Margot Cosentino
Margot Cosentino
Title: Head Coach
Phone: 207/893-7657
Email: mcosentino@sjcme.edu
Year: 6th Season

RICKER CUP: 2021, 2022

REYNOLDS DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP: 2021 (W), 2022 (W), 2023 (M)

USCSA NATIONALS: 2022, 2023

Margot Adams Cosentino was named as the first head coach of the Saint Joseph’s College men’s and women’s alpine skiing programs prior to the start of the 2018-19 academic year. Previously, Cosentino served as the head coach of the Saint Anselm College men’s and women’s skiing programs for two seasons (2016-17, 2017-18).

Cosentino was also named as the Co-Coordinator of the USCSA Reynolds Division in 2022.

2022: The impressive ascent of the Monks' alpine ski program continued and reached new heights in 2022, as both teams qualified - by virtue of their top-seven finishes (women, 5th; men, 7th) in the Eastern Regional Championships to compete in the USCSA National Championships, which which took place on the week of March 6th at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York. In just their third year as a varsity program, the Monks made program history for having both teams earn Regional Championship bids for the first time. The Monks joined Castleton, Babson, Clarkson, University of Connecticut, and Northeastern as one of only six programs out of 19 from the USCSA Reynolds, MacConnell, Thompson and McBrine divisions combined to have both squads earn berths into the National Championship.

Following the season, five St. Joe's women garnered All-Reynolds Division accolades, as sophomores Courtney Pingree (Marblehead, Mass.) and Erica Irvin (Windham, N.H.) and freshman Madelyn Zordan (New Hartford, Conn.) earned First Team All-Division awards while sophomore Maeghan Perkins (Turner, Maine) and senior Sarah Hotchkiss (New Durham, N.H.) claimed Second Team All-Division honors.

After the dust settled at the USCSA Nationals, Pingree was ranked 23rd nationally while Zordan was 36th.

For the men, sophomore Liam Strobeck (Charlotte, Vt.) collected First Team All-Division accolades while second-years Caleb Gorton (Goffstown, N.H.) and Aidan Wolfinger (Bedford, N.H.) were listed on the Second Team.

Strobeck topped the men's ledger with 579 total points, 70 ahead of UMaine-Farmington's Simon Spear, to earn First Team All-Division honors for the second time in as many seasons. The second-year standout won three races and finished as the runner-up in three others this winter.

Gorton and Wolfinger take home Second Team All-Division mention for the second-consecutive season after placing seventh (243 points) and ninth (209) in the Reynolds standings, respectively. Gorton registered a pair of top-five finishes, including a third-place effort, during his second collegiate campaign while Wolfinger recorded a pair of top-five efforts during the regular season.

Saint Joseph's capped the 2022 USCSA regular season by capturing the Ricker Cup for the second-consecutive season. The SJC women's team won all eight events in 2022. The SJC women finished the regular season atop the Reynolds Division standings for the second-straight campaign after logging the lowest-possible total of eight points. With a pair of team wins in the season finale at Titcomb Mountain, the Saint Joseph's women extended their winning streak to 15 events, a string of success that began at the start of the 2021 season.

2021: The Saint Joseph's College women's alpine ski team enjoyed an outstanding 2021 season with the program's first Reynolds Division Championship and a share of the coveted Ricker Cup, which is awarded annually to the top combined men's and women's program in the United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USCSA) Reynolds Division. The Monks won all seven events during the program's second season as a varsity program with a total of 13 individual podium performances, a tally that included six top finishes. 

Freshman Erica Irvin (Windham, N.H.) bolstered the Monks' lineup with four individual victories and captured the Reynolds Division title with 620 points. Sophomore Jillian Luby (Wolfeboro, N.H.) and junior Sarah Hotchkiss (New Durham, N.H.) tied for second in the Reynolds standings with 320 points apiece and first-year Kaitlyn Gerhard (Dover, N.H.) placed seventh overall with 242 points.

2020: The Monks enjoyed a stellar season as a first-year varsity program and posted five third-place finishes as a member of the Reynolds Division this winter. Saint Joseph's capped the 2020 campaign with an appearance in the 2020 USCSA Eastern Regional Championships, which were held at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, Maine on February 22nd and 23rd.

Four Saint Joseph's College alpine skiers garnered United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USCSA) All-Reynolds Division honors, as freshman Annie Cerminaro (Unityville, Pa.) earned First Team All-Reynolds Division accolades while first-years Jillian Luby (Wolfeboro, N.H.) and Sarah Lachance (Auburn, Maine) and sophomore Sarah Hotchkiss (New Durham, N.H.) were listed on the Second Team.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the staff at Saint Joseph’s College and grateful for the chance to build a new varsity ski program,” says Cosentino. “I feel this institution has much to offer the student athletes and the location on Sebago Lake is ideal for attracting high level ski racers. I’d like to thank Mr. Curtin for this opportunity. I’m excited to get started!”

Coach Cosentino helped lead the Saint Anselm program to new heights during her two-year stint, as the Hawks’ men’s team posted a program-best fifth-place finish in the 2017 United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USCSA) National Championships and the women’s team finished in a tie for sixth in the 2018 championship. Over her two years, three individuals garnered USCSA All-America accolades.

Prior to her time at Saint Anselm, Cosentino served as the varsity ski coach at Timberlane Regional High School for six years (2010-16) and guided the boys’ squad to a third-place finish at the 2016 State Championships.

A 2008 graduate of Saint Michael's College with a Bachelor of Science in accounting and a minor in business administration, Cosentino was a member of the Purple Knights' ski team for two seasons. After graduation, she went on to earn a Master of Education from Southern New Hampshire University in 2011.