NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. - SNHU cross country student-athlete Dillon Labonte keeps winning awards -- even after graduating from college.  Labonte was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America team Tuesday.

With a perfect 4.0 GPA in electircal engineering, Labonte is one of 16 student-athletes named to the All-America First Team.  He was recently named the 2026 Northeast 10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and began a new job full-time in Colorado Springs, Co as an associate product applications engineer.

Labonte finished 180th in the NCAA DII National Championship race last fall, improving nearly 50 spots from his junior year performance.  He ranked fourth in the NCAA East Region.  In addition to being named the top academic performer at each of the last two NCAA Championships (Elite 90/Elite Scholar Athlete), Labonte is also a multi-time Elite 24 winner as the top academic performer at the NE10 Championship.

---

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.

Fans can subscribe via this link to follow NE10 NOW on FloSports this season.  The partnership between the NE10 and FloSports works to provide funds back to the athletic departments of the Northeast 10 Conference in support of student-athletes while promoting the league on a national platform.