Men's Cross Country

NEWMAC Men's Cross Country Weekly Report #5 - October 5

October 5, 2026 

The NEWMAC has announced its Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending October 4, 2026: Renne Cooper of MIT. The NEWMAC Weekly Awards program is presented by SKYBOKX109 in Framingham, Mass.

Weekly Honors

Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week

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Renee Cooper
Runner of the Week

Renne Cooper

MIT

Junior • Austin, Texas

Individually Placed 24that Pre-National Meet

Cooper led nationally-ranked MIT to a seventh place finish at Pre-Nationals

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Junior Renne Cooper finished in 24th place to lead the No. 21 nationally-ranked Engineers to seventh-place at the Running of the Cows Pre-Nationals 8k Championship race in Northfield, Minnesota. Cooper ran a time of 25:03.7 against a loaded field that included 17 ranked teams.


Around the League

Results From September 28 - October 4

Matchup Final Game Details
October 3
Keene State Invitational White 6k Springfield (2nd) Results
Keene State Invitational Red 8k MIT (2nd), Springfield (18th), Wheaton (21st),
Emerson (27th)		 Results
Pre-Nationals Navy Championship 8k MIT (7th) Results

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Top 10 Plays of the Week

Catch up on the top moments from around the conference.

2026 Athletes of the Week

Season Archive

October 4

Runner: Renne Cooper, MIT

September 28

Runner: Everett Mosher, WPI

September 21

Runner: Everett Mosher, WPI

September 14

Runner: Brendan Fant, Coast Guard

September 8

Runner: Nick Yacoub, Babson