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Members of the Canisius men's and women's swimming and diving programs cheer on their teammates during competition versus SUNY Geneseo at the Burt Flickinger Center in Buffalo on Oct. 24, 2025
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Swimming & Diving

Swimming and Diving Places 33 on MAAC All-Academic Teams

The Canisius men's and women's swimming and diving teams placed a total of 26 student-athletes on the 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving All-Academic Teams, the league announced on Tuesday.

The Golden Griffin women led the way with 19 selections, matching Sacred Heart for the most among the league's 12 competing institutions. The Canisius men, meanwhile, were second with 14 selections, trailing only Fairfield and its 16 honorees.

To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.

The 2026 MAAC Swimming and Diving Championships take place Feb. 11-14 at the SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio. The 2026 championships mark the third straight year the event will be held at SPIRE. For more information regarding the 2026 MAAC Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, please visit maacsports.com/swim

2026 Canisius Women's MAAC Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team Selections
First Name Last Name School Year Major
Havana Austin Canisius So. Sports Journalism/Broadcasting
Anna Bartlo Canisius Sr. Biology
Emily Blake Canisius Sr. Accounting
Hannah Brainard Canisius Sr. Animal Behavior Ecology Conservation
Kelly Crous Canisius Sr. Digital Media Arts
Cassandra Ercoli Canisius Jr. Journalism
SaraJo Gardner Canisius Jr. Integrated Marketing Communications
Alison Jainer Canisius So. Integrated Marketing Communications
Peyton Koukides Canisius Sr. Animal Behavior Ecology Conservation
Evie Leighton Canisius Jr. Sports Journalism/Broadcasting
Andi Mackey Canisius Jr. Integrated Marketing Communications
Mia McDonnell Canisius Jr. Integrated Marketing Communications
Daphne Mead Canisius So. Integrated Marketing Communications
Tarin Rietz Canisius Sr. Mathematics
Sophia Rupp Canisius So. Integrated Marketing Communications
Julianna Spacciapolli Canisius So. Integrated Marketing Communications
Tori Spacciapolli Canisius Sr. Sports and Exercise Health Care
Leyna Swanson Canisius Jr. Sports and Exercise Health Care
Ellen Winne Canisius Jr. Special Education
 
2026 Canisius Men's MAAC Swimming And Diving All-Academic Team Selections
First Name Last Name School Year Major
Halsted Barton Canisius Sr. Sports and Exercise Health Care
William Burke Canisius Jr. Sports and Exercise Health Care
Luke Critchlow Canisius Jr. Finance
Finn Gilmartin Canisius So. Computer Science
Atticus Hlubin Canisius Jr. Sports and Exercise Health Care
Rhys Insley Canisius So. Accounting
Toby Mayfield Canisius Sr. Biology
Tom McCabe Canisius Jr. Economics
Elijah Nevins Canisius So. Psychlogy and Political Science
Giovanni Poggio Canisius So. Management and Economics
Eliiot Somers Canisius Jr. Psychology
Alex Szczepankiewicz Canisius Sr. Chemistry
Sam Vidal Canisius Sr. Journalism
Mark Wittmann Canisius Jr. Biology
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