Men's Cross Country Places First Overall At 2025 Norwich Cadet Invite
Guevara Mateo leads the way for the Green & Gold with first place time of 26:06.90
Northfield, VT – The Fitchburg State University men's cross-country team placed first overall with a total of 37 points at the 2025 Norwich Cadet Invitational this afternoon at the Norwich University Cross Country Course.
The Basics
Meet: Norwich Cadet Invitational
Place: First Place, 37 Points
Location: Norwich Cross Country Course
How It Happened
Freshman Paulino Guevara Mateo (Cambridge, MA) paced the Green and Gold, taking top honors with a time of 26:06.90 over the 8K layout, while senior Michael Burns (Worcester, MA) followed in fourth place with a time of 28.08.80
Junior Samuel Edwards (Townsend, MA) was next for the Falcons, crossing the line in sixth place at 28:35.00, while junior Joshua Lancaster (Holden, MA) finished seventh with a time of 29:03.80.
Rounding out the top finishers for the Green and Gold were senior Omar Elmi (Worcester, MA) (24th), classmate Alvaro Castillo-Clottier Jr (Palmer, MA) (26th) and senior Brady Madigan (Ayer, MA) (28th) with times of 31:32.80, 31:47.50 and 31:48.90
Inside the Numbers
- Paulino Guevara Mateo of Fitchburg State won the 2025 Norwich Cadet Invite with a time 26:06.90
- Fitchburg State won the 2025 Norwich Cadet Invite with a total of 37 points.
Up Next
Falcons return to action next Saturday as they compete at the 2025 James Early Invitational, hosted by Westfield State, starting at 10:00AM.
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