SUNYAC ELITE 20
The SUNYAC Elite 20, an award modeled after the NCAA ELITE 90 program, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the conference championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers.
Spring 2026
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Lacrosse | Wyatt Martin | Oneonta |
| Women's Lacrosse | Chelsey Weber |
Cortland
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| Men's Outdoor Track and Field | Ethan Cypress | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field |
Elena Gaffney Colleen Patrie Grace Estus |
Oswego Cortland Plattsburgh |
| Baseball | Emil Sander | Oswego |
| Softball |
Kendall Phillips Millie Reed |
Fredonia Oneonta |
Winter 2026
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Basketball | Gary McLane | Oswego |
| Women's Basketball | Desiree DuBois | Plattsburgh |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Josh Simpson | Oswego |
| Women's Ice Hockey |
Katie Diem Gillian Dinsmore |
Cortland |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Ethan Cypress | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field | Collen Patrie | Cortland |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Kaleigh Durso Elena Gaffney |
Oswego |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Grace Estus Lexi McDonald |
Plattsburgh |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Owen Grubbs | Penn State Behrend |
| Men's Swimming & Diving |
Benjamin Dotts Emma Fraundorfer |
Penn State Altoona |
| Men's Wrestling | Gabriel Camilleri | Brockport |
Fall 2025
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Cross Country | Josh Mayer | Buffalo State |
| Co-Women's Cross Country |
Phoebe Peer Elena Gaffney Grace Estus |
Cortland Oswego Plattsburgh |
| Field Hockey | Abigail Draper | Oneonta |
| Men's Soccer | Dillion Kelly | Oneonta |
| Women's Soccer | Katie Diem | Cortland |
| Tennis | Mary Repass | Cortland |
| Volleyball | Rose Kory | Buffalo State |
Spring 2025
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Women's Tennis | Emma Madigan | Cortland |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Faris Webber | Plattsburgh |
| Co-Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Colleen Patrie |
Cortland |
| Rebecca Heuler | Brockport | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Anthony Munro | Oneonta |
| Women's Lacrosse | Mackenzie Winn | Cortland |
| Baseball | Xavier Zykoff | New Paltz |
| Co-Softball |
Lexi Quagliana |
Buffalo State |
Winter 2025
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Basketball | Aidan McGuire | Plattsburgh |
| Co-Women's Basketball | Abigail Rice and Sadey Sprabary | Canton |
| C0-Women's Basketball | Lily Woodis | Cortland |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Lonan Bulger | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Helen VanDamme | Oswego |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Faris Webber | Plattsburgh |
| Co-Women's Indoor Track & Field | Colleen Patrie | Cortland |
| Co-Women's Indoor Track & Field | Grace Estus | Plattsburgh |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Samuel Debbie | New Paltz |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Molly Snyder | New Paltz |
| Men's Wrestling | Gabriel Camillieri | Oneonta |
| Men's Wrestling | Max Morrison | Brockport |
Fall 2024
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Cross Country | Graham Richard | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Cross Country | Holly Rohrbach | Fredonia |
| Field Hockey | Gail Comiskey | New Paltz |
| Men's Soccer | Logan Comfort | Cortland |
| Women's Soccer | Keara Johnson | Cortland |
| Women's Volleyball | Mikenzie Martens | Cortland |
Spring 2024
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Women's Tennis | Emma Madigan | Cortland |
| Co-Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Drew Allocco | Geneseo |
| Mike Brockway, Noah Bonesteel | Plattsburgh | |
| Co-Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Peyton Mehalick, Veronica Szygalowic, Naive Mahood | Geneseo |
| Rebecca Heuler | Brockport | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Sean Elliot | Geneseo |
| Women's Lacrosse | Sophie Lyko | Geneseo |
| Baseball | Matthew Edwards | Plattsburgh |
| Softball | Rhionna Bianchini | New Paltz |
Winter 2024
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Basketball | Rylan Blondo | New Paltz |
| Women's Basketball | Lily Woodis | Cortland |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Eli Shiller | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Aizah Thompson | Plattsburgh |
| Co-Men's Indoor Track & Field | Jacob Miller | Brockport |
