•Churchville-Chili’s Griffin Stella, a graduate student at St. John Fisher, became just the third player in program history to be named a 2025 First Team Division III All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and First Team Empire 8. Stella, also named to the AVCA All-Region II team, amassed a career-high 243 kills and hit .493 – the third-best mark in Division III and by far the best single-season mark in Fisher history – this past season. In his career, Stella ranks first in St. John Fisher history in total blocks (377) and second in hitting percentage (.448%) and kills (768).
Teammate and junior outside hitter Casey Jackson (Spencerport) was named to the Second Team after registering 147 kills and a career-best .244 hitting percentage entering the postseason.
•Spencerport grad and Nazareth College senior men’s volleyball middle blocker Andrew Bodensteiner was named First Team Empire 8 while senior outside hitter Alex Bertino was a Second Team pick. Bodensteiner averaged 1.93 kills, .71 blocks, and .29 digs per set in five conference matches. Bertino had 2.85 kills and 1.38 digs per set in Empire 8 matches.
•Spencerport grad and St. John Fisher senior defender Connor Mesh was names Empire 8 First Team in men’s lacrosse while Hilton’s Tim Hubbard of SUNY Brockport and Cole Loewke from Alfred were named to the Second and Third Team, respectively. Hubbard led Brockport with 20 caused turnovers, adding 27 ground balls to eclipse 100 ground balls in his Brockport career (102). He finishes his Brockport career with seven assists, 45 caused turnovers, and 102 ground balls. Loewke led Alfred University in scoring for the first time in his career, tallying 46 points on 34 goals and 12 assists. In the conference, Loewke is fourth in goals per game (2.6), fifth in points per game (3.5), and eighth in total goals.
•Hilton grads and Hilbert College seniors Joey DiMaria and Mason Shehadi were named First Team All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) in baseball. DiMaria finished the season ranked 59th in Division III in goals per game and 187th in points per game and surpassed 100 goals in his career the day he set a single-game scoring record on Senior Day with 10 goals against Elmira. Shehadi, a four-year starter, tied for a team-best 46 ground balls and finished with 20 caused turnovers. He closed his final season ranked 155th in Division III in caused turnovers per game.
•Alfred State sophomore and Hilton grad Karlee Hargather was named First Team All-AMCC in women’s lacrosse after she led the Pioneers with 29 goals and 10 assists and adding 25 groundballs, won 24 draw controls and caused 10 turnovers.
•Byron-Bergen’s Kendall Phillips was named Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-SUNYAC in softball. The sophomore pitcher for Fredonia sported a 0.79 ERA at the time of voting, which ranked sixth in all of Division III and tops in the SUNYAC. Her final season earned-run average was 1.19, and she had an 8-5 record in the circle. She struck out 117 batters in 89-1/3 innings, including a season-high 14 strikeouts in a 2-1 win over Plattsburgh.
•Madison Buck from Churchville-Chili and D’Youville, was named Second Team All-East Coast Conference in women’s lacrosse. The junior attack led the team with 25 assists ranking third in the conference with 1.79 assists per game. During the team’s win against UDC, Buck set a single game record of 10 assists. She also finished second on the team in goals (34) and points (59).
•SUNY Geneseo senior attack and Churchville-Chili product Alaina Reina was named Third Team Empire 8 All-Conference in women’s lacrosse. She posted 60 points on 45 goals and 15 assists.
•Roberts Wesleyn junior Brady Kustra, senior Jacob Zimmerman (Spencerport), and juniors Isaac Marrero and Liam Linden were named as East Coast Conference (ECC) All-Stars. First Team Kustra was a star on the defensive side of the field for Roberts and finished the regular season with 13 caused turnovers and 33 groundballs. Second Team Zimmerman wrapped up the regular season with 35 points on 20 goals and 15 assists with 17 groundballs and nine caused turnovers. Marrero led the team from the faceoff X with 200 faceoff wins and a .678 win percentage. He led the team with 125 groundballs. Linden set the school record for caused turnovers in a season with 35 and was second on the squad with 51 groundballs.
•Roberts Wesleyan junior Moises Jimenez was named East Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, freshmen Landon Brouwer Setter of the Year, and Ryan DeJohn Rookie of the Year in men’s volleyball. Head Coach Mike Dedee was named the co-Coach of the Year as he led the team to a second-place finish in the final ECC standings. Jimenez led the conference with 229 digs with an average of 2.54 per set. Brouwer led the ECC with 789 assists and an average of 8.58 assists per set. DeJohn finished fourth in the conference in attack percentage, kills and digs in his first season with the Redhawks. DeJohn and Jimenez were named First Team All-ECC.
