Oneonta Red Dragon Sports

Five Oneonta wrestlers earned National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Scholar All-American honors this season. Juniors Jack Ryan, Carson LiCastri, Avery Leonard, and freshmen Jackson Maby, and Ryley Monica all received the honor. To be eligible for Scholar All-American, student-athletes must place in the top 8 in the regional tournament or wrestle at least 15 matches and have a win percentage greater than 66%. They also must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

Junior Danielle Copp (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) earned a spot on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Women's Tennis Academic All-District Team this month. The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. Copp graduated after three years at Oneonta with a 3.95 cumulative GPA studying Family & Consumer Sciences Education. Copp is also an All-SUNYAC Second Team selection at No. 2 singles. She finished the season 8-9 in singles play with a 6-8 record on the No. 2 court and 2-1 at No. 1 singles. In conference play, Copp went 3-2 overall, including a victory on the No. 1 singles court. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve on the team with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at her current institution. Eligible nominees need to be in the lineup for 70-percent of the total matches played by the team that includes team scores.

Sophomore Chris Chippari (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Roy C Ketcham) garnered a post-season award with the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Men's Tennis Academic All-District Team this month. The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. Chippari was an All-WIAC First Team selection in the spring and finished the semester with a 3.56 cumulative GPA as a major in Adolescence Education: Mathematics. Chippari primarily played No. 1 singles, compiling a 5-5 record on the year. He grabbed three wins at No. 2 singles and helped the No. 1 doubles team go 9-8 overall. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve on the team with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at her current institution. Eligible nominees need to be in the lineup for 70-percent of the total matches played by the team that includes team scores.

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.

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.

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 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.

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