The Empire 8 (E8) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. The E8 sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's football, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.
While men's volleyball is listed on the E8 website as a sponsored sport, the conference does not directly sponsor the sport. All E8 men's volleyball teams compete in the United Volleyball Conference, a separate league that shares offices with the E8.
Basketball Alfred University, Elmira College, Hartwick College, Ithaca College, Nazareth College, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John Fisher College, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Utica College compete in Empire 8 basketball. Both the men's and women's basketball championships were first held in 2002.
Men's
Champions 2000: RIT 2001: St. John Fisher College 2002: Ithaca College 2003: St. John Fisher College 2004: St. John Fisher College 2005: St. John Fisher College 2006: St. John Fisher College 2007: St. John Fisher College 2008: Nazareth College 2009: RIT 2010: Nazareth College 2011: Hartwick College 2012: Ithaca College 2013: Ithaca College 2014: Hartwick College 2015: St. John Fisher College 2016: Hartwick College 2017: St. John Fisher College 2018: Nazareth College 2019: Alfred University 2020: St. John Fisher College 2021: Utica College 2022: Nazareth College 2023: St. John Fisher College 2024: Utica College 2025: Utica College
Player of the year 2000: Pat Britton (Ithaca) 2001: Devon Downing (Alfred), Brandon Redmond (RIT) 2002: Brandon Redmond (RIT) 2003: Jim Evans (Nazareth) 2004: Tyler Schulz (Ithaca) 2005: James "Big Game" Watkins (Hartwick College) 2006: Matthew Simoneschi (Hartwick College) 2007: Matthew Simoneschi (Hartwick College) 2008: Matthew Simoneschi (Hartwick College) 2009: Sean Burton (Ithaca)
Rookie of the year 2000: DeWaun Cheatham (Utica) 2001: David Orr (Hartwick) 2002: Jeff Sidney (St. John Fisher) 2003: Fran Snyder (RIT) 2004: Dillon Stein (Alfred) 2005: Matthew Simoneschi(Hartwick) 2006: Jan Cocozziello (Hartwick) 2007: Corey McAdam (Nazareth) 2008: Shane Foster (RIT), Ozell Franklin (St. John Fisher) 2009: Mark Blazek (Hartwick)
Coach of the year 2000: Bob McVean (RIT) 2001: Jay Murphy (Alfred) 2002: Jim Mullins (Ithaca) 2003: Rob Kornaker (St. John Fisher) 2004: Rob Kornaker (St. John Fisher) 2005: Rob Kornaker (St. John Fisher) 2006: Andy Goodemote (Utica), Rob Kornaker (St. John Fisher) 2007: Rob Kornaker (St. John Fisher) 2008: Jim Mullins (Ithaca) 2009: Jim Mullins (Ithaca)
Women's
Champions 2002: Ithaca College 2003: St. John Fisher College 2004: Ithaca College 2005: Ithaca College 2006: St. John Fisher College 2007: Ithaca College 2008: Utica College 2009: Stevens Institute of Technology
Player of the year 2000: Amanda Waloven (St. John Fisher) 2001: Tiffany Hurley (Hartwick) 2002: Tiffany Hurley (Hartwick) 2003: Kerri Brown (Ithaca) 2004: Jennifer Parker (Elmira) 2005: Stephanie Cleary (Ithaca) 2006: Melissa Hartman (St. John Fisher) 2007: Ava Thomas (Utica) 2008: Dani Dudek (Stevens) 2009: Dani Dudek (Stevens)
Rookie of the year 2000: Roxanne Simpson (Utica) 2001: Jennie Swatling (Ithaca) 2002: Kadi Burgess (Nazareth) 2003: Jennifer Parker (Elmira) 2004: Lindsay Wilson (Hartwick) 2005: Kourtney Troutman (Elmira) 2006: Whitney Frament (Utica) 2007: Whitney Smith (Nazareth) 2008: Jessica Berry (Utica) 2009: Sharon Dennis (RIT)
Coach of the year 2000: Jennifer Kroll (Ithaca) 2001: Dan Raymond (Ithaca), Laura Hungerford (RIT) 2002: Dan Raymond (Ithaca) 2003: Michele Davis (Utica) 2004: Daphne Thompson (Hartwick) 2005: Dan Raymond (Ithaca) 2006: Matt Donohue (Elmira) 2007: Deb Buff (RIT) 2008: Jon Hochberg (Stevens) 2009: Dan Raymond (Ithaca)
Football Alfred University, Hartwick College, Ithaca College, St. John Fisher College, Frostburg State University, Salisbury University, Buffalo State University and Utica College compete in Empire 8 football as of 2011 season. The men's football championship was first held in 2002.