•Redhawks graduate student Brynn King, freshman Thomas McConnelee, and head coach Mark McCown were each honored by the East Coast Conference (ECC) with post season awards in Outdoor Track and Field. King was the unanimous winner of the Female Athlete of the Year while McConnelee was named one of the Male Athletes of the Year and McCown was named the Men’s Track and Field Coach of the Year. King had another record-breaking season as she vaulted to the NCAA Record for pole vault when she cleared the 4.75-meter (15’ 7”) bar at the Texas Relays. McConnelee set and broke all the Roberts Wesleyan school records in the throwing events as he capped the outdoor season with an All-American honor in the Hammer Throw at the NCAA Championships. McCown led the Roberts men to a second consecutive men’s title at the ECC Outdoor Championships
•Seniors Emma Blumenstock and Shawna Lesmerises led a group of eight student-athletes from the Roberts Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team with selection to the East Coast Conference (ECC) All-Star team. Blumenstock was voted the Attacker of the Year and Lesmerises was named the Goalkeeper of the Year as both earned First Team All-ECC honors. The duo was joined by senior Annie Mulhall and juniors Kadie Tierney and Emma Taylor (Spencerport) on the First Team while junior Ella Dossier, freshman Lia MacDougall, and senior Allison Clahane were named Second Team All-ECC. Blumenstock (48 goals, 53 assists, 101 points) led the conference with 6.73 points and 3.53 assists per game while Lesmerises was listed among the leaders in saves, goals against average, and save percentage. Tierney was second on the team in points with 52 and third in goals with 44 goals. Mulhall was third on the team with 50 points and second on the squad with 46 goals. Taylor was second on the team with 51 draw controls and led the squad with 29 groundballs. Dossier was fourth in scoring with 43 points and second on the team with 34 assists. MacDougall led the team with 53 draw controls and was fourth with 21 groundballs. Clahane led the defense with 17 caused turnovers.
•SUNY Brockport baseball swept all four major conference awards in Zach Eldred (Player of the Year), Anthony Lapine (Pitcher of the Year), Jason Mansell (Defensive Player of the Year), and head coach Justin Beach and staff were recognized as the Coaching Staff of the Year along with eight All-Conference selections. Eldred was named the Empire 8 Player of the Year following his record-breaking fifth season at Brockport. Setting a new program record for single-season home runs (18), Eldred also had 69 RBIs and 58 runs scored. Starting 12 games on the mound for Brockport, Eldred pitched to an 8-0 record with a 1.89 ERA, holding opposing batters to a .197 batting average. Lapine had a perfect 9-0 record, held conference low marks in ERA (1.19) and WHIP (0.84), both ranking within the top-10 of Division 3. Mansell was named Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Year following an excellent season behind the plate. Helping lead the Brockport pitching staff to the top of the Empire 8, Mansell recorded a .996 FLD% (1E), racking up 22 assists and 222 putouts. Mansell’s 222 putouts and .996 FLD% both served as career bests.
Also named to the First team were outfielders Kyle Blake and Jason Story (Hilton) and relief pitcher Eric Servellon. Second Team nods went to second baseman Josh Indek, while shortstop Victor Alongi and outfielder Frank Vanzillota were Third Team.
Blake drove in 37 runs and committed just one error during the season for a .976 FLD%. Story finished second-best on the squad in home runs (10), RBIs (69), and slugging (.607). Servellon finished with a 4-0 record, 2.70 ERA, and 26 strikeouts in 26.2 innings of work. Indek posted career bests in nearly all offensive categories, including AVG (.331), runs (49), hits (46), and slugging (.410), and led all Division 3 players with 13 sacrifice bunts. Alongi posted a .387 batting average with a .974 OPS, driving in 24 runs with two home runs. Vanzillota set a new single-season walks record (42), led the squad with a .497 on-base percentage, adding a strong .905 OPS and team-leading 59 runs scored.
The Brockport coaching staff of Head Coach Justin Beach, Associate Head Coach Jonathan Schwind (Hilton) and Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach Kyle Canavally earned the Coaching Staff of the Year award in their first season in the Empire 8 after setting a new program record for single-season wins (36) and conference wins (21). Brockport’s coaching staff has guided the Golden Eagles to a #12 national ranking and NCAA Regional appearance.
•The Golden Eagles softball team had two players earn conference recognition. Olivia Simone was named Second-Team All-Conference as an outfielder and earned Third-Team All-Conference as a utility player. Simone had a .420 batting average and 1.075 OPS. The outfielder/catcher totaled 50 hits, 12 doubles, six triples (tied program record), 23 RBIs, and 31 runs scored. Freshman Teresa Cotty was awarded an At-Large Third-Team All-Conference selection at the designated player position after she batted .323 with an .850 OPS. Across 65 at bats, she totaled 21 hits, six doubles, one home run, six runs scored, and 13 RBIs.
