The SUNY Scholar Athlete Award honors student-athletes for combining academic achievement with success in the arena of athletic competition. Students are nominated by their institutions based on their cumulative grade point average, current and career statistics, and athletic and academic honors. In the spring, fall and winter, student-athletes from each division are selected as winners, and in July two student athletes are selected as the overall men's and women's winners from each division.
The following students have been named SUNY Scholar Athletes of the Year for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 Academic Years.
Year: Jr.
Major: Business Administration and Philosophy, Politics and Law
Overall GPA: 3.50
Description: Second team all-conference pitcher and key member of America East regular season and tournament champions who advanced to the NCAA West Virginia Regional ... compiled four saves and three wins as team closer ... opponents hit just .206 off him ... member of America East Baseball All-Academic Team ... member of Binghamton AD and America East Honor Rolls.
Year: Sr.
Major: Human Development
Overall GPA: 3.480
Description: 2x America East Defensive Player of the Year... All-American Honorable Mention... Led the conference in caused turnovers... lockdown defender... America East All-Academic Team
Year: Sr.
Major: English
Overall GPA: 3.36
Description: America East Attacker of the Year and first team all-conference selection ... compiled 51 goals (second straight year with 50+ goals) ... ranked ninth in nation in free position goals and 15th in nation in goals per game (3.40) ... registered a hat trick in 10 of 15 games, including a conference-record-tying nine-goal performance against UMass Lowell ... was one of just five players in the nation to reach the nine-goal mark ... one of school's Athlete of the Year finalists ... member of America East Lacrosse All-Academic Team ... member of Binghamton AD and America East Honor Rolls.
Year: Jr.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.49
Description: ACADEMIC: America East Academic Honor Roll ... 2x UAlbany Dean’s List (in two semesters) ATHLETIC: 2026 AE Outdoor Long Jump Champion ... also medaled in triple jump at AE outdoor championships ... qualified for NCAA regionals in the triple jump; nearly qualified in long jump as well – finished 45th in triple jump and 64th in long jump ... ended the season ranked second in the AE in long jump and third in triple jump ... jumped into UAlbany’s top 10 in long jump (7th, 7.47m, 24-6.25) ... INDOOR: scored in the triple jump at AE Championship (5th)
Year: So.
Major: Criminal Justice & Sociology (double)
Overall GPA: 3.97
Description: ACADEMIC: 2x AE Commissioner’s Honor Roll (all possible) ... 4x UAlbany Dean’s List (all semesters possible) ATHLETIC: Broke the meet record for her second America East Discus title at the 2026 Outdoor Championship ... competed at the NCAA East regionals in the discus for the second year in a row – ranked 11th this year (NCAA East) and 20th in the nation ... finished the season ranked in the AE – 1st in DT, 9th in SP, 14th in HT ... second in UAlbany program history with 56.81m (186-4) in discus throw on Mar. 21, 2026 ... INDOOR: Learned two new events and scored in both (medaled in one) at the 2026 AE Indoor Championships ... silver medal (to her own teammate) in the weight throw ... PR’d for seventh place in shot put ... TFRRS rankings – Weight Throw (4th Northeast, 2nd AE), Shot Put (36th Northeast, 8th AE) ... seventh in program history with 19.14m WT on February 6 (2026) ... CAREER: went to NCAA Regionals for Discus in 2025 ... 2025 AE Outdoor Champion (discus)
Year: So.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.576
Description: Nicole Allen became just the fourth Bulls in program history to earn NFCA First-Team All-Northeast Region honors. She set the single season program record with 80 hits that has stood since the 2015 season. Her 80 hits ranked 13th in the country and second in the MAC at the conclusion of the regular season. The Penfield, N.Y. native racked up a .421 batting average which is top five in program history in a single season. Allen's batting average was fourth in the league and 73rd in college softball. The outfielder led the league with 28 multi-hit performances on the season. Tallying 93 total bases, she drove in 38 runs as she scored 50 runs of her own. From the dish she recorded a .489 slugging percentage and .932 OPS. The sophomore earned First-Team All-MAC honors in her first season in the blue and white. Defensively, the right fielder had 88 putouts and a .989 fielding percentage.
Year: Gr.
Major: Business Analytics
Overall GPA: 3.95
Description: Clement Mainguy, who maintains a 3.95 GPA and just earned a master's degree in business analytics in May, came up clutch in countless moments across his two seasons in Buffalo, recording back-to-back seasons with double-digit singles and doubles win totals. He earned postseason honors for the second straight season, earning All-MAC Second Team honors after being named the Most Outstanding Player at the MAC Tournament Championship, winning both of his matches, including the clinching point in the semifinals against Ball State, and is now a perfect 4-0 in the MAC Tournament in his career. He was also a force in doubles play, recording 14 wins and earning a league-best four MAC Doubles Team of the Week awards with Theodoros Mitsakos.
Year: Jr.
Major: Human Biology
Overall GPA: 3.97
Description: Spring Season CAA Championship 1V8+ | UAlbany A | 4th seat | Grand Final | 5th place | 6:41.098 Dad Vail Regatta 1V8+ | UAlbany A | 4th seat | Grand Final | 6th place | 6:47.170 NYS Collegiate Championships 1V8+ | UAlbany A | 4th seat | Grand Final | 5th place | 7:32.555 Knecht Cup Regatta 1V8+ | UAlbany A | 4th seat | Petit Final | 6th place | 7:14.96 Sarasota 2K 1V8+ | UAlbany A | 4th seat | Final C | 2nd place | 7:20.32 John Ferriss Regatta 1V8+ | UAlbany A | 4th seat | 1st place | 7:21.347
Year: Jr.
Major: Business Management
Overall GPA: 3.81
Description: D3baseball.com First Team All-American and Region 3 Player of the Year, ABCA Second Team All-American, ECAC Player of the Year, Skyline Conference Player of the Year, Academic All-District (All-American TBD). Led all three NCAA divisions in 2026 with a .608 on-base percentage. Ranked second in Division III in OPS (1.505), third in slugging percentage (.897), seventh in batting average (.470), eighth in walks per game (1.05), 17th in doubles per game (0.49), 23rd in total walks (39), and 33rd in doubles (18).
Year: Jr.
Major: Business Management
Overall GPA: 3.83
Description: GCAA PING All-Region II and First Team All-Skyline Conference, leading FSC to the Championship and a spot in the NCAA Championship. Posted a 75.1 scoring average across 25 rounds this season, the ninth best scoring average for a single season in program history. Earned four top-5 finishes in 2025-26.
Year: So.
