ROCHESTER, N.Y. –The year 2025 was certainly one to remember for the Roberts Wesleyan University Athletic Department.

NCAA championships,  All-America selections, conference titles, record-breaking performances, back-to-back NCAA Awards of Excellence and ECC Commissioner's Cups all highlighted an unprecedented 12 months of success in competition, the classroom and the community for the Redhawks.

Roberts capped the year by being ranked 36th, its best showing ever, in the Division II Learfield Directors' Cup Standings, at the end of the fall season.

"2025 was a tremendous year in so many ways for Roberts Athletics," Executive Director of Athletics Bob Segave said. "From becoming the first institution to win the NCAA Award of Excellence three times, and the first to win in consecutive years, to watching our student-athletes excel and make history in their sports while also succeeding in the classroom and our community has been truly special."

Here is a look back at some of the most memorable moments from 2025:

January

9: Men's soccer coach Scott Reber wins the Frank Jewell Award. The award is presented annually to a soccer coach who has displayed Christian character and integrity within the National Christian College Athletic Association. The award is presented by the National Intercollegiate Soccer Official's Association.
11: Brynn King signs a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal with adidas, becoming the first college pole vaulter (male or female) to land an agreement with a major shoe company.
11: The men's swimming and diving team sets four school records in a meet against the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford, highlighted by diver William Rugaber establishing a new mark for six dives (293.25) in the 1-meter competition.
11: Sidney Simmons sets the school record for six 1-meter dives (276.90) and earns a second NCAA Division II qualifying score in the 11-dive competition.
15: Keonjay Carter sinks a three-pointer from the corner with 2.8 seconds remaining as the men's basketball team overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to defeat the College of Staten Island, 93-90.
17: Roberts wins NCAA Division II Award of Excellence for the third time, becoming the first institution to win the award in back-to-back years. The Award of Excellence honors Division II institutions for community engagement efforts. Roberts was recognized for dedicating more than 300 community service hours to the Pirate Toy Fund in 2024.
18: William Rugaber sets the school record in 3-meter diving (258.5) for six dives on Senior Day for men's swimming and diving.
18: Senior Mya Webb wins three events and freshman Cara Pillittieri sets the school record in the 100-yard individual medley (1:07.99) on Senior Day for women's swimming and diving.
28: Emma Blumenstock is unanimously selected the ECC Women's Lacrosse Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. 
29: Gunner MacMillan is named ECC Men's Lacrosse Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.

February

1: Mya Webb cuts six seconds off her season-best time to set the school record (5:22.53) in the women's 500-yard freestyle. 
14: Mya Webb sets the school record in the 50-yard freestyle and Joane Arzalluz-Garzon breaks the school record in the 200 individual medley during the first day of competition at the Metropolitan Championships.
14: Antonie Pieterse sets the school record (1:50.89) in the 200-yard individual medley and teams with Andon Fedor, Avery Fedor and Ethan Springle to establish a new school mark in the 200-yard freestyle relay at the Metropolitan Championships.
15: The men's swimming and diving team sets four school records at the Metropolitan Championships highlighted by Ethan Springle in the 50-yard backstroke and William Rugaber in the 1-meter diving (11 dives).
15: The women's swimming and diving team sets five school records at the Metropolitan Championships highlighted by Emma Dicob in 3-meter diving (11 dives), Mya Webb in the 200 freestyle and Joane Arzalluz-Garzon in the 100 breaststroke.
16: The women's indoor track and field team wins the East Coast Conference championship as Kylee Odell won two events (mile, 1,000-meter run) and Rachel Horner-Richardson (5,000) and Sarah Ferguson (pole vault) each captured one. Jadyn Mullen earned points in four events.
16: The men's indoor track and field team finishes second at the ECC championships. Owen White won two events (mile, 3,000) while Zachary Hall (5,000), Jackson Doran (800) and Austin Melvin (pole vault) each won one.
16: The women's swimming and diving team wins the Metropolitan Championships and sweeps the major awards as Mya Webb was named Swimmer of the Meet, Cara Pillittieri was named Rookie of the Meet, Emma Dicob was named Diver of the Meet, Diving Coach Jackie Bors was named the Diving Coach of the Meet and head coach Sara Smith and assistant coaches Shane Logan and Amanda Charleston were named Coaching Staff of the Year. Webb set the school record in the 100-yard freestyle, Pilliteri set the school record in the 1,650-yard freestyle and Dicob set the school record for six 1-meter dives.
16: The men's swimming and diving team finishes second and sweeps the major awards at the Metropolitan Championsips. Antonie Pieterse won the 100-yard freestyle with a school record and NCAA B-cut time and was named Swimmer of the Meet, William Rugaber was named Diver of the Meet and Tanner Pinto-Cohn set the school record in the 1,650-yard freestyle and was named Rookie of the Meet.
21: Jadyn Mullen sets school record in pentathlon (3,618) during a triangular meet at Springfield College.
22: Freshman Thomas McConnelee extends his own school record in weight throw with an effort of 17.98 meters (59-0) at Houghton University Last Chance Meet.