•In addition to Hubbard mentioned earlier, SUNY Brockport men’s lacrosse added Nate Askin and Jack Rice as All-Conference Team selections. Askin for the third straight season was named to the Second Team as Brockport’s top point scorer with 44 (27G, 17A), Askin added 24 ground balls and a 56.4 FO%. Askin ranks sixth in program history in goals (75), assists (42), and fifth all-time in points (117). Rice earned a Third-Team selection for his excellent offensive season where he netted 22 goals with 16 assists for 38 points on the season (T-2).
•Karaline McCarthy was named Empire 8 Rookie of the Year in Golden Eagles women’s lacrosse, with Alayna Foos, Christina Ross, Hailey Lewkovich, Sarah Kilburn, Journey Naab, and Arianna Reed all earning All-Conference nods. McCarthy led all Golden Eagles with 31 assists and 93 draw controls, adding 23 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers. She added 34 goals for a team second-best 65 points. Foos led the squad with 51 goals and 74 points and now ranks third all-time in career goals and seventh all-time in points with 232. Ross posted career highs in ground balls (18) and caused turnovers (10). Lewkovich netted a team second-best 39 goals with 42 points, 18 ground balls, and five caused turnovers. Kilburn buried 31 goals for 34 points on the season with 15 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers. Naab posted career highs in ground balls (20), caused turnovers (19), goals (4), and points (5). Reed racked up 147 saves in goal with a 48.8 save percentage and 10.61 GA/AVG.
•In Golden Eagles track & field, Rebecca Heuler, the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Champion in the javelin throw was named the 2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Heuler earned 2025 All-American honors in the javelin, placing sixth overall at the NCAA Championships with a toss of 40.78 meters. She also won the javelin at the 2025 E8 Championships and qualified for nationals with a season-best throw of 41.23 meters at the Brockport Multi-Outdoor meet in April.
Jonathan Zavala finished seventh in 3:50.53 in the final round of the men’s 1500m race at the NCAA DIII Championships to earn All-American status for the second year in a row.
All-Conference honorees:
•Marissa Wise – 1st Team, 200-Meter Dash (24.84)
•Alexis Rodriguez – 1st Team, 400-Meter Hurdles (1:02.84)
•Mia Vizcaino, Ethne Degan, Jaylah Cossin, Vanessa Ramos – 1st-Team, 4×800-Meter Relay (9:23.28)
•Rebecca Heuler – 1st Team, Javelin (39.12)
•Marissa Wise – 2nd Team, 400-Meter Dash (57.85)
•Mia Vizcaino – 2nd Team, 1,500-Meter Run (4:40.72)
•Alexis Rodriguez, Marissa Wise, Lily Rexford, Courtney Bostic – 2nd Team, 4×100-Meter Relay (49.04)
•Alexis Rodriguez, Monica Cammarota, Courtney Bostic, Marissa Wise – 3rd Team, 4×400-Meter Relay (4:02.58)
•Sasha Schramm – 3rd Team, Long Jump (5.63m)
•Lainey Porter – 3rd Team, Hammer Throw (47.87m)
•Derek Grimshaw – 1st Team, 100-Meter Dash (11.00)
•Jeremy Chen – 1st Team, 400-Meter Hurdles (54.18)
•Jeremy Chen – 2nd Team, 110-Meter Hurdles (14.99)
•Ayden Grinion – 2nd Team, 400-Meter Hurdles (54.45)
•Owen Arbocus – 2nd Team, 800-Meter Run (1:53.54)
•Jonathan Zavala – 2nd Team, 1,500-Meter Run (3:50.05)
•Kevin Brown, Michael Durski, Aaron Ottenwalder, Derek Grimshaw – 2nd Team, 4×100-Meter Relay (41.95)
•Michael Durski, Jeremy Chen, Cole Ferris, Ayden Grinion – 2nd Team, 4×400-Meter Relay (3:18.21)
•Jack Valentine – 2nd Team, High Jump (1.93m)
•Bryce Roberts – 2nd Team, Long Jump (6.78m)
•Dennis Bobbitt – 2nd-Team, Triple Jump (13.94m)
•Timothy Smith – 3rd Team, 400-Meter Hurdles (54.47)
•Daniel Reinhart – 3rd Team, Pole Vault (4.70m)
•Duncan Harbin – 3rd Team All-Conference, Discus Throw (40.22m)
•Allen Reome – 3rd Team, Javelin Throw (49.15m)
•Tyler Miller – 3rd Team, Decathlon (5,767 points).
