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Daniela Georgieva

Daniela Georgieva

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Hired at Farmingdale State: Cross Country - 2011, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field - June 2015
Prior to Farmingdale State: Men's & Women's Cross Country Coach - Purchase College
Skyline Coach of the Year Honors: Women's Outdoor Track & Field - 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
Men's Outdoor Track & Field - 2025
Women's Cross Country - 2016

Head Coach: Daniela Georgieva (15th season in 2025-26)

Coach Georgieva has been the head cross country coach at Farmingdale State since 2011, and was promoted to head coach of the track and field programs in June 2015.

In 2016, Georgieva was named the cross country Coach of the Year after leading the women's team to their first-ever Skyline Conference Championship.

In addition, Georgieva guided both the men's and women's outdoor track & field teams to a first-place overall finish at the inaugural Skyline Conference Championships in 2018. Coach Georgieva repeated as Skyline Outdoor Champions in 2019.

The women's team also captured the Skyline Championship in the years 2021-24, inclusive.

Georgieva brings a wealth of experience to her coaching position. Most recently she was the head men's and women's cross country coach at Purchase College and the top assistant at Division II Dowling College. Prior to that, Georgieva enjoyed stints at Central Methodist University as well as the University of Missouri.

Coach Georgieva earned a Bachelor of Physical Education from the National Sport Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1996. She attained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central Methodist University, where she graduated in 2005.

From 2011 - "I am so thankful to have such a great mentor and predecessor as Mr. Minkoff who built this excellent cross country tradition at Farmingdale State with a lot of hard work and knowledge. I will do my best to keep and continue his tradition. I care about my student-athletes and I will do everything for them to succeed in school, on the field and in life. My mission is to see how our student-athletes are dedicated, hard working, ambitious and are determined to build not only their skills but also their characters."

Cross Country

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Skyline Championship Titles: 2016 (women)

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All-Skyline Conference Honors: 16 (men) & 18 (women)
Skyline Runner of the Year Awards: 2 (men) & 1 (women) (Sean Tiernan - 2011, Joshua Green - 2018, Erin Lettieri - 2017)
Skyline Rookie of the Year Awards: 3 (men) (William Frederic - 2011, Joshua Green - 2018, Zackary Gopie - 2023)
USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards: 1 (men) (Sean Tiernan - 2011)

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Farmingdale Men's XC Skyline Conference Championship Finishes ECAC DIII Championship Finishes NCAA Atlantic Regional Finishes
2024 3rd of 12
2023 3rd of 11
2022 4th of 12
2021 4th of 8
2020 Season Cancelled Season Cancelled Season Cancelled
2019 7th of 12 11th of 18
2018 6th of 11 9th of 11
2017 4th of 10 8th of 12
2016 5th of 10 10th of 18 36th of 44
2015 6th of 11 29th of 40
2014 6th of 10
2013 6th of 10 40th of 46
2012 5th of 7 32nd of 43
2011 4th of 9 24th of 44 31st of 40
Farmingdale Women's XC Skyline Conference Championship Finishes ECAC DIII Championship Finishes NCAA Atlantic Regional Finishes
2024 6th of 11
2023 2nd of 12
2022 4th of 12
2021 4th of 11
2020 Season Cancelled Season Cancelled Season Cancelled
2019 2nd of 11 2nd of 9
2018 7th of 11 5th of 8
2017 2nd of 10 3rd of 7
2016 1st of 12 (Won Skyline Championship) 5th of 14 28th of 43
2015 6th of 9 39th of 46
2014 6th of 10
2013 6th of 9 33rd of 47
2012 4th of 6 34th of 41
2011 6th of 8 36th of 39 35th of 36

Indoor Track & Field

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All-Americans: Asiel King (2020), Nicholas Lourenco (2024)
NCAA Qualifiers: Jyaire Ewa (2016), Justin Percival (2019), Asiel King (2020), Nicholas Lourenco (2024)
All-Region: 10 (men)
All-NJAC Honors: 24 (men) & 7 (women)

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Farmingdale Men's Indoor Track & Field ECAC Championship Finishes NJAC Championship Finishes Atlantic Regional Finishes
2024-25 6th of 9 29th of 38
2023-24 8th of 10
2022-23 8th of 9
2021-22 8th of 10
2020-21 Season Cancelled Season Cancelled Season Cancelled
2019-20 9th of 11 T-23rd of 34
2018-19 26th of 26 8th of 10 19th of 35
2017-18 5th of 9 12th of 23
2016-17 30th of 42 5th of 9
2015-16 18th of 50 5th of 9
Farmingdale Women's Indoor Track & Field ECAC Championship Finishes NJAC Championship Finishes Atlantic Regional Finishes
2024-25 8th of 9
2023-24 7th of 10
2022-23 6th of 10 T-40th of 41
2021-22 7th of 10
2020-21 Season Cancelled Season Cancelled Season Cancelled
2019-20 7th of 10
2018-19 T22nd of 23 7th of 9
2017-18 7th of 9
2016-17 8th of 9
2015-16 8th of 9

Outdoor Track & Field

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Skyline Championship Titles: 10 (men - 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025) (women - 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

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All-Americans: Jyaire Ewa (2017)
NCAA Qualifiers: 5 - Jyaire Ewa (2017 & 2018), Jovanni Parkinson (2017), 4x400m Relay (2017 - Sellitto, George, Bamisile, Parkinson), Adonias Mercado (2025)
All-Region Athletes: 16 (men)
All-NJAC Honors: 18 (men) & 7 (women)
All-Skyline Conference Honors: 110 (men) & 101 (women)
Skyline Track Athlete of the Year Awards: Men - 1; Women - 5
Skyline Field Athlete of the Year Awards: Men - 4; Women - 2
Skyline Rookie of the Year Awards: Men - 3; Women - 3
USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards: Philip Sellitto (2017)

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Men's Outdoor Track & Field NJAC Championship Skyline Championship ECAC Championship NCAA DIII Atlantic Regional
2025 1st of 4 (Won Skyline Championship) T-25th of 39
2024 T-5th of 10 1st of 4 
(Won Skyline Championship)
2023 6th of 9 2nd of 4
2022 9th of 10 2nd of 4
2021 9th of 10 3rd of 4
2020 Season Cancelled Season Cancelled Season Cancelled Season Cancelled
2019 8th of 9 1st of 5 
(Won Skyline Championship)
T-32nd of 35
2018 7th of 9 1st of 4 
(Won Skyline Championship)
18 of 24
2017 5th of 9 1st of 31 (Won ECAC)
2016 5th of 9 T-43rd of 53
Women's Outdoor Track & Field NJAC Championship Skyline Championship ECAC Championship NCAA DIII Atlantic Regional
2025 2nd of 4
2024 T9th of 10 1st of 4 
(Won Skyline Championship)
2023 7th of 10 1st of 4 
(Won Skyline Championship)
37th of 47
2022 9th of 10 1st of 4
(Won Skyline Championship)
T-30th of 35
2021 8th of 10 1st of 4 
(Won Skyline Championship)
2020 Season Cancelled Season Cancelled Season Cancelled Season Cancelled
2019 7th of 9 1st of 5 
(Won Skyline Championship)
T-32nd of 33
2018 9th of 9 1st of 4
(Won Skyline Championship)
2017 9th of 9
2016 9th of 9