Team Citizenship Award
Women's Ice Hockey: Has participated in numerous community outreach activities including, Run for Hope, Race for the Cure, Youth Hockey Clinics, Skating Strides for Breast Cancer, Charity Broomball event for the Ronald McDonald House, Kid Zone, Special Olympics and the Girl Scouts.
Women's Basketball: Race for the Cure, the Kid Zone, YMCA youth basketball registration,Passed out candy at the Bangor Mall on Halloween, served Thanksgiving dinner at the Bangor Homeless Shelter.
Volleyball: Dig Pink fundraiser for breast cancer awareness, greeted troops at airport, participated in Trick or Eat canned food drive.
Female Team of the Year
Women's Soccer: Qualified for the 2008 America East Playoffs and won its first round matchup.
Volleyball: Turned around from a 4-23 record in 2007 to finish 14-13, claiming a spot in the America East Tournament. Maine won seven of its last nine regular season games to make the playoffs. The Black Bears were also the only team to win a set over conference champion Albany in tournament play.
Field Hockey: Advanced to the 2008 America East Playoffs.
Male Team of the Year
Football: The 2008 Maine football team finished the season 8-5 and a national ranking of 18 in the Sports Network Top 25 Poll, and a final ranking of 16 in the final College Sporting News Top 25 Poll. It marked the second time in the last three years Maine finished the season in the national rankings. The Black Bears went on a six-game winning streak midway through the season which catapulted them into the NCAA Playoffs for the fifth time in school history and the first time since 2002. During the six-game winning streak, Maine knocked off a pair of ranked teams on the road, including No. 20 Delaware and No. 13 Massachusetts. It marked just the fourth time in program history that Maine won at Delaware. The win over UMass halted a six-game losing streak to the Minutemen, and was just the team's 14th win over UMass in program history. Maine produced four All-Americans and seven all-conference performers during the season.
Female Rookie of the Year
Jessica Bond (WIH): Played in all 33 games and earned a perfect 4.0 gpa her first semester, nominated for Hockey East Rookie of the Year
Kelly Newton (FH): America East Rookie of the Year. Won AE Rookie of Week twice. Scored 25 points which lead team and finished fourth in America East. Scored three of Maine's six game-winning goals. Named a Longstreth /NFHCA DI All-Region Team.
Corey Conner (WCC/WTR): Maine MVP Cross Country, 11th place finish in America East Champs, 4th place finish at America East Indoor Track Champs in the mile run and top Freshman finisher, 4th place finish in New England Champs and top Freshman finisher, Rising Star Honors.
Male Rookie of the Year
Riley Masters (MCC/MTR): Maine MVP Cross Country , school record in the 3000m run, voted Rookie of the Year for the America East Championships, America East 3000m Champion and New England mile Champion , 3rd all time mile performance 4:07, 2008 Rising Star
Gerald McLemore (MBB): Named to the America East all rookie team, was the 2nd leading freshmen scorer in the conference with 12.1ppg.
Jared Turcotte (FB): Turcotte, a 2008 All-CAA First-Team honoree, earned a pair of All-America honors after leading the team in rushing yards (625) and rushing touchdowns (7). He ranked ninth in the league in rushing in conference games-only, and second among rookies in that category. Turcotte was named the conference rookie of the week on two occasions, while also topping 100 yards in rushing in pair of games this season. He was a Second-Team All-American by The Sports Network and an honorable-mention All-American by College Sporting News.
Gustav Nyquist (MIH): Led Maine men's ice hockey team in scoring with 13 goals and 19 assists for 32 points. Named Hockey East Rookie of the Week and Rookie of the Month this year. First freshman to lead Maine in scoring since Paul Kariya (1992-93). Is here on a full academic scholarship and achieved a 3.418 gpa in his first semester.
Male Performance of the Year
Jared Turcotte (FB): Jared Turcotte accounted for 189 all-purpose yards and scored two touchdowns, including catching the game-winning TD pass, to help lift Maine to a thrilling 41-40 double-overtime victory over Hofstra on Oct. 18 at Alfond Stadium.
