https://www.mascac.com en-us https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/25_F-W_All-Academic A total of 1,463 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Fall/Winter 2025 All-Academic team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/25_F-W_All-Academic https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/25_Fall_Sportsmanship 64 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2025 Fall Sportsmanship Team. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/25_Fall_Sportsmanship https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/Guevara_Mateo_East_Region Fitchburg State freshman Paulino Guevara Mateo was recently tabbed U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) East Region Male Athlete of the Year as announced by the organization. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/Guevara_Mateo_East_Region https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/Mateo_NCAA The Fitchburg State University men's cross-country freshman Paulino Guevara Mateo placed 79th overall at the 2025 NCAA DIII National Championships with a time of 25:07.4 over the 8K layout, hosted by Converse University. Sat, 22 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/Mateo_NCAA https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_11-18 After winning the East Regional last Saturday, Paulino Guevara Mateo of Fitchburg State is the MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week honoree. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_11-18 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/25_MXC_All-Conference Paulino Guevara Mateo of Fitchburg State earned not only 2025 MASCAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year honors but Rookie of the Year after finishing as the top overall finisher and first time performer at the conference championship on Saturday. His performance also headlines this year’s All-Conference team. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/25_MXC_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/25_MXC_Champ For the second straight year, Bridgewater State has taken home the title of MASCAC Men's Cross Country Champions which was hosted by Westfield State at Stanley Park. Sat, 01 Nov 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/25_MXC_Champ https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/25_XC_Champ_Preview 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. Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/25_XC_Champ_Preview https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_10-21 Paulino Guevara Mateo of Fitchburg State claims the MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week after finishing first at the Western New England Invitational. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_10-21 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_10-15 For the third time this season, Paulino Guevara Mateo of Fitchburg State takes home MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week accolades. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_10-15 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_10-7 Kyle Ackroyd of Bridgewater State and Paulino Guevara Mateo of Fitchburg State take home the MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week accolades. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_10-7 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_9-23 Kyle Ackroyd of Bridgewater State and Ryan Wing of Worcester State take home the MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week after competing at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_9-23 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_9-16 After finishing first at the Pop Crowell Invitational, Paulino Guevara Mateo of Fitchburg State takes home his second straight MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week accolades. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_9-16 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_9-9 Fitchburg State's Paulino Guevara Mateo claims the MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week honors. Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_9-9 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_9-3 Kyle Ackroyd of Bridgewater State and Braeden Ramsey of Westfield State grab the first MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week honors of 2025. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/MXC_POW_9-3 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/25_MXC_Pre The 2024 MASCAC Men’s Cross Country Champion Bridgewater State has been selected by the coaches from around the conference as the preseason favorite to take home the team title at this year’s cross country championship. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2025-26/releases/25_MXC_Pre https://www.mascac.com/news/SA_Profile/24-25_SA_Spotlight/Kevin_McBirney_SA_Spotlight Each week, the MASCAC highlights an amazing student-athlete from around our conference. This week's feature is with Kevin McBirney of Bridgewater State men's cross country and track and field. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/SA_Profile/24-25_SA_Spotlight/Kevin_McBirney_SA_Spotlight https://www.mascac.com/news/2024-25_News/24_F-W_All-Academic_Team A total of 1,610 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Fall/Winter 2024 All-Academic team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2024-25_News/24_F-W_All-Academic_Team https://www.mascac.com/news/2024-25_News/24_Fall_Sportsmanship 60 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2024 Fall Sportsmanship Team. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2024-25_News/24_Fall_Sportsmanship https://www.mascac.com/news/2024-25_News/Smith_Cup_Fall After the end of the fall regular season, Westfield State has the lead in the 2024-25 Howard C. Smith Cup standings. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the league championship sports. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2024-25_News/Smith_Cup_Fall https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_11-19 Nate Sylven of Westfield State and Aaron Corlette of Framingham State take home the MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week honors after racing at the NCAA Regionals on Saturday. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_11-19 https://www.mascac.com/news/SA_Profile/24-25_SA_Spotlight/Aaron_Corlette_SA_Spotlight Each week, the MASCAC highlights an amazing student-athlete from around our conference. This week feature is with Aaron Corlette of Framingham State men's cross country. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/SA_Profile/24-25_SA_Spotlight/Aaron_Corlette_SA_Spotlight https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_All-Conference Kevin McBirney of Bridgewater State earned 2024 MASCAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year honors after finishing as the top overall finisher at the conference championship on Saturday. His performance also headlines this year’s All-Conference team. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_11-5 After competing at the MASCAC Championship on Saturday, Kevin McBirney of Bridgewater State and Samuel Edwards of Fitchburg State are the MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_11-5 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_Champ Bridgewater State returns to their winning ways and nabbed the MASCAC Men's Cross Country title on Saturday afternoon, claiming their second title in three years at the Doyle Conservation Area in Leominster, Mass. Sat, 02 Nov 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_Champ https://www.mascac.com/news/2024-25_News/XC_Champ_Preview After sweeping the team titles last season, the Westfield State men and women look to repeat the 2024 MASCAC Cross Country Championship on Saturday, November 2 at the Doyle Conservation Area in Leominster, Mass. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2024-25_News/XC_Champ_Preview https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_10-22 Kevin McBirney of Bridgewater State and Aaron Corlette of Framingham State grab the MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_10-22 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_10-16 After racing at the James Earley Invitational, Taban Manyok of Fitchburg State and Aaron Corlette of Framingham State take home the MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_10-16 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_10-8 Kevin McBirney of Bridgewater State and Samuel Edwards of Fitchburg State take home the MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week after racing at the Keene State Invitational Saturday. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_10-8 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_10-1 Taban Manyok of Fitchburg State and Vincent Gauthier of Framingham State take home the MASCAC Men's Cross Country Runner and Rookie of the Week after racing this weekend. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/releases/MXC_POW_10-1