HOUGHTON, N.Y. — Seven members of the Houghton University field hockey team were recognized with 2026 Empire 8 All-Conference honors, as announced by the conference on Monday.
Houghton placed two student-athletes on the Empire 8 First Team, three on the Second Team and one on the Third Team. Senior Katie Berghorn was also selected to represent the Highlanders on the Empire 8 Tomorrow's Leaders Team.
Senior Campbell Bowers (Worthington, Ohio/Worthington) and junior Olivia Ocker (Carlisle, Pa./Big Spring) earned First Team recognition. Both were repeat selections after receiving first-team honors in 2025. Bowers has now earned three All-Conference selections in her career, having previously been named to the Third Team in 2024.
Junior Kylee Barshinger (Denver, Pa./Garden Spot) and junior Adria Hartzler (Belleville, Pa./Mifflin County) earned Second Team honors as forwards. Barshinger was a repeat Second Team selection after receiving the recognition in 2025. She finished the season with 10 goals and seven assists for 27 points in 15 games, ranking second on the team in goals. She also recorded two game-winning goals.
Hartzler earned her first Second Team selection after being named to the Empire 8 Third Team in each of her first three seasons. She finished the 2026 campaign with six goals and four assists for 16 points, including two game-winning goals in 16 appearances.
Junior goalkeeper Amber Cribbs (Carlisle, Pa./Big Spring) joined Barshinger and Hartzler on the Second Team. Cribbs appeared in 16 games, recording 128 saves, a .785 save percentage and a 2.19 goals-against average. She also earned 10 victories and recorded three shutouts.
Senior Ava Kramp (Claymont, Del./Wilmington Christian) was named to the Empire 8 Third Team. Kramp appeared in all 16 games, totaling two goals and eight assists for 12 points while contributing to the Highlanders' offensive attack.
Berghorn (Newark Valley, N.Y./Newark Valley) was selected to the Tomorrow's Leaders Team, which recognizes student-athletes who demonstrate leadership on the field, in the classroom and in their communities while competing with honor and integrity. A senior defender, Berghorn started all 16 games for Houghton and contributed one goal.
The seven selections reflect the contributions of a Highlander team that featured a balanced group of veteran leadership and offensive and defensive production throughout the 2026 season.
