After winning their respective titles last season, the Bridgewater State men's and Westfield State women's cross country teams will look to win back-to-back titles at the 2025 MASCAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 1 hosted by Westfield State.

This year's championship will be held at Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass. The men's 8k will go off first at 11 am with the women's 5k following at 12 pm. After both races, awards will be given to the top two teams in each gender, the top overall individual runner and rookie for men and women along with the top 10 finishers on each side. 

During the 2024 Men's Championship, the Bears claimed the top spot with 23 points while second place finisher Westfield State had 56. Fitchburg State was next in third with 73 and Framingham State fourth with 108. Worcester State and Mass. Maritime closed out the team finishers with 128 and 148 points, respectively for fifth and sixth.

Leading the way for Bridgewater State was Kevin McBirney who crossed the line first with an 8k time of 26:20 to claim individual honors and MASCAC Runner of the Year. Fitchburg State's Samual Edwards ran a time of 26:55, good enough for eighth and the MASCAC Rookie of the Year honors. 

On the women's side, the Owls finished with 20 points while second place finisher Bridgewater State had 62. Framingham State was next in third with 68, Worcester State fourth with 94 and Mass. Maritime in fifth with 147. Fitchburg State and MCLA rounded out the team scores with 167 and 188, respectively.

For the second straight year, Bridgewater State's Naomi Cass was the top overall finisher to earn herself Runner of the Year honors with a time of 18:31, a good 25 seconds faster than the next competitor. Sophia Rebenciuc earned MASCAC Rookie of the Year honors as the top first time performer with a 5k time of 19:27.

Following the championship, full results and recaps can be found here on mascac.com.