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All nine of the ECC's core member institutions were represented, led by Molloy (3) and Roberts Wesleyan (3), followed by Mercy (2), Queens (2), and Staten Island (2), and including Daemen (1), District of Columbia (1), D'Youville (1), and St. Thomas Aquinas (1). Associate indoor track and field member Holy Family (2) and associate women's bowling member Kutztown (1) also made the list. "Sean exemplifies the true meaning of a Molloy student-athlete and serves as an example for his peers," said Molloy Director of Athletics Susan Cassidy-Lyke. "This is truly an honor to be selected as the ECC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year considering the prestigious list of student-athletes that were under consideration." "Brynn has been a model of what a successful NCAA and ECC Division II student-athlete is," said Roberts Wesleyan Executive Director of Athletics Bob Segave. "As an undergraduate and graduate student-athlete, she has excelled every semester. She is a mentor for her teammates in the classroom. In addition, Brynn has become one of the most decorated student-athletes in Roberts history, earning four NCAA Nationals titles and setting new standards for Women's Pole Vault at the collegiate level, all while qualifying for the USA Olympic team and representing Team USA in the Paris Summer Olympics. She accomplished all of it while being an ambassador for the University, the ECC, the NCAA, and the USA." Baseball – Sean Welsh, Molloy A junior finance major carrying a 3.91 GPA, Welsh earned American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-American Third Team accolades, becoming one of just three designated hitters in the nation to earn All-American laurels. The All-ECC First Team designated hitter topped the conference with 15 home runs and 62 RBI, both single-season program records for Molloy, and helped lead the Lions to the 2025 ECC Regular Season Championship and their fourth ECC Championship tournament title in the last five years. Welsh provided blistering speed out of the top the order, totaling a league-leading 73 runs and 29 stolen bases to go along with a .338 batting average and 72 hits en route to National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA), and ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team honors. Mallory, a graduate student with a 3.66 GPA in business management, led the ECC and ranked sixth in NCAA Division II in total blocks this spring, rejecting 75 shot attempts for an average of 2.59 blocks per contest. The CSI forward averaged 14.2 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game and ranked fifth in the league in free throw percentage (77.7%) and free throws (94) and sixth in total rebounds (209) en route to his third consecutive All-ECC First Team selection. Mallory was an All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Second Team pick after leading the Dolphins to the ECC Championship tournament for the third straight year and departs Staten Island as one of the best two-way players in the history of the Staten Island men’s basketball program. Women's Basketball – Jenalyse Alarcon, Staten Island An information systems and informatics major with a 3.81 GPA within CSI’s Macaulay Honors College, Alarcon was selected as the 2025 ECC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Division II Women’s Basketball Player of the Year. The CSI senior forward topped the ECC in both steals (67) and free throws made (122) and ranked in the league’s top five in scoring (14.4 points per game), rebounding (215/7.7 rebounds per game), and blocks (26). Alarcon, a five-time ECC Player of the Week and four-time ECC Defensive Player of the Week, scored in double figures 21 times and led the Dolphins to the ECC Championship title game. She was also named to the ECC All-Tournament Team and Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-East Region First Team. Hanaway owns a 3.95 GPA while pursuing a masters degree in multicultural education and special education. The Kutztown standout was selected the Most Outstanding Bowler of the ECC Championship after compiling a 19.78 frame average with a 21.00 traditional average and a 19.66 baker average, topping all competitors with an 88.6 fill percentage and ranking second in first ball percentage (73.7) and makeable spare percentage (86.8). Hanaway served as the leadoff bowler for all nine matches over the three-day competition, including the 2-1 victory over Roberts Wesleyan in the championship mega match, to lead Kutztown to its first ECC Championship in program history. She was an All-ECC Second Team selection and the ECC’s Elite 20 Award winner for the second year in a row. The ECC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year, Hall carried a 3.89 as a senior accounting major. Hall opened the fall with a fifth-place finish at the Daemen Alumni Invitational 8k before cruising to his fastest career 8k at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational in 25:15.1. He went on to win the ECC Championship men’s individual title in 25:48.5 to help lead Roberts Wesleyan to its 10th consecutive ECC team title. Hall then posted a blistering 10k PR of 31:27.3 to place third en route to United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) honors at the NCAA East Region Championship. He concluded his season at the NCAA Championship, posting a 10k time of 32:12.7 for 175th in a field of Division II’s top cross country runners this fall. Smith is a psychology major with a 3.96 GPA. The D’Youville junior opened the fall with a third-place finish at the Daemen Alumni Invitational 