28 Vikings Named to 2024 Little East Fall All-Academic Team

SALEM, Mass. -- The Little East Conference announced its 2024 Fall All-Academic Teams. Salem State, which competes in women's tennis, men's tennis and men's lacrosse placed twenty-eight of its athletes on the LEC All-Academic Team.

To be named the LEC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through the previous semester, and have been at their current institution for at least one full academic year.

The LEC's winter and spring sport All-Academic Teams will be announced following the conclusion of their respective championship seasons.

Formed in 1986, the Little East serves as New England's premier athletic conference for public institutions in NCAA Division III. Featuring 19 championship sports, the Little East sponsors quality competition in every season for our student athletes. Our eight state colleges and universities dedicate themselves to an ongoing fulfillment of the Division III mission of passion, responsibility, sportsmanship, and citizenship.  

This year's honorees are: 

Women's Tennis

Erin Curristin Sr., Dedham, Mass.

Abigail Laliberte Sr., Gardner, Mass. 

Kenzie McLaren Jr., Lynn, Mass.

Madison Sartori Jr., Amesbury, Mass.

Ryann Tripp So., Wareham, Mass.  

Alanna Zaldivar Sr., Beverly, Mass.

Men's Lacrosse

Coleman Ballweg So., Portland, Maine

Liam Bernardi Sr., Medford, Mass.

Payton Cabral So., Lancaster, Mass.

Arthur Chiaradonna Fr., Lynnfield, Mass.

Ryan Cohen So., Bedford, Mass.

Cameron Collins Jr., Peabody, Mass.

Joshua Connolly Sr., Blackstone, Mass.

Glen-Thanh Doan Sr., Lexington, Mass.

Braedyn Hilltz Fr., Methuen, Mass.

Ryan Jones Fr,. Saugus, Mass.

Jack Michaud Fr., Tyngsborough, Mass.

John Parece Fr., Woburn, Mass.

Ryan Rice Jr., Peabody, Mass.

Jack Seward-Dailey Sr., Sheffield, Mass.

Hunter Thomas Jr., Schwenksville, Pa.

Mack Tripp Fr., MAmchester, Mass.

Jack Zenger Sr., Baltimore, Md.

Men's Tennis

Josh Gruber Sr., Townsend, Mass. 

Kevin Merino-Rivas Gr., Billerica, Mass.

Michael Muttiah So., Colombo, Sri Lanka  

Quentin Wilkins Jr., Hamilton, Mass.

Mark Wood So., Lynn, Mass.