2018 Women's Cross Country News

Senior Meagan Dias led the Golden Bears with a 169th place finish in her final collegiate race on Saturday at the New England Regional Championship. (Photo by Chris Marion)
Western New England Wraps Up Season at NCAA Regional Championship

November 10, 2018

BRUNSWICK, Maine (November 10, 2018) – The Western New England University women’s cross country team wrapped up its 2018 campaign at the NCAA New England Regional Championship on Saturday morning on the campus of Bowdoin College.

Western New England finished sixth in the eight-team field at the CCC Championship on Saturday. (Photo by Chris Marion)
Western New England Runs to Sixth Place Finish at CCC Championship

October 27, 2018

WENHAM, Mass. (October 27, 2018) – The Western New England University women’s cross country team ran to a sixth-place finish at the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship on Saturday morning on the campus of Gordon College.

Townsend Leads Golden Bears at Western New England Invitational
Townsend Leads Golden Bears at Western New England Invitational

October 13, 2018

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 13, 2018) – The Western New England University women’s cross country team turned in a seventh place finish at the program’s annual Invitational on campus Saturday morning.

Brooke Townsend Named CCC Runner of the Week
Brooke Townsend Named CCC Runner of the Week

October 09, 2018

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 9, 2018) – Junior Brooke Townsend (Portland, Conn.) of the Western New England University women’s cross country team has been named the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Runner of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.

Junior Brooke Townsend led the Golden Bears with her 35th place finish in 19:53.70 on Saturday at the James Earley Invitational.  (Photo by Bill Sharon)
Golden Bears Post Top Ten Finish at James Earley Invitational

October 06, 2018

WESTFIELD, Mass. (October 6, 2018) – Led by a trio of Golden Bears that finished inside the top-45 of the 214-runner field, the Western New England University women’s cross country team registered an impressive tenth place finish on Saturday at the James Earley Invitational, hosted by Westfield State University at Stanley Park.

Ashley Benedict finished 16th overall as Western New England captured the Elms Blazer Classic on Saturday. (Photo by Doug Steinbock)
Golden Bears Capture Elms Blazer Classic

September 22, 2018

CHICOPEE, Mass. (September 22, 2018) – The Western New England University women’s cross country team placed four runners inside the top ten en route to a first place finish at the Elms College Blazer Classic on Saturday morning at Chicopee Memorial State Park.

Photo by Bill Sharon/Spartan SportShots
Western New England Places 32nd at UMass Dartmouth Invitational

September 15, 2018

DARTMOUTH, Mass. — In their second meet of the season, the Western New England University women's cross country team finished 32nd at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the Robert Dowd Course.

Photo by Bill Sharon/Spartan Sportshots
Western New England Opens Season with Sixth Place Finish at Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational

September 01, 2018

LEOMINSTER, Mass. (September 1, 2018) – The Western New England University women’s cross country team ran to a sixth place finish on Saturday at the season-opening Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational, hosted by Fitchburg State University at the Doyle Conservation Center.