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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College Department of Athletics is proud to announce its 2024-25 year-end award winners, honoring student-athletes and teams for their efforts in the academic year.

The All-Farmingdale State Team highlights some of the top student-athlete performances in competition; the George LaRosa Leadership Award is given to one student-athlete annually; and the Academic Achievement Award is given to the team that earned the highest grade-point average this academic year.

All-Farmingdale State Team

As is an annual tradition, the athletics staff has selected its All-Farmingdale State Team. This year's outfit features 16 student-athletes based on their accomplishments during the past academic year, who boast an array of accolades in their respective sports. Those student-athletes are showcased below, in alphabetical order:

Brad Castaldy, Men's Golf (Sr.; Dix Hills, N.Y.)
Castaldy posted a career-low average of 75.54 across 24 rounds during the 2024-25 academic year. He led FSC to its fifth consecutive Skyline Conference Championship, earning all-conference honors in all five seasons. Castaldy carded a season-low 70 (-2) on Oct. 19 at the George Cangero Invitational, as well as a pair of 1-under rounds: at the Mountain Valley Collegiate Classic (71) on Sept. 7, and April 19 at the FSC Spring Invitational (69). A former Skyline Player of the Year, Castaldy competed at the NCAA Championship five times, making the cut as both an individual and as part of the team.

Lien Collings, Women's Tennis (Sr.; Merrick, N.Y.)
Collings was named the Skyline Conference Player of the Year, as well as First Team All-Conference – her fourth-such honor. She guided the Rams to their record eighth Skyline Conference title and NCAA appearance, as she went 11-6 in top-flight singles play and 13-6 in doubles competition. Collings's 46 career doubles wins are tied for third-most in program history, while her 38 singles wins are tied for eighth.

Madison DeMaio, Softball (Fr.; Elmont, N.Y.)
DeMaio was selected as the Skyline Conference's Pitcher and Rookie of the Year, and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Skyline Conference Championship after helping FSC to its 10th title. Her 23 victories in the pitcher's circle are the Rams' single-season record, and she compiled 140 strikeouts and a 2.32 earned run average. DeMaio, the ECAC Softball Rookie of the Year, ranked second nationally with 34 games started, and seventh with 24 complete games.

Johnny Dougherty, Baseball (Sr.; Kings Park, N.Y.)
Dougherty was named a Fourth Team All-American by D3baseball.com, as the two-time Skyline Conference Pitcher of the Year notched 79 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched, to go with a 2.85 earned run average in his senior season. The two-time All-Region selection ranked 27th nationally this season in strikeouts per nine innings (11.85), 40th in WHIP (1.03) and 47th in strikeouts. Dougherty, a two-time Academic All-District selection, leaves FSC as its all-time leader with four shutouts and seven career complete games, while also ranking second in strikeouts per nine innings (10.33), third for both strikeouts (186) and wins (17), and eighth in ERA (2.39).

Dan Erler, Men's Lacrosse (Sr.; Smithtown, N.Y.)
Erler was the Skyline Conference's Defensive Player of the Year, after directing the nation's second-ranked scoring defense (7.30 GAA/game) to its second-straight 16-win season, Skyline Conference Championship and NCAA Championship appearance. The program's career leader in goalkeeper wins (41) ranked No. 8 in Division III with an 8.07 goals against average, and was 31st with a .575 save percentage.

Alexandra Getfield, Women's Soccer (Sr.; West Islip, N.Y.)
Getfield anchored an FSC defense that captured its first Skyline Conference Championship since 2021. She played 1,468 minutes across 20 games and was named Skyline Conference and ECAC Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference, and Fourth Team All-Region by United Soccer Coaches. Getfield paced a Rams defense that conceded just one goal in Skyline competition this fall, and ended the regular season with a conference shutout streak of nearly 900 minutes.

Andrew Giovinco, Men's Lacrosse (Sr.; Syosset, N.Y.)
Giovinco was named the Skyline Conference's Offensive Player of the Year and to the prestigious USILA Division III Senior All-Star Game after helping the Rams to back-to-back Skyline Championships, and its first-ever home NCAA Championship game. His 48 goals and six game-winners led FSC, and the first-year Ram dished out 21 assists for a total of 69 points. 

Richie Heyder, Baseball (Jr.; Holbrook, N.Y.)
Heyder was named First Team All-Region III by both D3baseball.com and ABCA/Rawlings, after ranking 14th nationally with a .441 batting average for the Skyline-Champion Rams. He added five home runs, 18 extra-base hits, 35 RBI and 33 runs scored. Heyder finished the season with a 12-game hitting streak – including a 2-for-4 showing with a pair of solo home runs during FSC's stint at the Johns Hopkins regional of the NCAA tourney.

Jordan Lambert, Baseball (Sr.; Plainview, N.Y.)
Lambert batted .376 and drove in a team-high 39 runs in his senior season as part of Farmingdale State's Skyline Conference title run. The All-Skyline Conference first baseman leaves the program as its career leader in games played (162), games started (153), hits (192), doubles (32), RBI (143), total bases (275), putouts (1,095) and total defensive chances (1,170).

Carly Livingston, Women's Lacrosse (So.; Farmingdale, N.Y.)
Livingston was named First Team All-Skyline Conference and Second Team IWLCA All-Boardwalk Region for the second time in as many collegiate seasons, after scoring a team-high 90 points on 43 goals and a FSC-best 47 assists (ranked No. 33 in Division III). The attacker's 25 caused turnovers in transition ranked second on the team, and she was 24th and 45th nationally in assists (2.76) and points (5.29) per game, respectively.