Major: Sport Management
Overall GPA: 3.81
Description: Northeast Women's Golf Conference (NWGC) Golfer of the Year after finishing first at the conference championship...Helped Cortland repeat as league champion and qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships...Recorded eight rounds of 79 or better, including a 78 during Day 2 of the NCAA Championships...Tied for first at the season-opening St. Lawrence Invitational in Fall 2025...CSC Academic All-District (officially announced in mid-June)...
Year: Jr.
Major: Physical Education
Overall GPA: 3.49
Description: Player Bio Page: https://www.cortlandreddragons.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/roster/sean-kavanagh/15984 USILA Honorable Mention All-American on attack...USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American...SUNYAC Offensive Player of the Year...Led Cortland with 51 assists and 98 total points and was third with 47 goals despite missing the last three games of the season due to injury...Also recorded 23 ground balls...Team repeated as SUNYAC regular-season and tournament champion and won an NCAA first-round game to tie for 17th place nationally.
Year: Sr.
Sport: Women's Lacrosse
Major: Psychology, Minor in Disaster Studies
Overall GPA: 3.97
Description: Alexis Atwater was a major part of the Hawk’s success this past season. The captain from Brighton, New York was named to the 2026 All-Empire Region Second Team, was 2026 SUNYAC Attacker of the Year and All-SUNYAC First Team. Atwater won SUNYAC Offensive Player of the Week the week of February 23rd and started in 17 of the 18 games played. She leads the team with 73 goals, becoming the programs all-time single season goal leader and second in the program for all time goals with 209. Alexis is fourth in assists with 13 and first in points with 86, becoming second in the program for single season points and second in the program for all time points with 237. She leads the team in draw controls with 61, becoming sixth in the program’s all time draw controls with 157. Alexis is third in ground balls with 38 and tallied 10 caused turnovers. She earned her season high of eight goals and 11 points, eight goals and three assists, against Plattsburgh on April 15. Alexis earned a spot on the Hawks Academic Honor Roll for the Fall 2025 semester and was named to the SUNY New Paltz 2026 Leadership Wall.
Year: Sr.
Major: Film
Overall GPA: 3.88
Description: Palagatshev was a force at the No.1 spot all year. He went 11-3 in singles and 10-4 in doubles (5-2 in the Skyline in both) all while leading the Panthers to the Skyline playoffs. He capped his career his fourth straight All-Skyline First Team nod, becoming just the second player in school history to ever achieve that mark.
Year: Sr.
Major: BS Mathematics + MAT Adolescent Education
Overall GPA: 3.83
Description: Kelsey O’ Brien was named to the 2026 All-SUNYAC First Team and All-Region III First Team. O’Brien started in 41 of the 41 games played. The captain from Monroe, NY finished among the teams’ leaders, ranking third in at bats (125), second in runs (37) and second in hits (53). She added 11 extra base hits, three home runs, and 15 walks with 91 total bases. She is second in RBIs with 30. O’Brien batted .424 with a .497 on-base percentage, .616 slugging percentage and a 1.113 OPS. She earned her season high of four hits on April 23rd against Canton and her season high of most home runs (2) and doubles (2) on April 4th against Buffalo State. Defensively, she is third in catches with 86 and 85 putouts.
Year: Sr.
Major: Exercise Science
Overall GPA: 3.91
Description: Player Bio Page: https://www.cortlandreddragons.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/isaiah-brunache/15733 First Team All-American in the discus with an eighth-place national finish...National qualifier in the shot put (18th place)...All-Niagara Region in the discus, shot put and hammer throw...AARTFC champion in the discus, runner-up in the shot put and sixth in the hammer to earn AARTFC Most Outstanding Athlete of the Meet...SUNYAC champion in the shot put and discus...SUNYAC Field Athlete of the Year...CSC Academic All-District (will be officially announced in mid-June).
Year: Sr.
Major: Geography and Sustainability Studies Double Major
Overall GPA: 3.96
Description: Sierra Doody will be named the Empire 8 Female Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year for her efforts in cross country and track this year with a 3.96 GPA. A standout on the cross country team, Doody led Geneseo to four conference titles (two SUNYAC and two Empire 8). She was a four-time first team all-conference selection, culminating in a third-place finish at the 2025 Empire 8 Championship. Doody was also a four-time United States Track and Field and Cross Country All-Niagara region selection, placing sixth at the regional championship in 2022, and tenth in both 2023 and 2025. She led the Knights to a pair of Niagara Regional Championships (2022 and 2023) and back-to-back fifth place finishes at the 2022 and 2023 NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country Championships in addition to a ninth-place finish in 2024. Doody was a three-time Indoor Track and Field First Team All-American and two-time Second Team All- American, highlighted by national-runner up honors in the 800-meters in 2026. She was also a two-time Outdoor Track and Field Second Team All-American. Doody, the 2025-26 Empire 8 Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, won back-to-back E8 Indoor Championships in the 800-meters and 4 x 400-meters and also won the mile run in 2025. She was the 2026 Empire 8 Outdoor Champion in the 800-meters and won the 1,500-meter run in 2025. Doody also won three SUNYAC Championship events. Doody is the all-time Empire 8 record holder in the indoor 800-meters (2:08.82), outdoor 800-meters (2:08.09) and 4 x 400-meters (3:46.26). She competed at the NCAA Championships in 10 of her 12 opportunities while at Geneseo.
Year: So.
Major: Individual Studies
Overall GPA: 3.47
Description: Logan Norman set program records following a season where he lead the baseball team to a #4 national rank (35-5 record) and the top Region 3 East Division title. Norman posted a 4.0 GPA in the Spring and finished the year with 71 hits (125 hits in career - program record) and hit .500 on the year (4th in NJCAA and 2nd in Region 3). Norman was named to the Region 3 All Region First Team and All Defensive Glove Team. He also set program records with career doubles and single season and all-time runs leader.
Year: Fr.
Major: Accounting
Overall GPA: 3.96
Description: Seamus was the Region XV Champion, earning Region XV Player of the Year honors as well as being named First-Team All-Region XV. Will compete at the National Championships as an individual...3.92 GPA spring semester...3.96 GPA overall
Year: Fr.
Major: Liberal Arts Sci Hum SocSci, Multidisciplinary Studies
Overall GPA: 3.88
Description: Hartman was one of the most explosive offensive players in the country, earning First Team All American honors and leading the Lions to a 4th place finish in the country. Hartman finished the season with 46 goals and 28 assists for 74 points across 15 games — ranking him 5th nationally in points and 6th in goals. He scored 78 of 125 shots for 2nd in the country. He also added four man-up goals and 47 ground balls, proving he was more than just a scorer — he was a complete player who impacted the game in every phase of the offense.
Year: So.
