After finishing in second place at the 2023 SAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships, nine members of the Lenoir-Rhyne team were announced to the 2023 USTFCCCA All-Region Team.

Four women were named to the team for multiple events, including the SAC Field Athlete of the Meet Kennedy Conner, who was appointed to the squad due to her efforts in the pentathlon and high jump.

The senior won the pentathlon at the conference championships while also taking a third-place result in high jump.

In addition to Conner getting named to the All-Region Team for the pentathlon, Miranda Marr and Lacey Triplett also received the honors with their fourth and fifth place finishes, respectively.

Out on the track, the SAC Track Athlete of the Meet Melody Jones was named to the All-Region Team for the 60-meter hurdles and 60-meter dash. The sophomore earned a first-place finish in the hurdles while recording a third-place finish in the 60-meter sprint.

The SAC Freshman of the Year Alexis Brown also made the All-Region squad with her conference-winning times in the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dashes.

After a couple of podium finishes in the 200-meter and 400-meter runs at the conference championships, Jordan Shealey earned a spot on the All-Region Team in those two events after posting the second-best and third-best times in those events, respectively.

The Bears also had some field members make the All-Region Team including Holly Kone for triple jump after she won the event at the SAC Indoor Championships.

Pearl Ballard earned the All-Region honor in pole vault following her second-place finish in the conference championships. Meanwhile, Olivia Jackson received her All-Region recognition in shot put after finishing fourth a couple of weekends ago in Winston-Salem, N.C.

After finishing in second place at the 2023 SAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships, 10 members of the Lenoir-Rhyne team were announced to the 2023 USTFCCCA All-Region Team.

Jacob Wadsworth led the way by being named to the team in five different events: 4×400-meter relay, 200-meter dash, 400-meter run, long jump, and heptathlon.

The SAC Track and Field Athlete of the meet was the winner of three separate events, including the 4×400-meter relay. In addition to Wadsworth, John Sisson, Dario Matau and Lucas Besong all made the All-Region Team as well.

The Dansville, N.Y. native also won the 400-meter race and long jump event at the conference championships. He took a third-place finish in the 200-meter dash, but did not participate in the heptathlon event two weekends ago in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Although being named to the All-Region Team due to his contributions in the 4×400-meter relay, Matau was also listed as a member of the team based on his performances in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes.

The sophomore took first place in the 200-meter dash while just falling short in the 60-meter sprint for the second-place finish.

Another member of the Bears who competed in those events and got named to the All-Region Team was Trent Davis II. The junior took a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 60-meter dash and 200-meter race.

Transitioning to the field, Orlando Descartes was selected to the All-Region Team for the high jump and heptathlon. The freshman fell just short in the high jump competition with a second-place finish in the conference championships; however, in the heptathlon, Descartes recorded a first-place accomplishment en route to his fourth-place finish in the overall event.

Including Wadsworth and Descartes, Philip Stomne and Oliver Thatcher both made the All-Region Teams for their displays in the heptathlon. Stomne took first place in the event while Thatcher finished on the podium with his third-place result.

The pair of Mike Karicher and Noah Rhodes, who finished 1-2 in the pole vault competition, also took home All-Region honors. The two participants cleared the same height, but the sophomore, Karicher, cleared it first and got credit for the top spot result.