Members of by far the best sport at Williams College, Cross Country runners are generally considered faster, stronger, smarter, and better-looking than pretty much any other athletes or students in Billsville. The Track and Field team is OK too.
For the history of the two teams until 2014 (including an olympic gold medal and multiple national championships,) see the old XC site's pages on the men's team and WOW (women of Williams). Since 2014, the Women won another national championship in 2015, and both teams have podiumed multiple times, qualifying for NCAA Nationals every year, and sweeping the NESCAC more often than not.
Among other things, the cross country team rocks "because we have Matt Simonson".
See also The Bear.
See also Stone Bench
See also Neal Holtschulte '06.