Sport: Softball
Major: Early Childhood
Overall GPA: 3.80
Description: Grace was a First Team All-Region 3 pitcher for Erie, leading the team to a Region 3 Championship and a sixth place finish at the NJCAA Division 3 Championship. She led the region with a 2.37 ERA and was second in the region with 167 strikeouts.
Year: Fr.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.32
Description: Bryn finished the regular season with a perfect record as #1 Singles and she made it to the Consolation Final, following a pair of 8-1 wins over higher ranked opponents. She was named to the Region 3 First Team and All-Conference First Team.
Year: So.
Major: Criminal Justice
Overall GPA: 3.46
Description: Nick Rushford was a team leader in the 110H (15.29), 400H (57.85) and the 4x100 relay (42.23) team this year. He set a personal-record with his 6th place prelim finish at nationals in the 110H. He placed 5th in the final round with a time of 15.98, He helped the men's team place second overall at nationals, the best finish in program history. The relay team was named All-American Honorable mention with a 3rd place finish (42.77). He won the Region 3 championship in the 110H (15.76), won the 400H (57.85) - was the only runner to break 1 minute time in the 400H event. He also paced the 4x100 team to a Region 3 title.
Year: Fr.
Major: Health Sciences
Overall GPA: 4.0
Description: Ava has performed on the track and in the classroom this year. She finished the academic year with a 4.0 GPA while leading the women's track and field team to a program-best finish at nationals (4th overall). She produced the team's best results in the 800M (2:32.55), 1500M (5:18.65) and the 3000 Steeple (12:43.37) events. She was also part of the 4x800 team (11:06.99). She set personal records in the 800M and 3000S at the National Championships, finishing 4th in the 800M and 2nd (All-American) in the 3000S. She was named the Region 3 champion in the 3000S and the 800M and the 4x800 relay champion - helping the team win back-to-back Region 3 titles.
Year: Fr.
Major: Liberal Arts Sci Hum SocSci, Multidisciplinary Studies
Overall GPA: 3.76
Description: Joncarlo Rivera was a key contributor to the Lions and led them to finishing 4th in the country. Rivera was named to the NJCAA National All-Tournament Team and finished his season ranked 6th in the country for hitting percentage, 12th in points and 14th in service aces. His impressive stats include 231.5 points and 156 kills, while making a major impact defensively ranking 3rd in the country with 69 total blocks and rock-solid play at the net earning him Region XV All Region Second Team honors.
Year: So.
Major: Business Management
Overall GPA: 3.81
Description: America East First-Team All-Conference America East All-Academic Team CSC Academic All-District Lindsey led the Great Danes and the America East with a league-best 17.5 points per game, totaling 12 games with 20 or more points. A true ironman, he led the conference and ranked fifth in the nation in minutes, averaging 37.3 minutes per game. Lindsey’s impact extended beyond scoring; his 4.9 assists per game (146 total) ranked second in the conference, which helped the Great Danes lead the America East in fastbreak points (10.9 per game). Showing his versatility, he knocked down 57 three-pointers for a .343 three-point percentage and was a reliable finisher at the line, shooting .792.
Year: Jr.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.688
Description: Buffalo's longest tenured player started in all 32 games. Sabol averaged 36.2 mpg including four games with at least 40 minutes of action. The team leader in points became the third Bull in program history to surpass the 600-point mark in a single season, finishing with 603 points and 18.8 ppg. He became the 27th Bull in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark as he is up to 1,299 career points, good for 15th in school history. The junior guard finished the season with 17 20-point games including a pair of 30-point performances. He scored a career-high 32 points against Southern Miss (11/3) in the season opening win. Sabol also set the program single season three-pointers made record with 122, breaking Zach Filzen's 2010-11 record of 110. His 122 made threes was the fourth most made threes in Division I basketball prior to the NCAA Tournament. He recorded 22 games with at least three three-pointers including 15 games with 5+. The MAC leader in threes finished with 73 in conference play. In MAC play, he averaged 19.7 ppg, the third-best mark in the MAC. Sabol added 107 assists on the season as he was just the second Bull to record a 600-point, 100-assist season. He went on to earn All-MAC Third Team honors, his first All-MAC honor in his career. He carries a 3.688 GPA as the team’s captain.
Year: Jr.
Major: Business Major
Overall GPA: 4.0
Description: Averaged 8.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game... led team in rebounds and blocked shots... scored season-high 21 points in road win at Rutgers... registered five double-doubles... seven double-digit rebounding games... 14 games with 10 or more points
Year: Jr.
Major: Biochemistry
Overall GPA: 3.77
Description: 2x CAA Diver of the Week... 8th place finish in 3-meter finals at CAA Championship... Won 3-meter event at NJIT... Won 3-meter and finished 2nd in 1-meter at Monmouth... Won 3-meter event vs. Siena... Won 3-meter event at CCSU.
Year: Jr.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.91
Description: Won the high jump at the America East Indoor Championships
Year: Gr.
Major: Medical Humanities
Overall GPA: 3.95
Description: 1x CAA Indoor Track Athlete of the Week... Started season with new PR and event win in the mile at NYC Gotham Cup... Set new PR in 3rd place finish in 3,000-meter at Boston U... Won gold in 3,000-meter and took 4th in 5,000-meter at CAA Indoor Championships... Started outdoor season with event win and new PR in mile at home... Placed 16th in 5,000-meter in a field of over 150 runners at Raleigh Relays
Year: Gr.
Sport: Wrestling
Major: MBA
Overall GPA: 4.00
Description: Graduated from Princeton with a 3.59 GPA in engineering in computer science ... at Binghamton qualified for NCAA Championship in final season of eligibility ... won one match at NCAAs ... was runner-up at EIWA Championship ... went 20-5 overall.
Year: Sr.
Major: Physical Education
Overall GPA: 3.48
Description: NABC Second Team All-District...D3hoops.com Third Team All-Region 3...First Team All-SUNYAC...Averaged 13.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in 25 games...Reached the career 1,000-point mark (graduates with 1,249 career points)...Helped Cortland repeat as SUNYAC tournament champion, win its first SUNYAC regular-season title since 2013, and advanced to the NCAA second round.
Year: Jr.
Major: Exercise Science
Overall GPA: 3.98
Description: Third Team D3hoops.com All-Region...First Team All-SUNYAC...CSC Academic All-District...Led Cortland with 11.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game in 27 starts...Helped Cortland finish 23-5, tie for the SUNYAC regular-season title, finish second in the SUNYAC tournament and earn an NCAA at-large berth.
Year: Sr.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.53
Description: Alex Dameski earned First-Team All-American honors as he enjoyed a tremendous senior season, with 21 goals and 16 assists for 37 points with a plus-23 rating in 27 games played. Dameski is tied for third nationally with five game-winning goals, while his 21 goals are tied for fourth in Division III. Dameski excelled in league play, scoring 25 points on 14 goals and 11 assists to go along with a plus-17 rating and four game-winning tallies in 16 contests. He tied for the league lead in goals and points in UCHC play this season and has 14 multiple-point efforts overall in 2025-26.
