NEWTOWN, Pa. – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) released the Spring All-Sportsmanship Team with Lebanon Valley having 10 individual honorees. In addition, the MAC announced Lebanon Valley College as the recipients of the 2024-25 Institutional Sportsmanship Awards for the MAC Freedom Men and MAC Freedom Women.
 
The MAC All-Sportsmanship Teams recognize student-athletes who exemplify great character and display exceptional sportsmanship both on and off the field. They represent their team, institution and the conference with high integrity, and exhibit respect for themselves, teammates, coaches and opponents. They are humble and hold themselves with pride, competing at the same level of intensity no matter who the competition is, or outcome of the contest. These student-athletes were selected by the head coaches and student-athletes from their respective teams.
 
Baseball–Kenny Palmieri, junior, outfielder
Palmieri made 29 starts and played in 30 games for the Dutchmen as an outfielder. The junior had 29 hits including four doubles, a triple, and a home run with 18 runs batted in and 17 runs scored.
 
Men's Golf–Brandon Staniszewski, senior
Staniszewski played 18 rounds this year in 13 events as a senior. He finished tied for ninth at the MAC Freedom Championships to earn Second Team honors with a score of 152. The senior had a scoring average of 81.67 this year with a low round of 73.
 
Women's Golf–Emma Dissinger, graduate student
Dissinger played 14 rounds in 13 events this year as a graduate student. She finished 13th at the MAC Championships with a score of 166. Dissinger averaged an 84.21 for the year and had a school record low round of 73.
 
Men's Lacrosse–Liam Hogan, senior, midfielder
Hogan played in 16 games this spring as a midfielder. The senior had one goal on five shots, 21 ground balls, and five caused turnovers.
 
Women's Lacrosse–Hannah Schneider, sophomore, midfielder
Schneider made six starts and played in 17 games as a midfielder. The sophomore had four points on three goals and one assist with six ground balls, four caused turnovers, and one draw control.
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field–Alec Di Cesare, senior, mid-distance
Di Cesare competed at six meets during the outdoor season. The mid-distance runner was a member of the 4x400 relay team and the 4x800 relay team that both finished second at the MAC Championships to earn Second Team honors. Di Cesare had season-best time of 1:57.68 in the 800 meters at the Paul Kaiser Classic,
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field–Rachel Snavely, graduate student, pole vault
Snavely competed at seven meets during the outdoor season. The pole vaulter finished fifth at the MAC Championships with a season-best height of 3.25 meters (10'8").
 
Softball–Megan Heard, junior, shortstop
Heard has started all 40 games she has played in so far this spring as a shortstop. The junior earned All-MAC Freedom honors with 40 hits, including four doubles and one triple, 25 runs scored, and nine runs batted in.
 
Men's Tennis–Michael Schuetz, senior
Schuetz competed in 18 singles matches and 22 doubles matches this year for the Dutchmen. The senior went 9-9 at singles playing mostly at number three and was 11-11 in doubles play mostly at number two. He won his last four singles matches and the last three doubles matches of his career and earned All-MAC Freedom honors.
 
Women's Tennis–Sarah McComas, junior
McComas competed in 22 singles matches and 22 doubles matches this year. The junior earned All-MAC Freedom honors and played number one singles where she went 8-14 but was 4-2 in conference play. McComas had an 11-11 record in doubles play where most of her matches came at number one.
 
The MAC Institutional Sportsmanship Award was created to reward the outstanding overall sportsmanship at MAC institutions. The award began during the 2001-02 academic year. The award is voted on by the individual institutions' coaches and is presented to a male and female athletic program in the MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom.
 
The Dutchmen swept the men's and women's awards for the second consecutive year as members of the MAC Freedom. It is the third time LVC has won the men's and women's awards in the same year. The first time the Dutchmen were honored with both awards was after the 2009-10 season when both the men and women earned the honor in the MAC Commonwealth. It is the fifth time the Dutchmen have won the men's award and the fifth time for the women. Prior to last year, the men won the award in three consecutive years from 2008-2010 while the first two women's awards were received in 2003 and 2004.

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