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NICHOLAS BETTI '15
WYATT LAPAGE '15
JACk TrAGErT '15
Photo by David Sinclair Photography.
Photo by Tony Llerena Photography.
Photo by David Sinclair Photography.
NicholasBettihasbeennameda2015
United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse As-
sociation (USILA) Scholar All-American.
This award marks the first USILA Scholar
W
yattLaPagehasbeennamedtothe
College Sports Information Directors
of America (CoSIDA) / Capital one
Academic All-America Division III Third Team.
J
ackTragertrepresentedMaineMaritime
Academy men's lacrosse at the 2015 NEI-
LA East-West Senior All-Star Game on
May 29th at Springfield College. Tragert won the
All-American selection in Maine Maritime
LaPage is the Mariners first Academic All-Amer-
opening face-off for the East squad, helping the
Academy Men's Lacrosse history. Betti joined
ican since Benjamin Russel earned the distinc-
team to a 16-10 win over the West.
126 players, representing Division I, II and III
tion for men's soccer in 2011. He is the first-ever
Tragert, a Marine Transportation operations
schools from al around the country.
Maine Maritime Academy men's cross country
major, graduated from Maine Maritime on
Betti, a North Atlantic Conference First Team
runner to earn the honor.
May 2nd. The face-off specialist grabbed NAC
All-Conference selection and NAC All-Tour-
The Marine Transportation operations major
First Team All-Conference and 2015 NEILA
nament honoree, was named to the NEILA
and May 2nd graduate, maintained an impressive
Academic All-New England Team honors,
Academic All-New England Team earlier this
3.97 GPA, while serving as the Cadet Chief Mate
following a record-breaking season. The senior
month.
and men's cross country team captain in 2014
captain scooped up a team-leading 116 ground
This season, Betti broke the Maine Maritime
LaPage led the team to a 6th place finish at the
bal s, breaking the all-time school record with
Academy record for career goals, tal ying an im-
NAC Championships, finishing 32nd out of 104
269 ground bal s in his career, and was the top
pressive 165 goals in four years. Betti also ranks
runners, a 40th place finish at the ECAC Cham-
face-off man in the North Atlantic Conference,
first all-time in shots (556), shots on goal (305),
pionships, and a 37th place finish at the NCAA
ranking 7th in the Nation with an impressive
man-up goals (25), games played (59) and games
Regionals.
.676 face-off percentage.
started (58), and is only the third player in pro-
This season, LaPage broke the school record
Tragert joined Castleton's Zach Davidson, New
gram history to surpass 200 points in his career.
for fastest 8k at Westfield State and was the only
England College's Nick Herzog, and Husson's
Among Division III players, Betti ranked in the
runner to participate in both post-conference
James Seager as North Atlantic Conference
top 10 al season in goals per game. The Marine
championship races.
representatives, and is the first East-West Senior
Engineering Technology major graduated from
LaPage, a two-time North Atlantic Conference
All-Star in Maine Maritime Academy men's
Maine Maritime on May 2nd.
All-Academic Team selection, was named the
lacrosse program history.
Maine Maritime Academy october Athlete of the
Month, and the 2014-2015 Senior Scholar Athlete
of the Year.
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