NEW YORK --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College sophomore Elizabeth Astudillo was recognized Thursday as a 2026-27 CUNYAC Preseason Women's Swimmer to Watch, as league officials released the six-member group. 

Competing in all seven meets in her debut 2025-26 campaign, Astudillo posted eight individual top-three results. A fixture in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke events, she posted a pair of top-11 times in those events at the conference year-end meet, including a career-best finish of 1:24.37 in the 100-yard freestyle. For her efforts, Astudillo was named to the 2025-26 CUNYAC Women's Swimming Sportsmanship Team, and took home the 2025-26 York College Women's Swimming Most Outstanding Award.

2026-27 CUNYAC Women's Swimming Preseason Coaches Poll

	Points (First-Place Votes)
1. Hunter College	24 (2)
2. Baruch College	22 (2)
T-3. Brooklyn College	15
T-3. John Jay College	15
5. Lehman College	8
6. York College	6

In the 2026-27 CUNYAC Women's Swimming Preseason Coaches' Poll, Hunter College holds a slim lead at the No. 1 slot, garnering 24 points and two first-place selections. Baruch College follows with 22 points and two first-place nods. York received six points.

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