Terriers & Beavers Picked to Top NAC Men's Track & Field Championship
WATERVILLE, Maine – Six teams will compete in the 2025 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship, hosted by Thomas College at the
Alfond Track on the campus of Colby College this Friday and Saturday.
Thomas College and UMaine-Farmington are projected to battle for the top spot, each earning three first-place votes and 33 total points in the coaches’ pre-championship poll. Husson University is ranked third with 24 points, followed by UMaine-Presque Isle (13), Lesley University (12), and VTSU-Johnson (11).
The NAC Championship opens Friday at 3:00 PM with the men’s and women’s pole vault and high jump events. The remaining events begin Saturday at 11:20 AM.
2025 NAC Performance List (TFFRS) | 2024 NAC Championship Results
2025 NAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Poll:
| TEAM (1st Place) |
PTS |
| Thomas (3) |
33 |
| UMaine-Farmington (3) |
33 |
| Husson |
24 |
| UMaine-Presque Isle |
13 |
| Lesley |
12 |
| VTSU-Johnson |
11 |
T - #1 Thomas College
Head Coach: Ian Wilson (7th Season)
NAC Championships: (1) 2023
2024 NAC Championship Finish: 3rd (166.5 pts)
The Terriers bring a deep and talented roster into the 2025 NAC Championship. Sophomore
Henry Phillips (Waterville, Maine) returns as the defending NAC Javelin champion (46.85m)while classmate
Nick Plamondon (Oxford Hills, Maine) leads the NAC in both the 100m (10.85) and 200m (22.44) so far this season. Junior
Miles Gadwah (Charleston, Maine) tops the conference in the Pole Vault (3.20m), sophomore
Jafar Ojugbele (Old Town, Maine) leads in the Triple Jump (12.97m), senior
Van Franklin (Jacksonville, Fla.) paces the field in the Discus (41.87m), and graduate student
Max Bojarski (Brunswick, Maine) headlines the Hammer Throw (48.97m) list. Thomas appears to be hitting its stride, with
Plamondon,
Bojarski, and freshman
Gage Bruns (Bucksport, Maine) sweeping the latest NAC weekly honors.
T - #1 UMaine-Farmington
Head Coach: Sean Cabaniss (6th Season)
NAC Championships: None (runner-up in 2017 & 2024)
2024 NAC Championship Finish: 2nd (213 pts)
UMaine-Farmington returns two 2024 individual champions in seniors
Ben Vachon (Portland, Maine) and
Connor Freeman (Bath, Maine).
Vachon, the reigning NAC Field Athlete of the Year, captured the High Jump title (1.82m), while
Freeman won the 3000m Steeplechase with a 10:17.20 effort last spring. Seven Beavers have earned NAC weekly honors this season: senior
Justin Castaldo (Scarborough, Maine), junior
Nate Trussell (Berwick, Maine), sophomores
Alex Crews (Winslow, Maine) and
Andrew LaFlamme (Nashua, N.H.), and freshmen
Owen Booker (Lisbon, Maine),
Alexander Gagnon (Goffstown, N.H.), and
Samuel Perkins (Jay, Maine).
#3 Husson University
Head Coach: Mitch Moczygemba (1st Season)
NAC Championships: (1) 2018 (runner-up in 2019 & 2022)
2024 NAC Championship Finish: 5th (61 pts)
Senior
David Hileman (Bucksport, Maine) ranks among the NAC’s top distance runners this spring, recording the conference’s best 5K time (16:10.00) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic (3/29/25). Freshman
Matthew Scamman (Rochester, N.H.) leads the NAC in the 400m Hurdles (1:01.59) and is poised to contribute, while junior
Jaden Grazulis (Waterville, Maine) is expected to score in three throwing events: discus, hammer, and javelin.
#4 UMaine-Presque Isle
Head Coach: Ray Putnam (1st Season)
NAC Championships: None
2024 NAC Championship Finish: 6th (37.5 pts)
Junior
Xavier McAtee (Presque Isle, Maine), the reigning NAC Discus champion (40.28m), leads a young but competitive UMPI squad into the 2025 NAC Championship. Sophomore
Isaac Dore (Howland, Maine) has emerged as a versatile contributor, ranking top-five in the NAC in four events: 400m (53.43, 2nd), 800m (2:09.65, 5th), Triple Jump (11.88m, 5th), and Javelin (49.02m, 3rd).
#5 Lesley University
Head Coach: Aidan Konhaus (1st Season)
NAC Championships: None
2024 NAC Championship Finish: 7th (16 pts)
The Lynx feature one of the top athletes in the conference in
Hezekiah Brown (Stafford, Va.), as the sophomore ranks among the NAC leaders so far this season in the Long Jump (7.03m, 1st), 100-Meter (11.31, 2nd), 200-Meter (22.92, 2nd), High Jump (1.70m, 7th), and 400-Meter (55.42, 8th) events.
#6 VTSU-Johnson
Head Coach: David Ringwood (2nd Season)
NAC Championships: None
2024 NAC Championship Finish: NA
Junior
Eli Wilson (New Castle, Del.), a two-time NAC Field Athlete of the Week this spring, leads all conference high jumpers with a 2.05m performance, which he registered at the SNHU Spring Invitational (3/28/25). Sophomore
Sabree Glover (Philadelphia, Pa.) is the conference leader in the 400-Meter with a 51.97 time and his 23.24 effort in the 200-Meter ranks fourth in the NAC. Both of Glover’s aforementioned times were posted at the Ed Daniels Invite (4/14/25).
PAST CHAMPIONS:
| YEAR |
CHAMPION |
RUNNER-UP |
| 2016 |
Colby-Sawyer |
Castleton |
| 2017 |
Colby-Sawyer |
UMaine-Farmington |
| 2018 |
Husson |
Colby-Sawyer |
| 2019 |
SUNY Delhi |
Husson |
| 2022 |
SUNY Delhi |
Husson |
| 2023 |
Thomas |
SUNY Delhi |
| 2024 |
SUNY Delhi |
Maine Farmington |