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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