Men's Indoor Track and Field | 8/5/2026 1:30:00 PM
Thirty Empire 8 men's standouts were named 2026 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III Track and Field All-Academic Athletes. SUNY Geneseo led the way with nine student-athletes honored, Utica and Nazareth had six, St. John Fisher and SUNY Brockport had four and Alfred had one student-athlete honored.
In order to qualify as a 2025-26 All-Academic Athlete in NCAA Division III, the following criteria must be met.
- Minimum CUMULATIVE grade point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently completed grading period.
- Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.
- Meet one of the following athletic criteria:
- Must have finished the indoor season among the top-50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated at the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, are eligible
- Must have competed as a member of one of the top-35 relay teams as listed on the indoor descending order list on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 35 relay teams, but who participated in the relay at the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, are eligible. Finally, any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible.
2026 Empire 8 Men's Recipients
ALFRED UNIVERSITY
Zion Baitey, Alfred - Jumps - Renewable Energy Engineering
SUNY BROCKPORT
Michael Durski, SUNY Brockport - Sprints - Public Health Education, Communications
Malakye Moss, SUNY Brockport - Sprints - Exercise Science, Biology
Alex Peske, SUNY Brockport - Sprints - Exercise Science
Tim Smith, SUNY Brockport - Mid-Distance - Physical Education Teacher Certification, Political Science
SUNY GENESEO
Sam Belmont, SUNY Geneseo - Hurdles/TJ/400 - Biology
Collin Brown, SUNY Geneseo - Distance - Philosophy
Giancarlo Di Fava, SUNY Geneseo - Sprints/Mid-Distance - Accounting
Emerson Comer, SUNY Geneseo - Distance - Physics
Will Hawken, SUNY Geneseo - Multi - Finance
Andrew Kent, SUNY Geneseo - Sprints - Adolescent Education/History
Jacob Miller, SUNY Geneseo - Sprints - Business
Jack Towns, SUNY Geneseo - Sprints - English
Pierce Young, SUNY Geneseo - Distance - Geology
NAZARETH UNIVERSITY
David Dobrowolski, Nazareth - Throws - Physical Therapy
Jack Healy, Nazareth - Mid-Distance - Physical Therapy
Graeden Heichberger, Nazareth - Throws - Physical Therapy
Gavin McAllister, Nazareth - Mid-Distance - Occupational Therapy
Jack Pomykaj, Nazareth - Multi - Inclusive Adolescent Education
Michael Puglisi, Nazareth - Sprints - Physical Therapy
ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY
Hayden Penna - St. John Fisher - Pole Vault - Cybersecurity and Computer Science
Michael Prentice - St. John Fisher - Sprints - Finance
Oren Welch - St. John Fisher - Pole Vault - Management
Landon Wertz - St. John Fisher - Distance - Pharmaceutical Studies
UTICA UNIVERSITY
Spencer Borghardt - Utica - Throws - Business Management
Tobias Jeralds - Utica - Multi - Finance
Aaron Johnson - Utica - Pole Vault - Adolescent Education Social Studies
Forest Martin - Utica - Mid-Distance - Accounting
Joshua Talbot - Utica - Throws - Physical Therapy
Tanner Warren - Utica - Health Education and Physical Education