Rybalko, Abbott, Jentzer earn conference honors

Viktoriya Rybalko, Kate Abbott and Jacob Jentzer of the University of Maine are among 21 people recognized as America East individual sport scholar-athlete award winners. They were chosen from among nearly 3,700 athletes who competed at conference schools last year.

Rybalko, an outdoor track All-American, was recognized in two sports, indoor and outdoor track. The native of Zaporzhye, Ukraine, is a double-major in biochemistry and microbiology.

Jentzer, a senior from Bangor, was the recipient in men’s swimming. He majored in biochemistry and biology. Abbott, a junior from Readfield who is majoring in zoology, was the winner in women’s swimming.