Complete Results
 
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (April 25, 2021) – On Sunday, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy men's track & field team won the 2021 Skyline Conference Championship Meet. It was the Mariners' first Skyline title after finishing in second place back-to-back years in 2018 and 2019. Junior John Lynch (Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.) was named the Skyline Track Athlete of the Year and first-year head coach Kayla Koelbel was selected by her peers as the Skyline Coach of the Year.
 
For the complete results from the meet, click here. Below are the team scores as well as USMMA's first-place finishers.
 
Men's Team Scoring: Merchant Marine - 180, Manhattanville - 170, Farmingdale State - 142, Mount Saint Mary - 67
 
Merchant Marine earned eight wins in men's events. Lynch won both the 100m (11.56) and 200m (24.17), while senior Christian Acevedo-Perez (Orlando, Fla.) picked up a victory in the 400m (52.47).
 
Senior Ivan Goretoy (West Warwick, R.I.) won three events this afternoon. He captured the hammer throw (45.78m / 150' 2"), shot put (13.06m / 42' 10.25") and the discus with a toss of 38.82m (127' 4"). Sophomore Will Bucher (Carlisle, Penn.) also took the steeplechase in 10:44.59.
 
Rounding out the men's victories was the relay team of Acevedo-Perez, freshman Lance Clemons (Westlake, Ohio), Bucher and senior Patrick Porch (Halstead, Kan.) who won the 4x400m in 3:35.47.
 
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