The UMass Minutemen men's cross country team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the Atlantic 10 Conference in NCAA Division I cross country running.
[2][3] The Minutemen have participated five times in the NCAA Division I men's cross country championships with appearances in 1968, 1973, 1974, 1977, and 1978.
The team's best finish was 8th place in the 1974 NCAA Division I cross country championships.
[4] UMass won its first Atlantic 10 cross country title in 1995 under head coach Ken O'Brien.
In 2008, the Minutemen won the 2008 Atlantic 10 championships in Charlotte, North Carolina by one point over Duquesne University.