Records
Owls In the Spotlight
- NCAA Division 3 All America: Kevin Crowley, 1978.
- NCAA Division 3 individual national qualifiers: Bob Granfield, 1977; Kevin Crowley, 1977; Kevin Crowley, 1978; Dave Hanechak, 1985; Mike Keegan, 1986; Steve Gaebel, 1988.
- The 1987 and the 1977 teams qualified for the NCAA Division 3 national championships
Men's All-Time Best Times
| Kevin Crowley | 24:22 | 1978 | Franklin Park |
| Mike Beard | 24:39 | 1974 | Franklin Park |
| Mike Keegan | 24:53 | 1985 | UMass Dartmouth |
| Bob Grandfield | 24:56 | 1978 | Franklin Park |
| Jim McGilloway | 25:06 | 1976 | Franklin Park |
| David Gagnon | 25:17 | 1995 | Franklin Park |
| Steve Gaebel | 25:17 | 1987 | UMass Dartmouth |
| Dave Hanechak | 25:17 | 1984 | Franklin Park |
| Derik Noland | 25:24 | 2016 | UMass Dartmouth |
| Kevin Dalton | 25:27 | 1975 | Franklin Park |
| Fred Driscoll | 25:31 | 1982 | Franklin Park |
| Andy Messer | 25:31.4 | 2007 | Harkness Park |
| Scott Bissaillon | 25:32 | 1977 | Franklin Park |
| John Messer | 25:36.2 | 2007 | Harkness Park |
| Mike Skelly | 25:41.4 | 2015 | Harkness Park |
| Mike Skelly | 25:47 | 2015 | Goodman Course (PA) |
| Greg Callahan | 25:48 | 1984 | Franklin Park |
| Jonathan Joyce | 25:50.9 | 2009 | Franklin Park |
| Tim Shea | 25:53.62 | 2013 | Southern Maine |
| Derik Noland | 25:59 | 2016 | Paul Short Invite |
| Jason Pappas | 25:59.5 | 1999 | UMass Dartmouth |
| Ken Pliska | 26:00 | 1987 | Stanley Park, Westfield |
| Ken Pliska | 26:01 | 1986 | Franklin Park |
| Kevin LaCoste | 26:05.1 | 1999 | UMass Dartmouth |
Home Course Record: Ken Pliska, 1987, 8,000 meters, 26:00
Westfield State Cross Country/Track Highlights
Mass. state conference cross country champions 23 of past 37 years, including 11 straight ('83-'93)
- 1987: 19th place, NCAA Division III national cross country championships
- 1987: Third place, New England Division III cross country championships
- 1989: 26th place, NCAA Division III national indoor track and field championships
- 1988: Second place, New England Division III spring track and field championships
- 1988: 10th place, NCAA Division III national indoor track and field championships
- New England Division III second place team, composite track and field scoring (1980-89)
- New England Division III track and field team champions, 1980 and 1985
- New England Division III track and field runner-up, 1981 and 1982
- New England Division III track and field third place team, 1989
- 10th place team New England track and field championships (all divisions) in 1981 and 1984
- Mass. state conference track and field champions 34 of past 41 years, including 13 straight ('83-'95) and 13 straight from 1997-2009
- 11 straight New England Alliance outdoor track and field championships (1998-2008); New England Alliance outdoor champions in 2011
- 41 NCAA All Americans and 154 national qualifiers
Updated December 7, 2022