March

1: Sophomore Abigail Barnard earns MVP honors while freshman Kaylee Stephens and junior Amelia Ponto were named to the All-Tournament team leading the Roberts Wesleyan University Women's Bowling team to the overall team championship at the Redhawks ROC City Classic.
2: Kylee Odell sets the school record in the women's 1,000-meter run (2:57.34), breaking a 13-year-old mark, at the Last Chance Meet at Boston University.
2: Owen White breaks the school record in the men's 3,000 at the Boston University Last Chance Meet as he shaved more than six seconds off his personal best time and beat the school record by two seconds in 8:16.24.
8: Senior Emma Blumenstock scores five goals and registers six assists while surpassing the 100-goal, 100-assist and 200-point marks for her Roberts women's lacrosse career.
13: Brynn King repeats as NCAA Division II women's pole vault champion, winning her third NCAA title and breaking her own Division II indoor record, by clearing 4.66 meters (15-feet, 3 ½-inches) at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
13: Antonie Pieterse becomes Roberts Wesleyan's first Division II All-American in swimming by placing sixth in the 100-yard butterfly. Pieterse also set the school record of 46.66 seconds in qualifying.
14: Antonie Pieterse sets the school record (1:48.60) in the 200-yard butterfly at the NCAA Division II Championships.
15: Antonie Pieterse sets the school record (44.00) in the 100-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division II Championships.
15: Freshman Austin Melvin breaks his own school record while jumping 5.14 meters (16-10¼)  to place10^th in men's pole vault and earn Second-Team All-America honors at the NCAA Division II Championships.
15: Isaac Marrero wins 20-of-20 face-offs and collects 16 ground balls for the men's lacrosse team in a win over the University of the District of Columbia.
18: Roberts' Mark McCown is named ECC Men's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year.
19 Austin Melvin sets the school outdoor record in the men's pole vault (16-8 ¾) at the Redhawk Invitational.
22: Jenn Suhr is named NCAA Division II East Region Women's Assistant Track Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
23: Rebecca Spry delivers three strikes in the 10^th frame as Roberts women's bowling overcomes a three-pin deficit to rally past Bryant, 225-217, in the ECC semifinals.
29 Brynn King sets the all-time NCAA Women's Outdoor Pole Vault Record at the 97^th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. King cleared 4.75-meters (15-feet, 7-inches) to break a six-year-old record set by the University of Washington's Olivia Gruver.

April

5: Jadyn Mullen sets the school record in the 400-meter hurdles (1:02.43) at the Embry-Riddle meet in Florida.
15: Jadyn Mullen wins five of seven events while setting a school record in the heptathlon (4,680 points) at the University of Rochester Spring Twilight meet. Mullen broke the old record of 4,222 set by Kristina Button in 2017.
17:  Moises Jimenez defends his ECC Libero of the Year title and Redhawks' freshman Landon Brouwer earns Setter of the Year honors in his first collegiate season. Freshman Ryan DeJohn shares Co-Rookie of the Year honors and Mike Dedee is named Co-Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
19: Shawna Lesmerises sets the program record for wins by a goalkeeper with her 29^th  career victory and Kadie Tierney scores a career-high seven goals in a 19-11 win over Daemen.
26: Owen White sets the school record in the 5,000 meters (14:03.62) in a meet at Grand Valley State University.
26: The men's volleyball team finishes second at the National Christian College Athletic Association championships in Elgin, Ill. Landon Brouwer and Noah Liousfi are named to the All-Tournament Team.
27: Roberts celebrates its student-athletes and coaches at the annual Reggie Awards. Emma Blumenstock and Owen White are named Senior Athletes of the Year and Rebecca Spry's 10^th-frame strike out to win the ECC semifinals is selected Play of the Year.

