Naomi Cass Named MASCAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University senior Naomi Cass has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week.

Cass placed ninth out of a field of 192 runners this past weekend at the season opening Suffolk Short Course Classic held at the Mark Coogan Cross Country Course in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The Westport, Massachusetts product covered the three-kilometer course in a time of 11:13.94 as she was the top Division III harrier at the meet.

A two-time NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships participant, Cass has earned MASCAC Runner of the Week honors eleven times over the course of her illustrious career.

The BSU women's cross country team will be back in action on Saturday, September 20th when the Bears travel to Dartmouth, Massachusetts for the 52nd Annual UMass Dartmouth Invitational.