List of Empire 8 Athletic Conference champions explained

Empire 8
Color:
  1. 0943AE
Font Color:white
Founded:1964
Conference:NCAA
Division:Division III
Teams:12 (9 full, 3 associate)
Sports:22
Mens:11
Womens:11
Region:New York, New Jersey
Formerly:Independent College Athletic Conference (1964 - 1991)
Empire Athletic Association (1991 - 1999)
Headquarters:Rochester, New York
Commissioner:Chuck Mitrano
Since:2001
Website:empire8.com
Map:E8-USA-states.png
Map Size:250

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

Player of the year

Rookie of the year

Coach of the year

Women's

Champions

Player of the year

Rookie of the year

Coach of the year

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

Player of the Year

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

Defensive Player of the Year

Rookie of the year

Coach of the Year

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

Player of the year

Rookie of the year

Coach of the year

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

Player of the Year

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

Defensive Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Doug May Memorial Coach of the Year

Women's

Champions

Player of the Year

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

Defensive Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

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

Player of the Year

Libero/Defensive Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Baseball

Hartwick College, Ithaca College, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John Fisher College and Utica College compete in Empire 8 baseball. The baseball championship was first held in 2002.

Champions

Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Pitcher of the Year

Coach of the Year

Softball

Alfred University, Elmira College, Hartwick College, Ithaca College, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John Fisher College and Utica College compete in Empire 8 softball. The women's softball championship was first held in 2002.

Champions

Player of the Year

Pitcher of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Field hockey

Elmira College, Hartwick College, Ithaca College, Nazareth College, Stevens Institute of Technology, Utica College, and Washington & Jefferson College compete in Empire 8 field hockey. The women's field hockey championship was first held in 2002.

Champions

Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Lacrosse

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 lacrosse. The men's and women's lacrosse championships were first held in 2002.

Men's

Champions

Player of the Year

Goalkeeper of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Women's

Champions

Player of the Year

Goalkeeper of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Swimming & diving

The men's and women's swimming & diving championships were first held in 2002.

Men's

Champions

Athlete of the Meet

Athlete of the Year

Rookie of the Meet

Coach of the Year

Women's

Champions

Athlete of the meet

Swimmer of the meet

Diver of the meet

Rookie of the meet

Coach of the year

Tennis

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 tennis. The men's and women's tennis championships were first held in 2002.

Men's

Champions

Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Women's

Champions

Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Cross country

The men's and women's cross country championships were first held in 2003.

Men's

Champions

Runner of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Women's

Champions

Runner of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Track

Indoor track

The men's and women's indoor track championships were first held in 2004.

Men's

Champions
Athlete of the meet
Track Athlete of the meet
Field Athlete of the meet
Rookie of the meet
Coach of the year

Women's

Champions
Athlete of the meet
Track Athlete of the meet
Field Athlete of the meet
Rookie of the meet
Coach of the year

Outdoor track

The men's and women's outdoor track championships were first held in 2004.

Men's

Champions
Athlete of the Meet
Rookie of the Meet
Coach of the Year

Women's

Champions
Athlete of the Meet
Rookie of the Meet
Coach of the Year