The Massachusetts Maritime men’s cross country team will take its first steps towards claiming the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference crown in a few short weeks, and as preparations continue for the upcoming campaign, Head Coach Chris Slattery has named a trio of seniors to serve as the Buccaneers’ tri-captains this fall.

Seniors Robby Galvin (Woburn, Mass./Woburn), Chris MacKay (Bethany, Conn./Amity Regional) and Tom Pelletier (Bradford, Mass./Central Catholic) will serve in those leadership roles in 2017, and the group is described by their third year mentor as “committed leaders in the campus community.  They have carried themselves with great distinction throughout their careers, and I know they will continue to strive for excellence and demand the same high level of performance, both during and outside of competition, from their teammates.”

Galvin has been the top individual performer for Massachusetts Maritime on five occasions during his career, including a victory in the 2015 Travis Fuller Invitational, and he has recorded six top 10 finishes while collecting MASCAC Rookie of the Week honors during his freshman campaign of 2014.  MacKay, who is also a standout on the Buccaneer outdoor track & field squad, has been another consistent performer for Slattery throughout his career with four top 10 finishes, while Pelletier (who will serve as President of Massachusetts Maritime’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee this year) lends additional experience to this year’s squad that includes a trio of top 20 finishes in the Travis Fuller Invitational during his career.

The Buccaneers begin the 2017 season on Saturday, September 9^th by venturing to Biddeford, Maine to compete at the University of New England Invitational at 11:30 a.m. EDT.