Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes undergraduate college student-athletes who participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full time semester, and earn a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average.
Owls' athletics recognized its major award winners, including the Senior Scholar Athlete Awards, the Peter Mazza Athletic Award, the Senior Male and Female Athletes of the Year, and the John Kurty Award, the department's highest award for four-year contributions to athletics, and inducted 33 new members of Chi Alpha Sigma, the national honor society for college athletes.
Westfield State first-year linebacker Oliver Williams has been confirmed as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference’s representative to the NCAA’s National Student Athlete Advisory Committee, a key position bringing student-athlete voices to national leadership.
At the conclusion of the winter sports season, Westfield State University Athletics continues to hold the top spot in the 2023-24 Howard C. Smith Cup standings as the best athletic program in the MASCAC.
Cooley led the Owls, and the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference in tackling with 117 stops this season, an average of 11.7 tackles per game. He added nine tackles-for-loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles, recovered two fumbles, and broke up a pair of passes on the season.
58 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2023 Fall Sportsmanship Team.
After the conclusion of the fall season, Westfield State athletics holds the lead in the 2023-24 Howard C. Smith Cup standings, awarded to the top athletics institution in the MASCAC.
Westfield State football players earned two more weekly honors, as safety Christian Julian (Hingham, Mass.) and running back Jordan Smith (Coventry, Conn.) were both named to the D3football.com national team of the week, as presented by Scoutware.
Westfield State senior running back Jordan Smith (Coventry, Conn.) has been chosen as the Gold Helmet winner by the New England Football Writers as presented by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation for his record-setting performance this weekend in the Owls 49-0 win over Fitchburg State University.
Westfield State first-year kicker Cooper Harvey was named the MASCAC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second-straight week as part of the Owls dominant win over Fitchburg.
Westfield State senior running back Jordan Smith (Coventry, Conn.) ran for 223 yards and a school-record five rushing touchdowns as the Owls steamrolled Fitchburg State, 49-0 to close out the 2023 season at Elliot Field in Fitchburg on Saturday afternoon.
Westfield State University will close out their season on the road at Fitchburg State, taking on the Falcons on Saturday at noon in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game.
Westfield State football’s Cooper Harvey was named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time this season after his impressive performance in the Owls win over Worcester State this past Saturday.
Westfield State senior Jordan Smith (Coventry, Conn.) ran for 167 yards and a touchdown to punctuate a 30-12, senior day win over Worcester State for the Owls football team in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game at Alumni Field on Saturday afternoon.
Plymouth State junior quarterback Braden Lynn (Littleton, Mass.) launched a 53-yard hail mary pass as time expired, and his prayer was answered as freshman tight end Jacob Morris (Kennebunk, Maine) came down with the ball in the front right corner of the end zone for a touchdown that gave the Panthers a 20-19 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football win over Westfield State on Saturday afternoon.
Westfield State University hosts Plymouth State at Alumni Field on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game.
Westfield State’s Jordan Smith (Coventry, Conn.) ran for 164 yards on 40 carries, but the Owls ultimately fell to Bridgewater State by a 21-0 final on a rainy and blustery afternoon for the Bears homecoming game at Mazzaferro Field.
Westfield State travels to Bridgewater State to take on the Bears on Bridgewater’s homecoming on Saturday at 4:00 pm in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game.
Westfield State Athletics celebrated its 25th Hall of Fame class on Saturday, October 13, inducting five new members as part of the school’s homecoming weekend.
The Westfield State football team - led by the strong showings of this week’s Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, Cade Nelson (Shrewsbury, Mass.), and the MASCAC Special Teams Player of the Week, Cooper Harvey (Niskayuna, N.Y.) - put up a real fight in the 26-23, overtime loss against UMass Dartmouth on Saturday, October 14.
UMass-Dartmouth’s Dante Aviles-Santos (Cumberland, R.I.) completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Angel Sanchez (Providence, R.I. / Bishop Henriksen) in overtime to give the Corsairs a dramatic 26-23 win over Westfield State and spoil the Owls homecoming at Alumni Field on Saturday.
The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Council of Presidents and Commissioner Angela Baumann are excited to announce the addition of Dean College as a football affiliate beginning during the 2025 season.
Westfield State football players’ Max Margeson and Cooper Harvey both earned conference recognition this past week as the MASCAC Defensive and Rookie of the Week.
Westfield State’s Max Margeson (Littleton, Colo./Mullen HS) and Alec Rodriguez (Westfield, Mass.) combined for a memorable interception return play for a touchdown to lift the Owls to a 17-10 win over Massachusetts Maritime Academy at Alumni Field on Saturday to bring a happy conclusion to Family and Champions Weekend.