| Jack Heraty, Drew Allocco | Geneseo | |
| Noah Bonesteel | Plattsburgh | |
| Co-Women's Indoor Track & Field | Nieve Mahood, Payton Mehalick, Veronica Szygalowicz | Geneseo |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Logan Kime | Brockport |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Angelina Somma | New Paltz |
Fall 2023
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Cross Country | Vincent Mandracchia | New Paltz |
| Men's Cross Country | Noah Bonesteel | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Cross Country | Veronica Szygalowicz | Geneseo |
| Field Hockey | Emma Morgan | Cortland |
| Men's Soccer | Braedan Morrison | Oneonta |
| Women's Soccer | Lexi Burke | Cortland |
| Women's Volleyball | Mikenzie Martens | Cortland |
| Men's Wrestling | Anderson Klosner | Oneonta |
Spring 2023
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Women's Tennis | Emma Madigan | Cortland |
| Co-Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Ryan Joule | Cortland |
| Co-Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Noah Bonesteel | Plattsburgh |
| Co-Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Aidan Masten | Plattsburgh |
| Co-Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Nieve Mahood | Geneseo |
| Co-Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Katherine Peterson | Geneseo |
| Men's Lacrosse | Trevor Bollinger | Geneseo |
| Women's Lacrosse | Gabriella Pastore | Cortland |
| Baseball | Thomas Skoczek | Oneonta |
| Softball | Rhionna Bianchini | New Paltz |
Winter 2023
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Basketball | Colby Jordan | Brockport |
| Co-Women's Basketball | Hannah Stockman | Geneseo |
| Co-Women's Basketball | Molly Coyne | Oneonta |
| Co-Women's Basketball | Amanda Zuntag | Oneonta |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Noah Bull | Oswego |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Noah Bonesteel | Plattsburgh |
| Co-Women's Indoor Track & Field | Nieve Mahood | Geneseo |
| Co-Women's Indoor Track & Field | Veronica Szygalowicz | Geneseo |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Logan Kime | Brockport |
| Co-Women's Swimming & Diving | Alexis Falvo | Geneseo |
| Co-Women's Swimming & Diving | Angelina Somma | New Paltz |
Fall 2022
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Cross Country | Adam Schreiber | Cortland |
| Men's Cross Country | Noah Bonesteel | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Cross Country | Kristin Keleman | Fredonia |
| Women's Cross Country | Katherine Peterson | Geneseo |
| Women's Cross Country | Veronica Szygalowicz | Geneseo |
| Women's Cross Country | Sabrina Mena | Oneonta |
| Field Hockey | Lilly Spitz | Geneseo |
| Men's Soccer | Andrew Taylor | Brockport |
| Women's Soccer | Lindsey Matthews | Geneseo |
| Women's Soccer | Ashleigh Scheidweiler | Geneseo |
| Women's Volleyball | Mikenzie Martens | Cortland |
Spring 2022
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Women's Tennis | Abigail Rockwood | Geneseo |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Riley Grossman | Geneseo |
| Co-Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Kristin Keleman | Fredonia |
| Co-Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Sarah Vicente | Oneonta |
| Men's Lacrosse | Sean Byrne | Geneseo |
| Women's Lacrosse | Rachel Morris | Oneonta |
| Baseball | Ryan Enos | Oswego |
| Softball | Marissa Nagel | Oneonta |
Winter 2022
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Zachary Gauronski | Geneseo |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field | Kristin Keleman | Fredonia |
| Men's Basketball | Louis Fedullo | Oswego |
| Women's Basketball | Hannah Stockman | Geneseo |
| Ice Hockey | Nicholas Elia | Geneseo |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Sean McClellan | Geneseo |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Marissa Kordal | Cortland |
Fall 2021
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Cross Country | Reed Williams | New Paltz |
| Women's Cross Country | Sarah Vicente | Oneonta |
| Kristin Keleman | Fredonia | |
| Men's Soccer | Braden Melveney | Cortland |
| Women's Soccer | Hannah Sullivan | Geneseo |
| Field Hockey | Morgan Gunter | New Paltz |
| Women's Volleyball | Maya Owens | Cortland |
Spring 2021
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Daniel Gross | Cortland |
| Riley Grossman | Geneseo | |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Eleanor Clarke | Fredonia |
| Men's Lacrosse | Sean Byrne | Geneseo |
| Women's Lacrosse | Alexandra Dimatos | Brockport |
| Erin Wegrzyn | Brockport | |
| Baseball | Ryan Enos | Oswego |
