Owings Mills, Md. (Men's Cross Country) - Lebanon Valley won its third consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Men's Cross Country Championship on Saturday at Stevenson's Greenspring Campus, totaling 36 points to finish well ahead of runner-up Messiah (72). Rory Lieberman led the way with his second straight individual title, winning the 8K in 25:01.1.
Kaleb Kabakjian of Messiah was second (25:14.6), with Lebanon Valley's Andrew Namatka third (25:32.1) and Wyatt Leitzel fifth (25:41.7). Jozef Callano of DeSales was fourth in 25:39.1.
The Flying Dutchmen put three runners in the top five and all five scorers in the top 15, with Lukas Walko placing 12th and Dylan Lenhart 15th for a 1-3-5-12-15 scoring order. Lebanon Valley also won last year's title with 36 points and has now won the championship in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Messiah placed second with 72 points and DeSales was third with 82, led by Callano and Joey Wilson (6th). Stevens was fourth with 115 points, followed by Marywood (176), Misericordia (186), York (198), Eastern (235), Widener (252) and Arcadia (252). Widener won the tiebreaker for ninth.
Team Results
- Lebanon Valley - 36 points
- Messiah - 72 points
- DeSales - 82 points
- Stevens - 115 points
- Marywood - 176 points
- Misericordia - 186 points
- York - 198 points
- Eastern - 235 points
- Widener - 252 points (won tiebreaker)
- Arcadia - 252 points
- Alvernia - 269 points
- King's - 284 points
- Stevenson - 384 points
- Delaware Valley - 455 points
- FDU-Florham - 463 points
All-MAC Men's Cross Country Teams
The top 30 finishers in the championship race earn All-MAC honors: First Team for places 1-10, Second Team for places 11-20 and Third Team for places 21-30.
First Team: Rory Lieberman, Lebanon Valley; Kaleb Kabakjian, Messiah; Andrew Namatka, Lebanon Valley; Jozef Callano, DeSales; Wyatt Leitzel, Lebanon Valley; Joey Wilson, DeSales; Samuel Hennett, Messiah; David Abbey, Widener; Dylan Barrett, Stevens; Cody Adams, Misericordia
Second Team: Ryan Weber, Misericordia; Lukas Walko, Lebanon Valley; Brendan Blyth, Arcadia; Adam Gaidos, Marywood; Dylan Lenhart, Lebanon Valley; Tyler Rackley, York; Calvin Daou, Stevens; Vincent Gregro, Alvernia; Matthew Yost, Messiah; Alden Twist, DeSales
Third Team: Micah Kao, Messiah; Liam Allen, Lebanon Valley; Josiah Carnwath, Messiah; Eli McClymont, Messiah; Manuel Filgaira, DeSales; Jacob Covage, Arcadia; Wilson Stansfield, DeSales; Ryan Shibles, Stevens; Kevin Medrow, Stevens; Ryan Klemick, Messiah