Michigan
Big Ten Championships
10/30/2026 5:09:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Site: Madison, Wis. (Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course)
Event: Big Ten Championships
Distance: Six Kilometers
U-M Team Result: 6th of 18 Teams (171 points)
Top U-M Individual: Penelopea Gordon, 9th Place (20:17.0)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Nov. 13 -- at NCAA Great Lakes Regional (East Lansing, Mich.), TBA
» Graduate student Penelopea Gordon took 19th place in 20:17.0, earning second team All-Big Ten honors.
» Brooke Johnston took 24th overall in 20:25.9, one-tenth of a second shy of her career-best 6K performance.
» Rylee Tolson posted a career-best six-kilometer time of 20:37.0 for 33rd overall.
MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Michigan women's cross country team placed sixth overall at the Big Ten Championships on Friday (Oct. 30) at Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course. The Wolverines earned their best conference finish since 2023.
Penelopea Gordon led the squad with a 19th-place finish, becoming U-M's first All-Big Ten honoree since the 2023 season.
Brooke Johnston was Michigan's second finisher, coming within one-tenth of a second of her career 6K best, placing 24th overall in 20:25.9. Rylee Tolson rose 37 places in the back half of the race to finish 33rd in a career-best 20:37.0, scoring points for the first time this season.
Mikita Barry and Hannah Pricco rounded out the Wolverines' point scorers, placing 46th and 49th in 20:48.3 and 20:50.0, respectively.
Caroline Beiting, Stephanie Bertram and Katelyn Watkins all finished in the top 100 to seal Michigan's sixth-place finish. Emmry Ross participated but did not finish.
Oregon's Diana Cherotich set a new meet and course record with a time of 18:56.1 to earn the Big Ten individual championship and lead the Ducks to their second straight team title.
Next, the Wolverines will take on the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 13, at Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich. The start time is to be announced.
Full Michigan Results
19. Penelopea Gordon 20:17.0 24. Brooke Johnston 20:25.9 33. Rylee Tolson 20:37.0 46. Mikita Barry 20:48.3 49. Hannah Pricco 20:50.0 67. Caroline Beiting 21:02.6 89. Stephanie Bertram 21:22.1 96. Katelyn Watkins 21:30.8 --- Emmry Ross DNF
Team Standings
1. Oregon 35 2. Northwestern 90 3. Penn State 92 4. Washington 115 5. Minnesota 127 6. Michigan 171 7. Indiana 174 8. UCLA 232 9. Michigan State 238 10. Nebraska 265 11. Illinois 296 12. Wisconsin 324 13. Iowa 401 14. Purdue 420 15. Rutgers 422 16. Maryland 467 17. Ohio State 468 18. USC 601
2026 Women's Cross Country All-Big Ten Awards
First Team
Katy Zang, Indiana
Ali Weimer, Minnesota
Isabelle Schmitz, Minnesota
Ali Bainbridge, Nebraska
Ava Criniti, Northwestern
Katie Clute, Northwestern
Dalia Frias, Oregon
Diana Cherotich, Oregon
Juliet Cherubet, Oregon
Sherry Drury, Washington
Second Team
Penelopea Gordon, Michigan
Klaire Eighner, Michigan State
Marion Jepchumba, Nebraska
Skye Ellis, Northwestern
Ella Thorsett, Oregon
Sofia Thogersen, Oregon
Claire Zubey, Penn State
Katie Dallas, Penn State
Charlotte Costich, Penn State
Nicole Bissell, Washington
All-Freshman Team
Katy Zang, Indiana
Klaire Eighner, Michigan State
Marion Jepchumba, Nebraska
Sofia Thogersen, Oregon
Sherry Drury, Washington
