COMPLETE SKYLINE CONFERENCE RELEASE
NEW YORK | The Skyline Conference announced its Scholar-Athletes of the Year for baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's outdoor track and field, women's outdoor track and field, softball, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, men's tennis and men's volleyball.
The Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award is presented in each sport to the First-Team All-Skyline performer who carries the highest grade point average (minimum 3.30) for the semester in which the student-athlete competes.
Farmingdale State had four student-athletes collect Scholar Athlete of the Year honors: senior Athena Vogiatzis (Holtsville, N.Y.) for Women's Lacrosse, sophomore Steven Grannis (Farmingdale, N.Y.) for Men's Outdoor Track & Field, as well as seniors Emily Russell (Southold, N.Y.) and Lindsey Jolly (Massapequa, N.Y.) for Women's Outdoor Track & Field.
Women's Lacrosse
Athena Vogiatzis, Senior, Farmingdale State
Vogiatzis, now a three-time All-Conference selection, started all 18 games and led the team with 43 goals, a mark that ranked sixth in the Skyline. She scored 3+ goals on nine occasions and finished second on the team for points (45). Vogiatzis recorded 117 goals in her career and ranks eighth in program history.
Men's Outdoor Track and Field
Steven Grannis, Sophomore, Farmingdale State
Grannis, a criminal justice major, continued to consistently perform in the throwing events for Farmingdale State, as he won the Skyline Championship's hammer throw while setting a PR with his eighth-place showing at the May 6-7, NJAC Outdoor Championship (44.51m; 146-0).
Women's Outdoor Track and Field
Lindsey Jolly, Senior, Farmingdale State
Jolly, who also received Academic All-District praise during the women's soccer campaign this past fall, recorded second-place finishes at the Skyline Championship in the 400-meter hurdles (1:14.65) and pole vault (PR of 2.12m; 6-11.5), helping the criminal justice major's squad to the conference title.
Emily Russell, Senior, Farmingdale State
At the Skyline Conference championship, Russell won the 100-meter hurdles in addition to placing second in the high jump, long jump and shot put. Russell later set the school record and placed third in the Heptathlon at the All-Atlantic Region championship. She tallied 4,296 points in the seven events and bested the previous record of 4,189.
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