•St. John Fisher junior forward Emma Spelman was named First Team All-Conference in women’s soccer after she racked up a team-leading 15 points including a conference-leading nine assists. Her 1.07 points per game average was fourth-best in the conference. This is Spelman’s third straight season receiving Empire 8 honors, but this is the first year she earned a spot on the First Team.
•Spencerport’s Cami Brescia was named to the East Coast Conference Third Team in women’s soccer as one of five Roberts Wesleyan teammates selected. Head coach Sarah McClellan, who led the Roberts Wesleyan University women’s soccer team to the East Coast Conference regular-season championship, was named ECC Coach of the Year.
Brescia started all 14 games and recorded one assist from her defensive position. Midfielder Larissa Johnston was named first-team all-conference while defender Cassidy Pearce earned second-team honors. Goalkeeper Nicolette Knauf and forward Ella White joined Brescia on the third team.
•Hilton’s Justin Arilotta and Churchville-Chili’s Dylan Rippe were each named SUNYAC Men’s Soccer All-Conference Second Team at midfield and defense, respectively. Both were graduate students with Arilotta at Geneseo and Rippe with SUNY Brockport. Arilotta earned his third All-Conference nod after leading the Knights with eight goals. Rippe led all Golden Eagles with over 1,500 minutes of game action, started and played all 90 minutes in all but one outing. His lone goal of the season served as the game-winner against Elmira.
•Spencerport’s Justin Hockenberger was named Third Team All-Allegheny Mountain Athletic Conference for the second consecutive season in men’s soccer. The senior midfielder for Penn St.-Behrend notched two goals in conference play, while dishing out an assist on the game winning goal against Fredonia. Also, he delivered a successful penalty kick score against Pitt-Bradford.
•Sophomores Breanna DeHond (Spencerport) and Caitlin Nelson (Hilton) were named to the WNYAC All-Conference team for Monroe Community College in women’s soccer. DeHond netted nine goals with six assists while starting all 16 games while Nelson tallied 11 goals with seven assists.
•St. John Fisher senior goalkeeper Jadon Schlierf (Spencerport) made it four consecutive seasons of making the Empire 8 All-Conference squad as he was named Third Team. Starting 12 games this season, his seven shutouts tied for the conference lead, while his .793 goals against average was third lowest in the conference.
•Spencerport grad and Alfred State junior Silas Egenlauf was named Second Team at linebacker in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference after he led the Pioneers in total tackles with 85.
•Hilton’s Jacob Kelsey received All-Empire recognition for the second consecutive season with Alfred University as he was named Third Team Empire 8 at wide receiver. Kelsey finished the fall season with 380 receiving yards and two touchdowns and became the first AU wide receiver since 2017 to eclipse 1,000 career receiving yards.
•SUNY Brockport junior runner Jared Smith was a First-Team All-Conference selection in addition to being inducted into the SUNYAC Cross Country Hall of Fame.
•Four members of the Roberts Wesleyan University men’s soccer team received All-Conference recognition from the East Coast Conference this season. Forward Tamas Nagy was selected first-team All-ECC; defender Joshua Jones was named second team; and defender Nathan Ferguson and midfielder Cooper Kerridge received third-team honors. Nagy, a senior, led the conference in goals and ranked second in points with 29.
•Freshman goalkeeper Avery Richardson of the Roberts Wesleyan women’s field hockey team finished the 2023 season as the NCAA Division II leader in saves per game, averaging 16.33 saves per game in 12 games played and 196 total.
•Defensive back Raylens Boutin was named the 2023 Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Year to go with a total of 18 All-Conference selections for SUNY Brockport football. Boutin was also named first team for Defense, Special Teams, Return Specialist and All-Purpose after racking up 43 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, six pass breakups and was one of the top punt return threats in the country, ranking sixth in the nation with an average of 16.8 yards per return.
