Hartwick College Student-Athletes Earn Empire 8 Women's Volleyball All-Conference Honors

The Hawks placed seniors, Staecia Silofau of Kapolei, Hawaii, and Braelyn Hornick of Candor, NY, on the 2024 First Team. For Silofau this is her fourth-straight All-Conference nod and her second straight First Team appearance. The outside hitter was second on the team in kills with 236. Hornick returns to the First Team All-Conference list after a year off due to injury. In 2022, Hornick was named to the First Team in addition to earning Player of the Year honors. The setter made the most of her return to the lineup, collecting 858 assists, 41 kills, and 41 aces. She was also all over the floor defensively for the Hawks, leading the team in digs with 240.

Junior, Shelby Swartz of Candor, NY, received Second Team honors after garnering Third Team recognition last season. The outside hitter led the squad in kills with 240. Rounding out Hartwick's selections was Shaelyn Thornton of Scarborough, ME, who makes her second appearance in a row on the Empire 8 Third Team. The senior recorded 230 kills, 27 aces, and collected 220 digs.