science |
| Kurtis |
Voter |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Ryan |
LaSusa |
Marketing |
| Connor |
LeClerc |
Health Sciences |
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| Women's Volleyball (3) |
Major |
| Amelia |
Beatty |
Nursing |
| Casey |
Murillo |
Health Sciences |
| Chloe |
Whittaker |
Health Sciences |
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| Women's Tennis (3) |
Major |
| Muriel |
Lattin |
Biology |
| Abby |
Emerson |
Exercise Sciences |
| Katherine |
Dallaire |
Nursing |
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| Men's Golf (5) |
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| Curan |
Bassingthwaite |
Management |
| Sam |
Farr |
Business Management |
| Alex |
Grant |
Information Technology |
| Owen |
Moore |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Alex |
Fournier |
Sport Management |
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| Women's Golf (3) |
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| Belle |
Steeves |
Health Sciences |
| Mackenzie |
Kingsbury |
Elementary Education |
| Ryley |
Myer |
Business Analytics |
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