CORTLAND — Fort Plain’s Mark Hanifin is among five SUNY Cortland student-athletes have been chosen to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Men’s Swimming and Diving All-Decade Team.
Each school was responsible for nominations and voting. The final team selected consisted of 40 athletes to closely mirror the average size of an annual all-conference team. To be eligible, athletes must have competed at least one season between 2009-10 and 2018-19 and must have been either a two-time All-SUNYAC honoree, a conference Swimmer or Diver of the Year, an All-American, or a two-time national qualifier.
Cortland athletes honored were:
Reeve Callen (2012-16) (Oswego/Oswego)
Dan Evans (2006-10) (Hamburg/Hamburg)
Mark Hanifin (2010-11, 2012-15) (Fort Plain/Fort Plain)
Dan Maximowicz (2009-13) (Chenango Forks/Chenango Forks)
Ben Strickland (2009-13) (Stanfordville/HomeSchool)
Mark Hanifin
* Competed four seasons from 2010-11, 2012-15
* Part of three school record-setting relays (400-yd freestyle, 800-yd freestyle, 200-yd medley)
* Three-time SUNYAC runner-up, 200-yd freestyle (1:44.84, 1:44.50 prelims in 2011; 1:42.96 in 2013; 1:42.65 in 2014)
* 2014 SUNYAC runner-up, 500-yd freestyle (4:41.86)
* 2013 SUNYAC third place, 500-yd freestyle
* 2015 SUNYAC third place, 100-yd freestyle and 200-yd freestyle
* Four-time SUNYAC champion, 800-yd freestyle relay (2011, 2013-15)
* 2015 SUNYAC champion, 200-yd medley relay and 400-yd freestyle relay
Reeve Callen
* Competed four seasons from 2012-16
* School record-holder in 200-yd freestyle (1:41.07)
* 2013 NCAA participant, 200-yd freestyle relay (21st, 1:24.34)
* Part of three school record-holding relays (400-yd freestyle, 800-yd freestyle, 400-yd medley)
* Three-time SUNYAC champion, 200-yd freestyle (1:42.13 in 2013; 1:41.60 in 2014; 1:41.07 in 2015)
* 2014 SUNYAC champion, 100-yd freestyle (46.58)
* Two-time SUNYAC runner-up, 50-yd freestyle (21.09 in 2015; 21.01 in 2016)
* Two-time SUNYAC runner-up, 100-yd freestyle (46.27 in 2015; 45.62 in 2016)
* 2016 SUNYAC runner-up, 200-yd freestyle (1:41.32)
* Three-time SUNYAC champion, 800-yd freestyle relay (2013-15)
* 2015 SUNYAC champion in 200-yd freestyle relay, 400-yd freestyle relay and 400-yd medley relay
Dan Evans
* Competed four seasons from 2006-10
* School record-holder in 50-yd freestyle (20.64), 100-yd freestyle (44.98) and 100-yd butterfly (50.52)
* 2010 Hon. Mention All-American, 100-yd freestyle (9th, 44.98)
* 2010 Hon. Mention All-American, 50-yd freestyle (15th, 20.88, 20.77 prelims)
* 2010 NCAA participant, 100-yd butterfly (22nd, 50.52)
* Two-time SUNYAC Championship Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet (2009-10)
* 2010 SUNYAC Fulton Award winner
* Two-time SUNYAC champion, 50-yd freestyle (20.89 in 2009; 20.90, 20.64 prelims in 2010)
* Two-time SUNYAC champion, 100-yd freestyle (45.90, 45.73 prelims in 2009; 45.85, 45.22 prelims in 2010)
* Two-time SUNYAC champion, 200-yd freestyle (1:41.29 in 2009; 1:41.85 in 2010)
* 2007 SUNYAC third place, 100-yd freestyle
* Two-time SUNYAC champion, 200-yd freestyle relay (2009-10)
* 2010 SUNYAC champion, 200-yd medley relay, 400-yd freestyle relay and 800-yd freestyle relay
Dan Maximowicz
* Competed four seasons from 2009-13
* Part of school record-setting 200-yd freestyle relay
* 2013 NCAA participant, 50-yd freestyle (41st, 21.37)
* 2013 NCAA participant, 200-yd freestyle relay (21st, 1:24.34)
* 2012 SUNYAC champion, 50-yd freestyle (21.21)
* 2011 SUNYAC runner-up, 100-yd freestyle (47.38)
* 2013 SUNYAC runner-up, 50-yd freestyle (21.04, 20.82 prelims)
* Three-time SUNYAC champion, 200-yd freestyle relay (2010-11, 13)
* 2012 SUNYAC champion, 200-yd medley relay
* 2013 SUNYAC champion, 400-yd freestyle relay
Ben Strickland
* Competed four seasons from 2009-13
* 2013 NCAA participant, 200-yd freestyle relay (21st, 1:24.34)
* 2011 SUNYAC champion, 100-yd backstroke (51.99)
* 2012 SUNYAC champion, 200-yd IM (1:55.23)
* 2013 SUNYAC runner-up, 100-yd breaststroke (58.34, 58.33 prelims)
* Two-time SUNYAC champion, 400-yd freestyle relay
* 2011 SUNYAC champion, 200-yd freestyle relay and 800-yd freestyle relay
* 2012 SUNYAC champion, 200-yd medley relay