Year: Jr.
Major: Exercise Science
Overall GPA: 3.93
Description: Named Cortland's first-ever women's hockey All-American (AHCA All-America East second team)...SUNYAC Player of the Year...11 goals and 20 assists in 28 games...Won 61 percent of her faceoffs...Led SUNYAC in points scored...Tied for 18th nationally in assists per game...Helped Cortland finish 16-8-4 and advance to the SUNYAC tournament championship game.
Year: Sr.
Major: Exercise Science
Overall GPA: 3.92
Description: First Team All-American in both the weight throw (fifth place at NCAA Division III Championships) and the shot put (seventh place at NCAA Division III Championships)...USTFCCCA Niagara Region Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year...AARTFC champion in the weight throw and shot put...All-Niagara Region in both weight throw and shot put...SUNYAC weight throw and shot put champion...SUNYAC Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year...SUNYAC Men's Championship Performer of the Meet...Set school record in the weight throw (19.85 meters/65' 1.5").
Year: Sr.
Major: Geography and Sustainability Studies Double Major
Overall GPA: 3.96
Description: Doody earned First-Team All-American honors at the NCAA Championship meet after picking up runner-up honors in the 800-meters at on March 14 with a time of 2:09.01. She was also part of the 4 x 400-meter relay team that earned NCAA Second Team All-American honors by placing 11th at nationals. Doody, who holds the Empire 8 record in the 800-meters (2:08.82), won the league championship in the event in addition to an Empire 8 title in the 4 x 400-meter relay, both for the second straight season. She also earned USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region honors in the 800-meters and mile in addition to the 4 x 400-meter relay.
Year: Jr.
Major: Finance
Overall GPA: 3.82
Description: Palmer earned Second Team All-American accolades in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championship. Last month, Palmer, a native of Fairport, NY, was named the Empire 8 Swimmer of the Championship Meet after winning individual titles in the 200-yard individual medley, 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events and was also part of the winning 200- and 400-yard medley relay teams. He shattered a 13-year-old E8 record in the 200-yard individual medley with time of 1:49.57. He also broke an E8 Championship meet record in winning the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 54.30 seconds and won the 200-yard breaststroke, also in an E8 record time of 1:59.47. Palmer was also part of two Empire 8 Championship record-setting relay teams, the 400-yard medley relay (3:20.51) and 200-yard medley relay (1:29.85), which were also NCAA "B" cut times.
Year: Sr.
Major: Childhood/Special Education and Spanish
Overall GPA: 3.96
Description: Erin Johannsen finished 2nd in the 50 Free, 4th in the 100 back, and 2nd in the 100 free at the Empire 8 Championships. In addition she was on the winning 200 and 400 Free Relays as well as the winning 200 and 400 Medley Relays. The 200 medley and 200 Free Relays broke the conference records and where selected to compete at the NCAA Championships. Academically: -2025 2nd team Academic All-America, 2026 1 st team Academic All-America -5 semesters on the President’s List -2 semesters Dean’s List -Kappa Delta Pi-Education Honor Society -Sigma Delta Pi-Spanish Honor Society -Phi-Sigma Iota-Foreign Language Honor Society -2026 Empire 8 Torchbearer Award Winner
Year: Sr.
Major: Physical Education
Overall GPA: 3.35
Description: All-American at 149 pounds with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships...NCAA Region 2 champion at 149 pounds...SUNYAC champion at 149 pounds...Finished season with a 20-3 record with five pins, seven technical falls and five major decisions...Career record of 98-12...National runner-up at 149 pounds as a junior in 2025.
Year: Jr.
Major: Individualized Degree Program
Overall GPA: 3.94
Description: All-NCGA East Region on uneven bars with second-place finish, helping Cortland set a new team scoring record...Tied for 18th place of 48 on uneven bars at NCGA National Championship...2025 NCGA East champion on uneven bars and tied for 12th nationally...2024 All-American on uneven bars with a tie for sixth place nationally.
Year: So.
Sport: Men's Basketball
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 4.00
Description: Taesyn Slating was a First Team All-Region 3 selection after averaging 13.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
Year: Fr.
Major: Building Trades/Residential Ligh Commercial
Overall GPA: 3.75
Description: Tristen Madden was the Region 3 Champion in the 50 Back, 100 Back and 200 Back.
Year: So.
Major: Health Sciences
Overall GPA: 3.32
Description: NJCAA Region III Champion NJCAA National Tournament Participant (Final Four) NJCAA Region III Tournament MVP NJCAA Region III Player of the Year Mountain Valley Conference Player of the Year Not Awarded yet but should be a 1st Team NJCAA All-American
Year: So.
Major: Photography and Related Media
Overall GPA: 3.72
Description: Isabel Marshall continued her outstanding success in the pool this season, highlighted by being named Top Performer at the Herkimer Invitational after winning three events. At the Region 3 Championships, Marshall captured four titles in the 50-yard butterfly, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly, and 100-yard freestyle. She also recorded three top-10 finishes at the NJCAA Swimming & Diving National Championships, including a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly. Marshall was previously recognized as a SUNY Scholar-Athlete of the Year, reflecting her excellence both athletically and academically.
Year: Fr.
Major: Liberal Arts Sci Hum SocSci, Multidisciplinary Studies
Overall GPA: 3.75
Description: One of the top men’s wrestlers in the country in his weight class, John finished 7th nationally against a combined field of DI and DIII athletes and helped lead the Nassau team to 5th in the country in the non-scholarship division. At the NJCAA National Championships, John advanced to the round of 16 - he then bounced back to win 2 matches in the consolation rounds to ultimately placed 7th in the nation, earning NJCAA All-American honors.
Year: So.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.37
Description: Aidan Rutski reached perfection with a 300 game during a conference match this year. He helped guide the men's program to a 7th place finish at nationals, placing 28th overall in the all events standings. He helped the men's program place 2nd at Regionals and guided the men's team to their 28th overall conference championship.
Year: So.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.64
Description: Laney Brown helped the Vikings win the Region 3 Championship for the first time since 2010. She was named to the All Region team and won the Region 3 Doubles title with Jennifer Doty. She was named an All-American, placing third in the NJCAA All-Events standings (2,219 pins) and led the team to a 3rd place finish and the top non-scholarship title at Nationals. She finished 10th in the singles portion of the championships, and third overall in the doubles portion.
Year: Sr.
