TROY, N.Y. – The Skidmore College women's swimming & diving staff, under head coach Jill Greenleaf, was named the 2026 Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year highlighting strong representation from the team on the All-Conference list.
 
Eight student-athletes (Sabrina Reed, Jae Mason x2, Kelly Hsu x5, Faye Mooney x4, Gretchen Gwitt x4, Emelia Lan x3, Ginny Hunt x2, and Arianna Matthews represented Skidmore on the three all-league teams.
 
Greenleaf and her staff were named Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year after leading the Thoroughbreds to a program-best finish at this year's Liberty League Championships. Skidmore placed third overall with 1,032.5 points across the four-day meet. On the final day of the championship, junior Sabrina Reed became the program's first individual women's event champion in the current year-end meet, winning the 1650-yard freestyle in 17:49.51. Skidmore had seven individuals and four relays earn All-Liberty League honors (top three finish), with juniors Kelly Hsu and Jae Mason leading the way with multiple all-league honors.
 
The Liberty League recognized event winners at the championships as All-Liberty League First Team, second-place finishes at the championships as All-Liberty League Second Team, and third place garners All-Liberty League Third Team honors.
 
The women's team finished third in February's conference championships, while the men were sixth. Both teams had over 630 points.
 
Individual –
Sabrina Reed (1650 Free) – First Team
 
Jae Mason (500 Free, 200 Back) – Second Team
 
Kelly Hsu (200 IM) – Second Team
 
Kelly Hsu (100 Free, 200 Free) – Third Team
 
Gretchen Gwitt (100 Back) – Third Team
 
Faye Mooney (100 Breast) – Third Team
 
Relay -
Ginny Hunt, Faye Mooney, Gretchen Gwitt, Kelly Hsu (200 Medley Relay) – Second Team
 
Kelly Hsu, Emelia Lan, Arianna Matthews, Jae Mason (800 Free Relay) – Second Team
 
Ginny Hunt, Faye Mooney, Gretchen Gwitt, Emelia Lan (400 Medley Relay) – Third Team
 
Faye Mooney, Gretchen Gwitt, Emelia Lan, Kelly Hsu (400 Free Relay) – Third Team
 
Liberty League Women's Swimming & Diving Major Awards
Swimmer of the Year: Kathleen Papiernik, Ithaca
Diver of the Year: Gwen Petrie, RIT
Rookie of the Year: Taryn Hickey, RIT
Coaching Staff of the Year: Skidmore (Head Coach Jill Greenleaf, Associate Head Coach Leo Litovsky, Diving Coach Dave Longbrake, Assistant Coach Amon Emeka)