WORCESTER, Mass. – Seniors Liam Lyons and Ben Stone along with junior Joseph Mahon of the Holy Cross men's cross country team, have been named to the Cross Country Academic All-League Team, as announced by the Patriot League on Wednesday.

Mahon, a computer science major, earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.560, concluding the spring of his sophomore year. He competed in five meets this season and was Holy Cross's top finisher for two of the five. His season PR in the 5k was 15:21.24 (second) and his season PR in the 8k was 24:02.24 (second). The junior has placed in the top three in four of the five races he ran in and scored points in every race he has competed in this year. Mahon was Holy Cross's top point scorer at the 2025 Patriot League Championship, crossing the finish at 24:23.5 (third, three pts.). He was named First Team All-Patriot League for his performance and is only the second Crusader in program history to earn this honor from the Patriot League (Sean McCarthy, 2000, First Team). Mahon and teammate Lyons are the first two Holy Cross athletes to make an All-League team since 2003. He was selected as Crusader of the Week once this season.

Off the course, Mahon has volunteered his time with the Holy Cross Office of Sustainability, participating in campus clean-ups. He helps out back home as an assistant coach for the Woburn Wrestling team and with track and field clinics at Woburn Middle School. Mahon is a member of the Holy Cross Eco Action club and works at the Winchester Country Club in his free time.

Lyons, an international studies and philosophy double major, earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.560, concluding the spring of his junior year. He competed in five of the six meets this season and was Holy Cross's top finisher three times. His season PR in the 5k was 15:15.09 (first, first collegiate win) and his season PR in the 8k was 24:06.52 (fourth). The two-time captain has come in the top five in four of the five meets he ran in and scored points in every race he competed in this year (either top scorer or second top scorer). Lyons was Holy Cross's second point scorer at the 2025 Patriot League Championship, crossing the finish at 24:50.0 (13th, 13 pts.). He was named Second Team All-Patriot League for his performance and is only the third Crusader in program history to earn this honor from the Patriot League (Sean McCarthy, 2000 and Jon Nieskens, 2003, both Second Team). Liam and teammate Mahon are the first two Holy Cross athletes to make an All-League team since 2003. He was a two-time Patriot League XC Runner of the Week and Crusader of the Week once this season.

Off the course, he has volunteered his time with the Holy Cross Office of Sustainability, participating in campus clean-ups. Lyons is the Holy Cross SAAC Community Engagement Coordinator, a member of the Holy Cross Eco Action club and a member of the Holy Cross Finanace Club. In his free time, the senior works for the Holy Cross Ticket Office as a sales employee and is an intern at MA Asset Management.

Stone, a psychology and health studies double major, earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.980, concluding the spring of his junior year. He competed in all six meets this season. Despite being a senior, this is his first year running cross country and he scored points in every race he has competed in this season. His season PR in the 5k was 15:51.13 (11th) and his season PR in the 8k was 25:30.11 (46th). Stone was Holy Cross's third point scorer at the 2025 Patriot League Championship, crossing the finish at 25:57.0 (46th, 41 pts.).

Off the course, Stone works at the Holy Cross Science Library and as a Psychology Research Assistant in a lab at Holy Cross, where he is studying developmental and educational psychology. He also works at the Ecotarium Science Museum in Worcester, working with children to experiment with a custom-made museum exhibit.

To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and the Academic All-Patriot League Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and be a starter or key player within their sport. Freshmen or student-athletes in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the honor.

Holy Cross cross country returns to action on Friday, Nov. 14, when it takes part in the NCAA Northeast Regional held at the Hopkinton Fair Grounds in Hopkinton, N.H.

Scholar-Athletes
Men's Scholar-Athlete -- Justin Mumford, Navy

Men's All-Academic Team:
Justin Mumford (Navy)
Logan Flament (Navy)
Henry Didden (Bucknell)
Max Haynia (Army West Point)
Ben Stone (Holy Cross)
Joseph Mahon (Holy Cross)
Liam Lyons (Holy Cross)

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