Boston College Men's Cross Country

Pete Watson was introduced as the Director of Men’s & Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country at Boston College on August 22, 2022. Watson comes to the Heigh...

Shannon Malone joins the Boston College cross country and track and field team as an assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. Malone will also be working with the distance runners for both the men’s and women’s cross country and track & field teams. Before joining the Eagles staff, Malone was an assistant cross country/track and field coach at Syracuse University, guiding the men’s program to first place at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Northeast Regional and the women’s to second place. A 2018 graduate of Syracuse University, Malone was a two-time All-ACC Cross Country and three-time All-ACC Track recipient, winning the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Regional meet and placing in the top 60 of that year’s NCAA Championship.

Tim McGowan enters his first season as a member of the Boston College men’s cross country and track & field coaching staff. McGowan, who currently runs with the Boston Athletic Association high performance team, served as an assistant coach with the Hofstra men’s and women’s cross country and track & field teams from 2019-20. "Coach McGowan brings quality Division I experience at a Power Five school, where he led Penn State both on and off the field as a standout student-athlete and team captain,” Kerr said. “His time as a Division I coach, coupled with his recent professional career representing the historic B.A.A., gives Coach Mac a breadth of experience that will benefit all athletes in our program. We look forward to Coach Mac contributing in all aspects of our program and pushing the Eagles to new heights!" While a student-athlete at Penn State from 2015-19, his name is listed throughout the program’s record book. McGowan holds the school record for the indoor 5,000m (13:46.49) and ranks among the program’s all-time performers in the indoor 3,000m (8:01.49) and outdoor 5,000m (13:54.20). He served as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater during the 2018-19 indoor and outdoor track seasons. McGowan began his collegiate career at Roger Williams University, setting five school records en route to becoming the first student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Division I championships. Originally from Northport, N.Y., McGowan was the New York State champion in the two-mil