Michigan
Eastern Michigan Fall Classic
Michigan Men Close Out Regular Season at EMU Fall Classic
10/19/2018 8:48:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
Site: Dexter, Mich. (Hudson Mills Metropark)
Event: Eastern Michigan Fall Classic
Distance: Five Kilometers (3.11 miles)
U-M Team Finish: No Team Score
Top U-M Individual: Christian Hubaker, 4th (15:22.2)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Oct. 28 at Big Ten Championships (Lincoln, Neb.)
• Complete Results (PDF)
DEXTER, Mich. -- Runners from the No. 27 University of Michigan men's cross country team closed out the 2018 regular-season schedule on Friday (Oct. 19) at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic.
With the team's top squad resting ahead of its attempt to defend the Wolverines' Big Ten title next weekend (Oct. 28) in Lincoln, Nebraska, four Wolverines competed in uniform Friday against runners from the likes of Michigan State, Eastern Michigan and other teams around the region.
Three Wolverines finished inside the top 10 individually, led by redshirt freshman Christian Hubaker in fourth place. Hubaker covered the five-kilometer (3.11-mile) course at Hudson Mills Metropark just north of Dexter, Michigan, in 15:22.2.
He was followed by top-10 redshirt freshman teammates Dominic Dimambro in eighth (15:33.3) and Lewis Tate in ninth (15:35.2).
The race was won by unattached runner Mitchell Klingler in 15:08.8. Unattached Michigan runners Will Landowne and Cole Johnson were also top-five in second and fifth, respectively.
Full Michigan Results
4. Christian Hubaker -- 15:22.2
8. Dominic Dimambro -- 15:33.3
9. Lewis Tate -- 15:35.2
21. Ryan Wilkie -- 15:53.0
Up Next for Michigan
With the regular season now completely in the rearview mirror, the Michigan men are now focused on defending their Big Ten team title when the conference meet is held on Oct. 28 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The men's championship race will begin at 11:45 a.m. CDT over the eight-kilometer (4.97-mile) course at Mahoney Golf Course. The women's championship race, featuring the two-time defending champion Wolverine women, precedes the men's competition at 10:45 a.m. CDT.
Any road to a repeat for the Michigan men will be a tough one. Standing in the Wolverines' way are national No. 3 Wisconsin, No. 18 Purdue and No. 22 Indiana, as well as vote-receiving Michigan State and teams like Illinois, Minnesota and Penn State that have appeared in the national poll previously this year.
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