Fitchburg State Track Earns Third/Fourth In Pre-Season Poll

Men finish with 15 points in Men’s Poll; Women place fourth with ten points

FITCHBURG, Mass. (March 2, 2012) – The Fitchburg State men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams were recently selected third and fourth respectively in the 2012 MASCAC Pre-Season Coaches Poll as announced by the league office Thursday afternoon.

The Owls of Westfield State University and the Lancers of Worcester State University are the pre-season picks to win their respective 2012 MASCAC Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field championships in a vote of the league’s coaches.

Westfield State captured all five first place votes on the men’s side to amass 25 points and outdistance runner-up Worcester State’s total of 18 points. Fitchburg State followed in third place with 15 points, while Bridgewater State and Massachusetts Maritime rounded out the poll in fourth and fifth place with 10 and seven points, respectively.

On the women’s side, Worcester State claimed four first place votes collecting 24 points to edge out Westfield State, which took the other first place vote with 21 points. Bridgewater State followed in third place with 15 points, while Fitchburg State and Massachusetts Maritime rounded out the poll in fourth and fifth place with 10 and five 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 sport of men’s ice hockey.