Michigan
Big Ten Championships
10/28/2026 12:07:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's cross country team will open postseason competition on Friday (Oct. 30) at the Big Ten Championships at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wis. The men's championship race is scheduled for 11:35 a.m. CDT and will be televised live on Big Ten Network.
Notes
• Nathan Lopez has anchored the Michigan lineup throughout the fall, leading all Wolverine runners in all seven scored meets in which he has competed dating back to the 2025 season. Lopez posted a career-best 8K time of 23:01.95 to finish eighth overall at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational on Sept. 25 before pacing U-M at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Oct. 9 with a 75th-place finish in 23:43.2.
• Trent McFarland demonstrated his top-end ability by setting a career-best 8K time of 23:05.49 to finish 11th at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational. McFarland then spearheaded the Maize and Blue at the Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 16 with a 38th-place performance in 23:51.5.
• Brendan Herger displayed strong finishing strength at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational, passing 30 runners over the final three kilometers to secure 16th place while trimming 58 seconds off his previous 8K career best. Herger also served as Michigan's fifth scorer at the Nuttycombe Invitational.
• Heath McAllister proved to be a key mover in the late stages of the Nuttycombe Invitational, climbing 16 positions over the final two kilometers to finish 117th overall in 24:00.5 as Michigan's second finisher.
• William Beardsley provided key team scoring at the Nuttycombe Invitational, crossing the finish line in 24:31.6 as Michigan's fifth scorer.
• Alexander Cameron-Smith contributed to the team total at the Nuttycombe Invitational, running 24:19.9 as Michigan's fourth scorer.
