NEW LONDON, N.H. – Colby-Sawyer's
Curtis Warren (Morrill, Maine) has been named the 2017-18 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Man of the Year, according to a vote of the league's Athletics Directors and Senior Woman Administrators.
Warren was one of six male student-athletes nominated for the prestigious award which encompasses all facets of the NCAA Division III student-athlete experience. To view the complete list of NAC Man of the Year nominees for 2017-18, please click
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The NAC Man of the Year award is modeled after the NCAA's Woman of the Year program, which honors graduating student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. The 2017-18 NAC Woman of the Year will be announced on Thursday, July 26.
Curtis Warren, of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams, becomes the first Colby-Sawyer student-athlete to be named NAC Man of the Year.
"We're proud to honor a student-athlete as well-rounded as Curtis," said NAC Commissioner Marcella Zalot. "To achieve such a high level of success in athletic competition, while balancing both his commitment in the classroom and to the Colby-Sawyer community is very impressive. This is the highest honor that the NAC bestows on a student-athlete like Curtis for truly exemplifying the Division III philosophy throughout their career."
"Curtis dedicated each and every day to not only achieve his own goals, but also to help others along the way," said track and field head coach Lyndsay Ostler. "He brought a high level of excellence, integrity and leadership to our team, Colby-Sawyer and the wider community. We are grateful for the lasting impact he has made on our team and we look forward to seeing all that he will accomplish moving forward."
"Curtis is a hard-working, dedicated student-athlete who has had a great career in track and field and in the classroom," said Athletic Director
Bill Foti. "He epitomizes the term student-athlete and we know he will go on to achieve great things. Congratulations to Curtis for this well-deserved honor of NAC Man of the Year."
"Curtis has been an outstanding member of the Colby-Sawyer track and field team and a great role model to other through his involvement around campus and the community," said Athletic Director
George Martin. "He takes pride in everything he does, which has inspired other student-athletes to put forth a maximum effort."
"I am incredibly proud to represent my school and family as the 2017-18 NAC Man of the Year," said Warren. "To be seen as a leader and an example to follow by so many is truly humbling. This award feels like the final culmination of all of my hard work during my undergraduate career. I hope that during my time at Colby-Sawyer I have influenced others to immerse themselves fully into everything that they may pursue. I would not be the person I am without so many great influences and so much help along the way; to my coaches, family, advisers, professors, and friends - thank you."
Warren was a two-sport athlete and a two-year captain at Colby-Sawyer, competing on both the men's indoor and outdoor track and field teams. He received the Chargers Coach's Award, earned NAC Champion honors and saw his team claim back-to-back NAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship Titles. He qualified for the New England Championships seven times, was named to the NAC All-Conference Team and is the school record holder in the pole vault for both indoor and outdoor.
The Exercise Science major was a three-year member of the Colby-Sawyer Student-Athlete Advisory Committee working on the Athlete Wellness Committee and the Community Service Committee. He was a part of the Exercise and Sport Sciences Majors Club serving as an Exercise Science representative (2014-16), as the Vice President (2016-17) and as the President (2017-18). He also was a two-year member of the Student Government Association (class of 2018 Senator), the Emerging Leaders Program (2015 Marketing Committee Chair), and with the Orientation Leader Program. He has volunteered time at the Boston Marathon and at Kearsarge Regional High School along with working at the New London Outing Club, with the New Hampshire Special Olympics, and with Colby-Sawyer Admissions on Accepted Students Days and at Open Houses.
Warren has been accepted into the University of New England and will begin pursuing his Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree in the fall of 2018. Academically, he was named to the Dean's List all eight semesters, is a member of the Alpha Chi Honor Society, earned a Fellowship Award, was named to the NAC All-Academic Team, was voted the 2018 NAC Outdoor Track & Field Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and earned the Ramona Wells Mercer Award (2017), the Colby Sawyer Award (2018), and the Colby-Sawyer Senior Scholar-Athlete Award (2018).
