VESTAL, N.Y. –  Senior George Kipshidze has been named the SUNY Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete in Men's Swimming & Diving for the 2023-24 academic year. The announcement was made by SUNY Chancellor John B. King.

Kipshidze was chosen from among the four Division I SUNY universities (Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook). Additionally, SUNY selected recipients from its Division III and junior college ranks. A combination of academic and athletic accomplishments were the criteria for selecting each SUNY Scholar Athlete.

Kipshidze capped his Binghamton career by earning all-conference honors at the America East Championships back in February. He was on the first-place 400 free relay team and also placed seventh in the 200 free as the Bearcat men won their second conference title in four years.

In the classroom, Kipshidze was chosen to both the America East All-Academic Team as well as the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.

Also chosen from Binghamton for the recent 2023-24 winter athletic season was men's basketball player Armon Harried.

This marks the second straight year that Binghamton has posted the SUNY Men's Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete. Current senior Liam Murphy was the pick last year.

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 SUNY Scholar Athlete Awards recognized 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 that will be announced in mid-July.

Back in the fall, graduate student women's soccer player Olivia McKnight and volleyball standout Tsvetelina Ilieva were named SUNY Scholar Athletes. The spring honorees will be announced following the current academic year.

Since the 2003-04 academic year, 85 Binghamton student-athletes across all sports have been named SUNY Chancellor's Scholar-Athletes.

 
Binghamton All-Time SUNY Scholar-Athlete Award Winners (85)
2003 (1): Graham Munro (Men's Soccer)
2004 (7): Dan Hanegby (Men's Tennis), Deli Plourde (Women's Soccer), Josh Ruff (Wrestling), T.J. Kowalchuk (Baseball), Brad Moulton (Golf), Robert Kaczynski (Men's Swimming & Diving), Yun Qu (Women's Swimming & Diving)
2005 (5): Richemn Mourad (Men's Tennis), Rory Quiller (Men's Track & Field), Jeff Wolniewicz (Golf), Robert Kaczynski (Men's Swimming & Diving), Deli Plourde (Women's Soccer)
2006 (5): Rachel Laws (Women's Basketball), Brendon Hitchcock (Baseball), Kevin McKeown (Men's Lacrosse), Jeff Wolniewicz (Golf), Richemn Mourad (Men's Tennis)
2007 (5): Brendon Hitchcock (Baseball), Lya Kushirovich (Women's Tennis), David Holmes (Men's Swiming), Rory Quiller (Men's Track), Megan Hoag (Volleyball)
2008 (5): Kim Povill (Women's Soccer), Rory Quiller (Men's Track), Adam Chavez (Men's Soccer), Jacki Kane (Volleyball), Zach Vinal (Golf)
2009 (4): Tiki Mayben (Men's Basketball), Murphy Smith (Baseball), Sven Vloedgraven (Men's Tennis), Michelle McDonough (Volleyball)
2010 (4): Jim Calderone (Baseball), Chris Gaube (Men's Cross Country & Track), Jason Stenta (Men's Soccer), Amanda Ciccone (Swimming & Diving)
2011 (5): Mahamoud Jabbi (Men's Basketball), Siobhan Menz (Women's Lacrosse), Kyle Manscuk (Men's Soccer), Arnav Jain (Men's Tennis), Marina Bykovskaya (Women's Tennis)
2012 (6): Dave Ciocchi (Baseball), Vasili Papastrat (Cross Country & Track), Ryan Walter (Men's Soccer), Jessica Phillips (Softball), Nolan Slesnick (Men's Swimming & Diving), Robb Quiller (Men's Track)
2013 (4): Mike Antinozzi (Men's Lacrosse), Jake Keegan (Men's Soccer), Robin Lesage (Men's Tennis), Grace Vickers (Volleyball)
2014 (5): Jake Thomas (Baseball), Robbie Hughes (Men's Soccer), Jess Bump (Softball), Corinne Zotter (Women's Swimming), Cody Reed (Wrestling)
2015 (5): Robert Moewes (Men's Soccer), Robin Lesage (Men's Tennis), Devin Zdanowski (Men's Swimming & Diving), Katya Medianik (Women's Tennis), Tyler Deuel (Wrestling)
2016 (4): Eliott Hureau (Men's Tennis), Sarah Ngo (Volleyball), Pascal Trappe (Men's Soccer), Jack McKeever (Wrestling)
2017 (3): Ludovico Cestarollo (Men's Tennis), Joe Miceli (Men's Track & Field), Eddie Posavec (Baseball)
2018 (3): Jason Agresti (Baseball), Katie Hatziyianis (Women's Soccer), Jessica Rutherford (Softball)
2022-23 (7): Aziza Chigatayeva (Cross Country), Olivia McKnight (Women's Soccer), Anna Sprys (Volleyball), Denai Bowman (Women's Basketball, Matt Cavaliere (Men's Indoor Track & Field), Maddie Hoover (Women's Swimming & Diving), Liam Murphy (Men's Swimming & Diving)
2023-24 (4): Olivia McKnight (Women's Soccer), Tsvetelina Ilieva, Armon Harried, George Kipshidze