Checo Named Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Inside Lacrosse announced its NCAA Division I men's All-Americans on Saturday afternoon, recognizing the top individual performers from the 2026 season.
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Checo Named Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
5/11/2026 3:44:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Inside Lacrosse announced its NCAA Division I men's All-Americans on Friday afternoon, recognizing the top individual performers from the 2026 season.
Senior Richard Checo was named an honorable mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse. The honor comes after Checo received honorable mention All-America recognition from USA Lacrosse Magazine last week. It marks the fourth time in his career that Checo has earned All-America recognition from Inside Lacrosse. Entering the 2026 campaign, he was named a preseason honorable mention All-American before later earning midseason All-America honors from the organization.
In Lehigh's loss to Richmond on Feb. 21, Checo became Division I's all-time leader in caused turnovers, recording the 161st of his career. He finished his career with 185 caused turnovers.
Checo recorded two five-caused-turnover performances this season. In a Feb. 10 win at Iona, he tallied five caused turnovers and tied his season high with six ground balls. In a pivotal 19-7 victory over Navy that helped position Lehigh for postseason play, Checo forced five turnovers and added three ground balls.
Checo finished his senior season with 38 caused turnovers, averaging 2.38 per game which both lead the Patriot league.
The Mountain Hawks finished the season 8-8 overall and 4-4 in Patriot League play, defeating Boston University in the Patriot League quarterfinals before falling to Army in West Point in the Patriot League semifinals.
A Joey Spallina, Syracuse
A Willem Firth, Cornell
A/M McCabe Millon, Virginia
M Evan Plunkett, Army
M Tucker Wade, Princeton
M Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins
FO Brady Wambach, North Carolina
SSDM Aidan Maguire, Duke
SSDM Jack Pilling, Richmond
LSM Will Donovan, Notre Dame
D Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame
D Alex Ross, Penn State
D Jack Stahl, Princeton
G Sean Byrne, Army
Second Team
A Owen Duffy, North Carolina
A Brendan Millon, Virginia
A Aidan O'Neil, Richmond
M Joe Sheridan, Richmond
M Logan Ip, Harvard
M Max Sloat, Duke
FO Jack Cascadden, Cornell
SSDM Reece DiCicco, Johns Hopkins
SSDM Jon King, Penn State
LSM AJ Larkin, Maryland
D Hunter Smith, Richmond
D Cullen Brown, Ohio State
D Riley Figueiras, Syracuse
G Grayson Manning, Denver
Third Team
A Silas Richmond, Albany
A Mikey Weisshaar, Towson
A Nate Kabiri, Princeton
M Luke Rhoa, Syracuse
M Mason Szewczyk, North Carolina
M Marcus Wertheim, Brown
FO Henry Dodge, Maryland
SSDM Joe Juengerkes, Rutgers
SSDM Cooper Mueller, Princeton
LSM Jake Melchionni, Villanova
D Charlie Johnson, Duke
D Brendan Staub, Cornell
D John Sullivan, Army
G Ryan Croddick, Princeton
Honorable Mention
A Liam Connor, Georgetown
A Rory Connor, Georgetown
A Ryan Goldstein, Cornell
A Benn Johnston, Duke
A Colin Kurdyla, Rutgers
A Chad Palumbo, Princeton
A Dom Pietramala, North Carolina
A Tim Shannehan, Boston U
A Ryan Stines, Utah
A Truitt Sunderland, Virginia
A Jack Taylor, Jacksonville
A Josh Yago, Notre Dame
A/M Ryan Colsey, Virginia
A/M Hunter Drouin, Colgate
A/M Michael Leo, Syracuse
M John Aurandt IV, Harvard
M Gavin Creo, Richmond
M John Dunphey, Princeton
M Matt Jeffery, Notre Dame
M Will Maheras, Notre Dame
M Peter Moynihan, Yale
M Chuck Rawson, Johns Hopkins
M Joey Terenzi, Virginia
FO Luca Accardo, High Point
FO Logan Banek, Siena
FO Reid Gills, Penn State
FO Andrew McMeekin, Princeton
FO Tyler Spano, Notre Dame
FO Walter Zhao, Vermont
SSDM Christian Alacqua, Notre Dame
SSDM Peter Detwiler, Marquette
SSDM Blake Eiland, Ohio State
SSDM Ty English, North Carolina
SSDM Jackson Green, Princeton
SSDM Hudson Hausmann, Virginia
SSDM Liam Kammar, Drexel
SSDM Andrew McMullan, Penn
SSDM Charlie Packard, Richmond
SSDM Chris Reinhardt, Notre Dame
SSDM Keagan Treacy, Army
LSM Lucas Fraser, Jacksonville
LSM Robby Hopper, Virginia
LSM Ryan Splaine, Rutgers
D Ty Banks, Georgetown
D Carson Brown, Johns Hopkins
D Richard Checo, Lehigh
D Nikko DiPonio, Utah
D Billy Dwan III, Syracuse
D Connor Kehm, Boston U
D Max Neeson, Albany
D Patrick Pisano, Yale
D Julian Radossich, Fairfield
D John Schroter, Virginia
D Trey Taylor, Brown
G Caleb Fyock, Ohio State
G Ryan Della Rocco, Jacksonville
G Connor Knight, Richmond
G Thomas Ricciardelli, Notre Dame
G Owen Salanger, UMass
Senior Richard Checo was named an honorable mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse. The honor comes after Checo received honorable mention All-America recognition from USA Lacrosse Magazine last week. It marks the fourth time in his career that Checo has earned All-America recognition from Inside Lacrosse. Entering the 2026 campaign, he was named a preseason honorable mention All-American before later earning midseason All-America honors from the organization.
