BEVERLY, Mass. – The Conference of New England (CNE) is thrilled to announce its next All-40th Anniversary Team, releasing the All-40th Football team on Thursday afternoon. The list features 72 prominent names in the league’s history, along with names that participated in the New England Football Conference, which merged into the conference in 2017.
 
The minimum criteria for the list is at least two First Team All-Conference selections or at least one Player of the Year honor. Both current and former league members can earn recognition on the teams.
 

Jared Abbruzzese	Nichols	2x First Team All-Conference
Matt Alksninis	Curry	4 x First Team All-Conference
Taylor Allen	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Craig Anderson	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Nico Aronson	Salve Regina	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Hunter Atwood	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Shane Aylward	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Rob Bambini	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Alan Bartolini	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference
Isaiah Berrios Smith	Western New England	3 x First Team All-Conference
Alec Coleman	Western New England	3x First Team All-Conference, 2x Player of the Year
Nick Connell	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Kevin Cook	Western New England	3 x First Team All-Conference
Marcell Cooper	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Alex Corvese	Curry	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Greg Dellorco	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Bailey Devine-Scott	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Nick DiCairano	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Mark Dietrich	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Scott Driscoll	Curry	3 x First Team All-Conference, 2x Player of the Year
Kevin Eagan	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Sam Edouard	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Obi Etuka	Western New England	3 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Hakim Fleming	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Nathan Fleming	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Drew Frenette	Endicott	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Alec Gatzogiannis	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
James Georges	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Charlie Gibbs	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Isaiah Gibbs	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Allen Gibson	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Kha-lil Goodman	Endicott	3 x First Team All-Conference, 2x Player of the Year
Spencer Goodman	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Bill Hassett	Nichols	2 x First Team All-Conference
Bill Hickey	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Andrew Holfinger	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Orlando Johnson	Endicott	3 x First Team All-Conference
Kurtis Jolicoeur	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Joe Kalosky	Endicott	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Kevin Kelleher	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference
Erich Keutmann	Western New England	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Phil Konopka	Endicott	2 x First Team All-Conference
Mike Lane	Endicott	4 x First Team All-Conference
Eric Langland	U. of New England	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Justyn Lester	Endicott	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Nate Lewis	Endicott	1 x First Team All-Conference
Tony Martignoli	Nichols	2 x First Team All-Conference
Dillon Martin	Western New England	3 x First Team All-Conference
Joey Mauriello	Salve Regina	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Matt Messner	Salve Regina	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Kevin Miculcy	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Nick Molinari	Endicott	3 x First Team All-Conference
Pete Noonan	Salve Regina	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Brendan Nunes	Salve Regina	2 x First Team All-Conference
Brandon O'Neill	Salve Regina	2 x First Team All-Conference
Sam Olsson	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Sam Opont	Endicott	3 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Tom Pinto	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference
Brian Robitaille	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference, 2x Player of the Year
Jarrod Ruiz	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference
Dylan Rushe	Endicott	4 x First Team All-Conference
Tim Russell	Endicott	1 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
John Salute	Salve Regina	2 x First Team All-Conference
Anthony Service	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Jordan Shairs	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference
Dean Soucie	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Kevin Soule	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Matt Sylvia	Salve Regina	2 x First Team All-Conference
Ryan Van De Giesen	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference, Player of the Year
Cade Watkins	Western New England	2 x First Team All-Conference
Devin Williams	Curry	2 x First Team All-Conference

 
The 40th Anniversary campaign runs parallel to the league’s new naming and branding initiative that was launched in August. This celebration also serves as a platform to highlight the conference's achievements, honor its history, and generate enthusiasm for future endeavors.
 
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 10 full member and five 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 academic standards, quality competition and a meaningful student life. The Conference administers championships in 20 intercollegiate sports.