The announced Wednesday that all eight winter varsity teams have been named scholar athlete teams by the NYSPHSAA.
The New York State Public High School Athletics Association awards this honor to teams who earn averages of 90 percent or higher during the season.
According to the Athletics Department, more than 300 students participated in Farmingdale High School varsity sports this winter. The highest averages were girls winter track (99.73) and boys winter track (99).
This is the eighth consecutive season Farmingdale teams have earned this distinction. Last season the district additionally had four teams named Scholar Athlete State Champions, a distinction given to teams with the highest GPAs in New York State.
TEAM
# OF STUDENTS
TEAM AVERAGE
Boys Basketball
12
90.86
Girls Basketball
12
96.84
Wrestling
56
95.11
Boys Swimming
34
97.83
Boys Winter Track
96
99.00
Girls Winter Track
95
99.73
Boys Bowling
17
93.00
Girls Bowling
10
90.59