Curt Smith (MBA): 2008 America East Player of the Year
Riley Masters (MCC/MTR): Won the mile run at America East Indoor Championships, named Rookie of the Year.
Dan Poirier (MTR): Javelin throw Spring 08, 2nd in America East Champs, 1st New England Champs 8th IC4A/ECAC Champs 3rd best all time Maine performance.
Jovan Belcher (FB): Named the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Year. He was a five-time first team all-American. Finished second in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the nation's most outstanding defensive player. It was the highest finish ever for a Black Bear player.
Female Performance of the Year
Jasmine Phillips (WSO): For her performance in the America East Quarterfinals, making the final save in the shootout and then kicking the winning goal, also for her career.
Vicki Tolton(WTR): Won the 400 meter dash at the America East Championship, the New England Championship and the ECAC Championship. Set the school record and at the America East Championship and reset it at the New Englands. Her time of 54.31 smashed the old America East record by .54. Ran a 54.02 in the New Englands.
Field Hockey vs. BU: First time since 2003 that Maine beat BU and the first time in years that BU lost on their home field. The win kept the Black Bears' playoff hopes alive.
Ashley Waters (SB): 2008 season, America East Player of the Year.
Vanessa Vani (WIH): For her career at UMaine, broke the school record for most assists in a career (63) and finished with the third most points in program history (99).
Allyson Howatt (WTR): Multiple school record holder 100 and 200m and 4x400m relay Spring 08 America East Champion 100 and 200m voted America East meet MVP NCAA Qualifying meet participant.
Genevieve Turgeon-Lafrance (WIH): Eclipsed prior single season save record by stopping 975 shots this season. Ended career with 2,948 saves, nearly 1200 more than next best in WIH history. She also holds the record for games played (100).
Female Coach of the Year
Scott Atherley (WSOC): Guided Maine to the 2008 America East playoffs and a 6-6-7 record.
Lynn Atherley (VB): Guided her team to 10 more wins than last season to finish 14-13, claiming a spot in the America East Tournament. Through her coaching Lindsay Allman earned First Team All-Conference honors, the first Black Bear to do so since 2005.
Male Coach of the Year
Jack Cosgrove (FB): Cosgrove guided the Black Bears to an 8-5 record and a berth in the 2008 NCAA FCS Playoffs; the fifth appearance in program history and the first since 2002. Maine finished second in the CAA North Division after it was picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll. Cosgrove was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach-of-the-Year award.
Pat Laughlin (MSO) Continues to turn around the program from rock bottom two years ago. Maine finished 5-10-2 this season after an 0-17-0 finish two years ago. Black Bears had two conference wins and a tie this year.
Alum/Community Member of the Year
Paula Kagan: For support of UMaine athletics, specifically women's basketball
Friends of Maine Women's Ice Hockey: - they greet the team with smiling faces after each and every game win or lose and always feed them so well!
Jim Ballinger: For 40 years of service.
Roy Boothby: From ACME pizza for donating time and pizza!
Justin Tomberlin: For volunteering to speak at freshmen orientation and the scholar athlete awards ceremony.
Elaine Clark: For her support in athletic facilities development.
Staff Member of the Year
Crissy Kerluke (Academic Support): She provides all of her student athletes the academic support that they need to be successful in the classroom and maintain eligibility. She goes above and beyond what is required of her to help the student-athletes.
Steven "Jonesy" Jones (Equipment Manager): Working long, tireless hours making sure Black Bear student-athletes are equipped to take the field.
Ann Maxim (Academic Support): Making sure Black Bear student-athletes are staying current with their studies.
Jim Ballinger (Asst. M&W T&F Coach): Has been teaching/coaching at Maine for 40 years.
Marian Dressler: Member of the athletic development office and the Friends of Maine Women's Basketball.
Betty Fadrigon: Always does what is best for the athletic department and UMaine.
Brandi Rideout: Student-Athlete Services Coordinator.
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