Program History

The history of the Fitchburg State men's track team is a long and storied one. There have been 55 Track All-Americans at the college since 1977, paced by Brian Crossman, who was a 13-time All-American from 1985-88.

There have been seven National Champions, most recently being, Kris Theriault, who won the Javelin title in 1994. Three athletes have gone onto the Olympic Trials, including Theriault and Steeplechaser, Jason Cullinane in 1996. One Falcon has competed in the Olympics-sprinter Willis Toddman in 1988.

As a team, Fitchburg State has won three MASCAC Track Championships, including a title in 1992, and two MASCAC Cross Country Championships.

Under the direction of head coach Jim Jellison, the Falcons are on the fast track to once again becoming one of the top teams in New England.

You want to talk about success, let's talk about the Fitchburg State women's track and cross country programs. Under the direction of head coach Jim Jellison since 1979, the Falcons have won the MASCAC championships six out of the last nine years and the MASCAC cross country title three times in the last seven years. Overall, Jellison has won six cross country crowns and has an ECAC championship under his belt. Fitchburg won the ECAC championship in 1984.

Along with team success has come tremendous individual success as well. there have been 48 All-American performances at Fitchburg State since 1980, including four National Champions. The All-New England, All-ECAC and All-MASCAC performers are too numberous to mention.

Did you know?
Fitchburg State men's track has had at least one All-American in 19 of the last 23 years.

The Fitchburg State women's track team has had 3 Academic All-Americans and 5 MASCAC Scholar Athletes of the Year.

About Our Facilities

Cross Country

The city of Fitchburg offers a wide variety of terrain for the team to train on. FSC benefits from running in the "second hilliest city in the U.S.". Aside from the abundance of hills there is an Audobon Society nearby offering miles of challenging trails as well as the long peaceful ones. The Men's and Women's race course is set in a serene city park complete with gazebos and a beautiful pond which is the year round home to dozens of swans and ducks.

Indoor/Outdoor Track

In the summer of 2000, the college opened a new $12.6 million Recreation Center. In addition to serving as the home of the Falcons Basketball and Volleyball squads, the Rec Center offers a state-of-the-art fitness center, a 25 meter swimming pool, three basketball courts, two classrooms, two raquetball courts an indoor running track and a dance-aerobics studio. The building is located on North Street just south of the main section of campus. The outdoor facility underwent a $4M renovation in 2006 which includes a world-class 8-lane Mondo surface track, two fully caged throwing areas, two horizontal jumping pits and a synthetic javelin runway. This surely is one of the finest venues in all of New England.