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2025 Skyline Conference Championship - Farmingdale State - Men's Champions

Men's Outdoor Track & Field

Men's Outdoor Track and Field Repeats as Skyline Conference Champions; Women Place Second

2025 Skyline Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships (at Farmingdale State College) - FULL RESULTS
FSC: Men - 1st/4 teams (279 pts.); Women - 2nd/4 teams (192 pts.)
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The 2025 Skyline Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place on Sunday, and the Farmingdale State College men's team repeated as conference champions with a 279-point output. The Rams' women's contingent finished as the runner-up, scoring 192 points on the day.

For the second year in a row, men's thrower Adonias Mercado (Hillsdale, N.Y.) was named the Skyline's Field Athlete of the Year, while freshman Davian Rodriguez (West Islip, N.Y.) earned Rookie of the Year praise. Senior Olivia Finnegan (Massapequa, N.Y.) garnered Field Athlete of the Year accolades on the women's side, with FSC mentor Daniela Georgieva receiving both the Men's and Women's Coach of the Year awards in voting by her peers.

Mercado won the shot put with a regional-qualifying mark of 16.54m (54-3.25), while also topping the field in the hammer throw (48.34m; 158-7) and the discus (44.22m; 145-1). Junior Samuel Aladegboungbe (Bay Shore, N.Y.) was a double winner in the 400-meter dash (51.39) and the 400-meter hurdles (57.08), Junior Dontay Taylor (Layou, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) won the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.05, while sophomore Gabriel Aguilar (Levittown, N.Y.) broke the tape in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with his time of 10:34.05.

The Rams' men's contingent had four athletes place first in their respective jumping events, including: junior Daniel Bamfo (Lake Grove, N.Y.) in the triple jump (14.04m; 46-0.75); senior Jovany Phillipe (Huntington, N.Y.) in the long jump (6.42m; 21-0.75); freshman Aaron Matos (East Meadow, N.Y.) in the high jump (1.80m; 5-10.75); and junior Nicholas Lourenco (Bay Shore, N.Y.) in the pole vault.

Farmingdale State also took home first-place honors in the 4x100 and 4x400 relay events. Taylor, teamed with freshmen Nathaniel White (Mamaroneck, N.Y.), Daniel Akpan (Selden, N.Y.) and Matthew Alicea (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) to win the 4x100 race in a regional-qualifying time of 43.42 seconds, with Aladegboungbe, White and Taylor joining sophomore Isaiah Harrilal (Deer Park, N.Y.) in the 4x400 to win with their time of 3:28.06.

Finnegan won the triple jump (9.86m; 32-4.25) and high jump (1.50m; 4-11), while also running the lead-off leg on the victorious 4x100 meter relay team (51.98), teaming with sophomores Ifeoluwa Longe (Roosevelt, N.Y.) and Amora Brown (Babylon, N.Y.), along with senior Alexxis McNeil (Valley Stream, N.Y.), who also won the 100-meter dash in a time of 13.52 seconds. Freshman Alice Valenzuela (Elmont, N.Y.) captured the 400-meter dash, breaking the tape in a time of 1:01.20.

First-place finishers and relay teams receive All-Skyline Conference First Team praise, while second-place individuals earn All-Skyline Second Team honors.

Women's Award Winners

Coach of the Year: Daniela Georgieva, Farmingdale State
Rookie of the Year: Morgan Dall, USMMA
Field Athlete of the Year: Olivia Finnegan, Farmingdale State
Track Athlete of the Year: Katherine Kerchner, USMMA

Women's All-Sportsmanship Team

Farmingdale State: Olivia Finnegan
Manhattanville: Florence Harrison
Mount Saint Mary: Lily O'Brien
USMMA: Alex Cortier 

Men's Award Winners

Coach of the Year: Daniela Georgieva, Farmingdale State
Rookie of the Year: Davian Rodriguez, Farmingdale State
Field Athlete of the Year: Adonias Mercado, Farmingdale State
Track Athlete of the Year: Alex Burita, USMMA

Men's All-Sportsmanship Team

Farmingdale State: Xavier Myers
Manhattanville: John Castaneda
Mount Saint Mary: Michael Gillespie
USMMA: Karley Rush

2025 Skyline Conference Championship - Daniela Georgieva - Coach of the Year

2025 Skyline Conference Championship - Olivia Finnegan - Women's Field Athlete of the Year

2025 Skyline Conference Championship - Adonias Mercado - Men's Field Athlete of the Year

2025 Skyline Conference Championship - Davian Rodriguez - Men's Rookie of the Year
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Players Mentioned

Alexxis McNeil

Alexxis McNeil

5' 4"
Senior
Olivia Finnegan

Olivia Finnegan

Senior
Ifeoluwa Longe

Ifeoluwa Longe

Sophomore
Alice Valenzuela

Alice Valenzuela

Freshman
Gabriel Aguilar

Gabriel Aguilar

Sophomore
Samuel Aladegboungbe

Samuel Aladegboungbe

Junior
Daniel Bamfo

Daniel Bamfo

5' 10"
Junior
Isaiah Harrilal

Isaiah Harrilal

Sophomore
Nicholas Lourenco

Nicholas Lourenco

6' 1"
Junior
Adonias Mercado

Adonias Mercado

6' 2"
Sophomore
Dontay Taylor

Dontay Taylor

6' 1"
Senior
Daniel Akpan

Daniel Akpan

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alexxis McNeil

Alexxis McNeil

5' 4"
Senior
Olivia Finnegan

Olivia Finnegan

Senior
Ifeoluwa Longe

Ifeoluwa Longe

Sophomore
Alice Valenzuela

Alice Valenzuela

Freshman
Gabriel Aguilar

Gabriel Aguilar

Sophomore
Samuel Aladegboungbe

Samuel Aladegboungbe

Junior
Daniel Bamfo

Daniel Bamfo

5' 10"
Junior
Isaiah Harrilal

Isaiah Harrilal

Sophomore
Nicholas Lourenco

Nicholas Lourenco

6' 1"
Junior
Adonias Mercado

Adonias Mercado

6' 2"
Sophomore
Dontay Taylor

Dontay Taylor

6' 1"
Senior
Daniel Akpan

Daniel Akpan

Freshman