May

1: The men's track and field team wins its third consecutive East Coast Conference outdoor championship as freshman Thomas McConnelee wins two individual events and Zachary Hall, Owen White, Jackson Doran, Jaden Simmons and Austin Melvin all capture one.
1: The women's track and field team wins the East Coast Conference outdoor championship as Rachel Horner-Richardson, Kylee Odell, Moriah Mills and Jadyn Mullen all win two events.
1: Seniors Emma Blumenstock and Shawna Lesmerises are repeat selections as ECC Attacker of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively. 
2: Men's volleyball players Landon Brouwer and Paul Fillion are honored as All-Americans by the National Christian College Athletic Association with Brouwer receiving first-team honors and Fillion being named second-team.
9: Jackson Doran breaks an 18-year-old school record with a time of 3:45.49 in the 1,500-meter run at the Harrison Dillard Twilight Last Chance Meet.
9: Rachel Horner-Richardson breaks her own school record in the 5,000-meter run, finishing in 17:28.02 at the Harrison Dillard Twilight Meet.
12: Paul Fricano is named the first head coach for Roberts Wesleyan's newest sport – women's flag football.
16: Freshman Thomas McConnelee  and sophomore Jadyn Mullen are selected the 2025 ECC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Most Outstanding Athletes for their genders. 
22: Thomas McConnelee finishes eighth in the hammer throw to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Division II Championships.
22: Austin Melvin places 10^th in the men's pole vault at the NCAA Division II Championships to earn Second-Team All-America Honors.
23: On the same day that he was named East Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Male Athlete of the Year, freshman Thomas McConnelee unleashes a throw of 53.07 meters in the discus to finish 11^th at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships and earn Second-Team All-America Honors.
23: Brynn King is unanimously selected as the 2025 ECC Outdoor Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year.
24: Brynn King wins her fourth NCAA Division II championship in women's pole vault, returning from injury to clear 4.52 meters (14-10) to repeat as outdoor champion.
28: Roberts Wesleyan receives its second straight Commissioner's Cup as the top athletic program in the East Coast Conference.

June

2: Brynn King is a repeat selection for the Division II East Region Field Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
10: Brynn King receives the Rich Funke Jr. & Jerry Flynn Local College Athlete of the Year Award from the Rochester Press-Radio Club for the second consecutive year.
23: Brynn King receives the ECC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award and ECC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Women's Track and Field.
23: Zachary Hall is named ECC Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's cross country.
23: Griffin Monrad is named the ECC Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's volleyball.
24: The Roberts Wesleyan University Athletic Department receives the East Coast Conference's Community Engagement Award for its work with the Pirate Toy Fund.
30: Brynn King signs a professional contract with adidas, bringing her historic college career to a close with four NCAA Division II titles and the all-time NCAA Division II indoor and outdoor records.

July

3: The women's bowling and cross country teams and men's lacrosse team are receive ECC Academic Team of Excellence Awards.
3: A total of 199 student-athletes from Roberts are named to the 2024-25 ECC Commissioner's Honor Roll for academics.
15: Brynn King is named the top-rated Track and Field All-American by College Sports Communicators.

August

19: Rachel Horner-Richardson is named ECC Preseason Runner of the Year for women's cross country.
19: Jackson Doran is named ECC Preseason Runner of the Year for men's cross country.
22: Executive Director of Athletics Bob Segave receives the Mary Eleanor "Mel" Anderson Outstanding Service Award at the university's annual Faculty and Staff Kick-Off Event.

September

7: Makena Tooley scores 1:17 into the second overtime period as the field hockey team defeats Molloy 1-0 to open the season 2-0.
10: Junior goalkeeper Avery Richardson is named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II Player of the Week.
17: Brynn King is named the Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association.
25: Rachel Horner-Richardson wins the women's race at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Homecoming Weekend.

