Coming off a strong season that featured its highest finish in the North Atlantic Conference Championship since 2013, the Castleton men s cross country team is ready to open its season Saturday at the Southern Vermont Invitational.

Spartans to host Castleton Invitational Sept. 9; NAC Championships to take place Oct. 28 in Farmington, Maine.

Castleton University placed 25 student-athletes on the North Atlantic Conference All-Academic Team for Fall 2016, as the conference office announced Tuesday the 207 student-athletes throughout the league who were named to the squad.