ALBANY, N.Y. — Stony Brook student-athletes Natalia Chornomidza, Caitlin Frost and Grace Weigele were all honored with SUNY Scholar Athlete of the Year awards for combining academic achievement with success in the arena of athletic competition during the 2025-26 winter season.

Chornomidza was a two-time CAA Diver of the Week, picking up four event wins in the 3-meter dive during the regular season. She took eighth place in the 3-meter finals at the 2026 CAA Championship. Academically, Chornomidza is a Biochemistry major, boasting a 3.77 grade point average.

Frost averaged 8.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, pacing the team in rebounds and blocked shots. She scored a season-high 21 points in a road win over Big 10 foe Rutgers. Frost registered five double-doubles and seven double-digit rebounding games, adding 14 games with 10 or more points to her ledger during the 2025-26 season. Academically, Frost is a Business major with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Weigele, a one-time CAA Indoor Track Athlete of the Week during the season, started the indoor campaign with a new PR and event win in the mile at NYC Gotham Cup. After setting the tone there, she went on to set new PRs in the 3,000-meter at Boston University before eventually claiming gold in the 3,000-meter at the 2026 CAA Indoor Championships. Weigele began the outdoor season with an event win and a new PR in the mile in the Seawolves' annual home meet. She also placed 16th in the 5,000-meter in a field of over 150 runners at the Raleigh Relays. Academically, Weigele is a Medical Humanities major with an overall GPA of 3.95.

The SUNY Winter Scholar Athlete Awards recognizes 24 student-athletes from SUNY colleges and universities sponsoring intercollegiate athletics at the four- and two-year levels who were nominated and voted upon by representatives of their respective institutions.

Nominating information includes cumulative grade point average, current and career statistics, and athletic and academic honors.

More than 14,000 student-athletes compete at SUNY institutions representing 53 different colleges and universities at the NCAA Division I, NCAA Division III/USCAA and NJCAA levels and are eligible for the awards.

The four NCAA Division I member institutions that comprise the NCAA Division I Category for the SUNY Scholar Athlete Awards include University at Albany, Binghamton, University at Buffalo and Stony Brook.

The SUNY Scholar Athlete Awards recognize outstanding academic and athletic success in 29 different sports and are presented three times a year to coincide with the specific sports contested in the fall, winter and spring seasons. The Scholar Athletes of the Year in each sport will then be nominated for an overall Scholar Athlete of the Year for men's sports and women's sports in each category.