Newcomers of the Year

Megan Kurian ‘28 (women’s soccer) set the women‘s soccer single-season goals, assists and points record in 2024 while leading the Wildcats to an undefeated regular season (15-0-4) and a run to the United East semifinals. Kurian scored 26 goals, 15 assists and 67 points while appearing in all 20 games. She became the first student-athlete in United East history to be named United East Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year in the same season and was a United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team selection.

Elliot Dotson ’28 (men’s lacrosse) became the second-ever student-athlete to be named United East Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the spring. Dotson set the program single-season record and led the conference with 96 points and 53 assists while scoring 43 goals. He ranked 22nd in Division III men’s lacrosse with 2.74 assists per game and 33rd with 5 points per game.

Athletes of the Year

Megan Kurian ‘28 (women’s soccer) See "Newcomers of the Year" (above).

Peyton Mussina ’25 (golf) made the 96-person cut for the second consecutive year at the NCAA Division III Championship. Mussina tied for 49th place and became the college’s first All-American in the NCAA era. Mussina also earned his third United East All-Conference selection and second PING/GCAA Division III All-Region nod following a season in which he averaged a score of 72.2 over 24 rounds.

Livingston Cross ’25 (men’s basketball) averaged 22.3 points and 13.2 rebounds while starting in all 28 games for the Wildcats. He led the country in double-doubles (23) en route to collecting his second United East All-Conference first-team honors. He was also named to the D3hoops.com All-Region team.

Scholar-Athletes of the Year

Kayleigh Miller ’25 (women’s cross-country and basketball), a two-sport athlete while maintaining a 4.0 GPA, helped the Wildcats score their highest finish at the United East Cross Country Championship race with a time of 31:50.2. On the basketball court, Miller scored 71 points and dished out 31 assists in 25 games. She earned the United East Elite 20 Award in women’s cross-country and the conference’s Senior Scholar-Athlete award in women’s basketball.

Walt Heiser ’25 (men’s lacrosse) led the team among defenders with 37 ground ball pickups and was seventh on the team with 11 caused turnovers to garner United East first-team All-Conference. The 2025 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee president was also the United East Elite 20 Award winner and a USILA Scholar All-American.

Also earning awards were: Mackenzie Weaver (One Shining Moment Award), Eric Hunt (Staff Member of the Year), men’s lacrosse team (Community Service Award), Tom Leeser (Coach of the Year), Roshaun Cooley (Assistant Coach of the Year) and men’s cross-country (Scholar Team Award). Men’s lacrosse earned the Wildcat Cup, which recognizes a team’s cumulative performance in the classroom, in the community, on the field and in supporting all athletic teams.