2025-26 Westfield State Men's Track and Field News
Beth Crahan, Jace Falcone, Eliza Lee, Matt Linehan, and Joss Mettey were the five Owls representatives for their respective spring sports teams.
Westfield State Athletics soar to a sixth consecutive Smith Cup trophy and have now won the most Smith Cups in MASCAC history.
Westfield State senior Eliza Lee (Walpole, Mass.) won the women’s long jump at the Farley Inter-Regional Meet at Williams College on Saturday, posting a career-best mark that has her in position to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships.
Eliza Lee, Julianne Kelly and Reese Stevens each recorded All-New England Finishes
Daniel Shea and Drew Organ won individual events to go along with a team victory in the 4x800 at the MASCAC Championships.
Westfield finished fourth in the team scoring with 103 points
Westfield State will next compete at the 2026 MASCAC Track and Field Championships at Fitchburg State on Saturday, April 25.
Vail Cote '20 spent February in Italy – as the U.S. Olympic Committee's logistics lead for the United State freestyle ski and snowboard team's village in Livigno.
Xavier Merkman launched a school record throw in the discus toss at a distance of 45.95m (150-09) and added another event win at the Jerry Gravel Classic on Saturday.
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 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average.
Ware won the Javelin with a throw of 56.85 meters, or 186’-06”.
Braedan Ramsey captured the 3000-meter steeplechase title in 10:07.33
Alani Botas from women’s basketball, Jace Falcone from men’s indoor track and field, Eliza Lee from women’s indoor track and field, Keith Mency from men’s basketball, and Tom Reilly from ice hockey all earned spots on the sportsmanship team.
Women’s track and field were a unanimous selection at number one while the men were second in the coaches’ poll.
Senior John Ware was third in the javelin with a throw of 57.70 meters.
Lee jumped 11.29 meters (37’-0.5”) in the triple jump
