| Year |
Runner of the Year |
Rookie of the Year |
Coach/Staff of the Year |
| 2024 |
Charlie Wilson, SUNY Geneseo |
Ethan Becker, SUNY Geneseo |
Dan Moore, SUNY Geneseo |
| 2023 |
Cade Eells, Nazareth (Co)
Bennett Melita, Utica (Co) |
Bennett Melia, Utica |
Patrick Hager, Houghton |
| 2022 |
Nathan Bowers, Nazareth |
Joey Everts, Nazareth |
James Goss, Nazareth |
| 2021 |
Grant Stokoe, St. John Fisher |
Cade Eells, Nazareth |
James Goss, Nazareth |
| 2020-21 * |
Grant Stokoe, St. John Fisher |
Ethan Billings, St. John Fisher |
James Goss, Nazareth |
| 2019 |
MItchell Marlow, Utica |
Nathan McNally, Nazareth |
Sam Catterson, Utica |
| 2018 |
Tyler Deuschle, Houghton |
Andrew Ford, St. John Fisher |
Eric Parker, Utica |
| 2017 |
Greg Arabagian, Stevens |
PJ Gunther, Stevens |
Justin Wood, Stevens |
| 2016 |
Sean Phillips, Ithaca |
Mitchell Marlow, Utica |
Jim Nichols, Ithaca |
| 2015 |
Sawyer Hitchcock, Ithaca |
Tyler Wright, Utica |
Jim Nichols, Ithaca |
| 2014 |
Sawyer Hitchcock, Ithaca |
Tim Chappell, Ithaca |
Jim Nichols, Ithaca |
| 2013 |
Michael Cahill, Stevens |
Sean Phillips, Ithaca |
Jason Rose, Utica |
| 2012 |
Nathan Bickell, Ithaca |
Sawyer Hitchcock, Ithaca |
Jim Nichols, Ithaca |
| 2011 |
Cohen Miles-Rath, St. John Fisher |
Cohen Miles-Rath, St. John Fisher |
Jim Nichols, Ithaca |
| 2010 |
John Davis, Ithaca |
Morgan Payne, Utica |
Jim Nichols, Ithaca |
| 2009 |
Jared Burdick, RIT |
David DeWan, Stevens |
Jim Nichols, Ithaca |
| 2008 |
Nick Stenuf, Nazareth |
Daniel Craighead, Ithaca |
Jim Nichols, Ithaca |
| 2007 |
Brendan Epstein, Nazareth |
Mitchell Boise, Utica |
David Warth, RIT |
| 2006 |
Jesse Williamson, RIT |
Nick Stenuf, Nazareth |
David Warth, RIT |
| 2005 |
Nate Lowe, RIT |
Jared Burdick, RIT |
David Warth, RIT |
| 2004 |
Shawn Calabrese, Ithaca |
Brendan Epstein, Nazareth |
David Warth, RIT |
| 2003 |
Mike Styczynski, Ithaca |
Patrick McGreal, Ithaca |
Jim Nichols, Ithaca |
* The 2020 Empire 8 Championship was held in Spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the yearly awards for Runner and Rookie of the Year were not given out. Rather, the top finisher, top first-year finisher were awarded as Runner and Rookie of the Meet, respectively.