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Burke, Costa, Gladu named UNE Senior Scholar-Athletes of the Year

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- University of New England student-athletes Mackenzie Burke, Kelsee Gladu, and Marcus Costa have been recognized as the Athletics Department's Senior Scholar-Athletes of the Year for 2022-23, as it was announced during the University's Biddeford Campus Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on Tuesday evening (Apr. 25).

Burke has been a four-year member of the women's rugby program, and spent this past season with the women's basketball team, as well. Gladu has been a four-year member of the women's cross country squad, and is in the midst of her third season as part of the women's track & field program. Costa has been a four-year member of the men's golf team.

Other student-athletes that were honored during the ceremony:
  • Outstanding Student Award for Biochemistry: Carolyn Curley, women's ice hockey
  • Outstanding Student Award for Data Science: Caleb Bowles, men's lacrosse
  • Outstanding Student Award for Medical Biology (Medical Sciences): Costa
  • Outstanding Student Award for Mental Health Rehabilitation: Burke
  • Outstanding Student Award for Sustainability & Business: Kate Lindmark, field hockey
  • Jessica Cox Henderson 1886 Award for Activism: Meghan Smith, women's rugby
  • College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Leadership Award: Sarah Padellaro, field hockey
Additionally, three student-athletes were among the four nominees for the Jacques Downs Award for Academic Excellence, which is the highest graduating honor within the College of Arts & Sciences: Costa, Padellaro, and Kyle Poulin (football).

Gaining induction into the Alpha Chi Honor Society (academic top 10 percent of the third or fourth-year class), were the following: Jenna Deschamps (women's lacrosse), Piper Desorcie (women's ice hockey), Ethan Dispoto (men's soccer), Sydni Lehr (women's track & field), Emily Martin (women's soccer), Karl Mohr (men's soccer), and Bella Reil (women's soccer).

Into the Psi Chi Honor Society (Psychology): Brooke Coen (women's soccer), Bridget Lynch (women's rugby), and Cam Mann (football).

Into the Pi Theta Epsilon Honor Society (Occupational Therapy): Bella Crugnale (women's ice hockey).

Watch a replay of the ceremony