Collegiate Round Up
While there was a plethora of high school action last weekend, Hopkinton, NH played host to the New England Cross Country Championships. The Hopkinton Fairgrounds course will host the NCAA Regional Championships, so this was a great opportunity for some local teams to scout out the course.
Ocean State Invitational Gears Up For 17th Year
Year after year, some things never change at the Ocean State Invitational: the competition is fierce, the talent is deep, and the atmosphere is electrifying. That’s exactly how co-meet director Siobhan Breagy likes it. “Last year, one of the coaches I reached out to initially said his team would attend a different meet because of […]
New Balance Girls Power Rankings
New Balance Girls Power Rankings Week One of the Cross-Country season is in the books, and despite limited teams competing, there was plenty of action. There were dual and tri meets between top ranked teams as well as multiple invitationals. So now it’s time for our week one Power Rankings brought to you by New […]
Catholic Memorial makes a statement; Noteworthy returns highlight Vineyard Invitational
Saturday in Martha’s Vineyard featured strong winds, a bright sky, and some major performances from teams and individuals we did not feature in the preseason.
BSR Race Forecast
The first race week of the season is here and there’s no shortage of excitement. If you were planning on easing into competition this year, the Cross-Country Gods had other ideas.
Runners to Watch: Monument Mountain Regional’s Everett Pacheco
Everett Pacheco of Monument Mountain Regional returns looking for his second straight Division Three crown. After finishing 10th as a sophomore, Pacheco would win this past fall in 16:09, a time that ranks fourth out of all returning runners from the Meet of Champions.
Runner’s to Watch: Natick’s John Bianchi
The number two returner from the Meet of Champions Division One race will be looking for an individual title as well as a team title this fall. John Bianchi was eighth last year and has the third fastest time, 15:59, of all returning runners. He will look to lead our number two ranked Natick squad to the team title after finishing fifth last season.
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
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.
Hennessy’s 4:40 Mile Highlights Big Weekend For Bay Staters
The first big (extended) weekend of competition was certainly not without its share of highlights. Most of our Bay State athletes competed in-state at five different meets -the MSTCA William C. Kane Developmental Invitational at Holyoke (Thursday), the MSTCA Warrior Classic at Foxborough (Thursday), the 2nd annual Mercury Games at Bridgewater-Raynham (Friday), the MSTCA InVacational […]