NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Lebanon Valley Outdoor Track and Field teams had an outstanding 15 performances this season earn U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region honors in a release by the organization this week.
 
The top-5 individuals in each event from each region on the year-end Descending Order Lists earned All-Region distinction, in addition to each member of the region's top-3 relay teams. The regions used for this award – East, Great Lakes, Metro, Mid-Atlantic, Mideast, Midwest, Niagara, North, South, and West – match those used during the cross country season. The Dutchmen compete in the Mid-Atlantic Region and had a total of 27 performances that were in the top 10.
 
Joe Chukoskie earned All-Region honors in two events as the junior was fifth in the 5,000 meters and fourth in the 10,000 meters. He ran his career-best time of 14:27.48 in the 5k at the Bison Outdoor Classic and ran his school-record 10k time of 30:25.07 to win the event at the Danny Curran Invitational. Chukoskie earned his first career track and field All-Region honors.
 
Anna Sawicki also earned All-Regions honors in two events as she finished third in the high jump and fourth in the heptathlon. The first-year recorded her season-best height of 1.62 meters (5'3.75") in the high jump at the AARTFC Championships and recorded her school-record total of 4607 points in the heptathlon at the MAC Championships. Sawicki just missed qualifying for the National Championships in the heptathlon as she finished 25th. The first-year also earned All-Region honors in the high jump and pentathlon during the indoor season.
 
Elijah McKell finished fourth in the 800 meters with a career-best time of 1:52.19 to win his third conference title at the MAC Championships. The junior has now earned All-Region honors in the event all three years and has five total honors between the indoors 800 and the outdoors 800.
 
Rory Lieberman earned All-Region honors in the 5,000 meters as he ran the second-fastest time in the region with a school-record 14:21.74 at the Bison Outdoor Classic. His time was 35th in the nation. Lieberman also earned All-Region honors during the indoor season in the 3,000 meters.
 
Daniel Murtha finished third in the 110-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 14.68 seconds at the AARTFC Championships. The senior earns his first career All-Region honor and gave LVC its third different All-Region honoree in the 110 hurdles in the past four years.
 
Eric Shelton earned his first career All-Region honor in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a career-best time of 9:20.57 at the AARTFC Championships. The 2025 MAC Champion finished with the second-best time in the region
 
Coyla Bartholomew earned her second consecutive All-Region honor in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a school-record time of 10:58.16 at the Widener Final Qualifier. The 2025 MAC Champion had the fifth-best time in the region and 37th in the nation. Bartholomew ran a school record time at Widener's final qualifying meet for the second straight year.
 
The 4x100 meter relay team of Donovan Goundie, Owen Linder, Ayden Stankus and Colin Winters earned All-Region honors with the third-best time in the region. Their school-record time of 41.34 seconds was run in the final at the AARTFC Championships. Linder and Goundie were also on LVC's All-Region 4x400 team last spring.
 
Stankus was also an All-Region honoree in the pole vault with the second-best height in the region. The senior cleared a school-record 4.88 meters (16'0") at the Mini Home Meet to begin the spring and earn All-Region honors for the second time during the outdoor season. His height finished as the 28th-best height in the nation.
 
Alyssa Betz earned her first career All-Region honor in the discus with a career-best throw of 40.07 meters (131'5") at the Millersville Metrics. Her mark was fifth in the region and second in the school record books.
 
Michael De Falcis had the second-best javelin mark in the region and 11th in the nation to earn his second All-Region honor. The senior recorded his school-record mark of 64.27 meters (210'10") to win his second MAC title.
 
Nick Guerieri finished third in the region and 16th in the nation in the javelin to earn his first All-Region honor. The senior finished second at the MAC Championships with a career-best throw of 62.63 meters (205'6").
 
Ian Paul finished his career with his fourth All-Region honor in the javelin. The senior was fourth in the region and 22nd in the nation with a season-best toss of 61.83 meters (202'10") at the Danny Curran Invitational.
 
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