Michigan
EMU Fall Classic
10/23/2026 8:43:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
Site: Dexter, Mich. (Hudson Mills Metropark)
Event: EMU Fall Classic
U-M Team Result: No Team Scoring
Top U-M Individual: Kenny Champ, 6th (15:25.7)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Oct. 30 -- at Big Ten Championships (Madison, Wis.), 11:35 a.m. CT
» Kenny Champ led the Wolverines, placing sixth in 15:25.7.
» Michigan's four remaining competitors followed closely behind, with all five Wolverines finishing within 27 seconds of each other.
» The Wolverines will begin the postseason next Friday at the Big Ten Championships.
DEXTER, Mich. -- The Michigan men's cross country team competed in the five-kilometer EMU Fall Classic on Friday (Oct. 23) at Hudson Mills Metropark. The Wolverines had five runners finish with a 27-second spread.
Freshman Kenny Champ led Michigan with a sixth-place finish in 15:25.7. Brennan McEwen and Riley Flemington placed eight and ninth in 15:35.8 and 15:39.2, respectively.
Matthew Kmecz and Jonah Workman rounded out the Wolverines' lineup, placing 11th and 12th in 15:47.4 and 15:52.6.
After four years in the maize and blue, Luke Venhuizen won the race running unattached. His time of 14:45.4 beat all competitors by more than 20 seconds and surpassed his collegiate 5K career best by 27 seconds.
The Wolverines will move on to the postseason with the Big Ten Championships on Friday (Oct. 30) at Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wis. The men's race is set to begin at 11:35 a.m. CT and will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.
