Alivia Landy of Columbia Named to CDSWOY 2025 Class
ALBANY, NY – Alivia Landy, a senior at Columbia High School, has been named as one of the 10 scholastic award recipients for 2025 by the Capital District Sports Women of the Year organization.
Alivia, who competes in basketball, flag football and volleyball, 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, Alivia graduated with an advanced regent’s diploma. She had a 95.5 final rank weighted average. Alivia was a member of the Math League, Student Council and Devil’s Advocate.
Athletically, on the volleyball court in her senior season of 2024, Alivia was a New York State First Team all-star and was named to the Suburban Council First Team. She served as the team captain last fall. She was a Suburban Council second-team selection in her junior season. Alivia’s basketball honors included three First Team honors, in the state, for the Albany Times Union, and the Suburban Council. She was also the Suburban MVP and a News Channel 13 All-Star. Alivia was the team captain and a 1,000-point scorer. Previous honors included all star honors from each of the three organizations in her junior year and a second team council selection as a sophomore. She was a key member of the Columbia flag football team that went 15-3 and reached the state semifinals in 2025. She was also the team captain for the flag football team. Previous honors on the field in 2024 included Section 2 Player of the Year and Albany Times Union Defensive Athlete of the Year along with the newspaper’s First Team at linebacker.
In the community, Alivia volunteered in youth camps in all three of her sports. She joined her basketball teammates in the Adopt A Family program and wrote Valentine’s Day cards for residents at senior homes. Alivia helped at the Columbia High School Multi-Cultural Fair and served as a volunteer coach with the Unified Basketball Team.
Alivia becomes the first Columbia High School student-athlete selected by CDSWOY.
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 8.
