Athletics

Earn rewards for Black Bear pride by becoming Super Fans

Looking for a new way to show UMaine pride and receive rewards for it? UMaine’s Bear Necessities Fan Shop is looking for Super Fans of all ages to share their experience in Black Bear Nation.  Now through Sept. 30, all fans of UMaine D1 athletics are encouraged to share their stories and become a part […]

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UMaine students to reserve free game tickets online

New digital ticketing system launches this fall for football, hockey and basketball University of Maine students will no longer have to line up hours before ticketed athletic events. Maine Athletics has introduced a digital ticketing system that allows students to reserve free tickets online instead of waiting outside in long lines. The new portal gives undergraduate and graduate students […]

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WFVX interviews 2025 valedictorian Meaghan Caron

WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed the 2025 University of Maine valedictorian Meaghan Caron on her experiences as a student-athlete. Caron, who is pursuing dual degrees and three majors in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was also a member of the Field Hockey […]

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BDN, WABI report on generous pledge to UMaine Athletics

The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) highlighted the $1 million pledge from David and Nancy Auger Hunt to support the Athletics Facilities Master Plan as part of UMS TRANSFORMS. Their generous pledge was announced on Maine Day of Giving, April 30.

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Meet the 2025 Outstanding Graduating Students 

Ten undergraduates have been named 2025 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Read their short biographies: Siddhartha Bajracharya Maine College of Engineering and ComputingBachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Siddhartha Bajracharya of Kathmandu, Nepal, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing. A computer engineering major, Bajracharya […]

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Elizabeth Brennan: Outstanding Graduating Student 

Elizabeth Brennan of West Chester, Pennsylvania, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences. She is a wildlife ecology major and member of the Honors College, through which she wrote a thesis titled “Phenological changes in Arctic and Common Terns across Maine’s coastal islands.” While attending the University of […]

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Thomas Freel: Outstanding Graduating International Student

Thomas Freel from Aberdeen, Scotland, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student for the Maine Business School. He is majoring in business administration in finance and is a member of the Men’s Ice Hockey team. His experience connected him with a group of fellow student athletes who motivated him and helped him grow as a teammate […]

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Zachary Hopp: Outstanding Graduating Student

Zachary Hopp of Maple Grove, Minnesota, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing and the inaugural Chandrasekar Scholar. A mechanical engineering major with a minor in mathematics, Hopp is also a member of the Men’s Swimming and Diving team. He has gained valuable experience in materials science by completing […]

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Lara Kirkby: Outstanding Graduating International Student

Lara Kirkby of Adelaide, South Australia, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences. A December 2024 graduate, Kirkby majored in biochemistry, researched in the Maginnis Lab and participated on the UMaine Women’s Soccer Team, through which she competed in and won two championships. After earning her bachelor’s […]

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