ROCHESTER, NY (nazathletics.com) - Four Nazareth Women's Golf student-athletes earned Empire 8 All-Conference recognition for the 2026 season, led by sophomore Emily Mayer, who took home Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and first-team honors after winning the Empire 8 Fall Championship at Lake Shore Country Club. Junior Bethany Wineburg joined Mayer on the first team, while freshman Savanna Warfield earned second-team honors. Senior Sabrina Schultz was named to the Tomorrow's Leaders Team.

Mayer claimed her fifth individual tournament victory of the season at the Empire 8 Fall Championship, posting a two-round score of 165 (+21) to win by two strokes. She shot an 80 (+8) in the second round, tying for the lowest round of the tournament, to secure the title and become the conference's Player and Rookie of the Year.

Wineburg earned her second career first-team All-Conference selection after finishing third at the Empire 8 Fall Championship. She posted a two-round score of 170 (+26), including an 83 (+11) in the second round. During the season, Wineburg also finished second at the Utica Fall Invitational and fourth at both the Keuka Fall Invitational and the Nazareth Spring Invitational.

Warfield earned second-team All-Conference honors after placing seventh at the Empire 8 Fall Championship with a two-round score of 179 (+35). She improved by 15 strokes in the second round to move up the leaderboard. Her other top finishes included a tie for second at the Keuka Fall Invitational and fifth place at the Utica Fall Invitational.

Schultz represented Nazareth on the Empire 8 Women's Golf Tomorrow's Leaders Team, which recognizes one student-athlete from each conference team for leadership and character. The program honors student-athletes who reflect the conference's commitment to competing with honor and integrity and support their institutions' educational missions.