Winter 2025 College Sports Honors

•Monroe Community College sophomore and Hilton grad Jon Hay was named to the NJCCA All-Region Second Team in men’s swimming in the 200-yard individual medley, the 50-yard backstroke, the 100-yard backstroke, and the 200-yard backstroke.
•Brockport High alum KhaNy Sangasy from Monroe Community College was named Second Team All Region in women’s swimming in the 200-yard individual medley, 50-yard backstroke, 100-yard backstroke and the 50-yard butterfly.
•Antonie Pieterse became the first Roberts Wesleyan University swimmer to earn All-American status by finishing sixth in the men’s 100-yard butterfly at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championship. The freshman touched the wall in 46.74 seconds, breaking his own school record.
•Redhawks graduate student Georgia Haverlock was named to the East Coast Conference (ECC) and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) All-Region Second Team. The guard ranked second in the conference in scoring (16.7 points per game) and sixth in both field goal percentage (.448) and free-throw shooting.
•Roberts Wesleyan graduate student Malik Brooks was named to the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association (D2CCA) All-East Region Second Team as well as All-ECC First Team. He ranked second in conference scoring (21.9 points per game) and field-goal percentage (.536).
•Three Redhawks – Emma Dicob, Sidney Simmons and William Rugaber – set school records this season and qualified for the NCAA’s. Rugaber now owns the top marks for men in the 1-meter and 3-meter in both six and 11 diving, Dicob has the women’s record in the 3-meter for both six and 11 dives and Simmons owns the women’s 1-meter mark for six dives.
•Brockport’s women’s basketball team garnered three conference awards and placed three players on All-Conference teams as they earned an NCAA playoff bid for the first time since 2009. Stephanie Jean-Baptiste was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference, Peyton Maneri Rookie of the Year, and Corrine Jones and her staff were name Coaching Staff of the Year in the Empire 8.
Jean-Baptiste led the Golden Eagles with 18.3 PPG (second in E8) on 48% shooting (fifth in E8) and posted 11 or more points in 24 games on the season. Maneri averaged 8.3 PPG, 2.6 AST, and led the conference in total steals with 71. Jones and the staff helped lead Brockport to a program record 19-2 start and a 13-game winning streak. They finished the regular season as Empire 8 Regular Season Champions.
Other Golden Eagles women’s basketball players honored with Second Team All-Conference selections were Kaileigh Hunt and Cam Tooley. Hunt was one of Brockport’s top scoring and rebounding threats, averaging 11.9 PPG with a team-high 7.1 rebounds. Tooley produced averages of 8.5 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 3.9 assists, and 1.8 SPG, and led the conference with a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio.
•The SUNY Brockport women’s gymnastics team concluded the season with a sixth-place finish at the 2025 NCGA National Championship. Lienna Kay was Balance Beam Co-National Champion and All-American after scoring a 9.850. Kiara Hockman also earned All-American status taking second place on the Vault with a 9.825 score.
•The SUNY Brockport wrestling team earned three major awards, including Wrestler of the Year, Co-Rookie of the Year, and Coaching Staff of the Year in the Empire 8. Nick Franco earned Wrestler of the Year honors after an impressive graduate season with a 23-7 record including a second-place finish at the NYS Collegiate Championships, third place in regionals, and made his second nationals appearance. Vandavian Way earned Co-Rookie of the Year following a 13-win season at 165 lbs. Head coach Troy Seymour and his staff were named Coaching Staff of the Year after leading the Green and Gold to a 6-1 overall dual-meet record and second place at the NYS Collegiate Championships in his first year with the program.
•Three players and the coaching staff from the SUNY Brockport men’s basketball team were honored by the Empire 8 conference. Mekhi Beckett was named First Team All-Conference after leading Brockport in scoring with 13 PPG and finishing second in three-point shooting percentage at 42.1%. Zachary Rice and Tony Arnold were Second Team selections. Rice averaged 11.4 PPG on 39% shooting from deep and was Brockport’s top rebounder snatching 5.9 rebounds per game. Arnold averaged 10.4 PPG, 5.7 REB, 3.5 AST, and 2.4 steals per game and his 62 total steals led the conference. Head coach Joe Clarke, and the staff of Seth Johnston, Shawn Harris, and David Grady III earned Coaching Staff of the Year after finishing 14-2 to win the Empire 8 Regular Season Championship.
•Golden Eagles hockey freshman Aidan Taylor was named to the UCHC All-Rookie Team after he totaled 11 points as a forward with three multi-point games on the year.