GENESEO, N.Y. - The Empire 8 announced their weekly honors on Monday afternoon, and SUNY Geneseo had three student-athletes earn honors. Collin Brown and Shelby Boise swept the cross country honors, Dyllan Thomas was named the women's volleyball Rookie of the Week, and Samantha Rava and Rachel Molloy rounded out the awards as the doubles team of the week.

Brown led the Knights to a first-place finish at the RPI Fairground Showdown by placing second overall with a time of 23:58.0 in the 8,000-meter race. Geneseo placed all five scoring runners in the top seven, posting 24 points to beat out RPI in second place with 41. This is Brown's second consecutive Runner of the Week honor.

Boise led Geneseo to a first-place finish at the RPI Fairground Showdown, placing second overall in the 6,000-meter race with a time of 21:10.5. Boise led a slew of Geneseo runners who all placed inside the top nine, posting 24 points for the Knights while Vassar took second with 66.

Thomas helped lead Geneseo to a sweep over Fredonia on Tuesday, hitting an impressive .857 out of the middle. Thomas tallied six kills on seven swings as the Knights improved to 6-6 heading into Empire 8 action.

Molloy and Rava played a key role in the Knights ability to remain unbeaten on the season, helping pick up the doubles point in matches against Houghton and Hartwick. Molloy and Rava topped Houghton by a score of 6-2, then defeated the Hawks 6-1 as the Knights improved to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in Empire 8 action. This is their second E8 Doubles Team of the Week honor in 2026.

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