COLCHESTER, Vt. - Saint Michael's College softball's Jenna Devens (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany) and men's lacrosse's Sebastian Simonson (Spruce Grove, Alberta/Spruce Grove Composite), both recent graduates as members of the Class of 2025, have been named finalists for prestigious Northeast-10 Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades. Winners will be announced in early June.
 
Devens joins Adelphi University women's volleyball's Kambel Fiser and Bentley University cross country/track & field's Caitlin Burmester as finalists for NE10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, won previously by Purple Knights Seanna Poelaert '00 (field hockey) and Meggan Roberge '07 (softball).
 
Simonson, Adelphi men's tennis' Marko Jovanovic, and Bentley men's lacrosse's David Gagnon are finalists for NE10 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. While the accolade has never been claimed by a Purple Knight, 2025 marks the second consecutive year the College is represented in the finalist stage after men's cross country's Swapnil Jhajharia '24 advanced as far last spring.
 
Each NE10 institution is eligible to put forth a nominee before the pool is whittled down to three finalists. Nominees must have just completed their final year of athletic eligibility, graduated with an undergraduate degree in May, be enrolled in a full-time course load, and have a minimum final cumulative grade-point average of 3.30. The winners are set to be announced at the NE10 Banquet at Fratello's Events in the Millyard in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday evening, June 3. The award, which was established in 2000, is voted upon annually by a committee of faculty members and athletic administrators at NE10 schools.
 
Devens was named NE10 Player of the Year before landing on the Division II Collegiate Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) All-East Region first team and National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-East Region first team. Devens, who entered the spring carrying a 3.73 GPA, leads the NE10 in batting average (.439), slugging percentage (.776), on-base percentage (.512) and home runs (8) while driving in a school-record 33 runs, five off the pace, and scoring 25. A two-time captain, Devens added 10 doubles and 18 walks to only six strikeouts. With only one NE10 team still playing, she is closing in on her second straight NE10 batting title and second career home run crown. Devens stands 25th in NCAA Division II in slugging, 30th in batting and 33rd in OBP.
 
A digital media & communications major, Devens has earned 13 career academic laurels and was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society. Devens graduated holding her program's career marks for hits (184), doubles (39), home runs (29), RBI (113) and walks (74), and she previously set season records for home runs (12) as a first-year and walks (28) as a junior. She is 13th in NE10 history in career home runs.
 
Simonson recently earned a USA Lacrosse All-America honorable mention, claiming All-America accolades for the second consecutive spring. Simonson added to a list of 2025 postseason laurels that includes New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) Player of the Year and NE10 Offensive Player of the Year. He notched 68 points, 36 goals and 32 helpers as a senior, setting school records for points and assists. Simonson stands fourth in NCAA Division II in points per game, eighth in assists average, and 20th in goals per game.
 
A two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-America pick, Simonson entered the spring with a 3.90 GPA as a biochemistry major. He currently owns 15 career academic accolades and holds membership in honor societies Chi Alpha Sigma (college athlete), Delta Epsilon Sigma (Catholic colleges) and Phi Beta Kappa (liberal arts and sciences). While also setting school marks for career goals (134) and points (213) this spring, the captain is 15th in NE10 history in points and 17th in goals.