INSIDE THE HUSKY HUDDLE
A Message from the Director, John Sutyak
Welcome to the second edition of Inside the Husky Huddle. We hope your summer was filled with relaxation, travel, and time spent with family and friends.
As we gear up for the new academic year, September 1st officially marked the start of another season in Huskies athletics. Our fall teams have been back on campus for a couple of weeks preparing for competition, and all of our students have moved back in for the upcoming year. While we are excited for 2026–27, we want to take one last look back at what was truly a historic season for USM Athletics.
2025–2026 Highlights & Historic Success
Although we fell just short of winning our first-ever Little East Conference (LEC) Commissioner's Cup (by a mere 0.01 points!), USM set the gold standard for the LEC on the national stage:
- NCAA Appearances: Nine Husky programs represented USM at NCAA championships - the most in a single year in school history.
- Conference & National Success: USM captured six LEC championships and finished 70th nationally out of 426 schools in the Division III Directors' Cup, which measures overall program success. This was the top finish of all LEC schools and marked the second-best finish in school history (behind the 1997–98 season, which finished 62nd).
- Academic Achievement: 315 student-athletes achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher, with 67 qualifying for the LEC Academic All-Conference team.
- All-Americans: Six student-athletes earned All-American honors. Notably, Jaycie Christopher (women's basketball) and Kyle Douin (baseball) were named both All-Americans and Academic All-Americans. READ MORE
