D'Youville University and the Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Ona Halladay, announced on Friday that Sean Hallas will be the next head coach of the men's soccer program. Read More...
East Coast Conference Commissioner Jessica Grasso has announced the elevation of Nikki Philpot to Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications. Philpot enters her second year with the ECC, and 14th in collegiate athletics, in 2024-25. Read More...
The East Coast Conference Academic Team of Excellence Awards for the 2023-24 academic year were announced on Monday afternoon. The ECC Academic Team of Excellence Award is presented to the team with the highest cumulative grade point average in their respective sport. Roberts Wesleyan University led the way with six
The East Coast Conference has announced that over 1,450 student-athletes have been named to the league’s 2023-24 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Molloy University had the most honorees for the fifth consecutive year, with 209. D’Youville was the runner-up with 201 student-athletes while Roberts Wesleyan (198), Mercy (175)
The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) has appointed Daemen University Vice President for Athletics Traci Murphy to serve as the organizations 1st Vice President for the 2024-25 membership year. The appointment was one of several announced today by the organization. Read More...
Pole vaulter Brynn King returned to Rochester after qualifying to the Paris Olympics in women's pole vault. King, a rising senior at Roberts, earned a spot on Team USA after finishing third at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Sunday in Eugene, Ore. Read More...
Roberts Wesleyan University pole vault standout Brynn King is bound for Paris. King placed third at the U.S. Olympic Trials at the University of Oregon's historic Hayward Field on Sunday to earn a trip to the Summer Olympics. Read More...
Brynn King qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the women's pole vault when she cleared 15-feet for the first time on Jan. 20. A lot has happened for King in the past five months, and the Roberts Wesleyan University standout is eager to compete for a
Roberts Wesleyan University's Brynn King has advanced to the finals of the women's pole vault competition at the U.S. Olympic Trials. King, the NCAA Division II indoor and outdoor champion, cleared her first attempt at 4.35 meters (14-feet, 3 1/4 -inches) at the
The East Coast Conference has announced that Maggie Burns (Louisville, Ky.) of Daemen women’s volleyball, Carly Diolosa (Brookhaven, N.Y.) of Mercy women’s lacrosse, and Daniel Fuzailof (Queens, N.Y.) of Queens men’s track and field have been selected as the 2023-24 winners of the conference’s
On Thursday afternoon, the East Coast Conference announced its three recipients for the annual John Smillie, Jr. Award, an award named in honor of former ECC-member NYIT athletic trainer John Smillie, Jr., who passed away after battling cancer. The honor is given annually to a student-athlete or student-athletes who have
For the third consecutive season, the Molloy University athletic department has been awarded the ECC Community Cup. The honor is presented to the institution that tallies the greatest number of community service and community engagement hours per student-athlete. Read More...
The Roberts Wesleyan athletic department has been named the ECC Cares Award recipient for raising the most money per student-athlete for collective causes. Redhawks’ teams raised $18,512 for charitable causes this year, good for a total of $45.26 per student-athlete. Roberts Wesleyan’s top fundraising effort was the
The East Coast Conference Community Engagement Award of Excellence is presented annually to the institution that hosts an activity on their campus that embodies the principles of community engagement by building relationships and bridging the gap between campus and community. This year’s winner is Daemen Athletics. The Wildcats take
The East Coast Conference has announced its Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as well as the Scholar-Athletes of the Year for each of its championship sports for the 2023-24 campaign, it was announced on Tuesday afternoon. Mercy men’s lacrosse senior Tyler Pjatak (Shelton, Conn.) and Molloy women’
Brynn King won the NCAA Division II outdoor pole vault championship on May 23. Read More...
