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Fort Kent, ME (Sep. 3, 2020) - The University of Maine at Fort Kent Athletics Department is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Head Athletic Trainer, Josh Nichols. Nichols, a graduate of UMFK and former soccer player, also graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle with a degree in Athletic Training. Nichols will oversee over 100 athletes in...

Fort Kent, ME (Jul. 24, 2020) - Head Women's Basketball Coach, Fletcher Brown, looked all over the country, overseas and in his own backyard to find the future of the UMFK Women's Basketball program. He announced the addition of six skilled newcomers to the program today. The six new additions to the team are a mix of freshman and transfer students from...

Fort Kent, ME (May. 7, 2020) - Typically one of the most exciting events of the year for UMFK student-athletes is the End of Year Banquet in which all student-athletes and coaches come together, share a meal, and reflect upon a job well done. The students especially like dressing down to the nines, and the coaches can finally take a deep breath...

Fort Kent, ME (Apr. 25, 2020) - The town of Fort Kent, Maine is often times referred to as, “The Little Town that Could” the same could be said for the University of Maine at Fort Kent's athletic department. With only seven members making up the entire staff, each member of the department wears multiple hats and fills multiple roles to make...

Fort Kent, ME (Mar. 24, 2020) - The UMFK Bengals season was robbed from them in an instant, like a thief in the night. The Men's basketball team was boarding their team bus in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, getting ready to head to the venue for their game when they received the call: tournament canceled. The Track and Field team, coming off one of...

Uniontown, PA (Mar. 11, 2020) - The University of Maine at Fort Kent Basketball programs have shown tremendous consistency as they each successfully reached the USCAA National Tournament again in 2020. The men qualified as the 8th seed and made the tournament for the fourth year in a row, and the women qualified as the 7th seed, reaching the tournament for...

Fort Kent, ME (Feb. 19, 2020) - The UMFK Basketball coaches finally got what they wanted, which was a fired-up and large home crowd. Powered behind what was one of the largest crowds to attend a basketball game in The Jungle in recent memory, the Bengals and Owls renewed their Aroostook County Rivalry. Honoring Seniors Trinity Washington, Savana Jankowski, Ivette Trujillo, and Madison...

Fort Kent, ME (Feb. 11, 2020) - The University of Maine at Fort Kent Track & Field Team wrapped up their indoor season with a nearly flawless peaking performance at the University of Maine Orono this past weekend. Event winners for the Bengals were Ajay “iJump” Thompson in the high jump (1.85m), Nick Gayle in the 60m (7.03), Mandy “The Miracle Miler” Graham...

Fort Kent, ME (Jan. 27, 2020) - On Sunday afternoon, the sporting world mourned the loss of an icon in Kobe Bryant. Kobe was much more than just one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He was an Academy Award winner, a mentor, a husband, a father, and a friend. He was a relentless competitor, a highly motivated athlete who...

Fort Kent, ME (Jan. 21, 2020) - The good reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, whom we celebrated on January 20th, stood for many things, including justice, equality and diversity. Dr. King had a dream that one day children of all colors would one day join hands as brothers and sisters. One will be hard-pressed to find an athletic program that celebrates...