Nikolas St. Lassonde ’27 joined the Sacred Heart Club Sports Department with a background in sports media, athletic leadership, and competitive athletics. He spent four years in the Sports Information Office at Eastern Connecticut State University, working closely with Bob “Bullet” Molta, a 40-year veteran. As a play-by-play broadcaster and secondary media contact, St. Lassonde was heavily involved in the Warriors’ 2022 baseball season, which ended with the program's fifth NCAA Division III National Championship.
St. Lassonde spent 2026 as a Graduate Assistant in the Sacred Heart Athletic Communications Department. He served as primary contact for Men's Soccer, Men's Volleyball, Men's and Women's Tennis, and Women's Swimming & Diving, while also supporting Baseball, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball as a secondary contact. He handled team media relations, game coverage, press release and feature story writing, social media management, graphic design and website maintenance.
St. Lassonde served as team captain and president of the Eastern Connecticut State University Football Club for two years. In that role, he coordinated team activities, organized game-day operations, and worked closely with players, coaches, and officials. His responsibilities included scheduling officials for home games and managing logistics for team events.
As a field goal kicker and punter for Eastern’s club football team, St. Lassonde converted 19 of 23 field goal attempts and 28 of 31 extra-point tries, including 7 of 8 field goals from 45 yards or longer. His season highlights included a 41-yard game-winning field goal at the University of Vermont and a 23-yard game-winner against Clarkson University. As a punter, he averaged 49.5 yards on 61 punts.
In 2023, St. Lassonde was selected by the NCAA to represent Eastern Connecticut State University and the Little East Conference at the College Sport Communicators Convention in Orlando, FL. He was one of only seven students in the nation to receive a grant to attend. He was the head of athletic video content for Eastern’s varsity sports teams, managing the production of game highlights and other video content for the department.
As the associate head coach of the Sandlot Sunday youth baseball team in New Fairfield, CT, St. Lassonde helped with the development of young athletes. As a student-assistant coach at Eastern, he guided his JV team to a 29–5–3 record over three seasons.
St. Lassonde interned with the Danbury Westerners of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) in 2023 and 2026. He helped with game-day operations, scoreboard management, scoring support, and served as head of team video content while gaining hands-on experience in the media side of sports.
St. Lassonde is a native of Lower Manhattan, New York, and was a two-sport athlete at New Fairfield High School, earning Southwest Conference All-Academic honors in both football and baseball. At Eastern, he was part of the varsity athletics support staff, assisting with coverage and operations across all varsity sports. He received the Shining Star in Sports Media Award from the Eastern Athletic Department and Student-Athletes.
St. Lassonde is pursuing a master’s degree in sport communication at Sacred Heart and plans to pursue a career in college athletics after graduation in the spring.