Major: Electrical Engineering
Overall GPA: 3.63
Description: First team all-conference third baseman in America East Conference ... led team to conference championship and NCAA Regional appearance ... named Most Outstanding Player at conference tournament after amassing 12 hits and 12 RBI in five games as Binghamton went 4-1 to win program's sixth title ... had .348 average with conference-high 59 RBI and 11 home runs ... ranked among the top-5 in conference in hits (73), HR and RBI ... will graduate among Binghamton's all-time top-5 in hits, runs, HR, RBI, slugging and on-base percentage ... named to America East All-Academic Team.
Year: Gr.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.65 UG/3.67 G
Description: First team all-conference selection in America East Conference ... Started all 14 games ... Led the team in goals (36) and points (48) ... Recorded a hat trick eight times, including three games where he scored four goals (No. 12 Harvard on March 29, Bryant on April 19 and Vermont on April 26) ... Led the America East in both shots (152) and shots per game (10.86) ... Finished second in the America East in goals per game (2.57) and points per game (3.43) ... Collected 25 ground balls and caused five turnovers ... Named to the America East All-Academic Team ... Served as one of the team captains.
Year: Sr.
Major: Multi Disciplinary Major
Overall GPA: 3.36
Description: "CAA Defensive Player of the Year... ECAC Defensive Player of the Year... All-CAA First Team selection... Tewaaraton Watch List... two-time IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week (March 24, May 6)... seven-time CAA Defensive Player of the Week (February 24, March 10, March 24, March 31, April 7, April 14, April 28)... Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American... Nike Lacrosse Media All-American... USA Lacrosse All-American... Caused team-high 74 turnovers and picked up 54 ground balls through 21 games in for the Seawolves... Broke single-game (8), single-season (74), and career caused turnover record with 142 over her four-year career... Third in the nation in caused turnovers per game (3.50) and led CAA in caused turnovers."
Year: Jr.
Major: Human Development
Overall GPA: 3.86
Description: First-team NFCA All-Region ... First-team America East All-Conference ... America East All-Tournament Team ... ECAC All-Star ... America East All-Academic Team ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team ... Inducted into the National College Athlete Honor Society in April 28 ... The America East Player of the Week on Feb. 11 and April 8 ... Won the America East batting title (.379) and tied for first with 16 doubles ... At the national level, she ranked No. 11 in sacrifice flies (six) and No. 38 with 0.32 doubles per game ... Ranked second in the conference in slugging percentage (.660), hits (58), RBI (51) and OPS (1.093), was fifth in on-base percentage (.433), tied for seventh in home runs (nine) and was first in sacrifice flies (six) ... Finished a perfect 4-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and five RBI in the America East championship game against Bryant on May 11 ... Hit .400 with a team-best four RBI during the NCAA Tournament's Oregon Regional (May 16-17).
Year: Sr.
Major: Communications
Overall GPA: 3.61
Description: Daniils Snaiders graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in communications. He finished his decorated career as the program's all-time leader in doubles wins (70) while also ranking in the top 20 in career singles victories. Snaiders recorded 18 singles victories as a senior, including back-to-back clutch victories at the Mid-American Conference Tournament, earning him All-Tournament team honors, while adding 21 doubles victories, primarily at the first position. Off the court, Snaiders earned CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-MAC honors.
Year: Gr.
Major: educational psychology and quantitative methods MA
Overall GPA: 4.0
Description: Jagmeet Kaur, 4.0 student who graduated in May with a master's degree in educational psychology and quantitative methods and a certificate of applied statistical analysis, earned Mid-American Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player honors after recording back-to-back victories, including the clinching point in the semifinal win over Miami (OH). In her final collegiate season, Kaur won 14 singles matches, while adding eight doubles victories, for a two-year UB total of 25 singles and 20 doubles wins. Off the court, Kaur earned CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-MAC honors.
Year: Jr.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.93
Description: One of UAlbany's top golfers all season long... 8th place finish at MAAC Championship, helping UAlbany to second place team finish... Led UAlbany with 37th place finish at Annika More Than Golf Invitational... Team leader
Year: So.
Major: Health Science
Overall GPA: 3.27
Description: 5th place at CAA XC Championship, earning All-CAA honors... Two individual first-place finishes during XC regular season... 3 first-place finishes during outdoor track season... lowered program record in 1,500m at Wake Forest, qualifying for NCAAs... Defended title in 1,500m at CAA Outdoor Track Championship... 25th place in 1,500m at NCAA First Round (Outdoor Track)... 1x CAA Runner of the Week... 1x CAA Co-Track Athlete of the Week
Year: So.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.90
Description: ACADEMIC: 3x UAlbany Dean's List ... 2x AE Commissioner's Honor Roll ... (transferred mid-year in 2023-24 but did not compete until indoor 2024-25) ATHLETIC: In first outdoor season - competed at NCAA Regionals ... finished higher than qualifying rank (43rd qualifier, finished meet 24th) ... jumped outdoor best 7.40m (24-3.5) early in the season ... rankings: NCAA (T87th), NCAA East (T43rd), Northeast (6th), America East Conference (2nd - behind only UAlbany national qualifier Louis Gordon) ... INDOOR 2024-25: won AE Indoor Champs ... broke UAlbany record 7.66m (25-1.75)
Year: Fr.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 4.00
Description: ACADEMIC: 2x UAlbany Dean's List ... 1x AE Commissioner's Honor Roll. ATHLETIC: Broke UAlbany Javelin freshman record in first career meet ... broke UAlbany javelin record as a freshman ... 2025 AE Champion ... will compete at NCAA National Championship in June after appearing at the NCAA East Prelims at the end of May ... season high: 49.52m (162-6) ... rankings: NCAA (49th), NCAA East (22nd), Northeast (1st), America East Conference (1st)
Year: Sr.
Major: Accounting
Overall GPA: 4.0 semester; 3.81 cumulative
Description: Description: SUNYAC Player of the Year (first ever in program history); All-SUNYAC First Team (first in program history to be named to first team three times); D3Baseball Preseason All-American; Set single season records in: runs scored (broke his own record from ‘24); doubles (tied first with himself from last year); stolen bases (beat the old record by 11 set back in 2018); Was the only player for the Hawks to start and appear in 42 of 42 games this past spring. He led SUNY New Paltz in 11 statistical categories: batting average (.439), OPS (1.206), games played and started, runs scored (63), hits (72), doubles (19), total bases (109), slugging percentage (.665), on-base-percentage (.541), walks (30) and stolen bases (37-for-39). He stood second in both at-bats (164) and triples (3)... had a perfect 4.0 this semester and graduates with a 3.81 GPA (likely All-Region and possible All-American pick)
Year: Sr.
