CASTINE, Maine — The Maine Maritime Academy Athletic Department hosted its annual end of the year awards (MESPYS) celebration on Thursday evening inside Smith Gym.

The annual awards event was renamed the MESPYS beginning for the 2025-26 celebration and recognizes both the outstanding athletic, academic and leadership qualities of the Mariners student athletes.

Mariners Elite 8 Award Recipients: The Elite 8 showcases our athletes as performers in the classroom. The award recognizes the men's and women's student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average in each eligibility class at the end of the fall term.

First-years: 
Liam Sullivan - Marine Engineering Technology - Football 
Timmy Reda - Marine Biology/Small Vessel Operations – Men's Swimming & Diving 
Asher Michalski - Marine Biology/Small Vessel Operations – Men's Cross Country 
Avery Fraga - Marine Biology – Women's Swimming & Diving 
Ayla Altman - Marine Biology/Small Vessel Operations - Volleyball 
Alma Bewsher - Vessel Operations Technology - Sailing 
Isabel Dickson - Marine Biology/Small Vessel Operations - Sailing 

Sophomores: 
Wade Hill - Marine Biology/Small Vessel Operations – Men's Basketball 
Hadley Stoddard - International Business & Logistics – Women's Soccer/Lacrosse 

Juniors: 
Hunter Crea - International Business & Logistics – Men's Soccer 
Bre Kerr - International Business & Logistics – Volleyball/Women's Lacrosse 

Seniors: 
Cooper Parlee - Marine Systems Engineering (5-year) - Men's Cross Country 
Lydia Lancina - International Business & Logistics – Women's Soccer 
 
2025-26 Athlete of the Year:
Female Athlete of the Year – Sydney Williams – Volleyball
Male Athlete of the Year – Oliver Cox – Men's Swimming & Diving
 
2025-26 Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year:
Female Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year – Rebecca Caron – Women's Lacrosse
Male Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year – Ronnie Morgan – Men's Soccer
 
2025-26 Leader of the Year:
Female Leader of the Year – Evelyn Dagan – Women's Basketball & Isa Thesing - Women's Soccer/Women's Wrestling
Male Leader of the Year – Trey Marcil – Men's Lacrosse
 
Senior Athletes & Managers:

Jonah	Beasley	Sailing
Sophia	Biggie	Volleyball
Ella	Bowes	Women's Lacrosse
Rayelle	Brewer	Women's Swimming & Diving
Elijah	Brito	Men's Lacrosse
Aidan	Burke	Men's Swimming & Diving
Dustin	Burton	Men's Lacrosse
Nate	Campbell	Men's Cross Country
Kylie	Cantlon	Women's Cross Country & Women's Swimming & Diving
Reade	Carmichael	Women's Lacrosse – Athlete & Manager
Rebecca	Caron	Women's Lacrosse
Jacquelin	Castro	Women's Basketball
Oliver	Cox	Men's Swimming & Diving
Jay	Creegan	Men's Swimming & Diving
Evelyn	Dagan	Women's Basketball
Josiah	Dancy	Men's Basketball
John-John	Dickenson	Men's Soccer
Julianna	DiMarco	Sailing
Delaney	Ennis	Women's Soccer
Hailey	Fardon	Former Women's Lacrosse Athlete & Football – Manager
Will	Farrell	Men's Lacrosse
Fox	Fernald	Sailing & Men's Swimming & Diving
Kaden	Horner	Men's Cross Country
Rohan	Hikel	Women's Basketball - Manager
Grace	Huntwork	Women's Basketball
Jack	Coleman	Football
Bre	Kerr	Volleyball
Lydia	Lancina	Women's Soccer
Sydney	Loring	Women's Basketball
Jonathan	Manning	Men's Cross Country
Trey	Marcil	Men's Lacrosse
McKenna	McNutt	Women's Soccer – Athlete & Manager
Cole	Michaud	Men's Lacrosse
Ronnie	Morgan	Men's Soccer
Thomas	Murray	Men's Swimming & Diving
Cooper	Parlee	Men's Cross Country
Nicho	Paulu	Sailing
Henri	Richardson	Sailing
Liam	Ries	Sailing
Sarah	Shank	Sailing
Rebecca	Simmons	Women's Soccer
Ila	Smith	Volleyball
Griffin	Stolp	Sailing
Lillian	Verrill	Women's Cross Country
Jon	Viens	Men's Golf
Hunnie	Zuber-Stephens	Volleyball