NEW YORK | Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Skyline Conference restarts its annual Presidents Cup, announcing the United States Merchant Marine Academy as winner of the 2021-22 distinction.
USMMA previously won back-to-back cups in 2018 and 2019, when the award was last presented. Farmingdale State placed second. Manhattanville College third.
The award measures all-sports excellence in league competition. A school earns points toward the Presidents Cup based upon the conference finish in each sport in which it competes.
The Mariners won a league-best six Skyline titles: women's volleyball, men's cross country, men's and women's swimming and diving, women's lacrosse and men's outdoor track and field. Consequently, USMMA collected a rating percentage of .863 (103.5 out of a possible 120 points).
Farmingdale State (.823) is the runner up after winning four championships (golf, women's soccer, softball and women's outdoor track and field), while Manhattanville (.740 - men's tennis champions) completes the top three. St. Joseph's-Long Island, which won three conference crowns, finishes fourth in the standings.
For each sport, the maximum number of points an institution can earn is equal to the number of teams competing in that sport. For sports with regular-season and conference tournament play, a school receives points based upon an average of the regular-season and conference tournament finishes. For sports with only conference championships, the finish in the championship determines the Presidents Cup points. An overall rating is generated for each school which is a percentage of total points earned divided by total possible points for that member school.
"Our institutions have shown a tremendous amount of resilience, navigating challenging times in the best interest of their student-athletes," said Skyline Conference Commissioner Linda Bruno. "We appreciate all of their efforts, and congratulate USMMA on another banner year."
The Skyline Conference is a college athletic conference based in the New York City area that competes in the NCAA's Division III. The 12-member league was originally chartered on May 16, 1989, as a men's basketball conference and now sponsors 19 sports (10 for men and nine for women).
-Bobby Ciafardini, Associate Commissioner
2021-22 Skyline Conference Presidents Cup - Final Standings
Pl. School (Total Pts. / Poss. Pts. = Rating)
1. USMMA (103.5/120 = .863)
2. Farmingdale State (118.5/144 = .823)
3. Manhattanville (92.5/125 = .740)
4. St. Joseph's-Long Island (96.25/150 = .642)
5. Mount Saint Mary (78.75/147 = .536)
6. Maritime (58.5/112 = .522)
7. Mount Saint Vincent (63.5/129 = .492)
8. Sarah Lawrence (51.5/113 = .456)
9. Yeshiva (53.75/128 = .420)
10. Old Westbury (32.75/97 = .338)
11. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (34/106 = .321)
12. Purchase (39.5/148 = .267)
2021-22 Skyline Conference Sport-by-Sport Champions
Baseball: St. Joseph's-Long Island
Men's Basketball: Yeshiva
Women's Basketball: Mount Saint Mary
Men's Cross Country: USMMA
Women's Cross Country: St. Joseph's-Long Island
Golf: Farmingdale State
Men's Lacrosse: Maritime
Women's Lacrosse: USMMA
Men's Soccer: Mount Saint Vincent
Women's Soccer: Farmingdale State
Softball: Farmingdale State
Men's Swimming and Diving: USMMA
Women's Swimming and Diving: USMMA
Men's Tennis: Manhattanville
Women's Tennis: Sarah Lawrence
Men's Outdoor Track and Field: USMMA
Women's Outdoor Track and Field: Farmingdale State
Men's Volleyball: St. Joseph's-Long Island
Women's Volleyball: USMMA
All-Time Skyline Conference Presidents Cup Winners
2021-22: USMMA
2020-21: None awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20: None awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2018-19: USMMA
2017-18: USMMA
2016-17: Farmingdale State
2015-16: St. Joseph's-Long Island
2014-15: St. Joseph's-Long Island
2013-14: Farmingdale State
2012-13: Farmingdale State
2011-12: St. Joseph's-Long Island
2010-11: Farmingdale State
2009-10: St. Joseph's-Long Island
2008-09: St. Joseph's-Long Island
2007-08: St. Joseph's-Long Island