Oneonta Red Dragon Sports

Seven Oneonta men's and women's swimming & diving team members picked up College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors. The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the pool and classroom. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a significant contributor to the team with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at their current institution. Each school is limited to four nominations. Eligible individuals must compete in five competitions or finish in the top eight at a conference meet. Oneonta finished the season at the SUNYAC-AMCC Championships. The women placed fifth, while the men were sixth.

Four Oneonta women's basketball team members earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Honors. The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the pool and classroom.

In honor of NCAA Division III week, which runs April 7-13, 2025, SUNY Oneonta has announced the induction of 30 student-athletes into its chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma. Chi Alpha Sigma is a nonprofit organization that recognizes college student-athletes who excel on and off the field of competition. Student-athletes who participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full-time semester, earn a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average, contribute to their team athletically and act as good citizens are eligible to be nominated by their coaches for Chi Alpha Sigma membership.

The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) announced their 2024 Division III National Academic Squad honorees. The Oneonta field hockey team had seven members qualify for the National Academic Squad. Sponsored by OPA Winning Teams, the NFHCA National Academic Squad program honors undergraduate student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher through the fall semester, nominated by their NFHCA member coaches. The NFHCA honored more than 1,880 undergraduate student-athletes from more than 150 institutions on the 2024 Division III National Academic Squad

The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) announced their 2024 Division III National Academic Squad and Scholars of Distinction honorees. The Oneonta field hockey team had three receive Scholars of Distinction honors. The Scholars of Distinction acknowledges exceptional undergraduate student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.9 or higher through the fall semester, nominated by their NFHCA member coaches.

Three members of the Oneonta cross country team earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete recogntion for fall of 2024.

Oneonta men's soccer junior Dillon Kelly (Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Beacon) was named the 2024 SUNYAC Men's Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year. The award is nominated and voted on by the conference sports information directors. Kelly holds a 3.95 overall GPA as a Biology major and was a 2024 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection. He started 17 games at defense for the Red Dragons men's team this past season and was named All-SUNYAC third team for his performance.

The SUNYAC recognized Oneonta senior Sabrinna Mena as the 2024 Women's Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year. Mena holds a 3.94 cumulative GPA as a dietetics major and was the SUNYAC Elite 20 winner in 2023 for having the highest GPA at the conference championship meet. Mena finished as the SUNYAC Championship runner-up in 2024 with a time of 24:04.9 to earn All-SUNYAC First Team Honors. She placed 20th at the NCAA Division III Niagara Region Championship to pick up all-region honors.

After being named the SUNYAC Women's Scholar Athlete of the Year, Oneonta senior Sabrinna Mena is the SUNY Women's Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year. Mena holds a 3.94 cumulative GPA as a dietetics major and was the SUNYAC Elite 20 winner in 2023 for having the highest GPA at the conference championship meet. Additionally, Mena was a SUNYAC Women's Cross Country Hall of Fame inductee for finishing in the top five of one conference meet.

The SUNY Oneonta wrestling team had 10 wrestlers earn All-State honors at the New York State Intercollegiate Open at RIT on Jan. 21.

Two members of the Oneonta women's cross country team earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country All-Academic honors on Thursday. Juniors Ella DePhillips (Monroe, NY/Monroe-Woodbury) and Megan Francoeur (New Lebanon, NY/Pittsfield (MA)) both received the recognition. Additionally, the women's cross country team was named all-academic.

Senior Kayla Rende (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh) of the Oneonta women's volleyball team was selected as a member of the 2022 Academic All-District Team selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC) this past fall semester.

SUNY Oneonta graduate student Tristan Battistoni was named the State University of New York Scholar Athlete of the Year, in men's soccer, on Tues. Jan. 3 by Chancellor John B. King, Jr., from the SUNY System in Albany.

Two members of the SUNY Oneonta men's soccer team were named United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Americans in December.

Three track & field athletes earned USTFCCCA All-Region Honors for the outdoor season.

Local area athletes competed on the 2022 SUNY Oneonta women's lacrosse team this past spring.

Local area athletes competed on the 2022 SUNY Oneonta Softball team.

Local area athletes competed on the 2022 SUNY Oneonta Baseball team this past spring.

Local area athletes competed on the 2022 SUNY Oneonta men's lacrosse team this past spring.

Junior lacrosse player Megan Foiles was selected as a Second Team All-Empire Region player by the IWLCA.

Freshman softball player Julia Serena was selected as an All-Region player for the 2022 season.

Senior Michael Losak and sophomore Noah Frasca were selected to the SUNYAC All-Conference baseball team.

Six softball players were selected to the SUNYAC All-Conference Team including freshman Julia Serena who was selected as the Co-Rookie of the Year.

Four SUNY Oneonta women's lacrosse players were selected to the SUNYAC All-Conference bTeam.

Six softball players were honored for their on-court performances this year by the SUNYAC. Five players were named All-Conference and one player earned Rookie of the Year honors.

Seniors Olivia Fraser and Rebecca Macdonald were selected as the PrestoSports Doubles Team of the Week in the SUNYAC.

Junior lacrosse player Megan Foiles was selected as the PrestoSports Player of the Week in the SUNYAC.

Senior softball player Megan Palmatier was selected as the PrestoSports Player of the Week in the SUNYAC.

49 SUNY Oneonta student athletes were inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society.

Four wrestlers were named as NWCA Scholar All-Americans.