ALBANY, NY – Grace Dobrzynski, a senior at Siena College, has been named as one of the four collegiate award recipients for 2025 by the Capital District Sports Women of the Year organization.

Grace, who competes in lacrosse, will be recognized at the Capital District Sports Women of the Year Awards Gala on Monday, August 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady. Tickets are available online at Proctors.org.

The Capital District Sports Women of the Year organization (CDSWOY) honors the best and brightest female student athletes from high schools and colleges in the Capital District of New York State. The student-athletes will be recognized for their achievements in academics, athletics, and community service. More information is provided at the website: cdswoy.com.

Academically, Grace graduated with a 4.0 cumulative GPA with a BS degree in Biology. She will continue her education at the University at Albany Medical Program to become a doctor. Grace was named the Leo and Jeannine Dufort Student-Athlete of the Month for February and was named to the MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Academic Honor Roll. She was named the 2024-25 Siena Female Student-Athlete of the Year for the second straight year.

Athletically, Grace became the all-time Siena women’s lacrosse career points leader with 228. She achieved the mark on April 5 and wound up with the all-time mark of 256 career points. She also is first all-time with 174 assists (more than double the second-place ranked player), and finished the 2025 season with 26 goals, 36 assists and 62 points, leading the Saints in assists and points. She was named to the MAAC First Team at attack and the MAAC Championship Team and was named to the MAAC Preseason Team entering the 2025 season.

Grace contributed over 270 hours of community service as a cabin counselor at the Double H Ranch and the Kenya Lacrosse Association. She was a nominee for the Allstate NACDA Good Work Team by the Team Selection Committee.

Grace becomes the third Siena student-athlete selected by CDSWOY. She joins Talia Spenziero (2024) and Olivia Lomascolo (2023).

A total of 10 high school and four college female student-athletes will be honored at the August 4 event. The next recipient will be announced on July 2.