October

12: Freshman Natalee Lawrence scores a school-record three goals as the field hockey team defeated Coker University in St. Louis.
12: Camryn Karelus registers 16 kills and Sierra George sets for a career-high 44 assists in the women's volleyball team's win at Queens.
22: Antonie Pieterse sets school record in the 100-yard backstroke (49.71 seconds) in a meet against Alfred.
25: After finishing second the past two seasons, Rachel Horner-Richardson wins the East Coast Conference women's cross country individual championship as the Redhawks place five runners in the top eight to capture the team title for the 11^th straight season. Horner-Richardson is named Most Outstanding Runner, Emma Lipa is named Most Outstanding Rookie and Redhawks Director of Cross Country & Track and Field Andrew Dorr is named ECC Coach of the Year.
25: Trevor Heitkamp finishes second and Jakob Zibbel places third as the men's cross country team places five runners in the top eight and wins its 11^th consecutive East Coast Conference championship. Joel Amstutz is named Most Outstanding Rookie and Redhawks Director of Cross Country & Track and Field Andrew Dorr is named ECC Coach of the Year.
25: The field hockey team sets program records for goals in a game (six) and wins in a season (seven) during a 6-1 victory over Elmira. 

November

1: Antonie Pieterse sets the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.87 seconds) and 400 individual medley (4:13.07) in a meet against LeMoyne.
6: Jenna Northup scores the only goal of the match as the women's soccer team defeats D'Youville in the first round of the ECC Championship.  
8: Rachel Horner-Richardson places second and Paige Reeser places fourth, both in personal-best times, as the women's cross country team finishes second in the East Region and qualifies for nationals for the 11^th straight season.
8: Archie Murphy scores in the 109^th minute as the men's soccer team defeats Saint Thomas Aquinas in the East Coast Conference semifinals.
8: Camryn Karelus collects 20 kills as the women's volleyball team completes a season sweep of Queens with four-set victory.
8: Trevor Heitkamp places eighth and Jakob Zibbel finishes 11^th as the men's cross country team finishes second at East Regionals and qualifies for the NCAA Division II Championships.
8: Roberts Wesleyan places ninth place as a team among the NCAA Division II teams at the Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championship in Tucson, Ariz.
9: Senior Cami Brescia scores in overtime as the women's soccer team defeats Molloy 2-1 to advance to the East Coast Conference championship match.
15: Cooper Kerridge converts the decisive penalty kick at the men's soccer team secures its first East Coast Conference Championship by advancing past Queens to secure its first NCAA Division II Championship berth. Goalkeeper Eric Jewson is named Most Outstanding Player of the Championship.
16: The women's soccer team earns its first East Coast Conference Championship as Jenna Northup scores in the 17^th minute and Mia Tyndell makes 10 saves in a 1-0 victory over Mercy. The win secured automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Championship. Northup is named Most Outstanding Player of the Championship after scoring goals in all three ECC Tournament matches.
15: Sidney Simmons sets the school record for six three-meter dives (271.30) as Simmons and Emma Dicob earn qualifying scores for the NCAA Division II Championship.
19: Collin Woods scores 27 points and Khalik Gardner adds 25 as the men's basketball team earns a 100-91 win over Mansfield.
21: Freshman Raphael Weber sets school records in the 500-yard freestyle and 200 backstroke and Antonie Pieterse sets the school record in the 50-yard freestyle (at the North Country Invitational.
22: Antonie Pieterse sets school record (1:40.48) in the 200-yard freestyle at the North Country Invitational.

December

6: Jada Mushat scores 28 points and fellow freshman Aniyah Jones adds 25 as the women's basketball team defeats Ursuline 82-78.
11: Men's soccer players Takumi Horan and Jack Hopson are named First-Team All-America by the National Christian College Athletic Association. Archie Murphy is a Second-Team All-America selection.
11: Four women's soccer players receive All-America recognition from the National Christian College Athletic Association as sophomores Mia Tyndell and Mackenzie Hagen made First-Team and seniors Cami Brescia and Kara Choate were named Second-Team.  Redhawks coach Bobby McColl is named NCCAA National Coach of the Year.
15: Ellen Newton is named head coach of the women's lacrosse team.
18: Freshman field hockey player Natalee Lawrence is named to the Synapse Sports Division II All-Rookie Team.
18: Senior Moises Jimenez is named the ECC Men's Volleyball Preseason Player of the Year.
22: Roberts records its best showing ever (36th) in the Learfield Directors' Cup Division II standings at the end of the fall season. The Redhawks lead all ECC teams with 130 points.