Men's Cross Country Finishes Third At MASCAC Championships

Manyok paces Falcons with second place time of 26:25.66

Fitchburg, MA. – The Fitchburg State University men's cross country team placed third overall with a total of 73 points at the 2024 MASCAC Championships this afternoon at the Doyle Conservation Center.

The Basics

Meet: MASCAC Championships
Place: Third Place/Six, 73 Points

How It Happened

Senior Taban Manyok (Lynn, MA) led the way for the Green and Gold, placing second overall with a time of 26:25.66 over the 8K layout, while freshman Samuel Edwards (Townsend, MA) followed in eighth place with a time of 26:55.80.

Junior Michael Burns (Worcester, MA) was next into the chute, registering a tenth-place time of 27:01.66, while senior Joshua Lancaster (Holden, MA) notched a 28th place time of 29:06.93.

Rounding out the top finishers for the Green and Gold were senior Casey LaCombe (South Hadley, MA), graduate student Andrew Bedard (Rutland, MA) and freshman Brendan Guenard (Andover, MA) with times of 30:11.75, 30:42.86 and 30:54.99 respectively.

Inside the Numbers

• Kevin McBirney of Bridgewater State won the 2024 MASCAC Championships with a time 26:20.99
• Bridgewater State won the 2024 MASCAC Championships with a total of 23 points.
• Fitchburg State placed third overall with a total of 66 points at the 2023 MASCAC Championships
• Freshman Samuel Edwards was named MASCAC Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Year
• Senior Taban Manyok, freshman Samuel Edwards and junior Michael Burns were selected to the 2024 MASCAC Men's Cross Country All-Conference Team

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday, November 16th as they compete at the 2024 New England Regional Championship at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds, starting at 10:00AM.

STAY CONNECTED:

- For the latest on Fitchburg State University Athletics, follow the Falcons via social media on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.