On Wednesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced its 2025-26 Division II Indoor Track & Field All-Region awards. Darwin Almonte (200m & 60m hurdles), Ronaldo Rodriguez Perez (800m), Francesco Stratico (triple jump) and Victoria Maher (weight throw) of St. Thomas Aquinas College were selected for the prestigious honor in recognition of their outstanding individual winter seasons.

Darwin Almonte (Fr.|Sprints/Hurdles|Haverstraw, N.Y.) 

Awards: USTFCCCA All-East Region, Most Outstanding Male Athlete of ECC Indoor Championships, 1st Team ECC All-Conference (200m & 60m hurdles), 2X ECC Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (February 3 & January 13).

Meets: FastTrack Season Opener: 200m - 21.94 (3rd Place), TCNJ Indoor Open: 60m hurdles - 8.51 (5th Place), Wagner Seahawk Shootout: 60m hurdles - 8.30 (2nd Place), STAC Spartan Invitational: 200m - 21.93 (3rd Place), Ramapo Opener: 200m - 22.19 (3rd Place), Dr. Sander Scorcher: 200m - 22.11 (7th Place), BU Terrier Classic: 200m - 21.46 (1st Place) & 60m hurdles - 21.46 (1st Place), ECC Indoor Championship: 200m - 21.85 (1st Place) & 60m hurdles - 8.10 (1st Place), FastTrack Last Chance: 200m - 21.49 (2nd Place).

Ronaldo Rodriguez Perez (Fr.|Distance|Monroe, N.Y.)

Awards: USTFCCCA All-East Region, 1st Team ECC All-Conference (800m).

Meets: STAC Spartan Invitational: 800m - 2:00.34 (6th Place), Ramapo Opener: 800m - 1:59.90 (8th Place), Dr. Sander Scorcher: 800m - 2:01.82 (37th Place), BU Terrier Classic: 800m - 1:57.54 (76th Place), ECC Indoor Championship: 800m - 1:55.00 (2nd Place), FastTrack Last Chance: 800m - 2:06.03 (27th Place).

Francesco Stratico (Fr.|Jumps|Comerio, Italy)

Awards: USTFCCCA All-East Region, 1st Team ECC All-Conference (triple jump)

Meets: TCNJ Indoor Open: triple jump - 14.19m (2nd Place), Wagner Seahawk Shootout: triple jump - 14.11m (8th Place), Dr. Sander Scorcher: triple jump - 14.38m (13th Place), BU Terrier Classic: triple jump - 13.94 (8th Place), ECC Indoor Championship: triple jump - 13.68 (3rd Place).

Victoria Maher (So.|Throws|Marlboro, N.Y.)

Awards: USTFCCCA All-East Region, 1st Team ECC All-Conference (weight throw)

Meets: FastTrack Season Opener: weight throw - 15.60m (1st Place), Wagner Seahawk Shootout: weight throw - 15.39m (6th Place), STAC Spartan Invitational: weight throw - 14.47m (3rd Place), Wagner Invitational: weight throw - 15.91m (3rd Place), Dr. Sander Scorcher: weight throw - 15.69m (13th Place), BU Terrier Classic: weight throw - 16.06m (7th Place), Rutgers Scarlet Knight Open: weight throw - 16.70m (5th Place), ECC Indoor Championship: weight throw - 16.09m (2nd Place), FastTrack Last Chance: weight throw - 14.53m (2nd Place).

2026 USTFCCCA Division II Indoor Track & Field All-Region Athletes