Adonias Mercado, Men's Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field (So.; Hillsdale, N.Y.)
Mercado posted a career-year as FSC's top thrower, highlighted by a qualification at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in May. He was named the Field Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season, leading the Rams to its second straight Skyline Conference Championship. He recorded personal-bests in every throwing event this year, including the weight throw, hammer, javelin, discus, and shot put. During the indoor season, he produced the third-longest shot put in school history, just two feet shy of the all-time record. In outdoor competition, he now holds top-10 marks in the shot put (2nd), discus (4th), hammer (6th), and javelin (9th).

Alyse Rivera, Women's Soccer (Jr.; Manhattan, N.Y.)
Rivera was named the Skyline Conference Offensive Player of the Year and has now earned First Team honors in all three of her seasons at Farmingdale State. She was also named to the All-ECAC team and earned Fourth Team All-Region recognition by United Soccer Coaches. Rivera led the Rams in scoring en route to their first conference title since 2021. Her 36 points (12 goals, 12 assists) this year were the second-most in school history for a single-season, while her career totals of 33 goals, 22 assists and 88 points each rank fifth on the program's all-time leaderboard. 

Alan Sabovic, Men's Tennis (Sr.; Bohemia, N.Y.)
Sabovic helped Farmingdale State capture its fourth Skyline Conference Championship in the last five seasons. He ended his five-year Rams career with another Skyline Conference Player of the Year award and a fourth consecutive First Team All-Conference selection. Sabovic received all-conference praise in all five of his seasons with the Rams, and finished his illustrious career with the school records of 50 singles victories and 49 doubles wins. This season he posted a 10-3 record at No. 1 singles and was 8-3 in top-flight doubles play.

Jevon Santos, Men's Basketball (Sr.; Elmont, N.Y.)
Santos was named the Skyline Conference Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference, while also earning Third Team All-Met and Third Team All-Region by D3hoops.com. He ranked in the top-100 nationally this season in steals (22nd - led Skyline), steals per game (40th - led Skyline), assists (67th - led Skyline) and assist-to-turnover ratio (97th - second in Skyline), while routinely guarding the opposition's top perimeter scorer. Santos was a four-year starter and led his team to four straight regular season Skyline titles and two Championships. He also helped the Rams win an NCAA Tournament game last season for first time since 2012.

Giavanna Stamatelo, Women's Lacrosse (Jr.; Levittown, N.Y.)
Stamatelo was an All-Skyline Conference selection after ranking in the top-12 in Division III with 206 saves (fourth), a .522 save percentage (10th) and an 11.44 saves per game average (12th). Her saves total is the third-most in a single season in Farmingdale State history, and she registered double-digit stops on 13 occasions.

Thomas Stock, Men's Lacrosse (Sr.; Selden, N.Y.)
The team's career leader in all three major scoring categories - 191 goals, 115 assists, 306 points - Stock was named to USA Lacrosse Magazine's Honorable Mention All-America Team after posting a 74-point campaign (43 goals, 31 assists) to round out his career. 

George LaRosa Leadership Award

Farmingdale State College senior Lien Collings (Merrick, N.Y.) has been selected as the 2024-25 winner of the George LaRosa Leadership Award.

This prestigious annual award honors a student-athlete who exemplifies great leadership qualities for their team, both on and off the playing fields. The recipient demonstrates integrity, inspiration and humility, embodying what it truly means to be a student-athlete at Farmingdale State College.

In addition to all of her achievements on the tennis court, Collings has been a leader within her team and throughout the Athletics Department since arriving in 2021.

She has proudly represented the College through a variety of efforts, from participating in student-athlete interviews with athletic communication students at Fordham, to being featured in a marketing campaign for the college's Office of Marketing and Communications, showcasing the Sport Management major. Collings was also highlighted in a D3Week spotlight interview, consistently demonstrating her pride in being part of the Farmingdale State athletics community.

One of her most impactful contributions was leading community service initiatives for both the men's and women's tennis teams. This past winter, she organized a holiday gift drive alongside the men's tennis team, adopting a local family in need. After receiving a wish list from the family, including gift ideas and clothing sizes, Collings took the lead on collecting money, shopping for the items, and inviting teammates to participate. Both teams later came together to wrap the gifts and enjoy a moment of bonding during the holiday season. 

"It was a fun and memorable experience," said Collings. "We got to surprise a family who wasn't able to afford these types of gifts. It was a meaningful way to give back to the community, while also strengthening our connection as a team."

"Lien leads by example every day and embodies everything this award stands for," said head men's and women's tennis coach Adam Waterhouse. "Her leadership and work ethic are unmatched, and she's been a role model since day one. I'm incredibly proud of everything she has accomplished on and off the court."

Academic Achievement Award

The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division III Philosophy Statement says that the academic performance of its student-athletes should be, "at a minimum, consistent with that of the general student body." As such, it is with great pride that the department announces that nine of the 18 FSC teams registered a combined 3.0-plus grade-point average on the 4.0 scale during the 2024-25 academic year. 

The team with the highest GPA, and earning the Academic Achievement Award is the Men's Golf team, which compiled a remarkable 3.51 grade-point average.

The following is the complete list of those nine teams who hold a 3.0-plus GPA:

• Baseball
• Men's Cross Country
• Men's Golf
• Men's Tennis
• Softball
• Women's Basketball
• Women's Soccer
• Women's Tennis
• Women's Volleyball