CASTINE, Maine - Maine Maritime honored its student-athletes at the annual Student-Athlete Banquet in the Alfond Student Center Thursday. Jessica Menges (Old Forge, N.Y.) and Christopher Gilman (Old Town, Maine) were honored as Senior Scholar Athletes and Gillian O'Neal (Burbank, Calif.) and Michael Burgess (North Yarmouth, Maine) took home the Athlete of the Year awards for 2015-16, and 67 students were named Scholar Athletes (3.3 GPA and higher).

Jessica Menges – 2015-16 Female Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year - Volleyball

Menges, a four-year member of the volleyball team and a two-year team captain, was named the 2015 North Atlantic Conference Volleyball Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year. The Marine Biology and Small Vessel Operations major carries a 3.83 grade point average, the highest of any female senior athlete at Maine Maritime, and has earned NAC All-Academic honors for two-straight years.

Christopher Gilman – 2015-16 Male Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year – Men's Soccer

Gilman, a five-year member of the men's soccer team and a two-year team captain, was named to the 2015 North Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Sportsmanship Team. The Marine Systems Engineering major boasts a 3.79 GPA and is a three-time NAC All-Academic team selection.

Michael Burgess – 2015-16 Male Athlete of the Year - Senior - Football

Burgess, a four-year member of the football team, was named Male Athlete of the Year. Burgess was named to the 2015 All-New England Football Conference Defensive First Team at the defensive line and special teams utility positions. Burgess was named the NEFC Special Teams Player of the Week and on November 3, received D3football.com Team of the Week honors, following a recording breaking performance against Curry College on Senior Day. The senior recorded a Maine Maritime Academy single-game record three blocked kicks, including a blocked punt, blocked PAT and blocked field goal to lead the Mariners to the victory.

This season, Burgess registered five blocked kicks, and holds the all-time school-record with 17 career blocked kicks. At the defensive lineman position, the North Yarmouth, Maine native recorded 45 tackles this season, including a team-leading 12.5 tackles for a loss for a total of 40 yards, three sacks and two fumble recoveries.

Gillian O'Neal – 2015-16 Female Athlete of the Year - Junior – Volleyball

O'Neal, a three-year member of the women's volleyball team, was named the Female Athlete of the Year. O'Neal named the 2015 North Atlantic Conference Volleyball Player of the Year and named the First Team All-NAC.

This season, O'Neal earned NAC player of the week honors five times and was named to the 2015 Maritime Classic All-Tournament team. She ranked first in the NAC in attacks per set (9.24), kills per set (3.72), points per set (4.39) and total kills (368). O'Neal appeared in 31 matches for the Mariners, playing in 101 sets and totaling 368 kills, 281 digs, 56 service aces and 18 assists.

Scholar athletes (3.3 GPA or Higher)

Gerald Aquino
Catherine Bailey
Spencer Boonstra
Anthony Boucher
Aaron Boulos
Kylie Bradley
Robert Bradley
Brendan Broderick
Daniel Cox
Drew Cyr
Zachary Davis
Michael Dedian
George Doe
Jacob Doyon
Zachary Faskianos
Nathan Fitzpatrick
Christopher Gilman
Logan Goewey
Alec Grant
Alex Grant-Roy
Henry Hersey
Amanda Holewiak
Kyle Huston
Sierra James
Zak Kinsman
Erich Klopfer
Rylee Knox
Jacob Larsen
Patrick Larsen
Leah Libby
Justin Lovely
Caroline Martin
Alexandra McClure
Maggie McConkey
Cody McDonald
Miranda McIntire
Megan McLean
Jessica Menges
Marc Morneault
George Morrison
Sarah Nevin
John Nevins
Brendan Newcomb
Hayden Norwood
Cody O'Brien
Luke Olson
Gillian O'Neal
Grafton Page
Kevin Pepin
Taylor Ploch
Dylan Price
Zachary Radcliffe
Joshua Reeks
J. Chase Reidelbach
David Rice
Adam Richardson
Matthew Roy
Mary Shea
Truman Slocum
Elin Sonesson
Marshall Spear
Brandon St. Germain
Jack Weeks
Jacob Weymouth
Johnny Weymouth
Mason Whitaker
Alex Winchester

All-Academic

Spring/Winter 2015

Zachary Radcliffe - Basketball
Michael Dedian – Lacrosse

Fall 2015

Spencer Boonstra - Men's Cross Country
Kyle Huston - Men's Cross Country
Hayden Norwood - Men's Cross Country
Catherine Bailey – Women's Cross Country
Caroline Martin– Women's Cross Country
Elin Sonesson – Women's Cross Country
Luke Olson – Golf
Christopher Gilman – Men's Soccer
Marshall Spear – Men's Soccer
Kylie Bradley – Women's Soccer
Maggie McConkey – Women's Soccer
Jessica Menges – Volleyball
Robert Bradley, Jr. – Football
Dylan Bragg – Football
Joe Dibiase – Football
John Doyon – Football
Zachary Faskianos – Football
Tyler Gagnon – Football
Justin Lovely – Football
Cody McDonald – Football
Cody O'Brien – Football
Samuel Prive – Football
Jordan Susi – Football
Jonathan Ware – Football
Johnny Weymouth – Football

The Men's Cross Country Team was named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) 2015 Division III All-Academic Team. And the Women's Lacrosse Team was named an IWLCA D3 Academic Squad.

2016-17 SAAC OFFICERS

President: Gillian O'Neal
Vice President: Lauren McKenna
Treasurer: Melissa Spaulding
Secretary: Kylie Bradley

Four-Year Athletes

Men's Basketball

Brian Goda
Zachary Radcliffe

Women's Basketball

Bekah Campbell
Mackenzie Vosburgh

Men's Cross Country

Kyle Huston
Hayden Norwood
J. Chase Reidelbach
Jacob Weymouth

Women's Cross Country

Elin Sonesson
Alice Stenquist
Gabe Wells

Football

Michael Burgess
Jeddy Doyon
Michael Fahey
Alex Gamester
Justin Lovely
Cody McDonald
Samuel Prive
Mitchell Tuttle
Jonathan Ware
Johnny Weymouth

Golf

Keenan Kalthoff
Kevin Pepin

Men's Lacrosse

Michael Dedian
Tim Grant
Ryan McLellan

Men's Soccer

Christopher Gilman
Kyle Haslam
Matt Leblanc
Bo McLain
Taylor Ploch
Jonathan Reeks
Bryan Soucy

Women's Soccer

Kelsie Hilton

Volleyball

Coronado Hickman
Molly Marcotte
Jessica Menges

ELITE 8

This award recognizes the male and female student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average in each eligibility class at the end of the fall term. Transfers must complete one full year at Maine Maritime prior to becoming eligible.

Freshmen: John Nevins, Mason Whitaker, Logan Goewey and Amanda Holewiak, Miranda McIntire
Sophomores: Marshall Spear and Kylie Bradley
Juniors: Spencer Boonstra and Caroline Martin
Seniors: Hayden Norwood and Jessica Menges