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NE10 Announces Man and Woman of the Year Finalists

Winners to Be Announced from Final Group of Three

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. - The Northeast 10 Conference announced its list of finalists for the Man and Woman of the Year awards on Monday afternoon - choosing the top three candidates for each honor among the institutional nominations previously announced last week.

The announcement of award recipients will be made the night of Monday, June 1, as part of the NE10 banquet in Colchester, Vt.

The NE10 Man and Woman of the Year awards honor student-athletes for their excellence in competition, in the classroom and in the community. The Woman of the Year award winner will be forwarded to the NCAA for its National Woman of the Year award, serving as the NE10's nomination.

Each of the league's 10 member institutions nominated at least one student-athlete for each award.

 

Alexandra Witucki
Women's Lacrosse
Pace


A senior from Rochester, N.Y., Witucki has started all but one game on defense for the national semifinalists this spring.  A 3.76 undergraduate in sports marketing, Witucki is currently pursuing a graduate degree in business analytics.  Outside of participating on an NE10 and NCAA championship team, Witucki has had a hand in multiple community service projects while serving as a team equipment manager, the general manager of a student-run small business and a supervisor of the main athletics facility on campus.

Delaney Kiendra
Volleyball
Adelphi


An honorable mention All-American this fall, Kiendra most recently served as an Adelphi Student-Athlete Advisory Committee co-president, previously working as the committee's community service executive board member. She spearheaded efforts to create the Bridges to Adelphi Unity Walk in 2025 and helped lead the charge in the volleyball team's community service efforts -- tallying nearly 700 hours of community service.  She is a nine-time NE10 Academic Honor Roll honoree and the 2025-26 Adelphi Female Panther Leadership Award winner.

Dillon Labonte
Cross Country
SNHU


A two-time Elite 90 winner as Division II's top academic competitor in cross-country, Labonte graduated from SNHU with a 4.0 in electrical engineering and mathematics.  Labonte was the 2025 NE10 Sport Excellence award winner for cross country and is a two-time all-region selection for his work on the course.   

 

Gracie Moore
Field Hockey
Bentley


Moore led Bentley to the NE10 Championship final this fall while earning first team All-America honors.  Moore had an outstanding senior season with 15 goals and 12 assists for 42 points.  In the Division II national rankings, that put her tied for eighth in goals, tied for second in assists and eighth in points.  Moore was the only DII student-athlete selected this year to the NACDA Good Works Team.  She serves as a student leader in Athletes in Action (AIA) and Cru, conducting weekly meetings and Bible study groups to help students grow in faith and adjust to college life. She led a mission trip to the Dominican Republic and connected with local churches. Moore also participates in the children's ministry at her Boston church, where she provides meals, reads stories and leads activities, and has volunteered at youth football camps.

Kyle Lewis
Men's Lacrosse
Adelphi


The best men's lacrosse player in Division II, Lewis became the second active NE10 student-athlete drafted by the Premier Lacrosse League (Charlie Bertrand was drafted out of UVa after starting his career at Merrimack) when the Waterdogs selected him this spring.  Lewis is the reigning National Midfielder of the Year and a first team All-American with 115 career goals and 93 assists.  Lewis has been an active member of Adelphi's chapter of Morgan's Message, supporting student-athlete mental health while also volunteering off campus with youth football and lacrosse teams.  The 2026 NE10 Player of the Year, he is a four-time All-American, CSC Academic All-American, four-time all-conference selection and seven-time NE10 Academic Honor Roll member. Lewis will graduate this month with a degree in physical education.

Nicholas Wracker
Ice Hockey
Saint Michael's


A 3.99 student in economics, Wracker is also an active member of the Saint Michael's community.  He's worked as a peer tutor and a member of campus ministry.  On the ice Wracker served as an assistant captain while scoring 10 goals and helping on 15 others over a four-year career.  Wracker was the Elite 24 award winner on an NE10 championship Purple Knights team in 2025.  Wracker has repeatedly been honored by Saint Mike's, earning the Prevel Award at commencement along with the Michael D. Samara Award from Residence Life, the Roger F. Keleher '15 Award as the top male scholar-athlete in the graduating class and the Saint Michael's Award, presented to a member of the graduating class who has been involved for the betterment of the class and the community.

 



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