Season Review: 2026 Michigan Men's Track and Field
7/16/2026 5:03:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
Big Ten Indoor Championships: 4th of 15 (52.5 points)
Big Ten Outdoor Championships: 9th of 17 (46)
NCAA Indoor Championships: T26th of 52 (11)
NCAA Outdoor Championships: T26th of 64 (10)
The University of Michigan men's track and field team concluded its 2026 season earning three Big Ten individual titles, eight Big Ten medals and setting a pair of NCAA Championships records.
Individual Highlights
• The distance medley relay team of Brendan Herger, Miles Brown, Camden Law and Trent McFarland posted a time of 9:14.80 to finish first at the Alex Wilson Invitational to close out the regular season, shaving five seconds off the previous program record for the No. 3 time on the NCAA all-time all-conditions list.
• At the Big Ten Indoor Championships, the Wolverines picked up three gold medals to open the postseason. McFarland (mile run) and Brown (600-meter run) earned individual titles while Herger, Will Barhite, Law and McFarland finished first in the DMR. McFarland earned his second straight mile title while Brown set the collegiate record in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:14.67. Neil Howard made his championships debut in the heptathlon, finishing third with 5,673 points.
• McFarland qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the mile run, placing third to earn U-M's first indoor medal since Ayden Owens took bronze in the heptathlon in 2021. The Utica, Mich., native started at the back of the pack before dropping to 10th heading into the final lap. He turned on the burners in the backstretch, running the fastest final lap of the field (26.35 seconds) to finish third. The DMR team of Herger, Brown, Law and McFarland took fourth, and the Wolverines finished tied for 26th with 11 points.
• The middle-distance crew continued to be dominant during the outdoor season, with McFarland (3:33.17) and Herger (3:34.06) breaking Marc Weiser Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Kevin Sullivan's 1,500-meter run program record (3:35.19) from 1997. The times are No. 4 and No. 12 on the NCAA all-time performers list, respectively.
• At the Penn Relays, John O'Reilly, Herger, Law and McFarland set the program and meet record in the 4x800-meter relay for the second straight year. The time of 7:09.24 comes in at No. 2 on the NCAA all-time performers list and is just .30 seconds shy of the collegiate record.
• Quincy Isaac opened the postseason with a bang, finishing second in the long jump at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a mark of 7.89 meters (25 feet, 10.75 inches). The mark tied the program record set by DeHart Hubbard in 1925, the program's oldest record.
• The Maize and Blue scored 33 combined points in the 800-meter run and 1,500-meter run, putting six Wolverines on the podium. McFarland, Herger and Riley Flemington went 2-3-7 in the 1,500-meter run while Law, Brown and O'Reilly went 2-4-5 in the 800-meter run.
• Fifteen Wolverines qualified for the NCAA East First Round, with five punching their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. McFarland continued his record-setting ways, posting a time of 3:38.04 in the 1,500-meter run for the UK Outdoor Track and Field Complex facility record, while Brown broke the 800-meter run program record (1:44.68) set earlier in the season by Law (1:45.86).
• At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, McFarland (1,500-meter run), Herger (1,500-meter run), Brown (800-meter run), Law (800-meter run) and Isaac (long jump) all advanced to the finals of their respective events, with McFarland taking silver and Brown finishing seventh.
Honors and Awards
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NCAA
All-America (First Team): Miles Brown (indoor DMR, outdoor 800m), Brendan Herger (indoor DMR), Camden Law (indoor DMR), Trent McFarland (indoor DMR, indoor mile, outdoor 1500m)
All-America (Second Team): Brendan Herger (outdoor 1,500m), Quincy Isaac (outdoor long jump), Camden Law (outdoor 800m)
Big Ten Conference
All-Big Ten (First Team): Trent McFarland (indoor), Will Barhite (indoor), Will Barhite (indoor), Miles Brown (indoor), Brendan Herger (indoor), Camden Law (indoor)
All-Big Ten (Second Team): Trent McFarland (outdoor), Camden Law (outdoor), Quincy Isaac (outdoor)
Big Ten Freshman Team: Neil Howard (indoor), Quincy Isaac (outdoor)
USTFCCCA
Great Lakes Region Track Athlete of the Year: Trent McFarland (indoor, outdoor)
Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year: Quincy Isaac (outdoor)
Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year: Kevin Sullivan (indoor)
College Sports Communicators
Academic All-America (First Team): Miles Brown
Academic All-District: Miles Brown, Brendan Herger, John O'Reilly
Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Peter Baracco, Sr., Economics
Will Barhite, Sr., Applied Exercise Science
Miles Brown, Gr., Chemical Biology
Ian Hill, Sr., Biology, Health & Society
Liam Kinney, Jr., Information Analysis
Heath McAllister, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Kyler McNatt, Sr., Aerospace Engineering
Cole Romig, Gr., Master of Mechanical Engineering
Cole Sheldon, Sr., Environment
Academic All-Big Ten
Peter Baracco, Sr., Economics
Will Barhite, Sr., Applied Exercise Science
William Beardsley, So., Sport Management
Miles Brown, Gr., Chemical Biology
Krish Gupta, Jr., Economics
Brendan Herger, So., LSA Undeclared
Ian Hill, Sr., Biology, Health, & Society
Neil Howard, So., Organizational Studies
Kepler Huntress, Jr., Mathematics
Caleb Jarema, Sr., Business Administration
Jack Kelke, Sr., User Experience Design
Brayden Kennedy, So., Aerospace Engineering
Liam Kinney, Jr., Information Analysis
Camden Law, Jr., Business Administration
Nathan Lopez, Jr., Business Administration
Jake Machiniak, So., LSA Undeclared
Heath McAllister, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Trent McFarland, Jr., Economics
Kyler McNatt, Sr., Aerospace Engineering
Jonathan Miles, So., Business Administration
John O'Reilly, Jr., Business Administration
Akili Parekh, Jr., Mathematics
Marcus Reilly, So., Business Administration
Cole Romig, Gr., Master of Mechanical Engineering
Corey Royster, Jr., Information Analysis
Amit Rutman, Jr., Business Administration
Cole Sheldon, Sr., Environment
Jake Steslicki, Sr., Economics
Luke Stowasser, Sr., Sport Management
Aiden Sullivan, Jr., Business Administration
Jake Wall, Sr., Sport Management
