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SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--Fifteen-year head coach Brian Walsh has announced the 2014 Western New England University women's cross country team awards, including most valuable player Jonathan Ricciardi (Pattersonville, N.Y./Schalmont High School), , rookie of...

Dec 30th 2014, 10:49pm 3K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Western New England Ends Season at NCAA Men's Cross Country Regional Championships

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.--On Saturday, Williams College hosted the 2014 NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships where the Western New England men's cross country team finished with 1221 points for 43rd place.

Nov 16th 2014, 12:30am 2K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

'Bears Finish Fifth Out of Nine Teams at the CCC Men's Cross Country Championships

WENHAM, Mass.--The Western New England University men's cross country team tied a season-low with 151 points to finish in fifth place at the nine-team Commonwealth Coast Conference Championships on Saturday at Gordon College.

Nov 1st 2014, 8:51pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Golden Bears Peaking for Commonwealth Coast Conference Cross Country Championships

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--The 2014 Commonwealth Coast Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Championship will be hosted by Gordon College on Saturday. The women's championship race will cover a course of 6,000 meters starting at noon, followed by the me...

Oct 31st 2014, 12:02pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Three Top-50 Performances Land 'Bears Seventh Out of 18 Team at Own WNE Invitational

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--The Western New England University men's cross country program turned in three top-50 performances on Saturday for a solid seventh-place showing in its own WNE Golden Bears Invitational, which featured 18 squads. The Golden Bears re...

Oct 18th 2014, 6:01pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Freshman Jonathan Ricciardi Paces 'Bears at 19th annual James Early Invitational

WESTFIELD, Mass.--Freshman Jonathan Ricciardi led the Western New England men's cross country squad across the finish line for the fourth time in five meets this season on Saturday when the Golden Bears recorded 612 points to end up 21st out of 37 team...

Oct 12th 2014, 10:43am 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Golden Bears Earn Top-5 Finish at the Pop Crowell Invitational Hosted by Gordon

WENHAM, Mass.—The Western New England University men's cross country recorded 151 points to finish in fifth place out of 13 teams at the annual Pop Crowell Invitational in the woods of the Gordon College campus on Saturday.

Sep 27th 2014, 10:55pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Gary Crowley '84 Helped Blaze a Trail for Western New England Cross Country

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--Gary Crowley '84 is a trailblazer. He is also one of six new inductees of the 2014 Western New England University Athletics Downes Hall of Fame that were enshrined as the 16th class during Homecoming Weekend Sep. 12-13 at Rivers Mem...

Sep 26th 2014, 10:05am 877 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Cross Country Sweeps Athletics Department Student-Athletes of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--Western New England University cross country runners Kirsten White (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly High School) and Jonathan Ricciardi (Pattersonville, N.Y./Schalmont HS) have been selected as the Golden Bear Student-Athletes of the Week, ...

Sep 24th 2014, 3:05pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

'Bears Sweep Commonwealth Coast Conference Cross Country Rookie of the Week Awards

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--The Western New England University cross country teams swept rookie of the week honors announced by the Commonwealth Coast Conference on Monday. Sophomore Kirsten White (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly High School) was the women's recipient...

Sep 22nd 2014, 6:39pm 892 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments