Michigan
Virginia Invitational
Brady, Foster Lead the Way for Michigan at Virginia Invitational
9/23/2023 10:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Site: Charlottesville, Va. (Panorama Farms)
Event: Virginia Invitational
Distance: Eight Kilometers (4.97 miles)
U-M Team Finish: 14th place of 23 teams (344 points)
Top U-M Individual: Tom Brady, 28th (23:45.4)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Sept. 29 -- at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite (South Bend, Ind.), 10:30 a.m.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The University of Michigan men's cross country team battled against top competition at the Virginia Invitational at Panorama Farms on Saturday morning (Sept. 23). The Wolverines finished 14th out of 23 teams in their second meet of the 2023 season.
For the second consecutive race, graduate student Tom Brady paced the Wolverines with a time of 23:45.4. Brady started out strong, holding 13th place through the halfway mark of the race, but lost ground and finished 28th.
The next Wolverine to cross the line was Nick Foster, registering a mark of 23:49.2. Foster's position changed throughout the race, reaching 19th at the 4000-meter mark, but the graduate student ultimately finished in 32nd place.
The next three finishers for the Maize and Blue were Luke Venhuizen (24:14.9), Caleb Jarema (24.27.9) and Michael Hancock (24:27.9) who finished 81st, 102nd and 103rd, respectively.
In his Michigan debut, Heath McAllister posted an 8k time of 24:59.2. The freshman started 207th but steadily picked up the pace to gain 42 spots and finish 165th overall.
Next up, U-M will travel to South Bend, Ind., to take part in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite on Friday (Sept. 29) at 10:30 a.m.
Full Michigan Results
28. Tom Brady -- 23:45.4
32. Nick Foster -- 23:49.2
81. Luke Venhuizen -- 24:15.9
102. Caleb Jarema -- 24:27.9
103. Michael Hancock -- 24:.27.9
165. Heath McAllister -- 24:59.2
185. Jack Spamer -- 25:20.9
190. Riley Flemington -- 25.25.0
208. James Gedris -- 25:55.4
Full Team Results
1. No. 1 Northern Arizona -- 71 points
2. No. 3 BYU -- 101 points
3. No. 6 North Carolina -- 157 points
4. No. 11 Syracuse -- 167 points
5. No. 12 Villanova -- 169 points
6. No. 17 Air Force -- 189 points
7. No. 10 Virginia -- 214 points
8. No. 19 Butler -- 259 points
9. No. 4 Stanford -- 275 points
10. Eastern Kentucky -- 284 points
11. Wake Forest -- 288 points
12. No. 7 Colorado -- 318 points
13. No. 27 Iowa State -- 336 points
14. No. 28 MICHIGAN -- 344 points
15. No. 25 Princeton -- 353 points
16. Utah State -- 364 points
17. No. 18 Washington -- 376 points
18. Duke -- 454 points
19. Navy -- 468 points
20. Charlotte -- 468 points
21. Providence -- 489 points
22. Georgetown -- 494 points
23. Columbia -- 648 points
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