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Bentley’s Caitlin Burmester and Eric Gaynor Honored at NE10 Banquet

WALTHAM, Mass. – Caitlin Burmester was named the Northeast 10 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year to highlight Bentley’s night at the NE10 Awards Banquet on Tuesday. Burmester’s award caps a standout senior year for the cross country and track and field teams. The fall cross country season saw her lead the Falcons to the […]

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WALTHAM, Mass. – Caitlin Burmester was named the Northeast 10 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year to highlight Bentley’s night at the NE10 Awards Banquet on Tuesday.

Burmester’s award caps a standout senior year for the cross country and track and field teams.

The fall cross country season saw her lead the Falcons to the first NE10 championship in program history and she qualified individually for the NCAA Championship. She was the NCAA East Region champion, the USTFCCCA East Region Runner of the Year and the NE10 Sport Excellence Award winner for women’s cross country.

In track and field she won four individual gold medals, the 800 meter and the one mile indoors and the 800 and 1500 meter outdoors.

Burmester, who was Bentley’s Edward J. Powers Scholar-Athlete Award winner, majored in both accounting and liberal studies and maintained a 3.95 GPA. She’s earned eight NE10 Academic All-Conference team selections in her career for both cross country and track.

The last Falcon female athlete to win this award was women’s basketball standout and Bentley Hall of Famer Lauren Battista in 2014.

Additionally, Eric Gaynor was presented with the Dr. Dave Landers Faculty Mentor Award.

Gaynor is a Lecturer in Bentley’s Department of Accounting. A Certified Public Accountant, his work is primarily with health & human service agencies, with an emphasis on child welfare. He advises several state agencies as Senior Consultant for Sivic Solutions Group and was a Project Manager with Maximus specializing in revenue maximization.

Professor Gaynor’s nomination was submitted by Bentley volleyball players Elizabeth Blinn and Sofia Zingariello, who noted “Professor Gaynor is one of Bentley’s most prominent mentors. He makes himself available for many hours of the day outside of class time, so that students can ask him questions about class material, their careers, or anything else that they may need to be successful.”

They added, “Above all, Professor Gaynor is committed to building meaningful relationships with his students and staying in touch with them after they have taken his class. He is always sending out networking events and other career-growing opportunities to his current and former students, in an effort to help prepare them for a career after graduating. No professor has prepared us for the real-world like Professor Gaynor has.”

Release provided by Bentley athletics.

ABOUT THE NE10

The NE10 is an association of 10 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.

Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.

 

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