Women's Swimming and Diving | 10/15/2026 4:00:00 PM
SUNY Geneseo will look to win its third straight Empire 8 Championship, as the 2026-27 season gets underway this week. The Empire 8 Championship will take place at the Webster Aquatic Center in Webster, NY from Wednesday, Feb. 17-Saturday Feb. 20.
Fans can watch the action all season long, free of charge on the
Empire 8 Network.
2026-27 Empire 8 Women's Swimming and Diving Players to Watch
Alfred University - Head Coach Brian Striker
Kyra Harry, So., Sprint Freestyle, Gaborone, Botswana/Enko Botho - Harry, a freestyle sprinter for the Saxons, is expected to be a key contributor for the Saxons in 2026-27.
Elizabeth Share, Jr., Backstroke/IM, Macedon, NY/Palmyra-Macedon - Share, a two-time E8 Player to Watch, was the 2024-25 Empire 8 Rookie of the Year. At the 2026 E8 Championships, she earned two E8 titles. She finished first in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke. She broke the school record in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:41.01.
SUNY Brockport - Head Coach Zach Wahl
Nicole Orcutt, Gr., Freestyle/Butterfly, East Greenbush, NY/Columbia - Orcutt, a veteran for the Golden Eagles is expected to be a leader in 2026-27. Competing in both freestyle and butterfly events, she will be counted on to excel for Brockport.
Varshana Ramgulam, Jr., Freestyle, Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa - Ramgulam earned two second team All-Conference finishes at the 2026 E8 Championships. She placed second in the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays.
SUNY Geneseo - Head Coach Paul Dotterwich
Morgan Davey, So., Diving, Ballston Lake, NY/Shenendehowa - Davey, the 2025-26 E8 Diver of the Year, had an impressive rookie season for the Knights. She is the reigning E8 Champion in the one-meter dive and earned second team All-Conference in the three-meter dive. She earned second team All-American honors for both the one-meter and three-meter diving events.
Alex Sotek, Sr., Freestyle/Butterfly, New Lebanon, NY/New Lebanon - Sotek, a three-time E8 Player to Watch, was the 2025-26 E8 Swimmer of the Year. She won six E8 titles at the 2026 E8 Championships. She came in first place in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays and the 200-yard medley relay. She went on to compete in the national meet where she earned second team All-American honors in the 100-yard butterfly.
Hartwick College - Head Coach Dale Rothenberger
Dani DeCarlo, Sr., Backstroke/Butterfly, Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro - DeCarlo earned second team All-Conference honors at the 2026 E8 Championships in the 800-yard freestyle relay. She will compete in backstroke, butterfly and individual medley races this season.
Cate Russo, Sr., Freestyle, San Pedro, CA/San Pedro - Russo, a two-time E8 Player to Watch, was the 2023-24 Empire 8 Rookie of the Year. She earned second team All-Conference honors at the 2026 Empire 8 Championships in the 800-yard freestyle relay. She will look to get back to the top in the distance freestyles this season.
Nazareth University - Head Coach R.C. Weston
Ellen Burroughs, Sr., Freestyle/IM, Aurora, NY/Southern Cayuga - Burroughs placed sixth at the 2026 E8 Championships in the 500-yard freestyle. She earned multiple first-placed finishes earlier in the season in the 200-yard medley relay, 100-yard, 200-yard and 400-yard freestyles. She set a personal record in the 500-yard freestyle finishing at 5:34.61. She was also the 2026 Nazareth E8 Sportswoman of the Year.
Hannah Kolakowski, So., Diving, Cohoes, NY/Cohoes - Kolakowski impressed in her debut season for the Golden Flyers. She earned multiple wins in both the one-meter and three-meter dives throughout the season. She placed sixth in the one-meter dive and fourth in the three-meter dive at the E8 Championships.
Final 2025-26 Empire 8 Women's Swimming and Diving Championship Results
Geneseo - 1,184 points - League Champions
Brockport - 746.5 points
Hartwick - 596 points
Nazareth - 443 points
Alfred - 398 points
2025-26 Empire 8 Women's Swimming and Diving Returning All-Americans, All-Region, Record Holders & Major Award Winners
- Morgan Davey, Geneseo, So., Ballston Lake, NY/Shenendehowa - 2025-26 Empire 8 Diver of the Year, 2026 One-Meter Diving second team All-American, 2026 Three-Meter Diving second team All-American
- Sibby Lowe, Geneseo, So., Horseheads, NY/Horseheads - Empire 8 Record Holder, 200-yard medley relay (1:42.82); Empire 8 Record Holder, 200-freestyle relay (1:33.96).
- Chloe Marcyan, Geneseo, So., Youngstown, NY/Lewiston-Porter - 2025-26 Empire 8 Rookie of the Year
- Cate Russo, Hartwick, Sr., San Pedro, CA/San Pedro - 2023-24 Empire 8 Rookie of the Year
- Elizabeth Share, Alfred, Jr., Macedon, NY/Palmyra-Macedon - 2024-25 Empire 8 Rookie of the Year
- Alex Sotek, Geneseo, Sr., New Lebanon, NY/New Lebanon - 2025-26 Empire 8 Swimmer of the Year, 2026 100-yard Butterfly second team All-American 2025 50-yard Freestyle second team All-American, 2025 200-yard Medley Relay Second Team All-American; Empire 8 Record Holder, 200-yard medley relay (1:42.82); Empire 8 Record Holder, 200-yard freestyle relay (1:33.96).
- Emily Thomas, Geneseo, Sr., Rochester, NY/Greece Athena - 2025 200-yard medley relay Second Team All-American; Empire 8 Record Holder, 200-yard medley relay (1:42.82).