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NEW YORK | The Skyline Conference released its latest spring weekly reports Wednesday morning, and seven Farmingdale State College student-athletes garnered weekly awards, while three others received weekly honor roll mention.

Outdoor Track and Field | Skyline Men's Report | Skyline Women's Report

Farmingdale State will play host to Sunday's 10 a.m., Skyline Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and prepared for the competition last Friday at Eastern Connecticut's Bonnie Edmondson Classic. FSC's men's side placed third at the meet, while the women checked in in fifth place.

Men's competitors Samuel Aladegboungbe (Jr.; Bay Shore, N.Y.) and Adonias Mercado (So.; Hillsdale, N.Y.) received the Skyline's Track and Field Athletes of the Week awards, respectively. Aladegboungbe won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.28, while Mercado set career-best marks in the shot put (14.94m; 49-0 1/4) and discus (48.53m; 159-3) – with the latter distance serving as the top performance in the Metro Region this season, as well as the 31st-best mark in Division III nationally.

Women's freshman thrower Victoria DeGraw (Kerhonkson, N.Y.) earned her second Field Athlete of the Week award, as she extended her school record in the discus with a second-place mark of 36.88 meters (121-0). She also moved to No. 6 in program history in both the shot put (10.96m; 35-11.5) and hammer throw (38.96m; 127-10).

Softball (18-10, 8-0 Skyline) | Skyline Weekly Report

FSC has now won six-straight games and 13 of its last 14 outings, after sweeping a non-conference doubleheader Wednesday versus Hunter, along with a Skyline set Saturday against Old Westbury.

Earlier this week, the team was featured by Long Island Press writer Casey Fahrer, who interviewed the coaching staff and senior middle infielders Angelina Capuano (Sayville, N.Y.) and Alyssa Cowen (Garden City South, N.Y.).

Freshman Madison DeMaio (Elmont, N.Y.) received her second Skyline Pitcher of the Week honor (previous: March 19), as last week's Rookie of the Week went 3-0 in the pitcher's circle with a 0.44 ERA and 16 strikeouts in as many innings.

Sophomore outfielder Isabella Marchini (Hicksville, N.Y.) has now reached base safely in 15-straight contests, and was named to the weekly honor roll after batting 7-of-11 (.636) with three doubles, four runs scored and nine RBI across the four games.

Three Skyline doubleheaders dot the weekly schedule for the Rams, as they play Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Mount Saint Mary, home on Saturday at noon versus St. Joseph's-Long Island, and Sunday at noon against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn in Brookville, N.Y.

Baseball (17-9, 10-2 Skyline) | Skyline Weekly Report

Farmingdale State is tied atop the Skyline standings after Friday's sweep over St. Joseph's-Long Island on the road. Prior to the game, the teams combined on an initiative to raise awareness for mental health and wore matching shirts in support of helping to "break the stigma."

Junior outfielder Richie Heyder (Holbrook, N.Y.) received the Skyline's Player of the Week award, as the nation's 21st-ranked hitter (.449 batting average) went 10-for-17 across two doubleheaders (Manhattanville, April 14) with three doubles, five runs, four RBI and one home run.

Freshman shortstop Kaolis Delacruz (Levittown, N.Y.) was named to the conference's weekly honor roll, as he picked up his first career home run at St. Joseph's-Long Island, and batted .429 with five runs and seven RBI.

The Rams have a pair of Skyline doubleheaders scheduled for noontime starts this week, including a Saturday road date at Maritime, and a Sunday home set versus St. Joseph's-Brooklyn.

Men's Lacrosse (13-3, 5-1 Skyline) | Skyline Weekly Report

FSC received three voting points in this week's USILA Division III Coaches Poll, and sits in a three-way tie for first place in the Skyline standings after wins against Mount Saint Mary (April 15) and Mount Saint Vincent (April 17), and an overtime setback Tuesday night at Maritime. 

Before Tuesday's game against the Privateers, the team was recognized on the Farmingdale State campus as the recipient of the Carnegie Community Service Award.

Senior attack Andrew Giovinco (Syosset, N.Y.) was named the Skyline's Player of the Week, as he registered 12 points (11g, a) over the team's games against Mount Saint Mary and Mount Saint Vincent.

The Rams will play host to Senior Day on Saturday at 12:30 p.m., in the regular-season finale against Manhattanville University. A win over the Valiants would give Farmingdale State the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in next week's Skyline Conference Championship (semifinals: April 29; final: May 2) by virtue of the Skyline's tiebreaking procedures.

Women's Lacrosse (8-7, 7-0 Skyline) | Skyline Weekly Report

After suffering a non-conference defeat to Kean last Tuesday, Farmingdale State captured Skyline wins Friday against Purchase, and yesterday (April 22) to Mount Saint Vincent. 

The Rams are tied at 7-0 atop the Skyline standings with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and Friday's winner of the teams' 7 p.m. tilt in Kings Point, N.Y., will earn the No. 1 seed for next week's six-team Skyline Conference Championship.

Sophomore attacker Carly Livingston (Farmingdale, N.Y.) was named to the Skyline's weekly honor roll, as against Purchase, she tied a school single-game record with 15 points (previous: Julia Tuohy, vs. Maritime; April 21, 2018).

FSC has already earned a first-round bye in next week's conference tournament, and will play host to a semifinal game next Thursday (May 1) at a time to be determined. The championship final will take place Saturday, May 3, at the highest-remaining seed.

Men's Tennis (12-2, 4-0 Skyline) | Skyline Weekly Report

FSC now faces three Skyline matches in as many days to round out the regular season, as the Rams recorded their 10th-straight victory Friday at conference foe Purchase College, 6-1.

Senior Alan Sabovic (Bohemia, N.Y.) was selected as the conference's Player of the Week, after he earned victories at No. 1 singles and doubles versus the Panthers. He now holds the school record with 47 singles victories in his Rams career, while his 45 doubles wins sit one behind Mark Baker (2019; '21-23) for the record in that category.

Farmingdale State plays Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, before welcoming Yeshiva for a 4:30 p.m. start on Thursday. The Rams' regular-season finale and Senior Day will now take place Friday at 3 p.m. against St. Joseph's-Long Island, in advance of next week's (April 28, May 2) Skyline Conference Championship.

Golf

The Rams finished last weekend's (Sat.-Sun.) FSC Spring Invitational tied for second place in the 16-team field (569 strokes), which included a school-record round of 282 on Sunday. FSC bested two nationally ranked teams (including sixth-ranked Huntingdon) with its finish, along with two other teams also receiving votes in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll.

Farmingdale State will next compete Friday at Bethpage's Blue Course, as part of the Old Westbury Invitational.