Michigan
Big Ten Championships
10/30/2026 4:21:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
Site: Madison, Wis. (Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course)
Event: Big Ten Championships
Distance: Eight Kilometers
U-M Team Result: 5th Place of 15 Teams (133 Points)
Top U-M Individual: Nathan Lopez, 6th (23:17.0)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Nov. 13 -- at NCAA Great Lakes Regional (East Lansing, Mich.), TBA
» Senior Nathan Lopez placed sixth in 23:17.0 to earn first team All-Big Ten honors.
» Trent McFarland finished second among Wolverines with a 22nd-place finish in 23:36.5.
» William Beardsley, Heath McAllister and Alexander Cameron-Smith rounded out Michigan's point scorers, finishing within three seconds of each other to put all five scoring Wolverines in the top 38.
MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Michigan men's cross country team placed fifth at the Big Ten Championships on Friday (Oct. 30) at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course. Nathan Lopez led the Wolverines with a sixth-place finish to earn first team All-Big Ten honors.
Trent McFarland narrowly missed a top-20 finish, placing 22nd in 23:36.5. William Beardsley and Heath McAllister stuck together through the back half of the race, finishing 35th and 36th, respectively.
Freshman Alexander Cameron-Smith, competing in his first postseason cross country race, pushed into 20th midway through the race before finishing 38th.
Aiden Sullivan and Luke Alverson were key displacers for the Wolverines, taking 53rd and 61st, respectively. Nolan Clark and Brendan Herger took 97th and 112th to round out the Michigan lineup.
No. 6-ranked Oregon took the team title behind Simeon Birnbaum's first-place finish.
On Friday, Nov. 13, the Wolverines will compete at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional at Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich. The start time of the race is still to be announced.
Full Michigan Results
6. Nathan Lopez 23:17.0 22. Trent McFarland 23:36.5 35. William Beardsley 23:51.7 36. Heath McAllister 23:52.7 38. Alexander Cameron-Smith 23:54.5 53. Aiden Sullivan 24:09.0 61. Luke Alverson 24:18.4 97. Nolan Clark 24:59.5 112. Brendan Herger 25:23.0
Team Standings
1. Oregon 23 2. Wisconsin 62 3. Michigan State 90 4. Minnesota 122 5. Michigan 133 6. Washington 165 7. Purdue 232 8. Illinois 271 9. Penn State 271 10. UCLA 298 11. Indiana 302 12. Iowa 337 13. Rugers 349 14. Nebraska 361 15. Ohio State 375
2026 Men's Cross Country All-Big Ten Awards
First Team
Nathan Lopez, Michigan
Thomas Westphal, Michigan State
Aiden Smith, Oregon
Benjamin Balazs, Oregon
Evan Jenkins, Oregon
Connor Burns, Oregon
Simeon Birnbaum, Oregon
Tayson Echohawk, Oregon
Archie Noakes, Wisconsin
Grady Lenn, Wisconsin
Second Team
Frank Buchanan, Illinois
Riley Hough, Michigan State
Aidan Jones, Minnesota
Emmett Geres, Minnesota
Juan Gonzalez, Oregon
Xavier Perras-Phaneuf, Oregon
Nick Sloff, Penn State
Theo Schucht, Washington
Johnny Livingstone, Wisconsin
Micah Wilson, Wisconsin
All-Freshman Team
Frank Buchanan, Illinois
Beckett Crooks, Michigan State
Juan Gonzalez, Oregon
Xavier Perras-Phaneuf, Oregon
Grady Lenn, Wisconsin
