Six Empire 8 Student-Athletes Named 2025 USILA Scholar All-Americans; Nazareth and SUNY Geneseo Earn Team Scholar Award

Men's Lacrosse | 7/1/2025 10:09:27 AM

Jimmy Atkinson of SUNY Geneseo, Owen Riley, and Sean O'Brian Nazareth University and Brady Mason, Connor Mesh and Zach Stirpe of St. John Fisher University were selected to the 2025 Division III Scholar All-American team by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association presented by Blatant Lacrosse. Both SUNY Geneseo and Nazareth University earned the Academic Team Award.
 
To earn USILA Scholar All-America honors, a student-athlete must be a senior academically and possess a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Additionally, a student-athlete must also be an All-American, a member of a North/South team, or an outstanding league or conference player. A total of 182 student-athletes were honored across Division III.
 
SUNY GENESEO
Jimmy Atkinson, Sr., Northport, NY - Accounting

NAZARETH UNIVERSITY
Owen Riley, Sr., Cortland, NY - Marketing
Sean O'Brian, Sr., Swampscott, MA - Business Leadership

ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY
Brady Mason, Sr., Silver Spring, MD - Finance and Marketing
Connor Mesh, Sr., Spencerport, NY - Marketing/Finance minor
Zach Stirpe, Sr., Vestal, NY - Marketing
 
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.
 
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