Agawam's Megan Dustin broke her own course record at Robinson State Park by four seconds, finishing in 19:39, but East Longmeadow's depth helped them overcome Dustin's performance Tuesday as it won 25-31.
Dustin previously set the course record on Sept...

Holyoke's Maggie McAndrew has only run in three regular season high school cross country meets, but she has already set a course record - twice.
McAndrew, a freshman, broke her own home course record in Tuesday afternoon's dual meet against West Spring...

Emma Gonzalez finished first for Amherst girls cross country, as the Hurricanes took the first 18 spots in their 15-50 win over Ludlow.
Gonzalez finished with a time of 21:18, while each member of Amherst's top five finished in less than 22 minutes. Lu...

Led by Elizabeth Ford, the Central girls cross country team swept Springfield opponents Commerce and Putnam for two more victories.  
Central (5-2, 5-0 Valley Central) defeated Putnam (2-3, 2-2), 16-39, and Commerce (1-9, 1-3), 15-40. 
Ford f...

Note: Although five kilometers (3.1 miles) is the norm for cross country courses, not all of the Western Mass. high school courses feature that distance. As such, sometimes seemingly slower speeds are ranked higher, as we treat 3.1 as our benchmark. Al...

NOTE: Each week, MassLive cross country beat writer Mark C. Volain will select one of the week’s top performers for The Rundown, a hybrid profile that features both Q & A and standard article formats. The gender will alternate week-to-week, conti...