The Conference of New England (CNE) announced its 2026 Men’s Golf All-Conference teams and major award winners, with the University of Hartford’s Justin Crossen earning both Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors. The CNE Player and Rookie of the Year, and all-conference winners are based on their finishes at the CNE Men's Golf Championship.
Gordon’s Ethan Chevalier was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Hartford’s Peter Stankevich earned Coach of the Year recognition. Both of these awards are voted on by the conference men's golf coaches' group.
Crossen captured the individual title at the CNE Championship at Blackledge Country Club, posting a five-under-par 139 across two rounds. He opened with a two-under 70 before closing with a three-under 69, the lowest score of the final round. Crossen was the only golfer to finish the championship under par, winning by five strokes while helping Hartford secure its second consecutive conference title.
Stankevich guided the Hawks to a 16-stroke victory, with Hartford following an opening-round 293 with a two-under 286 in the final round for a winning total of 579. Hartford placed three golfers among the top five, as Luke Olynick and Griffin Lalonde tied for fourth at 146 alongside Crossen’s first-place finish.
Chevalier earned Scholar-Athlete of the Year recognition for Gordon, which finished fifth at the championship with a two-round total of 610.
Hartford led the All-Conference selections with four honorees, including three on the First Team. Roger Williams placed three golfers on the All-Conference teams, while Endicott, Gordon and Western New England each earned two selections. Suffolk and Wentworth each had one honoree.
Crossen headlines the First Team alongside Roger Williams’ Reid Ohanesian, who finished second at even-par 144, and Western New England’s Kyle DeGroff, who placed third at 145. Olynick and Lalonde round out the First Team.
Player of the Year: Justin Crossen, Hartford
Rookie of the Year: Justin Crossen, Hartford
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ethan Chevalier, Gordon
Coach of the Year: Peter Stankevich, Hartford
All-Conference First Team
Justin Crossen – Hartford
Reid Ohanesian – Roger Williams
Kyle DeGroff – Western New England
Luke Olynick – Hartford
Griffin Lalonde – Hartford
All-Conference Second Team
Aidan Devaney – Western New England
Mike Gallagher – Suffolk
Myles O’Quinn – Endicott
Garrett Kendall – Wentworth
All-Conference Third Team
Ben Hoffman – Gordon
Tim Kaley – Hartford
Samuel Johnson – Roger Williams
Max St. Aubin – Roger Williams
Tucker Roberto – Endicott
Aidan Alfaro – Gordon
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE OF NEW ENGLAND
Originally founded in 1984 as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), and reconstituted as the Conference of New England (CNE) in 2024, the CNE is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 11 full member and nine associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high-level athletic competition, academic achievement and community engagement.