5k before cruising to her fastest career 5k at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational in 18:21.3. She went on to place third at the ECC Championship in 18:36.4 before posting an outstanding 6k PR of 22:08.5 to place sixth en route to United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) honors at the NCAA East Region Championship; the latter performance earned her an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship. She went on to lead all ECC runners at the NCAA Championship, crossing the 6k race in 22:56.0 for 172nd. Smith was also the ECC’s Elite 20 Award winner this fall and went on to earn USTFCCCA All-Academic status. McGerry flew through the leadoff leg of the Distance Medley Relay in 3:21 to set the pace for the DMR’s first-place finish at the ECC Indoor Track & Field Championships and help Holy Family capture its third consecutive ECC Championship this winter. The DMR finished in 10:47.67, which topped the ECC and ranked fifth in the NCAA East Region. McGerry competed in the 800m, 1000m, mile, 3000m, and DMR this winter. Last year’s ECC Elite 20 Award winner, the junior carries a 3.99 GPA in criminal justice and is a three-time Janet V. Mackiewicz Endowed Scholar-Athlete Award Winner and 2025 Weed-Hilliard-Augustin Track & Field and Cross Country Scholarship Recipient at Holy Family. Jones, a sophomore biology major with a 3.62 GPA, had a breakout year in the hurdles and sprint events en route to being voted the ECC Indoor Track & Field Female Athlete of the Year. Jones qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 60m hurdles with a first-place time of 8.73, anchored the first-place 4x400m relay (3:59.12, 58.02 split), and placed second in the 400m (59.11) to play a part in a 28 points at the ECC Indoor Track & Field Championships. The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region selection in the 60m hurdles ranked first in the ECC in the 60m hurdles (8.73), third in the 400m (59.11), and fifth in the 500m (1:20.48) and finished with 10 top-ten performances on the indoor season. A United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-American Honorable Mention this spring, Diliberto carried a 3.97 GPA working toward a dual degree in adolescent education and English. The Molloy senior attackman totaled 49 points on 31 goals and 18 assists en route to All-ECC Second Team and USILA All-North Third Team accolades. Diliberto led Molloy with nine man-up goals, which ranked sixth across all of NCAA Division II, and recorded a point in 20 of 21 contests. He notched three points on one goal and two helpers to help lead Molloy to its first-ever ECC Championship tournament title and went on to post another three points on two goals and one helper in Molloy’s 15-14 overtime win against Pace in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Women's Lacrosse – Lindsey Shimborske, Mercy For the third consecutive year, Shimborske has been selected the ECC Women’s Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Carrying a 3.99 GPA in health sciences with a concentration in physical therapy, the ECC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and four-time ECC Defensive Player of the Week was once again voted the ECC Defensive Player of the Year after leading the conference in draw controls (120) and ranking second in ground balls (62) and third in caused turnovers (39); her 7.06 draw controls per game ranked ninth nationally. The Mercy senior defender was named a First Team All-American by both the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) and USA Lacrosse Magazine. Closing her phenomenal collegiate career as a three-time IWLCA All-American, Shimborske was selected to play in the prestigious IWLCA Senior All-Star Game. Ray held a 3.6 GPA as a physical education major at Queens. The senior distance runner earned gold in the 5000m (16:06.58) and silver in the 10,000m (32:18.97 PR) at the ECC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the latter performance earning United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-East Region recognition. Ray enjoyed a breakthrough senior campaign in which he took home six individual wins, including in the 1500m (4:11.99) and 3000m (9:24.90) at the season-opening St. John’s Big Hurt Meet, the 1500m (4:16.16) and 5000m (15:35.05) at the Queens Knights Third Annual Invitational, and the 10,000 (33:48.07) at the Essex County CC Wolverine Classic before becoming the ECC champion in the 5000m. The epitome of an ECC student-athlete, the unanimous ECC Outdoor Track & Field Female Athlete of the Year King holds a 4.0 GPA in RWU’s strategic leadership graduate program and represented the conference at the highest stage this spring, becoming the NCAA National Champion in the pole vault with a mark of 4.52m (14’ 10”). King enjoyed an undefeated season with four wins in four opportunities, including a historic performance at the 97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in which she broke the all-time NCAA outdoor record in the pole vault 4.75m (15’ 7”). King, who represented the United States of America last summer at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is now a four-time NCAA Division II champion (two indoor, two outdoor) and is the only woman in Division II history to surpass 15 feet in the pole vault. King repeated as the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II East Region Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year and most recently received the Rich Funke Jr./Jerry Flynn Local College Athlete of the Year Award from the Rochester Press-Radio Club on June 10. Holland was selected