Major: Equine Science
Overall GPA: 3.49
Description: Tyson was a regional champion for Morrisville in open reining, also finishing as the Region's high point rider for the season. She finished fourth overall at the IHSA western semifinals in the high point rider competition to advance to the national championships, placing seventh overall in the Back On Track High Point Rider competition. She had a 4.0 spring semester GPA.
Year: Sr.
Major: Business Management
Overall GPA: 3.68
Description: Kim led FSC with a 75.75 average in 24 rounds this year. He led the Rams to its fifth straight Skyline Conference title, earning First Team All-Conference in the process. Kim is a two-time GCAA Scholar All-American and All-Region honoree and last year's SAOTY. He was one stroke off from making the cut as an individual at the NCAA Championship after helping last year's team make the cut for the first time since 2010. Has been a part of the top-10 lowest team rounds in program history, including a 284 (-4) in October.
Year: Sr.
Major: Exercise Science
Overall GPA: 3.63
Description: Tied for third at the Northeast Women's Golf Conference (NWGC) Championship to earn first team all-conference honors...Helped Cortland win the league title and earn an NCAA automatic berth...Cortland's top performer at nationals with a two-day score of 165 (84-81)...Tied for fourth at NWGC Fall Classic (81)...Finished seventh at Catholic (DC) Cardinal Spring Classic (86-75-161)...2024 second team All-NWGC (tied for sixth)...2023 first team All-NWGC (tied for third)...Cortland's best performer at 2023 NCAAs (91-84-175)...2022 first team All-NWGC (tied for fifth).
Year: So.
Major: Physical Education
Overall GPA: 3.54
Description: Midfielder...Second team USILA All-American...First team All-SUNYAC...SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...22 games played...48 goals, 31 assists, 79 points...First on team in assists and second in goals and points...Team won SUNYAC title and advanced to NCAA quarterfinals.
Year: Jr.
Sport: Women's Lacrosse
Major: Psychology
Overall GPA: 4.0 semester; 3.96 cumulative
Description: SUNYAC Attacker of the Year; IWLCA First-Team All-Region III (first, first team selection in program history; led team in goals with a career-high 67, while tying tops in points with 73. Her 67 goals scored landed her 36th in the country, along with second on the single-season program record books, while her 73 points were the fourth most in the team's single season history list; 4.0 GPA spring semester, 3.96 cumulative GPA
Year: Sr.
Major: Exercise Science / Pre-Nursing
Overall GPA: 3.56
Description: Senior Julia Serena became Oneonta's first softball All-American in program history in the 2025 season after being named to the third team. She was NFCA All-Region First Team, All-SUNYAC First Team, and the SUNYAC Julie Lenhart Player of the Year. Serena led the league with a .542 batting average, a .597 on base percentage and a 1.051 slugging percentage in conference competition. She was No. 1 with 32 hits, 26 RBI, 25 runs, nine doubles and seven homeruns in 16 conference games. Serena was also top in the SUNYAC in those categories over 39 total games - 60 hits, 43 RBI, 39 runs, 16 doubles and 10 home runs. She had season highs of seven RBI, six runs scored, five hits, two doubles and two home runs in her senior year. Serena was named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament team after the Red Dragons advanced to the championship round as the No. 5 seed and finished the tournament 3-2. Additionally, she was part of Chi Alpha Sigma and CSC Academic All-District.
Year: Sr.
Major: Science, Technology & Society
Overall GPA: 3.77
Description: Sabovic helped FSC to its third straight Skyline Conference Championship and NCAA appearance. He was named the Skyline Conference Player of the Year and CSC Academic All-District for the second straight season, as well as First Team All-Conference for the fourth consecutive season. Last year's SAOTY went 10-3 in singles play and 8-3 in doubles competition in 2025 and ends his career as the program leader with 50 singles wins and 49 doubles wins.
Year: Sr.
Major: Business Analytics & Digital Media Management
Overall GPA: 4.0 semester; 3.85 overall
Description: SUNYAC Doubles Team of the Year; SUNYAC First-Team Singles; SUNYAC First-Team Doubles; SUNY New Paltz President's Award Winner; Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee; SUNY Women's Tennis Scholar Athlete; SUNYAC All-Tournament Team; competed at first doubles & went undefeated in SUNYAC play; competed at third singles with a 5-0 SUNYAC singles record, she allowed only four points
Year: Jr.
Major: Exercise Science
Overall GPA: 3.97
Description: 2025 Outdoor Highlights: National runner-up in the shot put (school-record 18.21 meters/59' 9")...All-Niagara Region in shot put and discus...AARTFC champion in shot put and fourth place in discus...SUNYAC Outdoor Championship Most Valuable Performer of the Meet (first in shot put, second in discus, fourth in hammer throw)...Indoor All-American in weight throw (seventh) and shot put (eighth)...2023 outdoor national runner-up in shot put.
Year: Jr.
Major:
Overall GPA: 3.78
Description: Brendan earned first team All American status in the steeplechase by placing sixth overall, helping the Knights finish 7th in the country
Year: Fr.
Major: LAS: Humanities & Soc Science
Overall GPA: 3.756
Description: MSAC Player of the Year as a Freshman. 1st Team All-Region with a 3.935 GPA in the spring. Best player on the Conference Championship team. Batted .458 with 65 hits, 16 doubles, 8 triples and 3 homeruns. Scored 40 runs and had 51 RBI, along with 15 stolen bases.
Year: So.
Major: Exercise Science
Overall GPA: 3.56
Description: Jonathan Reynolds completed the spring semester with a 3.80 GPA while leading the men's golf team to its second straight NJCAA National Championship appearance later this month. Reynolds was the team's top scoring player, averaging a 76.4 per 18-holes over the course of 9 tournaments. He won the Herkimer Tournament with a 70. Named All-Region for his performance at the Region 3 championships.
Year: So.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.40
Description: Brady Dolan, Nassau Attack, led the 2025 NJCAA National Offensive leaderboard in 2 major categories: points and assists, with 91 points and 58 assists, in only 13 games played. He was named to the 2025 All-American First Team, and led Nassau to a 2nd in the country, NJCAA National Runner Up finish & was named to the 2025 NJCAA National Championship All-Tournament Team. Dolan led Nassau to notch back-to-back NJCAA North Atlantic District Championships in 2025 & 2024. As a freshman, Dolan was named to the NJCAA All-American Second Team and led the team to NJCAA Final Four, finishing 3rd in the country.
Year: So.