Other First Teamers include: Fullback Jayden Prina, Offensive Line Nicholas Kalke, Offensive Line Scott Ochsner, Tight End James Altenburger, Linebacker Mike Talbert Jr., Defensive Back Kyle Haettich, Kicker Nate Wigent, and Punter Dan Giangrasso.
Second Team: Running Back Gino Fontanarosa, Offensive Line Joseph Delgado, Offensive Line Jacob Lucier, Wide Receiver Nolan Slywka, Defensive End Joseph Rodda, Defensive Line Jayson Thomas, and Defensive Back Louie Usera.
Third Team: Linebacker Ben Robinson.
•SUNY Brockport goalkeeper Andrew Taylor received the Fred Halloway Co-Defensive Player of the Year Award in men’s soccer after starting all 16 games, recording shutouts in six games, and posting an 8-3-4 record. He also finished second in the conference with 70 saves to go with a 0.88 goals-against average. Other Golden Eagles joining Taylor and Dylan Rippe on the All-Conference teams were Russ Domm (First Team) and Third Team selections Chuck Domm, Alex Rivera, Josh Fitzpatrick, and Giovanni Cardona. Russ Domm led the team in goals (6), assists (3), points (15), and shots on goals (20). Chuck Domm finished second for Brockport in goals (5) and points (11). Rivera was one of only five Brockport players to play over 1,400 minutes of action, adding two assists against Elmira and Geneseo. Fitzpatrick added three goals and seven points on the season while playing a second-most 1,463 minutes. Cardona was another critical aspect of a strong Brockport backline, also adding a goal and four points.
•Five Golden Eagles field hockey players earned All-SUNYAC Selections with Ammalee Moore and Ella Buchanan First Team selections and Baily Lazore, Paige Thowe and Mary Young Second Team picks.
Moore doubled her point production from the 2022 season (13 to 26), in addition to breaking the Brockport single-season assists record (9), posting 10 assists. Moore finished the 2023 season ranked 17th in the country in assists per game (0.62). Buchanan posted a 9-7 record between the pipes for Brockport with three complete game shutouts. Buchanan’s 81.7% save percentage was good for 15th best in the country. Lazore career highs in goals (10), assists (6), and points (26) as a senior. Thowe’s eight assists were good for second-best on the Golden Eagles, adding five goals for 18 points. Young served as the workhorse of the Brockport defense, playing over 920 minutes of game action and starting all 17 games, and led the Golden Eagles by a wide margin in defensive saves with five.
•SUNY Brockport women’s soccer placed four representatives on All-Conference second and third teams. Jaylah Cossin earned second-team honors after leading Brockport with 11 goals (third-best in the SUNYAC), seven assists, and 29 points. On the Third Team were sophomore Megan Gerber, a critical component to an excellent Brockport defense that finished the season ranked 19th nationally in shutout percentage (1st in SUNYAC) and 2nd in the SUNYAC in goals against average (0.54); Lyndsey Miller, another workhouse of the Brockport defense who led the Golden Eagles in minutes played (1,665); and Madeline McCrosson, who finished the season among the top goalies both nationally and in the SUNYAC. McCrosson’s 0.892 save percentage led the SUNYAC (18th nationally), with her goals-against-average being good for 22nd nationally (0.512). McCrosson recorded an 11-3-4 record with nine shutouts.
•The Golden Eagles placed three women’s volleyball players on the SUNYAC All-Conference team. For the second year in a row, Jordan Thompson earned First-Team All-Conference honors after she led the SUNYAC in several statistical categories, including total points (487.0), kills (416), points per set (4.6), kills per set (3.92), and service aces (50). Alenna Williamson and Kaitlyn Jewett were Third Team selections. Williamson led the Green and Gold with a .286 hitting percentage to go with 177 kills and a total of 206.0 points and led the team with 51 total blocks. Kaitlyn Jewett led the SUNYAC with 795 assists and tied for the best assists per set mark at 8.64 as a freshman setter. Kaitlyn also contributed elsewhere with 37 service aces and 191 digs in 2023.
