SELINSGROVE, PA - The Landmark Conference announced their Cross Country All-Landmark Teams following Saturday's conference championship at Oak Ridge Park, hosted by Drew University. The River Hawks boasted five between the men's and women's, including sophomore Derick Blair as the Landmark individual champion and its Performer of the Year. Joining him on the men's side were Honorable Mention recipients Hunter Valentino and Evander Lackman, with the latter earning his third All-Landmark nod of his career. For the women junior Sophia Bostwick ran to her third All-Landmark finish of her career with Second Team accords, the second time she has reached that honor and first since 2023. Senior Griane Reed joined her as an Honorable Mention recipient. 

Their performances helped in their team title bouts as the men finished fourth overall and the women fifth. Both teams were chosen fifth in their respective Landmark Pre-Championship Poll rankings, with the men finishing one place higher. Blair became Susquehanna's fifth Landmark Conference men's cross country individual champion and first since 2011. Ian Quinlan was the last SU men's harrier to receive that honor, while the other three all belonged to Paul Thistle from 2007 to 2009, the first three years of the conference's existence. The River Hawks await word on their postseason aspirations for next weekend's NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships, hosted by Dickinson College. 

DERICK BLAIR: Competed in all five meets....finished first at the Landmark Conference Championship running a PR and new school record of 24:28.85... named Landmark Runner of the Week three times, first after running 24:45.40 at Lebanon Valley to open the season, second at Lehigh's Paul Short Run when he won the Green Race with a time of 25:18.8, then third at Gettysburg's Aubrey Shenk Invite with a then-school record 24:43.0... also set a new 4K program record at Dickinson's Long-Short Invitational with a time of 12:18.4. 

HUNTER VALENTINO: Competed in all five meets...finished 15th at the Landmark Conference Championship and hit a PR of 25:50, which is his new best and good for All-Landmark Honorable Mention... he stayed consistent throughout all five meets with resulted in him hitting his PR at the Landmark Conference Championship... had a season best during the regular season at Gettysburg's Aubrey Shenk Invitational on Oct. 18 with a time of 26:38.0... also had a new 4K PR at Dickinson's Long-Short Invitational with a time of 13:25.8. 

EVANDER LACKMAN: Competed in all five meets... finished 19th at Landmark Championships with a time of 26:13.2, good for All-Landmark Honorable Mention to secure his third career All-Landmark finish... ran sub-27 times in three of the team's four 8K races, starting with the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen Invitational at 26:21.6... improved at Gettysburg's Aubrey Shenk Invitational with a time of 26:07.9... turned in a 4K personal best when he ran 12:37.7 at Dickinson's Long-Short Invitational... competed at Lehigh University's Paul Short Run in the Green Race, finishing 60th with a time of 27:42.4. 

SOPHIA BOSTWICK: Competed in all five meets... finished 13th at the Landmark Conference Championships with a time of 23:18.9 for Second Team All-Landmark, marking her third overall All-Landmark finish and the second time earning Second Team and first since 2023... ran a 6K personal record at Gettysburg's Aubrey Shenk Invitational with a time of 22:46.8, finishing 25th in the race... secured a 5K personal best at Lebanon Valley's Dutchmen Invitatinoal at 20:01.7 to start the year... was one of just three Susquehanna runners to take on the 6K at Dickinson's Long Short Invitational, finishing 16th with a time of 24:17.2. 

GRIANE REED: Competed in four meets this season....finished 19th at the Landmark Conference Championships with a time of 24:11.8, good for 19th place and All-Landmark Honorable Mention... ran a 5K PR of 20:33.9 at the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen Invitational to start the season, then secured a sub-24 time of 23:53.2 at the Gettysburg Aubrey Shenk Invitational, just three seconds off her personal best from 2022 when she ran 23:50.5 at Lehigh's Paul Short Run.