Michigan
Pre-National Invitational
McFarland Leads Michigan to 32nd-Place Finish at Pre-Nationals
10/16/2026 1:42:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
» Trent McFarland led Michigan with a 38th-place finish in 23:51.5.
» With six of Michigan's top seven finishers from the season opener absent, Aiden Sullivan and Luke Alverson rounded out the Wolverines' top three behind McFarland.
» Freshman Jonah Workman made his collegiate debut, finishing 326th in 25:59.5.
Site: Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course)
Event: Pre-National Invitational
U-M Team Result: 32nd of 44 (762 points)
Top U-M Individual: Trent McFarland, 38th (23:51.5)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Oct. 23 -- at EMU Fall Classic (Dexter, Mich.), 4:30 p.m.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's cross country team finished 32nd among 44 teams with 762 points at the Pre-National Invitational on Friday (Oct. 16) at LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, led by a 38th-place finish from Trent McFarland.
McFarland paced the Wolverines with a time of 23:51.5. Senior Aiden Sullivan followed in 118th place with a time of 24:23.3, while Luke Alverson was Michigan's third finisher, placing 166th in 24:35.8.
Ian Hill and Kenny Champ rounded out Michigan's five scoring runners, finishing one spot apart. Hill placed 234th in 24:56.8, while Champ followed in 235th with a time of 24:56.9.
Sophomore Henry Dixon finished 237th in 24:57.2, and Brennan McEwen placed 294th in 25:27.7. Freshman Jonah Workman made his collegiate debut in the Blue Race, finishing 326th in 25:59.5.
Michigan, which competed without six of its top seven finishers from the season opener, recorded an average time of 24:32.9 among its five scoring runners.
Syracuse won the team title with 115 points, while Tulane's Silas Kiptanui claimed the individual title in 23:17.4.
Men's 8K White Race
Matthew Kmecz was Michigan's lone competitor in the White Race, placing 85th in 25:45.3.
Michigan will conclude its regular season Friday (Oct. 23) at the EMU Fall Classic at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, Mich. The race is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.
