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Men's Cross Country
Pietras and Ferraro Highlight Men's Cross Country NEWMAC Honors
Springfield, Mass. - November 4, 2009 - The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its 2009 men’s cross country award winners on Wednesday. Springfield coach Peter Ferraro was named the NEWMAC Coach of the Year as he helped lead the Pride to a second-place showing at Saturday’s NEWMAC Championship, while Zach Pietras earned Rookie of the Year honors as the top freshman finisher. Read More
Five Runners Earn NEWMAC Men's Cross Country Academic All-Conference Honors
Babson Park, Mass. - November 4, 2009 - The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference announced its 2009 Men’s Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team on Thursday and the Springfield College men's cross country team had five members honored for their academic success. Read More.
Men's Cross Country Places Second At NEWMAC Championships; Pietras Named Rookie of the Year
Boston, Mass. - October 31, 2009 - A strong team race by the Springfield College men's cross country team was outmatched only by the efforts of MIT as the Pride raced to a second place finish in the New England Women’s and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships on Saturday afternoon at Franklin Park. Read More.
More Headlines
- Men's Cross Country Finishes 12th at UAlbany Invitational
- Men's Cross Country Competes at New England Championships
- Men's Cross Country Takes Sixth at Purple Valley Classic
- Pietras Leads Men's Cross Country to 10th-Place Finish at UMass-Dartmouth
- Birdsall Selected as NEWMAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
About The Team
Mike Griffin was named to the NCAA Division III All-Regional Cross Country team for the second straight year by finishing eighth of 330 runners at Harkness Park in Waterford, Conn. last November. He went on to compete in the NCAA Championships at St. Olaf Colege in Northfield, Minn.The Pride has placed in the top three at 23 of 25 conference championships in which it has competed, winning seven team titles. The 2005 squad ran to a 17th-place finish (out of 43 teams) at the New England Regional Division III Championships, hosted by Springfield College.
Springfield College has received NCAA Division III Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team honors for eight of the last nine seasons. The award goes to teams that earn a cumulative grade-point average of 3.1 or higher.
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Head Coach Peter Ferraro
Peter Ferraro, a 2007 graduate of Springfield College, enters his third season at the helm of men's cross country team at his alma mater in the fall of 2009.
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