Major: Radiologic Technology
Overall GPA: 3.57
Description: Moira Collins just completed the spring semester with a 4.0 semester GPA while dominated her opponents in the pitching circle. Collins collected several year end awards including the NJCAA Region 3 Player of the Year, All-Region First Team, Mountain Valley Conference Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team. She finished the year with the NJCAA-best 1.38 ERA, a 13-3 record, and tallied 123 strikeouts over 91.1 innings pitched. She now ranks second on the programs all-time strikeout list. She will most likely be named to the NJCAA All-American list for Division 3 in a couple of week. She guided the Vikings to its first Region 3 title and NJCAA national championship appearance since 2015.
Year: So.
Major: Health Information Management & Technology
Overall GPA: 3.47
Description: Jocelyn had a tremendous season, posting an undefeated regular season record at No. 1 Singles. She advanced to the NJCAA National Championship match, after surviving a 3 hour semifinal round. She was defeated in the championship match to earn All-American Second Team honors.
Year: So.
Major: Fashion Business Management
Overall GPA: 3.92
Description: 2025 NJCAA DIII National Champion (1500m); 2024 NJCAA DIII National Champion (1500m); 2025 NJCAA Northeast District Female Track Athlete of the Year; 2024 NJCAA Northeast District Female Track Athlete of the Year; Two-time First Team All-American (2025, 2024); 2024 Second Team All-American (2024); 2024-25 FIT Student-Athlete of the Year.
Year: So.
Major: Culinary Arts, Hospitality Business
Overall GPA: 3.77
Description: Hunter Dunn had a terrific 2025 season and was a major contributor toward the Nassau Men's Volleyball Team finishing 2nd in the country as NJCAA National Champion Runner-Up. Hunter led the team to the 2025 Region 15 Championship and an impressive 26-4 record. Dunn was named Region 15 Co-Setter of the Year, notching 272 assists, ranked 8th in the country, and averaging 6.48 assists per set, ranked 10th in the country. Dunn also earned NJCAA Academic All-Academic Third Team honors in 2024 and will repeat that honor when the 2025 NJCAA All-Academic honors are released in July.
Year: Gr.
Major: Master's in Public Administration
Overall GPA: 3.93 (3.52 undergrad in psychology)
Member of America East Men's Basketball All-Academic Team (only 5 selected) ... Member of America East Commissioner's and Binghamton AD Honor Rolls ... Sixth man in lineup ... 3-point shooting specialist who led team (60 3s) and ranked among conference top-8 ... Also led team in FT shooting (96%) ... Registered 13 double-digit scoring games and had 11 games with three or more 3-pointers ... Finished career with 1,360 career points.
Year: Gr.
Major: Criminology
Overall GPA: 3.8
Noelani Cornfield earned postseason honors for the first time in her career as she was named to the Mid-American Conference All-Defensive Team after averaging 10.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, a team-best 5.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game, while shooting an efficient 46% from the floor. The Gowanda, NY native has been a menace on the defensive end of the floor as she leads the team and ranked second in the MAC in steals per game (2.4) and total steals (73), while often drawing the defensive assignment of the opponent's best player. Cornfield also ranked second in the MAC, and is in the top 25 nationally, in assists per game (5.5) and total assists (170), the latter mark placing her in the top 10 in program history in a single season. Cornfield has now recorded over 1,000 career points and has also tallied 400+ career rebounds and assists.
Year: Sr.
Major: Chemical Engineering
Overall GPA: 3.698
SEASON Kwak had a season to remember in her senior campaign, remaining undefeated the entire regular season and into conference championships, winning all 17 individual diving events she competed in. Kwak capped her senior season by winning MAC Championships for both one-meter (312.05) and three-meter diving (319.40) for the second consecutive season. The senior earned her third MAC Diver of the Year award and third All-MAC First Team selection. Kwak also qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships for the third consecutive season. The senior also broke Buffalo’s three-meter diving school record at the UB Diving Invite with a score of 363.05. Kwak was also honored as the MAC Diver of the Week all six times she was nominated, tying Buffalo’s program record for the most Athlete of the Week awards in a single season. No other diver from the conference won the award more than twice. CAREER Marialis Kwak is a three-time MAC Diver of the Year, three-time All-MAC First Team selection and five-time MAC Champion in diving events. The senior qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships in both one-meter and three-meter diving for three consecutive seasons, also qualifying and competing at the NCAA Championships in 2023 and 2024. As a freshman in 2021-2022, Kwak was named the MAC Freshman Diver of the Year. As a sophomore, Kwak won her first MAC Championship in three-meter diving with a score of 342.10 and earned her first All-MAC First Team selection. In her junior year, Kwak won two more MAC Championships in diving, winning both the three-meter (312.65) and the one-meter (313.00). Kwak closed out her senior season by winning her fourth and fifth MAC Championships, taking the three-meter (319.40) and one-meter (312.05) for the second consecutive season. Kwak holds Buffalo’s school record for three-meter diving (363.05) and ranks third all-time in the one-meter (313.00).
Year: Gr.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Overall GPA: 3.36
Named the Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer after winning the 5,000 and placing second in the 3,000 at the America East Indoor Championships ... Member of the Fall 2024 AD Honor Roll (3.3 GPA or above).
Year: Gr.
Major: MBA (G); Business Administration (UG)
Overall GPA: 3.93 (G); 3.76 (UG)
ACADEMIC: 8x Dean's List, 5x Commissioner's Honor Roll, 2023 CSC Academic All-District ... 2025 AE All-Academic Team ATHLETIC: 2025 Indoor Champs Triple Jump Champion - holds the highest distance in the AE in triple jump by nearly a meter (12.88m at Indoor Champs with second place at 11.90m) also finished sixth in the conference in long jump with a fourth-place long jump at AE Indoor Champs (5.71m) TJ (12.88m) is good enough for second in the Northeast and LJ (5.71m) is good enough for top 30 in the Northeast - career: 2x AE Champion - 6x AE All-Conference
Year: Jr.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 4.00
America East Conference's Elite 18 award winner as top-GPA participant ... Earned all-conference honors for the third year in a row ... Placed fourth in the 200 back and 200 free and was fifth in the 500 free at the America East Championships ... Also swam on the first-place 800 free relay team at the conference meet ... Won six individual events during the regular season and swam on six first-place relay teams ... Named to the America East All-Academic Team ... Named to the College Sports Communicators (CAC) Academic All-District Team ... Member of the Fall 2024 AD Honor Roll (3.3 GPA or above).
Year: Jr.
Major: Physical Education
Overall GPA: 3.40
First Team All-SUNYAC forward...D3hoops.com First Team All-Region...NABC Second Team All-District...SUNYAC Tournament MVP...Averaged 14.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game...Helped Cortland win SUNYAC tournament title for first time since 2016.
Year: Sr.
Major: Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.97
Mackenzie Reigle led the Knights to a Sweet 16 berth in the NCAA Tournament, and was named a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American for her efforts this season. She was also named First-Team All-Empire 8, the Empire 8 Tournament MVP after leading Geneseo to their first championship, and Third-Team All-Region. Reigle finished the season as the NCAA leader in assists at 7.9 per game.
