Michigan
Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invite
Wolverines to Head to Chicago for Season-Opening Loyola Lakefront Invite
9/23/2026 11:22:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's cross country team will head to the Windy City this week for its season opener on Friday (Sept. 25) at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invite at Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course in Chicago. The men's race will begin at 9:40 a.m. CT.
Notes
• Michigan is ranked fifth in the 2026 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Preseason Rankings and received votes in the national coaches poll.
• The Wolverines return a pair of All-Great Lakes Region and All-Big Ten second team honorees in Nathan Lopez and Trent McFarland.
• Lopez was the Wolverines' top finisher in all five scored meets during the 2025 season. He set personal bests in both 10-kilometer races at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional and NCAA Championships.
• Four of Michigan's five scorers from the NCAA Championships return to the roster, as Nolan Clark and Brendan Herger join Lopez and McFarland back in the Maize and Blue.
• Freshman Alexander Cameron-Smith is set to make his collegiate debut.
• Head coach Kevin Sullivan begins his 13th season leading the Michigan men's cross country team. He has guided the Wolverines to the NCAA Championships in six of the last seven seasons.