In Lehigh's loss to Richmond on Feb. 21, Checo became Division I's all-time leader in caused turnovers, recording the 161st of his career. He finished his career with 185 caused turnovers.
Checo recorded two five-caused-turnover performances this season. In a Feb. 10 win at Iona, he tallied five caused turnovers and tied his season high with six ground balls. In a pivotal 19-7 victory over Navy that helped position Lehigh for postseason play, Checo forced five turnovers and added three ground balls.
Checo finished his senior season with 38 caused turnovers, averaging 2.38 per game which both lead the Patriot league.
The Mountain Hawks finished the season 8-8 overall and 4-4 in Patriot League play, defeating Boston University in the Patriot League quarterfinals before falling to Army in West Point in the Patriot League semifinals.
2026 Nike Lacrosse Media All-Americans
First TeamA Joey Spallina, Syracuse
A Willem Firth, Cornell
A/M McCabe Millon, Virginia
M Evan Plunkett, Army
M Tucker Wade, Princeton
M Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins
FO Brady Wambach, North Carolina
SSDM Aidan Maguire, Duke
SSDM Jack Pilling, Richmond
LSM Will Donovan, Notre Dame
D Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame
D Alex Ross, Penn State
D Jack Stahl, Princeton
G Sean Byrne, Army
Second Team
A Owen Duffy, North Carolina
A Brendan Millon, Virginia
A Aidan O'Neil, Richmond
M Joe Sheridan, Richmond
M Logan Ip, Harvard
M Max Sloat, Duke
FO Jack Cascadden, Cornell
SSDM Reece DiCicco, Johns Hopkins
SSDM Jon King, Penn State
LSM AJ Larkin, Maryland
D Hunter Smith, Richmond
D Cullen Brown, Ohio State
D Riley Figueiras, Syracuse
G Grayson Manning, Denver
Third Team
A Silas Richmond, Albany
A Mikey Weisshaar, Towson
A Nate Kabiri, Princeton
M Luke Rhoa, Syracuse
M Mason Szewczyk, North Carolina
M Marcus Wertheim, Brown
FO Henry Dodge, Maryland
SSDM Joe Juengerkes, Rutgers
SSDM Cooper Mueller, Princeton
LSM Jake Melchionni, Villanova
D Charlie Johnson, Duke
D Brendan Staub, Cornell
D John Sullivan, Army
G Ryan Croddick, Princeton
Honorable Mention
A Liam Connor, Georgetown
A Rory Connor, Georgetown
A Ryan Goldstein, Cornell
A Benn Johnston, Duke
A Colin Kurdyla, Rutgers
A Chad Palumbo, Princeton
A Dom Pietramala, North Carolina
A Tim Shannehan, Boston U
A Ryan Stines, Utah
A Truitt Sunderland, Virginia
A Jack Taylor, Jacksonville
A Josh Yago, Notre Dame
A/M Ryan Colsey, Virginia
A/M Hunter Drouin, Colgate
A/M Michael Leo, Syracuse
M John Aurandt IV, Harvard
M Gavin Creo, Richmond
M John Dunphey, Princeton
M Matt Jeffery, Notre Dame
M Will Maheras, Notre Dame
M Peter Moynihan, Yale
M Chuck Rawson, Johns Hopkins
M Joey Terenzi, Virginia
FO Luca Accardo, High Point
FO Logan Banek, Siena
FO Reid Gills, Penn State
FO Andrew McMeekin, Princeton
FO Tyler Spano, Notre Dame
FO Walter Zhao, Vermont
SSDM Christian Alacqua, Notre Dame
SSDM Peter Detwiler, Marquette
SSDM Blake Eiland, Ohio State
SSDM Ty English, North Carolina
SSDM Jackson Green, Princeton
SSDM Hudson Hausmann, Virginia
SSDM Liam Kammar, Drexel
SSDM Andrew McMullan, Penn
SSDM Charlie Packard, Richmond
SSDM Chris Reinhardt, Notre Dame
SSDM Keagan Treacy, Army
LSM Lucas Fraser, Jacksonville
LSM Robby Hopper, Virginia
LSM Ryan Splaine, Rutgers
D Ty Banks, Georgetown
D Carson Brown, Johns Hopkins
D Richard Checo, Lehigh
D Nikko DiPonio, Utah
D Billy Dwan III, Syracuse
D Connor Kehm, Boston U
D Max Neeson, Albany
D Patrick Pisano, Yale
D Julian Radossich, Fairfield
D John Schroter, Virginia
D Trey Taylor, Brown
G Caleb Fyock, Ohio State
G Ryan Della Rocco, Jacksonville
G Connor Knight, Richmond
G Thomas Ricciardelli, Notre Dame
G Owen Salanger, UMass
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