Hartwick College Athletics

2020-2021: Named to Empire 8 Fall 2020 President’s List … selected to Empire 8 Spring 2021 President's List ... True Blue Award winner.

2019-2020: Selected to Empire 8 Spring 2020 President’s List … led all Hawks with 314.75 dual-meet points, third with 409.95 total points … secured 78 points at Allegheny Empire Championship … at conference championships, was Second Team All-Conference in 500 free, fourth in 1,650 free, and sixth in 200 free … part of a First Team All-Empire 8 effort in 800 free relay (7:54.23, eighth on program’s all-time list) and Second Team efforts in 200 free relay (1:37.73, new program record) and 400 free relay (3:37.07, ninth on program’s all-time list) … selected as Empire 8 Athlete of the Week on 11/18 … tied for second on the team with 16 individual wins to go with eight second-place finishes … also a part of eight relay victories and two second-place finishes … aside from relay marks mentioned above, entered into, moved up within, or improved time on multiple program all-time top ten lists: 200 free relay start (ninth, 1:57.10), 500 free (tenth, 5:14.19), 1000 free (tenth, 10:57.43), 1,650 free (tenth, 18:13.87).

2018-2019: Second Team All-Conference in the 800 free relay … ranked sixth on the team in bot dual meet points (176) and total points (272) … registered 59 points at the Empire 8 Championships … aside from All-Conference placement, was third in the 1650 free, sixth in the 500 free, and seventh in the 200 free … also competed in the 400 free relay, 200 free relay, and 400 medley relay … had three individual wins and 22 second-place finishes … fourth on the team with 10 relay wins … was part of the seventh-best 800 free relay time in program history, at 7:53.88 … winner of Phillip S. Wilder, Jr. Award for Academic Distinction.

2017-2018: Received Phillip S. Wilder Jr. Award for academic distinction ... 399 points ranked fourth on the squad … earned 167 dual meet points … contributed another 142 points at the Empire 8 Conference Championships … recorded 12 second-place finishes in individual races … teamed up for five relay victories … combined to win Empire 8 Championship in 200 free relay in a Hartwick record time of 1:37.91 … also earned E8 Second Team honors in the 800 free relay … placed third in the 1,650 freestyle … ranks tenth at Hartwick in the 800 free relay.

Prior to Hartwick: Attended Olean High School … competed in varsity swimming for the Huskies from 2011-2017 … Varsity Swimming and Diving Team Captain … 2x Coaches Award … 1x MVP … 1x Endurance Award … 4-time CCAA All-Star Team Qualifier … Attended 5 Section VI Championships … 6x Scholar Athlete Award … team was CCAA Division 1 Swimming and Diving Champions … also swam for Enchanted Mountain Aquatics Club.
 
Personal: Daughter of Dave and Dawn Schwartz … Biology / Pre-Med major … hobbies include swimming, traveling, and volunteering … favorite athlete is Katie Ledecky … favorite sports teams are the USA Swim Teams.
 
Why Hartwick? “I chose Hartwick because the people on campus were all so friendly and helpful during my time there. I think that is very important factor when making a college decision.”