Cortland Wins 2026 SUNYAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championship
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Cortland was crowned the overall women's team champion at the SUNYAC swimming and diving championships, Saturday at the Burt Flickinger Aquatic Center at Erie Community College (ECC). Penn State Behrend finished second and Oswego was third.
Saturday Event Champions
1650 freestyle - Kaitlyn True, Penn State Behrend, 18:01.12
200 backstroke - Camryn Watter, Penn State Behrend, 2:04.21
100 freestyle - Jayna Laferriere, Oswego, 52.05
200 breaststroke - Ella Garrow, Cortland, 2:26.05
200 butterfly - Julia Bryce, Cortland, 2:11.87
3-Meter Diving - Auttumn Ayakawa, Cortland, 418.85
400 freestyle relay - Penn State Behrend: Camryn Watters, Logan Wilson, Marin O'Lone, Kallie Smith, 3:36.93
SUNYAC All-Conference Teams
The All-Conference first, second and third teams consist of the top three finishers in each event.
Individual Awards (PHOTOS)
Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet - Jayna Laferriere, Oswego
Outstanding Diver of the Meet - Auttumn Ayakawa, Cortland
Swimming Coaching Staff of the Meet - Cortland
Diving Coach of the Meet - Veronica Ribot-Canales, Cortland
Grace Mowatt Award - Julia Bryce, Cortland
The James Fulton and Grace Mowatt Awards are given annually to a senior male and female swimmer/diver based on the following criteria: All America honors, All-SUNYAC honors, improvement throughout collegiate career and academic achievement. Grace Mowatt was an associate professor of Physical Education and the women's swimming and diving coach for 30 years at Oswego before retiring in 1993. In 1996 she won the Ft. Lauderdale and Boca Raton one mile ocean swim for her age group. (First award given in 1996-97).
Final Women's Team Rankings
- Cortland, 979
- Penn State Behrend, 750
- Oswego, 687
- Oneonta, 326
- Penn State Altoona, 318
- New Paltz, 256
- Potsdam, 187
- Fredonia, 139
- University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, 110
Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet - Jayna Laferriere, Oswego
Outstanding Diver of the Meet - Auttumn Ayakawa, Cortland
Swimming Coaching Staff of the Meet - Cortland
Diving Coach of the Meet - Veronica Ribot-Canales, Cortland
Grace Mowatt Awardee - Julia Bryce, Cortland
