Emma K. Levendoski (2026) - Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame

Emma K. Levendoski

Induction:
2026
Class:
2016

EMMA LEVENDOSKI ’16 will be enshrined in the Hall-of-Fame after just one year on the ballot. It is a well-deserved honor for the top backstroker in Bucknell and Patriot League history. Levendoski swept the titles in both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke at the Patriot League Championships all four years; no other PL swimmer had ever won the double more than twice. A four-time First Team All-Patriot League honoree, Levendoski graduated with the school records in the 100 and 200 back and the 200 and 400 medley relays. She still holds the backstroke records by wide margins -- nearly a full second in the 100 and nearly three seconds in the 200 – and she also set the Patriot League records in both events.

An 11-time Patriot League Swimmer of the Meet and the 2013 Patriot League Rookie of the Meet, Levendoski became the first Bucknell women to qualify for the NCAA Championships in 2015. She tied for 40th in the 100 back and placed 44th in the 200 back.

Levendoski was a two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American, she was named to the Patriot League 25th Anniversary Team, and she earned the Christy Mathewson Award as the top athlete in her class.