NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Derrick Mejia (Bridgeport, Conn.) of the Albertus Magnus College men's lacrosse team was named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Sportsmanship team as the conference announced their major awards and all-conference teams.

Mejia, a senior midfielder appeared in all 16 games during the 2026 season, scoring one goal with 43 ground balls, and 13 caused turnovers.

Mejia scored a goal and a career-high eight ground balls in a 27-4 win over Colby-Sawyer on April 11th.

MAJOR AWARDS

Offensive Player of the Year - Manny Alvarez-Segee, Dean
Def. Player/Goalkeeper of the Year - Jake Lydon, Rivier
Faceoff Specialist of the Year - Owen McDuffie, Rivier
Rookie of the Year - Conor Walsh, Rivier
Coach of the Year - James DeLanoy, Rivier
Institutional Sportsmanship - Colby-Sawyer College

FIRST TEAM

A - Manny Alvarez-Segee, Dean
A - Jason Martin, Lasell
A - Drew Fleury, Norwich
M - Aiden Conley, Rivier
M - Nick Klein, Regis
M - Nate Campbell, Lasell
D - Nick Wesley, USJ
D - Logan Layton, Rivier
D - Kevin Wood, SJC
GK - Jake Lydon, Rivier
FOM - Owen McDuffie, Rivier
LSM - Colin Foley, Rivier
SSDM - Christopher Hamblett, Emmanuel

SECOND TEAM

A - Nick Pestrichello, USJ
A - Cole Cloney, Emmanuel
A - Jack Condon, Lasell
M - Julian Vogel, Lasell
M - James DelPrete, Rivier
M - Henri Brochu, Rivier
D - Dom Dionisio, Lasell
D - Shawn Beebe, Dean
D - Tyler Chiccino, Lasell
GK - Noah Isleib, USJ
FOM - Matthew Carbone, Lasell
LSM - Vinny Pusateri III, USJ
SSDM - Cole Ronalter, Rivier                                                                           

THIRD TEAM

A - Conor Walsh, Rivier
A - Brandon Cavicchi, SJC
A - Jake Marcotte, Norwich
M - Brenden Tedeschi, USJ
M - Ethan Madura, Emmanuel
M - Brody McGonigle, NEC
D - Robert Carr, Norwich
D - Ian Silva, Emmanuel
D - Mason Koloski, USJ
GK - Nate Finn, NEC
FOM - Evan Zonderman, NEC
LSM - Ronan Cafferty, Dean
SSDM - David Myers, Norwich

ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM

Derrick Mejia, Albertus Magnus
Eric Deschner, Colby-Sawyer
Zach Weigold, Dean
Brandon Shuman, Emmanuel
Liam O'Brien, Lasell
Graham Brown, Mitchell
Tony Leary, New England College
Jack Bailey, Norwich
Matt Cabassa, Regis
Luke Armano, Rivier
David Cook, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
Jase Cronin, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)