Results 

WELLESLEY, Mass. – November 2, 2024 – Senior Sam Coutts (Pacific Grove, Calif.) of MIT won the individual title at the 2024 NEWMAC Men’s Cross Country Championship today held at Nehoiden Golf Club. 

MIT recorded a winning score of 25 points with nine finishers in the top 12 in the race. The Engineers have claimed all 26 conference titles in the 27-year history of the NEWMAC. The eight-kilometer championship race was hosted by Wellesley College on an ideal race day with overcast skies and temps in the 50s. 

WPI finished second with a score of 62 points, while Babson College placed third with 73 points. United States Coast Guard Academy trailed in fourth with 106 points and Springfield College scored 129 points to finish fifth. Wheaton College recorded 174 points to finish sixth, followed by Clark University in seventh place with 222 points. Emerson College placed eighth with 246 points while Salve Regina University rounded out the field in ninth with 260 points. 

Coutts earned NEWMAC Athlete of the Year honors after clocking in with a time of 24:32.4. This marks the 22^nd occasion that an MIT runner has earned the accolade.

Graduate Anthony Rodriguez (Prairie View, Ill.) of Babson placed second in a time of 24:42.8. MIT senior Samir Amin (Olympia, Wash.) finished third, registering a time of 24:44. In fourth place was WPI graduate Avi Bissoondial (Millbury, Mass.) in 24:44.2. Rounding out the top five was Babson senior Julian Ivarra (Plano, Texas) who crossed the finish line in 25:06.8.

MIT first-year Renne Cooper (Austin, Texas) received NEWMAC Rookie of the Year honors after placing seventh with a time of 25:09.3 to become the 23^rd Engineer to earn the top newcomer designation.

The top 14 finishers earned NEWMAC All-Conference accolades.

1. Sam Coutts (Sr., Pacific Grove, Calif.) – MIT – 24:32.4
2. Anthony Rodriguez (Gr., Prairie View, Ill.) – Babson – 24:42.8
3. Samir Amin (Sr., Olympia, Wash.) – MIT – 24:44.0
4. Avi Bissoondial (Gr., Millbury, Mass.) – WPI – 24:44.2
5. Julian Ivarra (Sr., Plano, Texas) – Babson – 25:06.8
6. Jake Cobb (Jr., West Deptford, N.J.) - MIT – 25:08.2
7. Renne Cooper (Fr., Austin, Texas) – MIT – 25:09.3
8. Pablo Arroyo (Sr., Richardson, Texas) – MIT – 25:10.7
9. Yichen Sun (So., Chapel Hill, N.C.) – MIT – 25:12.4
10. Tim Neumann (Jr., Downers Grove, Ill.) – MIT – 25:14.3
11. Jacob Hansen (Gr., Bountiful, Utah) – MIT – 25:18.0
12. Ziyad Hassan (Sr., Ashburn, Va.) – MIT – 25:37.6
13. Nick Yacoub (Fr., Sharon, Mass.) – Babson – 25:38.8
14. Ryan Fischer (Sr., Merrimack, N.H.) – WPI – 25:39.9

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), while sponsoring 20 sports.