Michigan
EMU Fall Classic
10/21/2026 11:36:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's cross country team will conclude its regular season on Friday (Oct. 23) when it competes in the EMU Fall Classic at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, Mich. The race is set to begin at 4:30 p.m.
Notes
• The Wolverines enter Friday's meet coming off two highly competitive national invitationals, placing 30th at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 9) and 32nd at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 16).
• The squad opened with a second-place finish among 17 teams at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invite (Sept. 25) in Chicago, coming within three points of the team title.
• Freshman Kenny Champ posted scoring results for the Maize and Blue across multiple meets, placing 223rd at the Nuttycombe Invitational in 25:38.2 before improving to 24:56.9 at Pre-Nationals to finish 235th.
• Brennan McEwen made his cross country debut in the open race at the Loyola Lakefront Invite and later clocked a 25:27.7 to place 294th at the Pre-National Invitational.
• Jonah Workman made his collegiate cross country debut at the Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 16, completing the Blue race in 25:59.25 to finish 326th.
• Riley Flemington led all Michigan entrants in the Nuttycombe Invitational B race on Oct. 9, crossing the finish line in 25:24.3 to earn 90th place.
• Matthew Kmecz made his Michigan debut at the Nuttycombe Invitational B race with a time of 25:54.1 for 107th place, then represented the team as the sole Wolverine in the Pre-National White race, finishing 85th in 25:45.3.
• Marcus Reilly posted a time of 25:28.3 in the Nuttycombe Invitational B race on Oct. 9, securing a 95th-place finish.
• Nathan Lopez earned Big Ten co-Athlete of the Week honors on Sept. 30 after leading Michigan with an eighth-place finish in a personal-best 23:01.95 at Loyola. Lopez has been U-M's top finisher in each of the last seven scored meets he has participated in.
• Jack Bidwell was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Sept. 30 after placing 24th overall at the Loyola Lakefront Invite in his collegiate cross country debut. He has placed among the Wolverines' top four finishers in each of his first two meets.
• Trent McFarland spearheaded Michigan at the Pre-National Invitational with a team-leading 38th-place finish in 23:51.5, following an 11th-place personal-best run of 23:05.49 at Loyola.
• Senior Aiden Sullivan set a career-best mark of 24:01.11 to finish third overall in the Loyola open race before serving as Michigan's second-scoring runner at Pre-Nationals with a 118th-place finish in 24:23.3.
