UTICA, N.Y. — Seven women’s water polo players are among 153 Utica College student-athletes named to the Empire 8 Conference Presidents’ List for the Fall 2020 semester. In addition, the women’s water polo team is among 17 Utica programs to garner All-Academic honors from the Empire 8 as the squad recorded a 3.60 grade point average.
To be eligible, student-athletes must have compiled a grade point average of at least 3.75 for the Fall semester. Additionally, 17 sports teams from UC were named Empire 8 All-Academic teams after earning a team GPA of 3.2 or higher.
Avery Crossley (Sr., Holland Patent, N.Y./Holland Patent) of women’s soccer/waterpolo, Coralynn Maxwell (Gr., Newport, N.Y./West Canada Valley) of women’s track & field/water polo and Sara Kuiken (So., Valley Falls, N.Y./Tamarek), Emma Ormsby (Jr., Potsdam, N.Y./Potsdam), Kira Seaman (Jr., Fort Edward, N.Y./Hudson Falls), Kelly Waryncia (Jr., Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) along with Audra Williams (Fr., Clinton, N.Y./Clinton) of women’s swimming & diving/water polo were honored by the Empire 8 as each of Utica’s selections for water polo are multi-sport athletes.
Overall, Utica’s 622 student-athletes compiled a department GPA of 3.18. Additionally, UC’s 153 student-athletes on the Presidents’ List stands as the second-highest total among Empire 8 Conference institutions.
Utica’s total of 17 All-Academic teams ranked third in the Empire 8 Conference as a total of 130 programs were honored by the league. The women’s water polo team’s 3.60 GPA was the second highest among the 17 programs just off the pace of women’s cross country (3.69).
