STONY BROOK, N.Y. | The United States Merchant Marine Academy swept the team titles at the 2026 Skyline Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships on Sunday, October 25, while Maritime's Chase Miller and Old Westbury's Rebecca Arbitman captured individual championships and earned both Runner and Rookie of the Year honors.

The Mariners continued their success on the conference stage, capturing their eighth consecutive men's championship while also reclaiming the women's crown. Merchant Marine totaled 32 points in the men's 8,000-meter race and 62 points in the women's 6,000-meter competition.

Men's Championship - RESULTS

The Mariners finished with 32 points, comfortably ahead of runner-up Farmingdale State (68) and third-place Maritime (78). Manhattanville placed fourth with 113 points, followed by St. Joseph's-Long Island with 119.

Despite Merchant Marine's team dominance, Maritime freshman Chase Miller stole the spotlight individually, capturing the 8K championship with a winning time of 25:42.5. Miller's first-place finish earned him both Runner of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors.

Merchant Marine's Caden Davis led the Mariners with a runner-up finish in 27:25.0, followed closely by teammates Pierce Murray (27:45.6) in third and Cooper Johnson (28:09.8) in fourth.

Manhattanville's Joey Demilio rounded out the top five with a time of 28:20.0, while Farmingdale State's Gabriel Aguilar finished sixth in 28:23.2. St. Joseph's-Long Island's Evan Skoblicki followed in seventh (28:28.9), ahead of Farmingdale State freshman Ryan Donahue in eighth (28:51.9).

Maritime's Michael Beser placed ninth in 28:59.2, while Merchant Marine's Steven Kirschner completed the top 10 with a time of 29:03.4.

Women's Championship - RESULTS

Merchant Marine completed the championship sweep by claiming the women's 6K team title with 62 points, finishing ahead of St. Joseph's-Long Island (91) and Maritime (92) in a tightly contested battle for second place.

Farmingdale State placed fourth with 96 points, followed by Manhattanville in fifth with 107.

Old Westbury freshman Rebecca Arbitman delivered the day's top individual performance in the women's race, crossing the finish line in 23:25.5 to claim the individual championship. Arbitman's victory earned her both Runner of the Year and Rookie of the Year recognition.

Merchant Marine's Eleanor Romeo led the Mariners with a second-place finish in 24:45.8, while Purchase's Flora Parker-Myers took third in 25:00.3.

The Mariners added two more top-six performances, with Lili Telvi finishing fourth in 25:13.7 and Harmony Taylor placing sixth in 25:55.0. St. Joseph's-Long Island's Elizabeth Kurka finished fifth with a time of 25:25.7.

Manhattanville's Samantha Delgado placed seventh in 26:05.4, followed by Sarah Lawrence's Whitney Hall in eighth (26:21.2). Mount Saint Mary's Michaela Stack finished ninth (26:39.2), while Manhattanville freshman Amanda Alvarez rounded out the top 10 in 26:47.0.

2026 Men's Cross Country All-Conference 
First Team
Gabriel Aguilar, Sr., Farmingdale State
Caden Davis, So., Merchant Marine    
Joey Demilio, Sr., Manhattanville
Cooper Johnson, So., Merchant Marine    
Chase Miller, Fr., Maritime    
Pierce Murray, Sr., Merchant Marine    
Evan Skoblicki, Jr., St. Joseph's-Long Island

Second Team
Krzysztof Balbuena-Matusiak, Fr., Mount Saint Mary
Michael Beser, Fr., Maritime
Ryan Donahue, Fr., Farmingdale State
Steven Kirschner, Fr., Merchant Marine
Enois Maceira, So., Merchant Marine
Ryan Steinberg, Sr., St. Joseph's-Long Island
Zachary Weiss, Fr., Farmingdale State

Runner and Rookie of the Year: Chase Miller, Fr., Maritime
Coach of the Year: Kayla Koelbel, Merchant Marine
Elite 19: Ryszard Porcelli, Old Westbury

2026 Women's Cross Country All-Conference
First Team
Rebecca Arbitman, Fr., Old Westbury    
Samantha Delgado, So., Manhattanville
Elizabeth Kurka, Jr., St. Joseph's-Long Island
Flora Parker-Myers, So., Purchase
Eleanor Romeo, Fr., Merchant Marine
Harmony Taylor, So., Merchant Marine
Lili Telvi, So., Merchant Marine

Second Team
Amanda Alvarez, Fr., Manhattanville    
Cindy Chen, So., Maritime
Whitney Hall, Jr., Sarah Lawrence
Gabrielle Kalouch, Fr., St. Joseph's-Long Island
Karly Kennedy, Fr., St. Joseph's-Long Island
Michaela Stack, Sr., Mount Saint Mary
Julia Vitello, Fr., Farmingdale State

Runner and Rookie of the Year: Rebecca Arbitman, Fr., Old Westbury
Coach of the Year: Kayla Koelbel, Merchant Marine
Elite 19: Breindy Berger, Yeshiva