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Aidan Shea
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Aidan Shea Named an America East Man of the Year Nominee
5/19/2025 2:09:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Men's Cross Country
Shea is one of nine nominees for the prestigious award
BOSTON – Aidan Shea (Amherst, Mass.) of the University of New Hampshire men's cross country and track and field teams has been named a nominee for the 2024-25 America East Man of the Year Award.
The America East Man of the Year Award is given to the top male senior student-athlete who has best distinguished himself throughout his collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service, and leadership, according to the league's mission statement.
Three finalists will be announced on Tuesday, May 27 and the winner will be named on Tuesday, June 3.
Shea just concluded his stellar collegiate career with a silver medal in the 1,500 meter run at the 2025 New England Outdoor Track and Field Championships, while he took bronze in the event at the America East Championships. He recorded a personal-best time of 3:45.03 in the 1,500 meter run at the Virginia Challenge which was just shy of the UNH program record (3:44.66). He also picked up a silver medal in the 4x800 meter relay at the New England Championships and a bronze at the America East Championships.
Shea also had a strong 2025 indoor season with a gold in the 3,000 meter run and the Distance Medley Relay at the New England Championships, and a silver in the mile at the America East Championships along with a silver in the DMR and a bronze in the 4x800 meter relay. Shea set the school record in the indoor mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a time of 4:01.74.
Previously, Shea won gold in the DMR at the 2023 and 2024 IC4A Indoor Championships and at the 2024 America East Indoor Championships.
He has 3.89 GPA and earned America East All-Academic Team honors three times, was a member of the National College Athlete Honor Society, America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete and was on the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll. Shea also received College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team accolades.
The America East Man of the Year Award is given to the top male senior student-athlete who has best distinguished himself throughout his collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service, and leadership, according to the league's mission statement.
Three finalists will be announced on Tuesday, May 27 and the winner will be named on Tuesday, June 3.
Shea just concluded his stellar collegiate career with a silver medal in the 1,500 meter run at the 2025 New England Outdoor Track and Field Championships, while he took bronze in the event at the America East Championships. He recorded a personal-best time of 3:45.03 in the 1,500 meter run at the Virginia Challenge which was just shy of the UNH program record (3:44.66). He also picked up a silver medal in the 4x800 meter relay at the New England Championships and a bronze at the America East Championships.
Shea also had a strong 2025 indoor season with a gold in the 3,000 meter run and the Distance Medley Relay at the New England Championships, and a silver in the mile at the America East Championships along with a silver in the DMR and a bronze in the 4x800 meter relay. Shea set the school record in the indoor mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a time of 4:01.74.
Previously, Shea won gold in the DMR at the 2023 and 2024 IC4A Indoor Championships and at the 2024 America East Indoor Championships.
He has 3.89 GPA and earned America East All-Academic Team honors three times, was a member of the National College Athlete Honor Society, America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete and was on the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll. Shea also received College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team accolades.
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