Champions 2002: Ithaca College 2003: Ithaca College 2004: Ithaca College, St. John Fisher College 2005: Ithaca College 2006: Springfield College, St. John Fisher College 2007: Hartwick College, St. John Fisher College 2008: Ithaca College 2009: Alfred University, St. John Fisher College 2010: Alfred University 2011: Salisbury University 2012: Salisbury University 2013: Ithaca College 2015: SUNY Cortland 2016: Alfred University (Goon Squad)
Player of the Year 2002: Dan Pincelli (Hartwick) 2003: Jesse Raynor (Alfred) 2004: Brenton Brady (Alfred) 2005: Josh Felicetti (Ithaca) The Player of the Year award was discontinued in favor of Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year Awards in 2006.
Offensive Player of the Year 2006: Chris Sharpe (Springfield) 2007: Jason Boltus (Hartwick) 2008: Jason Boltus (Hartwick) 2009: Jared Manzer (Alfred) 2010: Tim Bailey (St. John Fisher) 2011: Dan Griffin (Salisbury) 2012: Andrew Benkwitt (Utica)
Defensive Player of the Year 2006: Gene Lang (St. John Fisher) 2007: Steve Stepnick (St. John Fisher) 2008: Matt Scalice (Ithaca) 2009: Andy Episcopo (St. John Fisher) 2010: Nick Clark (Alfred) 2011: Nick Clark (Alfred) 2012: Mike Raplee (Alfred)
Rookie of the year 2002: Josh Fellicetti (Ithaca) 2003: Aaron Meyers (Alfred) 2004: Jamie Donovan (Ithaca) 2005: Jason Boltus (Hartwick) 2006: Jared Manzer (Alfred) 2007: Jason Springer (Norwich) 2008: Tom Secky (Alfred) 2009: Andrew Benkwitt (Utica) 2010: Austin Dwyer (Alfred) 2011: J.D. Hook (Frostburg) 2012: Maleke Fuentes (Alfred)
Coach of the Year 2002: Paul Vosburgh (St. John Fisher) 2003: Mike Welch (Ithaca) 2004: Paul Vosburgh (St. John Fisher) 2005: Dave Murray (Alfred) 2006: Mike DeLong (Springfield) 2007: Mark Carr (Hartwick) 2008: Mike Welch (Ithaca) 2009: Dave Murray (Alfred) 2010: Dave Murray (Alfred) 2011: Sherman Wood (Salisbury) 2012: Sherman Wood (Salisbury)
Golf Elmira College, Hartwick College, Nazareth College, St. John Fisher College and Utica College compete in Empire 8 golf. The men's golf championship was first held in 2001.
Champions 2001: St. John Fisher College 2002: Nazareth College 2003: Nazareth College 2004: St. John Fisher College 2005: St. John Fisher College 2006: St. John Fisher College 2007: St. John Fisher College 2008: St. John Fisher College
Player of the year 2001: Nicklaus Ambrose (Nazareth) 2002: Jason Baker (St. John Fisher) 2003: Brian Seeley (Nazareth) 2004: Mike Stackus (St. John Fisher) 2005: Zach Fuller (St. John Fisher) 2006: 2007: Scott Harris (St. John Fisher) 2008: Scott Harris (St. John Fisher)
Rookie of the year 2002: Kevin Kaye (Nazareth) 2003: Derrick Wong (St. John Fisher) 2004: Scott McNeil (Utica) 2005: Dave McKenna (Elmira) 2006: 2007: Tom Muto (St. John Fisher) 2008: Ben Herrmann (Nazareth)
Coach of the year 2002: Marty Coddington (Nazareth) 2003: Not Awarded 2004: Bob Simms (St. John Fisher) 2005: Bob Simms (St. John Fisher) 2006: 2007: Marty Coddington (Nazareth) 2008: Marty Coddington (Nazareth), Bob Simms (St. John Fisher)
Soccer Alfred University, Elmira College, Ithaca College, Nazareth College, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John Fisher College, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Utica College compete in Empire 8 men's soccer. The same schools with the addition of Hartwick College compete in Empire 8 women's soccer. The men's and women's soccer championships were first held in 2001.
Men's
Champions 2001: Alfred University, Rochester Institute of Technology 2002: Ithaca College 2003: Alfred University, Nazareth College 2004: Rochester Institute of Technology 2005: Nazareth College, Rochester Institute of Technology 2006: Nazareth College 2007: Stevens Institute of Technology 2008: Stevens Institute of Technology 2009: Stevens Institute of Technology 2010: Stevens Institute of Technology 2011: Stevens Institute of Technology 2012: Stevens Institute of Technology 2013: Stevens Institute of Technology
Player of the Year 1999: Steve Fisher (Nazareth) 2000: Steve Fisher (Nazareth) 2001: Cody Ostrum (RIT) 2002: Brian Lenzo (RIT) 2003: Jefferson Dargout (Nazareth) 2004: Mike Lawson (RIT) 2005: Mike Lawson (RIT) 2007: Luke Lennox (St. John Fisher) 2008: Terrence "T-Baby" Johnson (Stevens) 2009: Nolan "Batigol" Sandberg (Stevens) 2010: Nolan "Batigol" Sandberg (Stevens) 2011: Ryan Giggs (Stevens) 2012: Paul Scholes (Stevens) 2012: 1rep (Stevens)
The Player of the Year award was suspended in 2006 in favor of Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year Awards. The award was reinstated in 2007 for men's soccer only.