a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection after turning in a 3.8 GPA in business administration and management. The Mercy senior repeated as the ECC Defensive Player of the Year after totaling nine points on two goals and five assists in 1,366 minutes, which included 11 full matches and seven clean sheets. Holland played the full 90:00 in an ECC win over St. Thomas Aquinas and draws against D'Youville, Molloy, and Queens and added offensive production with a goal in a win over District of Columbia, an assist in a draw with Queens, and an assist in a win over Daemen. The All-ECC First Teamer was also selected to the United Soccer Coaches (USC) and Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Region First Teams. A College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American First Team honoree, Keenan holds a 3.81 GPA in speech pathology. The ECC Defensive Player of the Year totaled 13 points on four goals and five assists and was a central part of a Lions’ backline that produced eight shutouts. The Molloy sophomore collected 1,640 minutes on the back line to help hold ECC opponents to three goals in seven regular-season conference games en route to the ECC Regular Season Championship. Keenan played all 180 minutes in the ECC Championship tournament, anchoring Molloy to its fourth ECC title in the last five seasons. The All-ECC First Teamer was also honored as a Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Third Team All-American and First Team All-Region pick. Raposo repeated as the ECC Player of the Year after batting a conference-leading .408 this spring while also topping the ECC in slugging percentage (.741), hits (60), runs scored (48), and home runs (12). The STAC junior centerfielder also ranked second in runs batted in (42), fourth in stolen bases (17), and fifth in doubles (13). In conference play only, Raposo slugged at a clip of .723 and boasted a .354 batting average with an ECC-leading seven home runs and 23 runs scored to go with 24 runs batted in and 23 hits. Raposo also sported an unblemished 1.000 fielding percentage, making 69 putouts and six assists without an error in centerfield heading into the postseason. Raposo carries a 3.87 GPA in mathematics with a concentration in actuarial science. Queguiner held a 4.0 GPA as a senior business management major. On the court, Queguiner wrapped up his senior season ranked No. 8 for singles in the region and No. 3 for doubles, with Louis Mangeon, in the region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Quequiner was voted onto the ECC All-Conference Team for the second year in a row. A reliable force for the Firebirds at the No. 2 singles position in which he went 9-7 on the year, Queguiner took home hard-fought singles victories over Daemen, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Queens, and his thrilling three-set triumphs, particularly a 7-6 (7-0) tiebreak win over Queens' Tim Andersson, highlighted his competitive edge. In doubles action, Queguiner and Mangeon earned eight wins and reached the semifinals of the ITA East Regional Tournament in the fall; they also held a 2-1 record against the No. 1 ranked pair of STAC’s Seth Newman and Henry Ronnberg. Hany-Fawzy excelled both on the court and in the classroom this year, earning a spot on the ECC All-Conference First Team while maintaining a 3.74 GPA in international business. The Queens senior produced an excellent fall season as she finished 5-0 in singles with victories from No. 1 through No. 3 courts and earned a spot on the ECC Weekly Honor Roll three times. Hany-Fawzy helped lead the Knights to a share of the ECC Regular Season Championship, and played at QC’s No. 3 spot for the ECC Championship Tournament, the NCAA East Regional Championship, and the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championship. Monrad, a sophomore who carries a 3.98 GPA in mathematics, was tabbed the men’s volleyball ECC Elite 20 Award winner this spring. The RWU opposite hitter led the ECC with 43 service aces while ranking fourth in points (308), fifth in kills (242), and seventh in hitting percentage (20.1%). In the ECC Championship tournament, Monrad posted 10 kills and a .368 hitting percentage with three digs, two service aces, and two blocks assists in the semifinals before adding nine points, seven kills, two block assists, and a service ace in the title game. Monrad also earned ECC Player of the Week honors twice throughout the 2025 season. A College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honoree, Brundage carried a 3.84 GPA as a graduate student in Daemen’s childhood education program. The ECC Libero of the Year for the second consecutive season and third time over her five-year career helped Daemen to a 17–9 overall record and a 9-3 mark in ECC play en route to a share of the ECC Regular Season Championship. Ranking second in the ECC with 449 digs (4.28 digs per set) and second for the Wildcats in service aces (45), Brundage led Daemen to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament for the fourth straight season and sixth time in program history. She finished the year as an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American Honorable Mention and All-Region First Team selection as well as as a Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Region Second Team honoree. Mercy was awarded the ECC Academic Success Rate Award. The Mavericks earned the honor for the third year in a row after posting a 90.7 percent graduation success rate in the NCAA Academic Tracking System. 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19
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