Four-Time First Teamer Taylor Robey from Nazareth Headlines Empire 8 Swimming & Diving All-Conference Honors

3/1/2019 8:15:09 AM

Empire 8 Championship Photo Gallery The Empire 8 Athletic Conference announced the 2018-19 Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving All-Conference selections. Stevens, which won the E8 Men's Championship led the way with 12 student-athletes honored, while the Nazareth women - who also earned the title - had 11 swimmers tabbed all-conference.

To be named an E8 All-Conference selection, a student athlete must have finished in the top two of an event at the Conference's Championship Meet. Winners of the event are named to the First Team, while the Second Team is comprised of the runner-up from each event. For the full list of E8 All-Conference selections, please see below. Student-athletes are listed alphabetically by school. 

CLOSER LOOK
Nazareth's Taylor Robey was the most decorated E8 student-athlete from this year's championship meet as she was a part of four wins and two runner-up finishes. Robey took home the title and earned first team honors in the 50-meter freestyle, the 100 freestyle, and the 200 freestyle. She was also part of Nazareth's winning 200-yard medley relay team. Robey also was a part of two more relay teams that finished second during the championship meet.

Stevens, which won it's seventh-straight E8 men's championship, had nine swimmers named First Team All-Conference and three more that earned second team laurels. Tyler Zanki led the way for the Ducks, posting three individual wins and one more as a part of Stevens 400-yard medley relay team that touched the wall first. In total, Zanki earned four First Team All-Conference nods and one Second Team honor. 

Empire 8 Conference Men’s Swimming
First Team All-Conference
Chris Deaver, Alfred – 1m diving / 3m diving
Andrew Edmister, Alfred – 200 backstroke
Noah Koltenuk, Alfred – 1650 meter
Bob Draper, Nazareth – 500 freestyle
Seth Farrand, Nazareth – 50 freestyle / 100 freestyle
Tom Griffin, Nazareth – 100 backstroke
John Koch, Nazareth – 200 butterfly
Blake Holland, Stevens – 100 butterfly
Theodore Jagodits, Stevens – 200 freestyle
Chris Rudel, Stevens – 400 IM
Tyler Zanki, Stevens – 100 breaststroke / 200 breaststroke / 200 IM
 
Nazareth 200 free relay – Tom Griffin, Mark Dunkelberg, Seth Farrand, Luca Biagiotti
Nazareth 200 medley relay – Tom Griffin, Rob Coatsworth, Seth Farrand, Mark Dunkelberg
Stevens 400 free relay – Blake Holland, Jonas Lackey, Trevor Hinds, Theodore Jagodits
Stevens 400 medley relay – Sam Fuller, Tyler Zanki, Stephen Barlow, Theodore Jagodits
Stevens 800 free relay – Sam Fuller, Trevor Hinds, Daniel Rosenberger, Theodore Jagodits
 
Second Team All-Conference
Logan Cross, Alfred – 1m diving
Andrew Edmister, Alfred – 100 backstroke
Nah Koltenuk, Alfred – 500 freestyle
Ryan McLoughlin, Hartwick – 100 breaststroke / 200 breaststroke
Aron Zhang, Hartwick – 200 IM
Luca Biagiotti, Nazareth – 200 butterfly
Bob Draper, Nazareth – 1650 meter
Tim Griffin, Nazareth – 50 freestyle
John Koch, Nazareth – 400 IM
Sidney Taylor, Nazareth – 3m diving
Stephen Barlow, Stevens – 100 butterfly
Sam Fuller, Stevens – 200 backstroke
Trevor Hinds, Stevens – 200 freestyle
Theodore Jagodits, Stevens – 100 freestyle
 
Nazareth 400 free relay – Tom Griffin, Mark Dunkelberg, Seth Farrand, Luca Biagiotti
Nazareth 400 medley relay – Tom Griffin, Rob Coatsworth, John Koch, Seth Farrand
Nazareth 800 free relay – Bob Draper, John Koch, Rob Coatsworth, Luca Biagiotti
Stevens 200 free relay – Blake Holland, Kurt Von Autenried, Matt Shaw, Theodore Jagodits
Stevens 200 medley relay - Vinny Tavoletti, Tyler Zanki, Stephen Barlow, Blake Holland

Empire 8 Conference Women’s Swimming
First Team All-Conference
Lauren Serotta, Alfred – 100 backstroke / 200 backstroke
Tori Argentieri, Hartwick – 100 butterfly / 200 butterfly
Brittany Heffler, Nazareth – 100 breaststroke / 200 breaststroke
Allie Norwood, Nazareth – 1m diving / 3m diving
Taylor Robey, Nazareth – 50 freestyle / 100 freestyle  / 200 freestyle
Sam Geyer, Stevens – 200 IM
Izzy Fairman, Stevens – 400 IM / 500 freestyle
Samantha Zdesar, Stevens – 1650 meter

Hartwick 200 free relay – Emma Reining, Gina Grauer, Caroline Dennis, Olivia Bart
Hartwick 400 medley relay – Channing Lewis, Gina Grauer, Tori Argentieri, Olivia Bart
Nazareth 200 medley relay – Kaela Santos, Brittany Heffler, Anna Eggert, Taylor Robey
Stevens 400 free relay - Sam Geyer, Isabelle Rivera, Courtney Jones, Izzy Fairman
Stevens 800 free relay - Izzy Fairman, Sam Geyer, Courtney Jones, Samantha Zdesar
 
Second Team All-Conference
Victoria Cramp, Alfred – 3m diving
Olivia Bart, Hartwick – 50 freestyle
Gina Grauer, Hartwick – 100 breaststroke / 200 breaststroke
Ceci Mowrey, Hartwick – 200 IM
Emma Reining, Hartwick – 200 butterfly
Caroline Martin, Nazareth – 1650 meter
Taylor Woltz, Nazareth – 1m diving
Alexis Colasurdo, Stevens – 400 IM
Izzy Fairman, Stevens – 100 freestyle
Courtney Jones, Stevens – 100 backstroke / 200 backstroke
Isabelle Rivera, Stevens – 100  butterfly
Samantha Zdesar, Stevens – 200 freestyle / 500 freestyle
 
Hartwick 200 medley relay – Tori Argentieri, Gina Grauer, Emma Reining, Olivia Bart
Nazareth 200 free relay – Paige Pasquarella, Brittany Heffler, Rachel Coombs, Taylor Robey
Nazareth 400 free relay – Erin Spina,  Paige Pasquarella, Kat Batz, Taylor Robey
Hartwick 800 free relay – Emma Reining, Ceci Mowrey, Abigail Schwartz, Channing Lewis
Stevens 400 medley relay – Courtney Jones, Sam Geyer, Caroline Shusta, Izzy Fairman

ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit www.empire8.com and https://youtu.be/wzL4HcDoUUQ