2025 NAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Postseason Accolades Announced
WATERVILLE, Maine – The 2025 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Men’s Outdoor Track & Field postseason accolades have been announced. Awards include Senior Scholar-Athlete, Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coaching Staff of the Year, and selections to the First and Second All-Conference Teams in accordance with placement in each event in the NAC Championship, which was held at Colby College on April 25-26.
UMaine-Farmington senior
Justin Castaldo (Scarborough, Maine) has been selected as the 2025 NAC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, while VTSU-Johnson junior
Eli Wilson (New Castle, Del.) earned NAC Field Athlete of the Year honors. UMF freshman
Owen Booker (Lisbon, Maine) was named the NAC Track & Field Rookie of the Year, and Husson University’s
David Hileman (Bucksport, Maine) was recognized as the Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Senior Scholar Athlete. Rounding out the honors, the
UMaine-Farmington coaching staff received NAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Coaching Staff of the Year.
Each season, the NAC names a Sportsmanship Team, with one honoree per institution nominated by their head coach. This recognition is awarded to individuals who demonstrate exceptional sportsmanship and positively impact the culture of track & field with integrity beyond the sport’s requirements. The six NAC Sportsmanship Team honorees are listed below.
Senior Scholar Athlete – David Hileman, Husson University
The NAC Senior Scholar-Athlete Award honors one graduating senior per sport who has excelled academically and athletically while serving as a role model in the classroom and at the track. Nominees exemplify the NAC’s core values: excellence, integrity, equity, diversity, inclusion, and well-being. NAC head coaches and Faculty Athletic Representatives vote on the honor.
David Hileman of Husson University has been named the 2025 NAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Senior Scholar Athlete. A standout distance runner and Audio Engineering major with a 3.907 GPA, Hileman is a six-time President’s List honoree and has earned a Certificate in Advanced Audio Engineering. He is active in the Audio Engineering Society (AES) NESCom Chapter and has volunteered at food banks, animal shelters, conservation efforts, and the YMCA. On the track, he placed second in the 5,000 meters at the NAC Championship and owns the conference’s top 5K time this season (16:10.00).
Track Athlete of the Year – Justin Castaldo, UMaine-Farmington
UMaine-Farmington senior
Justin Castaldo (Scarborough, Maine) has been named the 2025 NAC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year after winning both the 800 meters (1:58.17) and 1500 meters (4:10.21) at the NAC Championship, helping lead the Beavers to their first-ever men’s outdoor track & field title. He also earned All-New England honors with a fourth-place, program-record performance in the 10,000 meters (32:15.69) and was named UMF’s 2025 Male Athlete of the Year.
Field Athlete of the Year – Eli Wilson, VTSU-Johnson
VTSU-Johnson junior
Eli Wilson (New Castle, Del.) has been named the 2025 NAC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Wilson secured the NAC high jump title with a clearance of 1.93 meters (6'4") . Earlier in the season, he achieved a school-record leap of 2.05 meters (6'8.75") at the SNHU Invitational, ranking sixth nationally in NCAA Division III . Wilson also claimed victory at the Springfield College Outdoor Invite with a jump of 2.00 meters (6'6.75").
Track & Field Rookie of the Year – Owen Booker, UMaine-Farmington
UMaine-Farmington freshman
Owen Booker (Lisbon, Maine) has been named the 2025 NAC Track & Field Rookie of the Year. At the NAC Championships, Booker secured a second-place finish in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.20 meters and contributed points in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump, aiding the Beavers in clinching their first-ever men's outdoor track & field title. Earlier in the season, he was recognized as the NAC Rookie of the Week for his standout performances in multiple events.
Coaching Staff of the Year – UMaine-Farmington
The UMaine-Farmington coaching staff, led by Head Coach
Sean Cabaniss, has been named the 2025 NAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Coaching Staff of the Year. Assistant coaches
Robbie Hollis (distance) and
Ben Toribio (throws) share the honor, as the trio guided the Beavers to a NAC Championship sweep—earning Coaching Staff of the Year recognition for both the men’s and women’s programs.
