Here’s a look at top performers and key storylines from Franklin Pierce University Athletics over the past week.
Softball
Franklin Pierce softball continued to add to its historic 2026 campaign as four Ravens earned Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-East Region First Team honors. Alicia Ott (Stockton, Calif.), Camryn Van Valkenburgh (San Dimas, Calif.), Savannah Arreguin (Los Angeles, Calif.), and Georgia Clough (Barrière, British Columbia) were all recognized after standout seasons for the Ravens.
All four players also earned NFCA All-East Region honors, making Franklin Pierce one of just two programs in the region to place four student-athletes on both the NFCA and D2CCA All-Region teams.
The Ravens also wrapped up their season at the NCAA East Regional hosted at Melissa Bisaccia Field. Franklin Pierce opened Saturday with a dramatic 8-7 walk-off win over Caldwell in an elimination game, highlighted by a three-run walk-off home run from Maisie Lerette (New Gloucester, Maine). Savannah Arreguin added an inside-the-park home run, while Zoey Galindo (Lakewood, Calif.) drove in two runs in the victory.
Later in the day, Franklin Pierce saw its season come to a close with a 3-2 loss to Mercy in the regional semifinal. Andie Anderson (Phoenix, Ariz.) tripled and drove in a run, while Arreguin added an RBI single during a late seventh-inning rally attempt.
The Ravens finished the season with a program-record 41 wins, an NE10 Regular Season Championship, the program’s first-ever national ranking, and hosting duties for both the NE10 Championship and NCAA East Regional.
Track and Field
Franklin Pierce track and field earned 15 USTFCCCA All-Region selections following the 2026 outdoor season. The Ravens were represented across both the men’s and women’s programs, highlighted by four All-Region selections in the men’s steeplechase with Gunner Currier (Canaan), Sam Fortin, Trevor Maheu (Canaan), and John Viens all earning recognition.
Antonio Adams-Delgado, Viktar Kachalouski, and Carson Thomas collected honors in the high jump, while Declan Morgan and Connor Wilcox were recognized in the 10,000-meter run. On the women’s side, Issys Price earned All-Region honors in the 100-meter dash and as part of the Ravens’ 4×100 relay team alongside Lanette StJohn, Sidney Chapman (Gorham), and Mimi Ortiz (Nashua). Additional women’s honorees included Destiny Fields (discus), Abigail Philbin (hammer throw), and StJohn in the javelin.
In Other News
Franklin Pierce had four student-athletes selected as nominees for major NE10 end-of-year awards. Claudia Peirce (Carver, Mass.) and Geno Facchetti (Wilbraham, Mass.) were named the university’s nominees for NE10 Woman and Man of the Year, while Erin McIlroy (Newfields) and Joey Acker (Upton, Mass.) earned nominations for NE10 Female and Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Winners will be announced at the NE10 Banquet in June.
Women’s lacrosse senior Erin McIlroy also earned IWLCA All-East Region Second Team honors, becoming the first Raven to receive IWLCA All-Region recognition since Savannah Ernst in 2021. McIlroy finished the season with 52 goals, 61 points, 93 draw controls, 29 ground balls, and 22 caused turnovers while also earning NE10 First Team All-Conference honors.
