•Senior defensive lineman Andre Marianetti (Spencerport) of SUNY Brockport was named Empire 8 Second Team Defense/Special Teams after his career-best season with 9.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, seven QB rushes and 32 total tackles.
•Spencerport grads Alyssa Hackett and Emma Taylor from the Roberts Wesleyan University women’s soccer team earned All-East Coast Conference (ECC) honors as each were named to the All-ECC Third Team.
Hackett led the Redhawks with 13 points on five goals and three assists in 14 games while Taylor had one assist and anchored the Roberts defense that allowed fewer than two goals per game with a 1.71 goals against average in seven conference games.
•Hilton alum and Keuka College senior Kirstin Billings was named to the Empire 8 Third Team and the Wolves Sportswomen of the Year in field hockey as she capped her career by becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in program history. She set a new career high with nine goals this season to push her career total to the record-breaking 25 goals. Billings also holds the career record for game-winning goals and scored the deciding tally in both of Keuka College’s victories this season.
•SUNY Brockport sophomore midfielder Amelia Breton (Churchville-Chili) was named to the Empire 8 First Team in women’s soccer. She finished this season with eight goals (second on the team), 16 points (second on the team) and 45 shots with 20 on goal good for eighth in the conference for shots, seventh for goals, and tenth in the E8 for shots on goal.
•Former Hilton teammates Sierra Edwards (Second Team), Emma Spelman (Second Team), and Autumn Edwards (Third Team) earned Empire 8 honors in women’s soccer. Spelman, a senior forward with St. John Fisher and now a four-time honoree, finished second on the team in goals (6) and total points (21). Sierra, a senior forward for SUNY Brockport after transferring from LeMoyne, ranked tenth in the conference in goals (6) with two assists. Autumn, also a transfer, had two goals and four assists this season.
•Karlee Hargather (Hilton) was named Second Team All-AMCC conference in women’s soccer. The Alfred State sophomore started all 16 games this year, totaling five goals and eight assists.
•Churchville’s Kyle DeRomanis and Kendall grad Benjamin Brundage led Monroe Community College to a sixth-place finish in men’s Region 3 cross county. Both freshmen, DeRomanis finished seventh in 30:18.4 while Brundage was 13th in 32:30.5.
•SUNY Brockport women’s soccer had ten all-Empire 8 conference selections to go with Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Coaching Staff of the Year honors. Jaylah Cossin earned Offensive Player of the Year honors and was selected First Team All-Conference after she led the team with 11 goals (first in the conference), eight assists (fourth in the conference), and 30 points (first in the conference). Lyndsey Miller was named Defensive Player of the Year after she helped the Golden Eagles lead the conference in fewest goals scored (4) and reach fourth in the country for goals against average and save percentage. Mike Idland, head coach since 2016, was named Coaching Staff of the Year for helping the Golden Eagles to a record-breaking season in the first year in the E8 Conference with 15 clean sheets breaking the previous school record of 13 (1995, 2023).
In addition to Amelia Breton and Sierra Edwards, also named to the Second Team were junior Megan Gerber, senior Kellie Gentile, and junior goalkeeper Madeline McCrosson. Third team included sophomore McKenna Slate, Autumn Edwards, and Ella Camalleri.
•Roberts Wesleyan fifth-year player Tamas Nagy, senior Nathan Ferguson, sophomore Myles Palmer, and junior Iann Briones of the men’s soccer team have been selected as members of the East Coast Conference (ECC) All-Conference team. Nagy and Ferguson were named as First Team All-Stars while Palmer was selected to the All-ECC Second Team and Briones was a Third Team selection. Nagy led the Redhawks with 26 points and 12 goals while Palmer was second on the squad with 23 points and 11 goals. Ferguson and Briones were keys to the Roberts defense that surrendered just 1.69 goals per game overall and recorded five shutouts.
•Graduate student Owen White was voted the Male Runner of the Year for the East Region and head coach Andrew Door Women’s Cross-Country Coach of the Year for the East Region. White was the individual champion of the NCAA Division II East Region championship race held at Roberts Wesleyan and was a First Team All-Conference selection for the East Coast Conference (ECC).
•On the strength of two relay school records, a pair of individual records by senior Mya Webb, and a sweep of the diving events by junior Emma Dicob, the Roberts Wesleyan University Women’s Swimming and Diving team won their fourth straight East Coast Conference (ECC) team championship. Dicob was named the Diver of the Meet as she posted wins in both the 1- and 3-meter events. The tandem of freshmen Ruby Flanigen and Joane Arzalluz Garzon shared the Rookie of the Meet award and Webb was named the Swimmer of the Meet.
•Five runners on SUNY Brockport’s men’s team were awarded with the All-Region honors. Graduate student Jonathan Zavala finished tenth overall in the meet at a time of 25:13.9. Grad student and transfer Charlie Alekson was 15th after a 25:34.7 performance in the 8k race, senior Patrick Klinger crossed the finish line in 19th place overall, 20th overall was senior Sean Killip with a time of 25:51.0, and Jared Smith was 22nd.
•SUNY Brockport football, who won their ECAC Bowl game against the University of Rochester, had 18 All-Empire 8 conference nods including six on the First Team. On the First Team were: running back Isaiah Simmons, who set career-highs across the board as the E8’s leading rusher, racking up 193 carries for 1,342 yards, and 16 touchdowns; offensive lineman Adam Montalvo; wide receiver Nolan Slywka, who set career-highs with 45 receptions, 716 yards, and eight touchdowns; linebacker Ben Robinson, who ranked second in the conference with 88 total tackles and first with 6.0 sacks; defensive back Kyle Haettich; and punter Dan Giangrasso. Named to the Second Team were: offensive lineman Ahmad Davis-Warner; wide receiver Daniel Manneh; defensive linemen Marqwan Fluitt, Jayson Thomas, and Andre Marianetti; linebacker Mike Talbert; and Elijah Grooms. Quarterback Ben Gocella, offensive lineman Liam Malgieri, wide receiver Brian Caldwell Jr., linebacker Dawin Fanor, and kicker Sal Montaperto were Third Team selections.
•Golden Eagles men’s soccer earned five All-Conference honors. Named to the First Team were Russ Domm and Max Voyer, who tied for the team lead in goals (5) and points (11). The Second Team featured defender Alex Rivara, freshman Khadim Amar, and senior Giovanni Cardona.
•SUNY Brockport field hockey earned seven All-Conference nominations, including Ella Buchanan winning Goalkeeper of the Year. Buchanan earned Goalkeeper of the Year and First Team All-Empire 8 honors after posting an 11-5 record with six clean sheets. Kelsey Zehr and Paige Thowe were also First Team picks, while Samantha Choate, Mary Young, and Emmalee Moore were named to the Second Team, and Allison Greene to the Third Team.
•Golden Eagles women’s volleyball snagged three All-Conference nods and sophomore Elsie Logan was named the Empire 8 Libero of the Year. Logan led all Empire 8 players with 461 digs and was second averaging 4.85 digs per set. Alenna Williamson was a Second Team as she finished top ten in the conference in kills (281) and kills per set (2.87) blocks per set. Lauren Emke was a Third Team pick after ranking sixth in the E8 by hitting .251 on the year. She also ranks fourth in the conference with 0.77 blocks per set.
