Michigan
NCAA Championships
Brady Earns All-America Honors as Michigan Finishes 19th at NCAA Championships
11/18/2023 2:32:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
Site: Charlottesville, Va. (Panorama Farms)
Event: NCAA Cross Country Championships
Distance: 10 Kilometers (6.21 miles)
U-M Team Finish: 19th of 31 teams (472 points)
Top U-M Individual: Tom Brady -- 27th Place (29:37.1)
Next U-M Event: Season Completed
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Led by a top-40 finish from Tom Brady, the No. 23-ranked University of Michigan men's cross country team wrapped up its season by finishing 19th with 472 points at the NCAA Cross Country Championships at Panorama Farms on Saturday (Nov. 18).
Brady started off cautious, checking in at 73rd through one kilometer. The graduate student picked up the pace, passing 28 runners to sit at 45th through the halfway point and cracking the top 40 at the 6K point and never looked back -- finishing 27th overall with a time of 29:37.1 to earn All-America distinction. Brady's award is the first time a Wolverine has been named an All-American since Devin Meyrer in 2020.
Owen MacKenzie was the next Maize and Blue runner to cross the finish line, closing out his debut season with a time of 30:42.2 Nick Foster logged a time of 30:53.0, and Nathan Lopez followed close behind, posting a time of 30:57.6.
Caleb Jarema rounded out the scoring, clocking a 31:08.5. Luke Venhuizen and Zach Stewart wrapped up the day for Michigan, registering marks of 31:27.3 and 31:41.0, respectively.
Michigan improved its team finish by 10 spots over last year's showing at the national championship meet and finished ahead of regional foe No. 8 Butler.
Full Michigan Results
27. Tom Brady -- 29.37.1
116. Owen MacKenzie -- 30:42.2
135. Nick Foster -- 30:53.0
141. Nathan Lopez -- 30:57.6
158. Caleb Jarema -- 31:08.5
180. Luke Venhuizen -- 31:27.3
195. Zach Stewart -- 31:41.0
Full Team Results
1. No. 2 Oklahoma State -- 49 points
2. No. 1 Northern Arizona -- 71 points
3. No. 3 BYU -- 196 points
4. No. 7 Arkansas -- 211 points
5. No. 17 Iowa State -- 230 points
6. No. 4 North Carolina -- 249 points
7. T-No. 5 Texas -- 262 points
8. No. 9 Stanford -- 291 points
9. No. 15 Syracuse -- 299 points
10. T-No. 5 Wisconsin -- 330 points
11. No. 10 Princeton -- 345 points
12. No. 22 Air Force -- 368 points
13. No. 29 Montana State -- 374 points
14. No. 21 Notre Dame -- 398 points
15. No. 12 Harvard -- 398 points
16. No. 14 California Baptist -- 430 points
17. No. 28 NC State -- 435 points
18. No. 13 New Mexico -- 465 points
19. NO. 23 MICHIGAN -- 472 POINTS
20. No. 11 Villanova -- 477 points
21. No. 8 Butler -- 484 points
22. No. 25 Virginia -- 512 points
23. No. 24 Portland -- 529 points
24. No. 30 Wake Forest -- 536 points
25. No. 27 Colorado -- 551 points
26. No. 15 Tennessee -- 556 points
27. No. 26 Florida State -- 620 points
28. No. 20 Gonzaga -- 647 points
29. No. 19 Iona -- 675 points
30. Georgetown -- 686 points
31. No. 18 Eastern Kentucky -- 704 points
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