Brockport High grad and Genesee CC shortstop/second baseman Brandon Henshaw was selected First Team all-region and the Region III Division III Baseball Player of the Year. He set GCC single season records for most hits with 71, most at bats with 159, and most runs scored with 57. He also set the career records for hits (116), batting average (.417) and runs scored (88).
•St. John Fisher junior first baseman Scott Eisenmenger (Hilton) was named Empire 8 Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference as well as a First Team All-ECAC nod, while attaining a spot on the second team of the ABCA/Rawlings All-New York teams. The junior led the team in numerous hitting categories including batting average (.381), runs (48), doubles (13), home runs (11), RBI (59) and slugging percentage (.669). On the national stage, Eisenmenger’s RBI and home runs rank third and 13th, respectively.
•Churchville-Chili grad Michael Yehl was named First Team All-SUNYAC in men’s lacrosse after his junior season at Geneseo. The junior goalie entered the postseason leading the SUNYAC with a .585 save percentage while his 8.06 goals against average was the second-best mark in the league.
•Finger Lakes CC sophomore Zakk Mount (Hilton) earned post-season recognition on the All-Mid-State Athletic Conference team. The midfielder scored 27 points on 17 goals with 10 assists, was third on the team in caused turnovers (9), fourth in groundballs (47) and fifth in points scored.
•Churchville-Chili grad Miles James claimed an NJCAA Region III championship in the 400 meters in a time of 51.54 seconds, trimming 0.16 off his preliminary time to win the crown by 1.12 seconds. The freshman also placed second in the 200 meters (23.45).
•Wells College senior attack Alex Milliken (Hilton) was named 2017 NEAC Men’s Lacrosse All-Conference First Team with teammate and fellow Hilton grad Cash Lawson a Third Team selection on defense.
•Brockport High grad and SUNY Polytechnic senior Ryan Wegner was named Northeast Athletic All-Conference Second Team as a utility player after he led the Wildcats in batting average (.391), hits (45) and runs (26).
•RIT catcher Mike Myers (Hamlin/Brockport) was a 2017 Second Team All-Liberty League Baseball selection. The senior catcher is batting .272 with 11 doubles, five homers and 33 RBIs, while helping RIT’s pitching staff maintain a 3.12 ERA, which is among the best in Division III. Defensively, Myers, the 2017 Liberty League Tournament Most Valuable Player, has thrown out 13 would-be base stealers this season.
•College at Brockport attacker Kelly Wall was named the 2017 SUNYAC Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year after finishing the team’s record setting season fourth in the conference in Points (31), seventh in Goals (21), sixth in Assists (10), and third in Ground Balls (24). Wall also added another SUNYAC First Team All-Conference to her highly decorated career for the fourth consecutive season.
Golden Eagles defender Cassandra Minerd is the 2017 SUNYAC Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year after she ranked fourth overall (31) and second within conference play (18) in Caused Turnovers and a conference fifth (24) in Draw Controls; she would also lead her team in Draw Controls (38) and Caused Turnovers (31). Head coach Steve Wagner is the recipient of the 2017 SUNYAC Women’s Lacrosse Coach of the Year award. After being ranked eighth in the nation heading into the 2017 season, Wagner and the Golden Eagles garnered an impressive 2017 campaign, compiling a 15-1 record and going undefeated in conference play (8-0). Sophomore midfielder Heather Conklin and senior goalie Sara Shaddock were also named to the First Team while junior attack Taylor Thomas was a Second Team choice.
Wall and Minerd were also Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Association (IWLCA) 2017 Division III All Region First Team selections, named to the ECAC DIII North Women’s Lacrosse All-Star Team and Wall was to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) 2017 Division III All-American Teams Second Team—where only 48 student-athletes named to the first, second or third teams nationwide.
•Roberts Wesleyan senior attack, Cassley Jackowski was named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-American Third Team for NCAA Division II. She also earned IWLCA All-Region Second Team honors for the North Region and was named to the 2017 Senior All-Star Team for Division II. She finished the season with a career-high 83 goals and 35 assists to rank first in NCAA Division II Women’s Lacrosse for points per game. Jackowski also led in total overall points, goals, and goals per game.
•College at Brockport senior Colin Blind was voted by coaches as the 2017 SUNYAC Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year and was named Honorable Mention for the 2017 USILA/Nike All-America Team. The defenseman ranked fifth overall in Caused Turnovers (24) and fourth in conference play with 10 CT’s; including being 19th overall in Ground Balls (38) and a conference 17th in GB’s (15). For the second consecutive year, Blind has been named to the SUNYAC First Team All-Conference team for his standout efforts.
•College at Brockport senior attack Jake Guidice was named to the SUNYAC men’s lacrosse Second Team with senior Brendan Fitzgerald, junior Steve Gurin and freshman Kieran Fitzgerald. Junior face-off specialist Zach Cook was Honorable Mention.
•Golden Eagles seniors Dana Cala (OF), Nick Jerolimov (P) and Mike D’Eletto (IF) were named All- SUNYAC First Team in baseball while junior second baseman Avery Brooks and senior catcher Paul Ludden were named Second Team.
•Brockport freshman designated player Jessica Koneski was named First Team All-SUNYAC in softball while junior first baseman Lindsay Wachna was a Second Team selection.
•College at Brockport track and field senior Jon Rogers locked up a third-place finish in the men’s shot put event, securing his second All-American honors of his final year, having also placed third at the Indoor National Championship earlier in 2017. Rogers cleared 17.08-meters to capture third in the Nation. Victoire Kothor earned All-American status in the women’s shot put event. The junior placed third, with her toss of 14.51-meters. Joshua Steinman earned All-American honors in the men’s pole vault finishing in seventh place, clearing 4.90-meters. For the women, the throwers led the way, with Kothor (shot put, discus, hammer) and Mariah Mays (shot put, discus) both earning multiple honors. Also earning All-Region was Jessica Craven (hammer), Claire Fisher (pole vault) Lisa Huynh (Churchville-Chili) (long jump), Audrey Miller (javelin) and the 4×100 relay team of Rachel Francis, Cynthia John-Ogam, Taryn Prutsman and Molly Scarpello.
