Cass of Bridgewater State Repeats as MASCAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year, Headlines 2024 All-Conference Team
For the second straight year, Naomi Cass of Bridgewater State is named MASCAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year after finishing as the top overall finisher at the conference championship on Saturday. Her result also headlines the 2024 All-Conference team.
November 6, 2024
Westfield, Mass. — For the second straight year, Naomi Cass of Bridgewater State is named MASCAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year after finishing as the top overall finisher at the conference championship on Saturday. Her result also headlines the 2024 All-Conference team.
Cass, a junior from Westport, Mass., won the 2024 MASCAC Women’s Cross Country meet with a 5k time of 18:31.89 to earn the Runner of the Year accolades, 25 seconds faster then the next highest finisher. Her time helped guide the Bears to a team runner-up finish.
Crossing the line as the first rookie finisher was Sophia Rebenciuc of Westfield State. The sophomore from Southwick, Mass. finished in sixth place with a 5k time of 19:27.51 to earn MASCAC Rookie of the Year and All-Conference honors while helping the Owls to a first place team trophy.
After leading the Owls to their fifth straight MASCAC team title, Marlee Berg-Haryasz of Westfield State was named the 2024 BSN Sports Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year as voted on by the coaches around the league.
Sitting on this year’s All-Conference Team with Cass and Rebenciuc are Lily Valcovic of Bridgewater State, Tealei Chandonnet, Shea Hamel, Julianne Kelly, Molly Kennedy, Brynne Lecours, Eliza Lee and Reese Stevens of Westfield State.
2024 MASCAC WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Player/Institution Class Hometown
Naomi Cass, Bridgewater State Junior Westport, Mass.
Tealei Chandonnet, Westfield State Junior Dracut, Mass.
Julianne Kelly, Westfield State Junior Natick, Mass.
Shea Hamel, Westfield State Junior Longmeadow, Mass.
Molly Kennedy, Westfileld State Senior W. Springfield, Mass.
Sophia Rebenciuc, Westfield State Sophomore Southwick, Mass.
Reese Stevens, Westfield State Sophomore Agawam, Mass.
Brynne Lecours, Westfield State Junior Haverhill, Mass.
Lily Valcovic, Bridgewater State Senior E. Taunton, Mass.
Eliza Lee, Westfield State Junior Walpole, Mass.
RUNNER OF THE YEAR
Naomi Cass, Bridgewater State Junior Westport, Mass.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Sophia Rebenciuc, Westfield State Sophomore Southwick, Mass.
BSN SPORTS COACH OF THE YEAR
Marlee Berg-Haryasz, Westfield State