Offensive Player of the Year 2006: Kurt Odenbach (Ithaca)
Defensive Player of the Year 2006: Mohammed Ahamed (Nazareth)
Rookie of the Year 1999: Keith McManus (Elmira) 2000: Trae Lower (RIT) 2001: Ben Visnyei (Ithaca) 2002: Mike Lawson (RIT) 2003: Bobby Linaberry (Alfred) 2004: Adam Blanchard (St. John Fisher) 2005: Eric Ferguson (Ithaca), Chris Somers (RIT) 2006: Andrew Canterbury (Elmira) 2007: Andrew McIntosh (St. John Fisher) 2008: Andy Alaimo (Nazareth)
Doug May Memorial Coach of the Year 1999: Keith McManus (Nazareth) 2000: Bill Garno (RIT) 2001: Ken Hassler (Alfred) 2002: Andy Byrne (Ithaca) 2003: Ken Hassler (Alfred) 2004: Andy Byrne (Ithaca) 2005: Andy Byrne (Ithaca) 2006: Bill Garno (RIT) 2007: Steve Christenson (Utica) 2008: Andy Byrne (Ithaca)
Women's
Champions 2001: Nazareth College 2002: Ithaca College, Nazareth College 2003: Ithaca College, Nazareth College 2004: Ithaca College, Nazareth College 2005: Ithaca College, Nazareth College 2006: Nazareth College 2007: Ithaca College 2008: Ithaca College
Player of the Year 1999: Michelle Urbanski (Nazareth) 2000: Erin DeMarco (Ithaca) 2001: Jaime Snyder (Nazareth) 2002: Heidi Brown (Nazareth) 2003: Katie Allardice (Elmira) 2004: Kristina Cristofori (Nazareth) 2005: Ashley Williams (Ithaca) The Player of the Year award was discontinued in favor of Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year Awards in 2006.
Offensive Player of the Year 2006: Chelsey Feldman (Ithaca) 2007: Chelsey Feldman (Ithaca) 2008: Amy Scheffer (Ithaca)
Defensive Player of the Year 2006: Ashley Williams (Ithaca) 2007: Nikki Rice (Ithaca) 2008: Salme Cook (Stevens)
Rookie of the Year 1999: Stephanie Nardini (Nazareth) 2000: Becca Berry (Ithaca) 2001: Rachel Thau (Ithaca) 2002: Jennifer Tuttle (Elmira) 2003: Ashley Baker (Utica) 2004: Becca Malinowski (Hartwick) 2005: Chelsey Feldman (Ithaca) 2006: Danielle Smith (Utica) 2007: Erica Conte (Nazareth) 2008: Kaylee Benz (Nazareth)
Coach of the Year 1999: Gail Mann (Nazareth), Kate Stoehr (Utica) 2000: Tom Natalie (RIT) 2001: Jill McCabe (St. John Fisher) 2002: Franco Bari (Elmira) 2003: Jessica Critchlow (Utica) 2004: Mindy Quigg (Ithaca) 2005: Jill McCabe (St. John Fisher) 2006: Tom Natalie (RIT) 2007: Mindy Quigg (Ithaca) 2008: Mindy Quigg (Ithaca)
Volleyball Alfred University, Elmira College, Hartwick College, Ithaca College, Nazareth College, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John Fisher College, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Utica College compete in Empire 8 volleyball. The women's volleyball championship was first held in 2001.
Champions 2001: Nazareth College 2002: Nazareth College 2003: Nazareth College 2004: Ithaca College 2005: Ithaca College 2006: Nazareth College 2007: Stevens Institute of Technology 2008: Stevens Institute of Technology
Player of the Year 2000: Leah Malliris (Elmira) 2001: Christa Downey (Nazareth) 2002: Christa Downey (Nazareth) 2003: Tricia Jones (Nazareth) 2004: Tricia Jones (Nazareth) 2005: Christina Anabel (RIT) 2006: Amanda Hubbard (Ithaca) 2007: Melissa Rhode (Stevens) 2008: Melanie Volk (Stevens)
Libero/Defensive Player of the Year 2006: Mary Schaefer (Ithaca)