Year: Sr.
Major: Finance
Overall GPA: 3.98
Adam Harris has led Geneseo to the UCHC Championship, and now the Frozen Four as the Knights starting goaltender. He has a record of 14-2-1 on the season, with 482 saves and a save percentage of .916.
Year: Sr.
Major: Accounting / Business Administration
Overall GPA: 3.81
Named a CCM/AHCA East Second Team All-American... First Team All-SUNYAC... Appeared in 28 games, tallying 12 points with six goals and six assists, five of those goals on the power play... Recorded +11 on the season... Had 33 blocked shots throughout the year... Scored three game-winning goals throughout the season, the first one being the first game against Norwich on Nov. 2, another one against Oswego on Jan. 10, and the third against SUNY Canton on Feb. 15, also recording an assist that game for a multipoint night. Three-time All-Conference honoree, twice named to the First team... Three-time SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll... 2023-24 CSC Academic All-District... 2023-24 Krampade/AHCA All-American Scholar.
Year: Jr.
Major: Biochemistry
Overall GPA: 3.69
SUNYAC Men's Co-Swimmer of the Year...SUNYAC-AMCC 100-yard butterfly champion and 200-yard butterfly runner-up...Swam on SUNYAC-AMCC runner-up 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard medley relay teams...CSC District 3 Academic All-District.
Year: Sr.
Major: Graphic Design & Digital Media
Overall GPA: 3.92
SUNYAC Women's Swimmer of the Year...Won three event titles at the SUNYAC-AMCC Championships (200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle)...SUNYAC Grace Mowatt Award Winner (combination of athletic and academic achievement in women's swimming and diving)...Member of SUNYAC-AMCC runner-up 800-yard freestyle relay and third-place 400-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays...CSC District 3 Academic All-District.
Year: Jr.
Major: Exercise Science
Overall GPA: 3.97
First Team All-American in both the weight throw (7th place) and shot put (8th place)...Broke his own school record in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships...Also school-record holder in the shot put...AARTFC champion in weight throw...All-AARTFC (3rd place) in shot put...All-Niagara Region in both weight throw and shot put...SUNYAC champion in both weight throw and shot put...Helped Cortland win SUNYAC title and finish fifth nationally.
Year: Sr.
Major: Early Childhood Education
Overall GPA: 3.87
Janelle Eckl helped the Knights finish 5th overall at the NCAA Championship Meet with two First-Team All-American honors. Eckl finished fifth overall in the Pentathlon, and competed in the 4x400 relay which finished seventh overall. She went on to earn both Empire 8 and Niagara Region Field Athlete of the Year honors.
Year: Jr.
Major: Physical Education
Overall GPA: 3.38
NCAA Division III runner-up at 149 pounds...Finished season with a 30-1 record, with the lone loss in the national championship match...149-pound champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Division III Region 2 Championships...SUNYAC champion at 149 pounds and SUNYAC Championship Most Outstanding Wrestler...SUNYAC Co-Wrestler of the Year...Helped Cortland win share of the SUNYAC team title.
Year: So.
Major: Biology
Overall GPA: 3.64
NCGA All-American on uneven bars after tying for eighth place nationally out of 48 competitors at NCGA nationals...Helped Cortland finish fourth nationally as a team...WCGA First Team Regular Season All-American on uneven bars with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 9.675 (average of best five scores after top score is dropped)...NCGA All-East Region on uneven bars (tied for sixth place).
Year: So.
Major: Criminal Justice
Overall GPA: 3.627
Dean's List or better every semester. All-Region and All-Conference Honors. 16ppg 9.6 reb
Year: So.
Major: Health Sciences
Overall GPA: 3.767
Brianna Weaver finishes the 24-25 season as Onondaga's leading scorer averaging 13.3 points per game and shooting 31.1% from the 3-point line. She shot an astounding 9-21 (42.8%) from the arc in the first two games of Onondaga's appearance at the National Tournament in Rochester, MN against the No. 6 and No. 3 seeded teams. She earned First Team All-MSAC and First Team All-Region accolades for the season as well as Honorable Mention All-American. She earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in the Fall of 2024.
Year: So.
Major: Fine Arts
Overall GPA: 3.73
2025 Northeast District Championships: 3rd Place ? 400 Yard IM (5:20.69); 3rd Place ? 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:12.07); 3rd Place ? 100 Yard IM (1:03.28); 4th Place ? 200 Yard IM (2:20.67); 2025 NJCAA Nationals: 15th place, Men's 200-Yard IM (2:19.63); 14th place, Men's 100-Yard IM (1:02.21, 3 points)
Year: Fr.
Major: 3.68
Overall GPA: Photography and Related Media
2025 NJCAA Region III Northeast District Championships: Champion ? 100 Yard Butterfly (1:01.90); Champion ? 50 Yard Butterfly (27.10s); Champion ? 100 Yard Freestyle (57.49s); 2025 NJCAA Nationals: 11th place, Women's 50-Yard Freestyle (25.83); 10th place, Women's 100-Yard Butterfly (1:02.03, 7 points); 7th place, Women's 100-Yard Freestyle (56.47, 12 points)
Year: So.
Major: Accounting & Business Administration
Overall GPA: 4.0
Sophomore leader on the 2025 Nassau CC team that finished third in the country at the NJCAA National Championship and as National Runner-Up/2nd in the country in 2024. In both years, Joseph reached the round of 16 at the NJCAA National Championship and rallied to finish in the top 8 in the consolation round, just missing a chance at the semi-final matches. Joseph earned the title of the NJCAA North East District Champion for his weight class in back-to-back years for 2025 and 2024. Joseph excels in his sport and in academic pursuits, earning the NJCAA's highest academic honor, NJCAA All-Academic First Team with a 4.0 GPA in 2024 and is poised to earn this prestigious honor again in 2025.
Year: So.
Major: Construction
Overall GPA: 3.63
Tyler Drexel played a big role in the men's bowling team's success this year. The program finished runner-up in the NJCAA National Championships and the team was the top non-scholarship program. Drexel was named All-American for finishing in the top-8 of the All-Events standings. He also was named to the All-NJCAA Region 3 team and All-Conference First Team.
Year: Fr.
Major: Individual Studies
Overall GPA: 4.0
Jennifer Doty was HVCC's top bowler this season. She was named the conference player of the year. all-conference and bowled a conference bests, high-game (269) and high series (686). She was also named Region 3 Player of the Year after placing first at the Region 3 Championships. She just missed NJCAA All-American status by 21 pins, as she placed 11th in the All-Events standings.