Bears host Ellen O’Neil Invitational on Saturday

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — The Smith College cross country team returns home Saturday to host the Ellen O’Neil Invitational, with the women’s 6,000-meter race set for a 10 a.m. start on the Bears’ home course. Springfield College, Babson College, Hudson Valley Community College and Albany College of Pharmacy are among the teams in the field, with the men racing 8,000 meters. The meet doubles as a first look at the layout that will decide the 2026 NEWMAC Championship, which Smith hosts on the same course Oct. 31. Springfield and Babson are conference opponents, giving the Bears an early measuring stick against…