2026 Skyline Conference Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships - at Farmingdale State College
RESULTS
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. |Â Led by a 68-point afternoon from senior
Olivia Finnegan (Massapequa, N.Y.), the Farmingdale State College women's outdoor track & field team captured the 2026 Skyline Conference Championship with a team score of 240 points. The Rams' men's team placed second in the championship, registering a total of 238 points on the day.
Finnegan repeated as the Skyline's Women's Field Athlete of the Year award after sweeping the long jump (4.81m), triple jump (10.21m) and high jump (1.45m) gold medals, while earning points in six other events. Meanwhile, junior
Adonias Mercado (Hillsdale, N.Y.) received Co-Field Athlete of the Year recognition on the men's side, the third time he's received such praise, and was a double winner in the shot put (14.51m) and discus (45.38m). Freshman standout
Ethan Zacarolli (Hillsdale, N.Y.) garnered Rookie of the Year honors after notching a 29-point total that included victories in the men's 400 meter hurdles (57.21) and high jump (1.85m), while Rams mentor
Daniela Georgieva was tabbed as the Men's and Women's Coach of the Year in voting by her peers.
Ben Rini of the victorious U.S. Merchant Marine Academy men's squad shared Field Athlete of the Year honors with Mercado, while teammate Luke Zweisler won Track Athlete of the Year accolades breaking the tape in the 800m, 1500m and 5000m events. USMMA's Eleanor Romeo earned Women's Track Athlete and Rookie of the Year recognition after running to four victories (800m, 1500m, 3000m steeplechase, 5000m) in her initial conference championship.
On the women's side, FSC sophomore thrower
Victoria DeGraw (Kerhonkson, N.Y.) was two-event winner in the hammer throw (39.47m) and discus (37.20m), as were USMMA's Jayme Santasiero (100m dash, 13.19; 200m dash, 27.56) and Morgan Doll (100m hurdles, 16.96; 400m hurdles, 1:13.26). Â
Rams sophomore
Aaron Matos (East Meadow, N.Y.) tied for the top mark in the high jump with Zacarolli, while also winning the men's long jump with a distance of 6.58m.
Other FSC event winners included sophomore
Alice Valenzuela (Elmont, N.Y.) in the 400 meter dash (1:02.47), junior
Matthew Rintoul (Lake Grove, N.Y.) with his 51.34 time in the men's 400 meter dash, senior
Daniel Bamfo (Lake Grove, N.Y.) with a leap of 13.95m in the triple jump, and senior
Robert Kalinowski (Farmingdale, N.Y.) with a height of 3.70m in the pole vault.
In relay events, the Rams' women's 4x100 meter quartet of junior
Ifeoluwa Longe (Roosevelt, N.Y.), freshman
Kayla Mendez (Staten Island, N.Y.), sophomore
Stephanie Alberghine (Medford, N.Y.) and freshman
Julia Rebich (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) clocked a winning time of 53.34 seconds, while Longe anchored a winning 4x400 meter relay team, joining senior
Mia Harris (Manhattan, N.Y.), freshman
Ciara Cromie (Levittown, N.Y.) and freshman
Star Mensah (Bronx, N.Y.) in posting a time of 4:33.87.
Farmingdale State is back in competition on Thursday, May 7, when it competes in the West Point Twilight meet.