The young Minutemen impressed with a solid display at the New England Championships, while the Minutewomen left Franklin Park with a feeling of disappointment.
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Mixed results for cross country teams at New Englands
Tags: Cross Country, Julia LaFreniere, Karen Roa, Ken O'Brien, Sean Duncan
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Minutemen conclude season at IC4A Championships
The Massachusetts men’s cross country team captured a 17th-place finish out of 19 teams at the IC4A Championships to wrap up its season. Junior Patrick McAllister led the Minutemen in 58th place in a field of 162 runners with a time of 26 minutes and 12 seconds.
Tags: Cross Country, IC4A Championships
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UMass teams try to qualify for NCAA Championships
After a grueling effort at the Atlantic 10 championships, the Massachusetts men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete in the NCAA Regional Championships on Saturday in Madison, Conn. Last year, the Minutemen came in 11th place at the regional championships, while the Minutewomen finished 20th.
Tags: Atlantic 10 Championship, Cross Country, NCAA Regional Championships, Take
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UMass travels to Pittsburgh
Despite having the weekend off, the Massachusetts cross country teams are preparing for the upcoming battle in Pennsylvania. Both teams are keeping a watchful eye on conference rival Duquesne, which is based out of Pittsburgh, and may have a home field advantage.
Tags: Atlantic 10 Championship, Chili Pepper Festival, Cross Country, Kevin O'Brien, Schenely Park
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Men’s cross country faces nationally-ranked opponents this weekend
Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams have a big weekend ahead of them, as they travel to face big-name opponents. Most notably, the men will take on No. 2 Oklahoma State and No. 6 Arkansas.
Tags: Arkansas, Chile Pepper Festival, Cross Country, Girma Mechso, Indiana, Julia LaFreniere, Oklahoma State
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Four news faces succeed for Minutemen
Over the weekend, four new faces achieved top-five finishing for the men’s side of the cross country team. Meanwhile, the Minutewomen overcame nagging injury issues to place 11th out of 47 teams.
Tags: Courtney Baldwin, Cross Country, Julie LaFreniere, Patrick McAllister
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Cross-country teams to compete in New England Championships
The Massachusetts cross-country teams will compete against some of the better programs in the Northeast during the New England Championships. Men’s coach Ken O’Brien said he is looking forward to seeing if his younger runners can step up this weekend.
Tags: Cross Country, Julie LaFreniere, Ken O'Brien, New England Championships
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Cross-country teams host home meet
The Massachusetts cross-country teams will host their only home meet of the season against some of the best teams of the Northeast. Men’s coach Ken O’Brien believes his seniors are in good position to lead his team.
Tags: Boston College, Cross Country, Ken O'Brien, UConn
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Men’s and Women’s cross country head to Boston for BC Invitational
The Minutemen and Minutewomen head to Chestnut Hill led by redshirt senior Shiyi Zan. Zan placed in each of UMass’ five races.
Tags: Boston College Invitational, Caroline King, Cross Country, Jillian King, Shiyi Zan
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