| Softball | Kelly O'Gorman | Cortland |
Winter 2020
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Sean McAneny | Geneseo |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field | Emily Fish | Fredonia |
| Men's Basketball | Liam Sanborn | Oswego |
| Women's Basketball | Marion Dietz | New Paltz |
| Ice Hockey | Cedric Hansen | Oswego |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Jared Ciccarelli | Oneonta |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Lok Chi Hon | Oswego |
Fall 2019
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Cross Country | Riley Grossman | Geneseo |
| Women's Cross Country | Cassandra Williams | New Paltz |
| Men's Soccer | Sabou Tidjani | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Soccer | Hannah Sullivan | Geneseo |
| Field Hockey | Grace Maley | Geneseo |
| Women's Volleyball | Gillian Stieglitz | Oneonta |
| Women's Tennis | Emma Messenger | New Paltz |
Spring 2019
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Alex Hepburn | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Claire McMahon | Oneonta |
| Men's Lacrosse | Bryce Kelly | Geneseo |
| Women's Lacrosse | Jordynn Aiello | Cortland |
| Baseball | Christopher Puzakulics | Cortland |
| Ryan Enos | Oswego | |
| Softball | Nicole DePaola | New Paltz |
Winter 2018-19
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Alexander Hepburn | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field | Claire McMahon | Oneonta |
| Men's Basketball | Matthew Bernhard | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Basketball | Emily Nestler | Brockport |
| Ice Hockey | Cedric Hansen | Oswego |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Joshua Parker | Potsdam |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Lok Chi Hon | Oswego |
Fall 2018
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Cross Country | Ethan Francis | Fredonia |
| Women's Cross Country | Cassandra Williams | New Paltz |
| Men's Soccer | Eli Yasuna | Cortland |
| Women's Soccer | Jennifer Moran | Geneseo |
| Field Hockey | Shannon McGuinness | Cortland |
| Women's Volleyball | Lauren Fie | Oswego |
| Women's Tennis | Alyssa Brault | Oneonta |
Spring 2018
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Matt Jenkins | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Claire McMahon | Oneonta |
| Men's Lacrosse | Nick Della Ratta | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Lacrosse | Jordynn Aiello | Cortland |
| Baseball | Andrew Barnes | Cortland |
| Softball | Taylor Moore | Geneseo |
Winter 2017-18
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Alex Hepburn | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field | Megan McIntyre | Brockport |
| Men's Basketball | Brandan Gartland | Oswego |
| Women's Basketball | Alexa Amalbert | Oneonta |
| Ice Hockey | Mike Freeman | Fredonia |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Josh Parker | Potsdam |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Natalie LaCourt | Geneseo |
Fall 2017
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Cross Country | Matthew Jenkins | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Cross Country | Lindsay Prutsman | Plattsburgh |
| Men's Soccer | Daniel Ioos | Oneonta |
| Women's Soccer | Jennifer Moran | Geneseo |
| Field Hockey | Sara Reardon & Shannon McGuinness | Cortland |
| Volleyball | Ruby Klein | New Paltz |
| Tennis | Tina Mitsoglou | Plattsburgh |
Spring 2017
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Matt Jenkins | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Allison Gardella | Brockport |
| Men's Lacrosse | Alex Tocco | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Lacrosse | Melissa Marry & Jaclyn Marry | Oneonta |
| Baseball | Dom DeMarco | Cortland |
| Softball | Jennifer Sarcone | Plattsburgh |
Winter 2016-17
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Liam Henry | Brockport |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Natalie LaCourt | Geneseo |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Matt Jenkins | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field | Kristen Guarino | Fredonia |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Kyle Hall | Plattsburgh |
| Men's Basketball | Patrick Caruso | Oswego |
| Women's Basketball | Alaina Lynch | Cortland |
Fall 2016
| Sport | Athlete | School |
| Men's Cross Country | Matt Jenkins | Plattsburgh |
| Women's Cross Country | Madison Hornung | Brockport |
| Men's Soccer | Drew DeJohn | Cortland |
| Women's Soccer | Jennifer Moran | Geneseo |
| Field Hockey | Natalie Longo | Oneonta |
| Volleyball | Kassidy Kievit | Oneonta |
| Tennis | Leanne Hofstead | Fredonia |