2025 NAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Awards
Track Athlete of the Year – Justin Castaldo, UMaine-Farmington
Field Athlete of the Year – Eli Wilson, VTSU-Johnson
Rookie of the Year – Owen Booker, UMaine-Farmington
Senior Scholar Athlete – David Hileman, Husson
Coaching Staff of the Year – UMaine-Farmington
Sportsmanship Team
Io Binder, VTSU-Johnson
Micah Bryan, Husson
Osmin Castaneda, Lesley
Isaac Doore, UMaine-Presque Isle
Miles Gadwah, Thomas
Peter Lawton, UMaine-Farmington
First Team All-Conference:
100-METER DASH: Nick Plamondon (So., Thomas) – 11.37
200-METER DASH: Nick Plamondon (So., Thomas) – 22.70
400-METER DASH: Sabree Glover (So., VTSU-Johnson) – 52.74
800-METER RUN: Justin Castaldo (Sr., UMaine-Farmington) – 1:58.17
1500-METER RUN: Justin Castaldo (Sr., UMaine-Farmington) – 4:10.21
5000-METER RUN: Andrew LaFlamme (So., UMaine-Farmington) – 16:16.15
110-METER HURDLES: Nate Trussell (So., UMaine-Farmington) – 16.11
400-METER HURDLES: Matthew Scamman (Fr., Husson) – 1:02.49
3000-METER STEEPLECHASE: Andrew LaFlamme (So., UMaine-Farmington) – 10:58.45
4x100 METER RELAY: UMaine-Farmington – 44.41
Nate Trussell, Logan Burns, Seamus Reeve, Ben Vachon
4x400-METER RELAY: UMaine-Farmington – 3:41.46
Logan Burns, Owen Booker, Ethan Linscott, Justin Castaldo
HIGH JUMP: Eli Wilson (Jr., VTSU-Johnson) – 1.93m
POLE VAULT: Seamus Reeve (Sr., UMaine-Farmington) – 3.33m
LONG JUMP: Hezekiah Brown (Jr., Lesley) – 6.54m
TRIPLE JUMP: Colin Simpson (Fr., Husson) – 12.45m
SHOT PUT: Alex Crews (So., UMaine-Farmington) – 13.68m
DISCUS THROW: Xavier McAtee (Jr., UMaine-Presque Isle) – 40.22m
HAMMER THROW: Max Bojarski (Sr., Thomas) – 49.69m – RECORD
JAVELIN THROW: Henry Phillips (So., Thomas) – 40.92m
Second Team All-Conference:
100-METER DASH: Nate Trussell (So., UMaine-Farmington) – 11.75
200-METER DASH: Sabree Glover (So., VTSU-Johnson) – 23.84
400-METER DASH: Isaac Doore (So., UMaine-Presque Isle) – 53.79
800-METER RUN: Patrick McKenney (So., Thomas) – 2:04.16
1500-METER RUN: Ethan Linscott (So., UMaine-Farmington) – 4:12.21
5000-METER RUN: David Hileman (Sr., Husson) – 16:17.75
110-METER HURDLES: Matthew Scamman (Fr., Husson) – 16.74
400-METER HURDLES: Nate Trussell (So., UMaine-Farmington) – 1:02.60
3000-METER STEEPLECHASE: Connor Freeman (Sr., UMaine-Farmington) – 11:03.22
4x100 METER RELAY: Thomas College – 45.70
Brenden Francis, Jontreaz Hardy, Cy’Morie Mility, Nick Plamondon
4x400-METER RELAY: Thomas College – 3:42.15
Carlton Dailey, Cy’Morie Mility, Gage Bruns, Patrick McKenney
HIGH JUMP: Ben Vachon (Sr., UMaine-Farmington) – 1.90m
POLE VAULT: Owen Booker (Fr., UMaine-Farmington) – 3.20m
LONG JUMP: Ben Vachon (Sr., UMaine-Farmington) – 6.46m
TRIPLE JUMP: Hezekiah Brown (Jr., Lesley) – 12.38m
SHOT PUT: Thomas Grady (Jr., Thomas) – 11.80m
DISCUS THROW: Van Franklin (Sr., Thomas) – 36.51m
HAMMER THROW: Alex Crews (So., UMaine-Farmington) – 40.85m
JAVELIN THROW: Nick Plamondon (So., Thomas) – 38.45m