Saint Michael’s Sebastian Simonson Tabbed NE10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Saint Michael’s College men’s lacrosse May graduate Sebastian Simonson was unveiled as winner of the prestigious Northeast 10 Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year award on Tuesday night during the annual NE10 Banquet.

 

Simonson, who is the first Purple Knight to earn the award since it was established in 2000, joined Adelphi University men’s tennis’ Marko Jovanovic and Bentley University men’s lacrosse’s David Gagnon as finalists. Saint Michael’s softball May graduate Jenna Devens was a finalist for NE10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, along with Adelphi women’s volleyball’s Kambel Fiser and Bentley cross country/track & field’s Caitlin Burmester. Burmester won the women’s honor.

 

Simonson was a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-America second team and USA Lacrosse All-America honorable mention pick this spring, claiming All-America accolades for the second consecutive season. Simonson’s postseason awards haul included New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) Player of the Year and NE10 Offensive Player of the Year, as well as USILA All-North Region first team, NEILA All-New England first team, and NE10 All-Conference first team nods. He notched 68 points, 36 goals and 32 helpers, setting school records for points and assists. Simonson stands fourth in NCAA Division II in points per game, eighth in assists average, and 20th in goals per game, and top four in the NE10 in each.

 

A two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-America pick, Simonson graduated with a 3.86 cumulative grade-point average as a biochemistry major. He owns more than a dozen career academic accolades and holds membership in honor societies Chi Alpha Sigma (college athlete), Delta Epsilon Sigma (Catholic colleges) and Phi Beta Kappa (liberal arts and sciences). While also setting school marks for career goals (134) and points (213) this spring, the captain is 15th in NE10 history in points and 17th in goals. In addition to netting four All-America accolades the last two years, Simonson was NEILA All-New England three times.

 

All NE10 institutions are eligible to put forth nominees for Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year before each pool is whittled down to three finalists. Nominees must have just completed their final year of athletic eligibility, graduated with an undergraduate degree in May, be enrolled in a full-time course load, and have a minimum final cumulative grade-point average of 3.30. The award is voted upon annually by a committee of faculty members and athletic administrators at NE10 schools.

Release provided by Saint Michael’s athletics.

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