Preseason Boys #20: Lowell

We start our list with the squad from Lowell. When you think of the Red Raiders, their excellent 4x800m relay last season may come to mind. However, they also return solid depth on the cross country course having seven runners coming back that have all run under 17:46.

Preseason Rankings

With 27 days until the official start of the 2025 Cross Country Season, Bay State Running will help count down the days by releasing our Preseason Top 20 Rankings for both Boys and Girls.

Legends of the Fall #3

Four boys have won back-to-back to Foot Locker National Championships: Grant Fisher, Edward Cheserek, Lukas Verzbicas, Dathan Ritzenhein, and Abdirizak Mohamud. Most of those names should sound familiar. The last one however, may not. Mohamud, of Boston English High School in Massachusetts, didn’t even win his Divisional Meet in 1996. So who is Abdirizak Mohamud? […]

Legends of the Fall Part 2

Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan is one of the most recognizable names in US distance running. Her Silver Medal at the 2008 Olympics in the 10,000m and her win at the 2017 New York City Marathon cemented her place in history. All journeys start somewhere, and that incredible career started here in Massachusetts, at Marblehead High […]

Legends of the Fall

This Summer we’ll be taking a look at some of the greats of Massachusetts Cross Country as we count down until the 2025 season.