Michigan
EMU Fall Classic
10/21/2026 10:53:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's cross country team will close its regular-season schedule on Friday (Oct. 23), competing at the EMU Fall Classic at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, Mich., with the race set to begin at 5 p.m.
Notes
• The Wolverines enter Friday's competition following three strong finishes at regular-season meets this fall, including a third-place finish at the Spartan Invitational (Sept. 11), a ninth-place finish at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invite (Sept. 25) and a 13th-place finish out of 43 teams at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 16).
• Maya Markowska will suit up for the Maize and Blue following an impactful performance at the Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 16, when she climbed 46 places in the final two kilometers to finish 66th (22:00.0) in the 6K White Race after previously making her collegiate debut in 39th place (22:02.4) at the Spartan Invitational.
• Emily Cescon, Sophie Cloutier and Lillian Deskins are set to make their first appearance since the season-opening Spartan Invitational, where all three runners finished in the top 100.
• Sophomore Keaton Robar is set to make her collegiate cross country debut on Friday.
• Elena Figueroa and Alyna Lewis will round out the Wolverines' entry list, each coming off an appearance in the open race of the Loyola Lakefront Invite. The two finished 34th and 44th, respectively.
• Graduate student Penelopea Gordon has paced Michigan in all three meets during the 2026 fall season, opening with a third-place finish (21:08.3) at the Spartan Invitational, placing 26th overall (20:02.6) at Loyola Lakefront and finishing in 71st place (20:40.8) at Pre-Nationals.
