GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo track and field teams earned six Niagara Region honors from the USTFCCCA. Penelope Greene and Charlie Wilson were named the Regional Track Athletes of the Year, Jillian Ambler earned Field Athlete of the Year, Dan Moore took home Assistant Coach of the Year on both the men's and women's side, while Chris Popovici rounded out the honors as the Women's Coach of the Year.

Greene, who hails from Sah Harbor, New York, was named the Empire 8 Indoor Track Athlete of the Year after winning 2025 NCAA Championships in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter events in dominant fashion from the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, OH from May 22-24. Greene began the meet by winning the 10,000-meters by 33 seconds in a time of 33:46.70. She then rolled to a nearly 15 second win in the 5,000-meters, crossing the finish line in a time of 16:01.55. She ran the sixth-fastest 5,000-meter time in NCAA history. Greene did not lose an individual race against Division III competition during the spring, as she took the 5,000- and 10,000-meter title at the E8 Championships and won the 1,500-meters at the All-Atlantic Region Championships. Greene also set all-time Empire 8 records in the 1,500- (4:22.23), 5,000- (16:01.55) and 10,000-meters (33:42.16).

Wilson, who hails from Romeo, MI, earned runner-up honors in the 10,000-meter run at the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship, crossing the finish line in an all-time Empire 8 record time of 29:21.43 to earn First Team All-American honors. He also shattered the Empire 8 record and qualified for nationals in the 5,000-meters with a time of 14:08.50 at the Widener Final Qualifier on May 12. He would go on to finish 12th in the 5,000-meters at the NCAA Championships and earn Second Team All-American honors. Wilson was also a USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region selection in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meters. In addition, Wilson was named the 2025 Empire 8 Track Athlete of the Year.

Ambler, a Fairport, NY native, was an All-Niagara Region selection in the 4x100-meter relay, 100-meter hudles and the long jump. At the 2025 NCAA Division III Championships her 4x100-meter relay team finished with a time of :47.28 and her 4x400-meter relay team finished at 3:49.56. She finished in tenth place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of :14.13.

Popovici and Moore led the Knights to their first Empire 8 Outdoor Track & Field Championship in dominant fashion and placed seventh at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Overall, Geneseo had 21 different student-athletes earn All-Conference honors, while Greene was national champion in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter events 400-meter dash, Greene, Gabriella McCarthy (10,000-meters) and Ann Brennan (3,000-meter steeplechase) earned First Team All-American honors. The Knights, who had 16 different student-athletes combine to earn 24 USTFCCCA All-Region accolades, shattered six E8 Outdoor Track and Field Championship records and 11 overall league marks in 2025. On the men's side, Moore coached Wilson to a runner-up finish in the 10,000-meter run at the 2025 NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. In addition he coached a fifth place finish for Pierce Young in the steeplechase and a third place finish for Ryan Hagan in the 1,500-meter run. 

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