WESTFIELD, Mass. –37 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2026 Spring Sportsmanship Teams.

For Westfield State, the honorees are Beth Crahan (South Yarmouth, Mass.) from women's lacrosse, Jace Falcone (Wilbraham, Mass.) from men's track and field, Eliza Lee (Walpole, Mass.) from women's track and field, Matt Linehan (Plainville, Mass.) from baseball, and Joss Mettey (Easthampton, Mass.) from softball.

The MASCAC Sportsmanship Team is intended to recognize one student-athlete from each team, in every sport that best demonstrates the values of the MASCAC and its Sportsmanship Statement, regardless of their overall performance or statistics for the season. A student-athlete from each institution is selected by their coach to be placed on the Sportsmanship Team of the sport in which they compete.

"Congratulations to the 37 exceptional MASCAC student-athletes recognized on the Spring Sportsmanship Team," said Angela Baumann. "These individuals exemplified the core values of sportsmanship that are central to both the MASCAC and NCAA missions, consistently demonstrating respect, integrity, and leadership both on and off the field throughout the season."

The sports that are represented on the spring team are baseball, women's lacrosse, men's and women's outdoor track and field and softball.

Starting off the 2026 Spring Sportsmanship team list is baseball. Francesco De Vivio of Anna Maria, DJ Prampin of Bridgewater State, Pete Joslyn of Fitchburg State, Scott Paquette of Framingham State, George Feliz Jr. of MCLA, Jack O'Rourke of Massachusetts Maritime, Nolan Currier of Salem State, Matt Linehan of Westfield State and Jack Pawlich of Worcester State make up this year's squad.

Next on this year's team are the honorees from women's lacrosse which are Kortney Clark of Anna Maria, Ashley Silva of Bridgewater State, Mackenzie Mackin of Fitchburg State, Olivia Berggren of Framingham State, Erin Cardinal of Massachusetts Maritime, Nora Bradley of Salem State, Beth Crahan of Westfield State and Alli Guay of Worcester State.

For men's outdoor track and field, Charles Saba of Bridgewater State, Josh Lancaster of Fitchburg State, Joe Hyman of Massachusetts Maritime, Jace Falcone of Westfield State and Alan Gomez of Worcester State are this year's honorees.

Women's Outdoor Track and Field is next with Lisa Jaeger of Bridgewater State, Ama Aminu of Fitchburg State, Natalie Grimaldo of Framingham State, Makynzi Sprague of Massachusetts Maritime, Eliza Lee of Westfield State and Erin Condon of Worcester State earning the sportsmanship recognition.

Rounding out this year's Spring Sportsmanship teams is softball with Paige Stewart of Anna Maria, Dani Mello of Bridgewater State, Priscilla Dillon of Fitchburg State, Riley Eagan of Framingham State, Alex Moyer of MCLA, Natalie Gale of Massachusetts Maritime, Gracie Martineau of Salem State, Jocelyn Mettey of Westfield State and Kate Johansson of Worcester State.

Portions of release courtesy of MASCAC.com