Men's Cross Country Finishes Fifth At 2025 James Early Invite
Guevara Mateo leads the way for the Falcons, placing second overall with a time of 25:30.10
Westfield, MA – The Fitchburg State University men's cross-country team placed fifth at the 2025 James Early Invitational with a total of 162 points, hosted by Westfield State this morning at Stanley Park.
The Basics
Meet: Jame Early Invitational
Place: Fifth Place, 162 Points
Location: Westfield State
How It Happened
Freshman Paulino Guevara Mateo (Cambridge, MA) paced the Green and Gold placing second overall with a time of 25:30.10 over the 8K layout, while junior Samuel Edwards (Townsend, MA) followed in 15th place with a time of 26:56.40.
Senior Michael Burns (Worcester, MA) was next for the Falcons, crossing the line in sixth place 20th place with a time of 27:16.82, while junior Joshua Lancaster (Holden, MA) entered the chute in 50th place with a time of 28:38.70.
Rounding out the top finishers for the Green and Gold were senior Brady Madigan (Ayer, MA) (100th), sophomore Alvaro Castillo-Clottier Jr (Palmer, MA) (108) and junior Lemuel Del Valle (Lawrence, MA) with times of 30:33.22, 30:43.49 and 31:30.76.
Inside the Numbers
- Ryan Hardiman of Williams College won the 2025 James Early Invite with a time of 25:23.02
- Williams won the 2025 James Early Invite with a total of 19 points.
- Fitchburg State placed fifth overall at the 2025 James Early Invitational with a total of 162 points
Up Next
Falcons return to action next Saturday as they compete at the 2025 Western New England Invitational, starting at 10:00AM.
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