Falcons Picked Second In MASCAC MXC Pre-Season Poll
FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Fitchburg State men’s cross country team was recently selected second with a total of 30 points in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASACAC) Pre-Season Coaches Poll as voted by the league coaches.
Fitchburg State collect 30 points to earn second spot in 2021 preseason poll
FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Fitchburg State men's cross country team was recently selected second with a total of 30 points in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASACAC) Pre-Season Coaches Poll as voted by the league coaches.
Bridgewater State was selected to claim the 2021 MASCAC Men's Cross Country conference championship, capturing five of the seven first place ballots to finish with 34 points in this year's poll, while Fitchburg State followed in a close second with 30 points, which included the remaining two first place tallies.
Landing in the third slot was Westfield State with a total of 29 points, while Worcester State was sitting in fourth with 21 total points. The fifth spot went to Framingham state, which amassed 14 points, while Massachusetts Maritime and MCLA rounded out this year's MASCAC Men's Cross Country Pre-Season Poll in sixth and seventh with 13 and six points respectively.
The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation's oldest Division III men's and women's playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University. Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men's ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University joined the conference as an affiliate member in football in 2013-14.
The Fitchburg State men's cross country team opens its 2021 campaign on Friday as they compete at the 2021 Suffolk Short Course Classic at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass., starting at 1:30 PM.
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2021 Men's Cross Country Pre-Season Coaches Poll |
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School |
Points |
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1. Bridgewater State (5) |
34 |
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2. Fitchburg State (2) |
30 |
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3. Westfield State |
29 |
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4. Worcester State |
21 |
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5. Framingham State |
14 |
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6. Mass. Maritime |
13 |
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7. MCLA |
6 |