UMPI’s Harding, Korhonen named top athletes
The University of Maine at Presque Isle held its annual athletic awards ceremony last Tuesday, May 4 at the Campus Center.
Highlighting the event was the announcement of the Male and Female Athletes of the Year. The recipients were Corey Harding, a senior soccer and baseball player from Plymouth, and Megan Korhonen, a junior volleyball and basketball player from Littleton.
Receiving the Al Arman “Make A Difference” Awards were Chad Parker of Truro, Nova Scotia and Melinda Sullivan of Lisbon. The Ruel Parks Coaches Award went to Emily Moore of Lisbon. Hannah Shepard of Yarmouth earned the Stanley H. Small Coaches Award.
Hannah Hopkins of Halifax, Nova Scotia was named Athletic Training Student of the Year and Paul Rucci of Millinocket was the recipient of the Athletic Training Rising Star Award.
Most Valuable Players, Most Inspirational Awards and Rookie of the Year Awards were named in all the sports as follows:
Golf: MVP, Christopher Coffin, Presque Isle; most inspirational, Christopher Landry, Truro, Nova Scotia; and rookie of the year, Randy Whitmore, Milford.
Men’s soccer: MVP, Craig Maffei, Reading, and Devon Peaslee, Woolwich; most inspirational, Joshua Peaslee, Woolwich; and rookie of the year, Jacob Paradis, Ashland.
Women’s soccer: MVP, Chelsea Boudreau, Wallace, Nova Scotia, and Katherine Moody, Presque Isle; most inspirational, Makayla Gahagan, Caribou; and rookie of the year, Lainey Herring, Houlton.
Women’s volleyball: MVP, Erica Davis, North Yarmouth; most inspirational, Megan Korhonen, Littleton; and rookie of the year, Allison Macdonald, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Men’s cross country: MVP, Justin Fereshetian, Turner; most inspirational, Christopher Rines, Caribou; and rookie of the year, Jason Johnson, Presque Isle.
Women’s cross country: MVP, Shelly Hanson, Charleston; most inspirational, Julie Rugg, South Paris; and rookie of the year, Kathleen Christoffel, Clifton Park, N.Y.
Men’s basketball: MVP, Raymond Mitchell, Cleveland, Ohio; most inspirational, Christopher Coffin, Presque Isle, and Brian Korhonen, Littleton; and rookie of the year, Patrick Manifold, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom.
Women’s basketball: MVP, Megan Korhonen, Littleton; most inspirational, Julie Peers, Caswell; and rookie of the year, Emily Pelletier, Fort Kent.
Men’s skiing: MVP, Justin Fereshetian, Turner; most inspirational, Jacob Fillebrown, Stoneham; and rookie of the year, Gordon Scannell, North Yarmouth.
Women’s skiing: MVP, Chandra Wisneski, Amherst, Nova Scotia; most inspirational, Leah Finnemore, Hartland; and rookie of the year, Kathleen Christoffel, Clifton Park, N.Y.
Baseball: MVP, Corey Harding, Plymouth; most inspirational, Seth Dorr, Hodgdon; and rookie of the year, Jacob Fillebrown, Stoneham.
Softball: MVP, Nicole Russell, Newcastle, and Brittany Humphrey, New Gloucester; most inspirational, Emily O’Neal, Limestone, and Danielle Humphrey, New Gloucester; and rookie of the year, Lainey Herring, Houlton.
Golf: Chad Phillips, Dover-Foxcroft; Paul Rucci, Millinocket; Kyle Grooms, Marshall, Mich.; Christopher Landry, Truro, Nova Scotia; Christopher Coffin, Presque Isle; Randy Whitmore, Milford.
Men’s soccer: Corey Harding, Plymouth; Dylan Harris, Patten; Trevor Hews, Van Buren; Matthew Carrington, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Benjamin Costello, Old Town; Seth Dorr, Houlton; Corey Fournier, Bradley; Chad Parker, Truro, Nova Scotia; Devon Peaslee, Woolwich; Joshua Peaslee, Woolwich; Christopher Smith, Phillips; Hanad Ashkir, Fairfax, Va.; Cody Closson, Fort Fairfield; Richard Felbaum, Saco; Craig Maffei, Readfield; Samuel Bacon, Easton; William Cole, Murray Siding, Nova Scotia; Austin Dufour, Fort Fairfield; John-Douglas Haddad, Plaster Rock, New Brunswick; Jacob Paradis, Ashland; Anup Prasai, Katmandhu, Nepal; Bikram Shrestha, Katmandhu, Nepal; Stephen Sweatt, Scarborough; Ryan VanBuskirk, Houlton.
Women’s soccer: Makayla Gahagan, Caribou; Billie Martin, Caribou; Katherine Moody, Presque Isle; Chelsea Boudreau, Wallace, Nova Scotia; Jessica Kinney, Caribou, Amber Bradley, Mars Hill; Olivia Jameson, Friendship; Jacquelyn Raymond, Ashland; Desiree Smith, Rockland; Carolynn Tuck, Brewer; Lainey Herring, Houlton; Danielle Johnson, Jefferson; Elizabeth Keagan, Amherst, Nova Scotia; Kellie Peers, Caswell; Maryl Shaw, Fort Fairfield; Kathryn Smith, Caribou; and Taylor Ussery, Montclair, Calif.
