Michigan
NCAA Great Lakes Regional
11/10/2026 11:24:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's cross country team will travel to East Lansing, Mich., to continue the postseason at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday (Nov. 13). The championship 10K race will begin at 11 a.m. at Forest Akers East Golf Course.
Notes
• U-M opened its postseason at the Big Ten Championships on Friday (Oct. 30), finishing fifth with 133 points. Nathan Lopez led the way for the Wolverines, placing sixth (23:17.0) and earning first team All-Big Ten honors.
• Trent McFarland placed 22nd at the Big Ten Championships, while William Beardsley and Heath McAllister followed in 35th and 36th, respectively.
• Lopez has now led the Wolverines in each of the last eight meets that he has participated in.
• Alexander Cameron-Smith and Aiden Sullivan stepped up at the Big Ten Championships, each finishing within 10 seconds of their personal bests to provide valuable depth for Michigan.
• The Wolverines qualified at large for the NCAA Championships last year after placing fifth at regionals. Lopez, Luke Venhuizen, and McFarland earned All-Region honors by ranking in the top 25 at the 2025 regional meet.
• The top two teams in each regional championship automatically advance to the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., next Saturday (Nov. 21). If Michigan is not among the top two, it will await its postseason fate during the NCAA Selection Show on Saturday (Nov. 14) on NCAA.com, where 14 additional teams will be selected at large to complete the 32-team field.
