TOWSON, Md. – The Landmark Conference announced its 2026 Men's Cross Country All-Conference teams, recognizing the top performers from Saturday's championship meet. The conference honors the top seven finishers with First Team All-Conference accolades, the next seven with Second Team honors, and the following five as Honorable Mention selections.
In addition to the all-conference teams, the league also announced its major award winners. The Performer of the Year is awarded to the individual champion, the Rookie of the Year goes to the top first-year collegiate runner, and the Coaching Staff of the Year is selected by the league's head coaches following the race.
Performer of the Year: Derick Blair (Susquehanna University)
Rookie of the Year: Joshua Henshaw (Elizabethtown College)
Coaching Staff of the Year: Moravian University
Susquehanna University's Derick Blair was named the 2026 Landmark Performer of the Year and earned First Team All-Conference honors following an outstanding championship performance. The junior captured the conference title with a time of 24:44.4, finishing more than 14 seconds ahead of the runner-up (24:59.3). Blair became Susquehanna's sixth Performer of the Year.
Elizabethtown College's Joshua Henshaw was recognized as the Landmark Rookie of the Year after a standout first season with the Blue Jays. Henshaw placed eighth overall at the championship with a time of 25:51.50, earning Second Team All-Conference honors. He becomes Etown's first Rookie of the Year since 2023 and only the third since the Blue Jays joined the conference in 2014.
The Moravian University coaching staff, led by Director of Men's and Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Jesse Baumann and assisted by Jon D'Ottavio and Natalie Stabilito, was voted the Landmark Men's Cross Country Coaching Staff of the Year. The honor marks the eighth time the Greyhounds have earned the award and their sixth consecutive recognition. Baumann and his staff guided Moravian to its sixth straight Landmark title and a league-leading eighth overall.
| All-Conference First Team |
| Student-Athlete |
School |
Year |
Previous Honor |
| Joseph Locke |
Catholic University |
Senior |
|
| Derek Kendig |
Elizabethtown College |
Senior |
2025 First Team; 2024 Second Team; 2023 Honorable Mention |
| Will Inglis |
Elizabethtown College |
Senior |
2025 First Team; 2024 Second Team |
| Gavin Hefferan |
Moravian University |
Senior |
2025 First Team; 2024 First Team |
| Nathan Moore |
Moravian University |
Senior |
2025 Second Team; 2024 Honorable Mention |
| Brayden Clarke |
University of Scranton |
Junior |
2025 First Team; 2024 Second Team; 2024 ROTY |
| Derick Blair |
Susquehanna University |
Junior |
2025 First Team; 2025 POTY |
| All-Conference Second Team |
| Student-Athlete |
School |
Year |
Previous Honor |
| Patrick Morris |
Catholic University |
Junior |
|
| Joshua Henshaw |
Elizabethtown College |
First-Year |
|
| Conrad Coffey |
Juniata College |
Senior |
|
| Karl Andre |
Moravian University |
First-Year |
|
| Riley Trigo |
Moravian University |
Junior |
2025 Honorable Mention |
| Hunter Valentino |
Susquehanna University |
Senior |
2025 Honorable Mention |
| Jack Thompson |
Wilkes University |
Junior |
2025 Second Team; 2024 Honorable Mention |
| All-Conference Honorable Mention |
| Student-Athlete |
School |
Year |
Previous Honor |
| Frank Conte |
Elizabethtown College |
Junior |
|
| Jayden Keels |
Goucher College |
Senior |
2025 Honorable Mention; 2024 Honorable Mention |
| Logan Betyeman |
Moravian University |
Senior |
|
| Jonathan Pajrowski |
Moravian University |
Sophomore |
|
| Luke O'Brien |
University of Scranton |
Sophomore |
|