Women’s volleyball: Erica Davis, North Yarmouth; Megan Korhonen, Littleton; Victoria Rowe, Houlton; Johannah Bubar, Riverview, New Brunswick; Karen Creighton, Sussex, New Brunswick; Michelle Ferry, Princeton; Melinda Sullivan, Lisbon Falls; Stacy Bernier, Limestone; Kayla Fleming, Costa Mesa, Calif.; and Allison MacDonald, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Men’s cross country: Aaron Schmersal, Winthrop; Christopher Rines, Caribou; James Cirell, Bingham; Justin Fereshetian, Turner; Jason Johnson, Mapleton; Brian Korhonen, Littleton; and Hugh McLellan, Maitland, Nova Scotia.
Women’s cross country: Julie Rugg, South Paris; Chandra Wisneski, Amherst, N.H.; Shelly Hanson, Charleston; Kathleen Christoffel, Clifton Park, N.Y.; Justine Cyr, Fort Kent; and Alessandra Pizzuti, Caribou.
Men’s basketball: Brian Korhonen, Littleton; Jeremy Brock, Easton; Loren Fawthrop, Amherst, Nova Scotia; Raynold Mitchell, Cleveland, Ohio; Devon Peaslee, Woolwich; Benjamin Rosser, Caribou; Samuel Bacon, Easton; Christopher Coffin, Presque Isle; Kyle Corrigan, Caribou; Ryan Hill, Houlton; Bryan Jennings, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia; Patrick Manifold, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom; Emmanuel Martinez, Mars Hill; Jeffrey Morton, Pittsfield; and Bradley Trask, Easton.
Women’s basketball: Kathleen Kilfoil, Johnville, New Brunswick; Megan Korhonen, Littleton; Melinda Sullivan, Lisbon Falls; Emily Moore, Lisbon; Kayla Fleming, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Julie Peers, Caswell; Emily Pelletier, Fort Kent; Kallie Pelletier, Madawaska; Taylor Ussery, Montclair, Calif.; and Logahn Walker, Strong.
Men’s skiing: Aaron Schmersal, Winthrop; Bradley Burlock, Caribou; Justin Fereshetian, Turner; Jacob Fillebrown, Stoneham; and Gordon Scannell, Cape Elizabeth
Women’s skiing: Hannah Shepard, Yarmouth; Chandra Wisneski, Amherst, Nova Scotia; Kathleen Christoffel, Clifton Park, N.Y.; Justine Cyr, Fort Kent; and Leah Finnemore, Hartland.
Baseball: Donald Charette, Millinocket; Tyler Delaney, Truro, Nova Scotia; Seth Dorr, Houlton; Corey Fournier, Bradley; Corey Harding, Plymouth; Brian Andrews, Fort Fairfield; Clinton Carter, Washburn; James Cirell, Bingham; Joshua Conroy, Dover-Foxcroft; Christopher Cosenze, Old Town; Jacob Fillebrown, Stoneham; Ryan Hill, Houlton; Cody Humphrey, New Gloucester; Brian Saucier, Levant; Stephen Thorne, Dalhouse, New Brunswick; and Ian Towle, Fort Fairfield.
Softball: Nicole Russell, Newcastle; Brittany Humphrey, New Gloucester; Danielle Humphrey, New Gloucester; Cassandra Green, Truro, Nova Scotia; Kathleen Higgins, Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia; Desiree Smith, Rockland; Emily Staples, Trenton; Carolynn Tuck, Brewer; Lainey Herring, Houlton; Emily O’Neal, Limestone; Kellie Peers, Caswell.
Athletic training: Matthew Campbell, Houlton; Tyler Delaney, Truro, Nova Scotia; Dylan Harris, Patten; Hannah Hopkins, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Craig Moody, Baileyville; Christopher Rines, Caribou; Nicole Russell, Newcastle; Aaron Schmersal, Winthrop; Hannah Shepard, Yarmouth; Melinda Sullivan, Lisbon Falls; Chandra Wisneski, Amherst, N.H.
Chelsea Boudreau, Wallace, Nova Scotia; Benjamin Costello, Old Town; Shannin Cote, Caribou; Kayla Fleming, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Heather Mitchell, Waterville; Chad Parker, Truro, Nova Scotia; Victoria Rowe, Houlton; Paul Rucci, Millinocket.
Brittany Bigger, Machias; Kristen Boxwell, Easton; Cody Closson, Fort Fairfield; Lindsey Cote, Stockholm; Peter Desmond, Topsham; Loren Fawthrop, Amherst, Nova Scotia; Kathleen Higgins, Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia; Olivia Jameson, Friendship; Christopher Landry, Truro, Nova Scotia; Nicole McQuade, Mars Hill; Michelle Post, Presque Isle; and Reanne Thompson, Milo.
Contributed photos/UMPI Athletic Department
TOP MALE ATHLETE
Corey Harding of Plymouth, right, was named the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s male athlete of the year during the annual athletic awards ceremony held last Tuesday at the Campus Center. At left is UMPI Athletic Director Bill Casavant.
TOP FEMALE ATHLETE
Megan Korhonen was named the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s female athlete of the year during the annual athletic awards ceremony held last Tuesday at the Campus Center. At left is UMPI Athletic Director Bill Casavant.
AWARDS
Tricia Pelkey, center, daughter of the late Al Arman, presents the Al Arman Make A Difference Awards to UMPI students Chad Parker and Mindy Sullivan during last Tuesday’s ceremony.
