Michigan Men's Cross Country Year-by-Year Results
2017 Big Ten Men's Cross Country Champions
(Through 2024Â Season)
Big Ten Conference Championships: 11
NCAA Regional Championships: 4
NCAA Best Finish: 4th (1997, 1998)
| Year | Coach | Big Ten | Regional | NCAA |
| 1919 | Stephen Farrell | 6th (138) | -- | -- |
| 1920 | Stephen Farrell | 7th (135) | -- | -- |
| 1921 | Stephen Farrell | 5th (131) | -- | -- |
| 1922 | Stephen Farrell | 1st (41) | -- | -- |
| 1923 | Stephen Farrell | T5th (113) | -- | -- |
| 1924 | Stephen Farrell | 3rd (104) | -- | -- |
| 1925 | Stephen Farrell | 5th (139) | -- | -- |
| 1926 | Stephen Farrell | 5th (128) | -- | -- |
| 1927 | Stephen Farrell | 7th (129) | -- | -- |
| 1928 | Stephen Farrell | 3rd (98) | -- | -- |
| 1929 | Charles Hoyt | 3rd (109) | -- | -- |
| 1930 | Charles Hoyt | 5th (143) | -- | -- |
| 1931 | Charles Hoyt | 3rd (76) | -- | -- |
| 1932 | Charles Hoyt | 6th (131) | -- | -- |
| 1933* | Charles Hoyt | Not Held | -- | -- |
| 1934* | Charles Hoyt | Not Held | -- | -- |
| 1935* | Charles Hoyt | Not Held | -- | -- |
| 1936* | Charles Hoyt | Not Held | -- | -- |
| 1937* | Charles Hoyt | Not Held | -- | -- |
| 1938* | Charles Hoyt | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1939* | Ken Doherty | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1940* | Ken Doherty | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1941* | Ken Doherty | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1942* | Ken Doherty | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1943* | Ken Doherty | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1944* | Ken Doherty | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1945* | Ken Doherty | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1946* | Ken Doherty | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1947* | Ken Doherty | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1948* | Don Canham | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1949* | Don Canham | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1950* | Don Canham | 4th (94) | -- | -- |
| 1951* | Don Canham | 3rd (77) | -- | -- |
| 1952* | Don Canham | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1953* | Don Canham | 4th (68) | -- | -- |
| 1954* | Don Canham | 1st (55) | -- | -- |
| 1955* | Don Canham | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1956* | Don Canham | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1957* | Don Canham | 6th (103) | -- | -- |
| 1958* | Don Canham | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1959* | Don Canham | 5th (103) | -- | -- |
| 1960* | Don Canham | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1961* | Don Canham | T7th (INC) | -- | -- |
| 1962* | Don Canham | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1963* | Don Canham | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1964* | Don Canham | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1965* | Don Canham | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1966* | Don Canham | T5th (161) | -- | -- |
| 1967* | Don Canham | 6th (127) | -- | -- |
| 1968* | David Martin | 7th (158) | -- | -- |
| 1969* | David Martin | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1970* | David Martin | DNC | -- | -- |
| 1971 | Dixon Farmer | 3rd (92) | -- | -- |
| 1972 | Dixon Farmer | 2nd (76) | -- | -- |
| 1973 | Dixon Farmer | 3rd (97) | -- | -- |
| 1974 | Ron Warhurst | 1st (42) | -- | 12th (304) |
| 1975 | Ron Warhurst | 1st (41) | -- | 22nd (506) |
| 1976 | Ron Warhurst | 1st (76) | -- | 18th (456) |
| 1977 | Ron Warhurst | 4th (89) | -- | -- |
| 1978 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (70) | -- | 21st (511) |
| 1979 | Ron Warhurst | 3rd (75) | -- | 13th (360) |
| 1980 | Ron Warhurst | T1st (44) | -- | 7th (243) |
| 1981 | Ron Warhurst | 4th (124) | -- | -- |
| 1982 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (62) | -- | 6th (177) |
| 1983 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (71) | -- | 17th (345) |
| 1984 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (62) | -- | 8th (296) |
| 1985 | Ron Warhurst | 6th (142) | -- | -- |
| 1986 | Ron Warhurst | 5th (126) | -- | -- |
| 1987 | Ron Warhurst | 6th (137) | -- | -- |
| 1988 | Ron Warhurst | 3rd (73) | -- | 16th (321) |
| 1989 | Ron Warhurst | 8th (186) | -- | -- |
| 1990 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (56) | -- | 13th (312) |
| 1991 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (61) | -- | 6th (244) |
| 1992 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (62) | -- | 5th (214) |
| 1993 | Ron Warhurst | 1st (50) | 3rd (85) | 10th (296) |
| 1994 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (54) | 2nd (55) | 7th (222) |
| 1995 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (56) | 4th (31) | 11th (267) |
| 1996 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (63) | 3rd (83) | 14th (383) |
| 1997 | Ron Warhurst | 1st (29) | 1st (21) | 4th (116) |
| 1998 | Ron Warhurst | 1st (50) | 2nd (82) | 4th (183) |
| 1999 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (40) | 3rd (79) | 5th (282) |
| 2000 | Ron Warhurst | 7th (170) | 7th (226) | Individual |
| 2001 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (71) | 2nd (82) | 11th (364) |
| 2002 | Ron Warhurst | 3rd (80) | 6th (142) | 8th (309) |
| 2003 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (57) | 2nd (76) | 9th (332) |
| 2004 | Ron Warhurst | 5th (125) | 4th (111) | 26th (535) |
| 2005 | Ron Warhurst | 5th (125) | 8th (209) | Individual |
| 2006 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (85) | 7th (202) | -- |
| 2007 | Ron Warhurst | 5th (104) | T1st (68) | 24th (490) |
| 2008 | Ron Warhurst | 2nd (57) | 2nd (62) | 24th (522) |
| 2009 | Ron Warhurst | 5th (117) | 10th (259) | -- |
| 2010 | Alex Gibby | 8th (185) | 7th (226) | Individual |
| 2011 | Alex Gibby | T3rd (104) | 3rd (104) | 20th (511) |
| 2012 | Alex Gibby | 2nd (65) | 2nd (73) | 23rd (518) |
| 2013 | Alex Gibby | 2nd (66) | 1st (70) | 21st (433) |
| 2014 | Kevin Sullivan | 2nd (77) | 3rd (94) | 11th (365) |
| 2015 | Kevin Sullivan | 1st (63) | 1st (67) | 9th (348) |
| 2016 | Kevin Sullivan | 5th (123) | 5th (107) | -- |
| 2017 | Kevin Sullivan | 1st (71) | 2nd (79) | 10th (328) |
| 2018 | Kevin Sullivan | 4th (109) | 3rd (109) | 19th (483) |
| 2019 | Kevin Sullivan | 3rd (78) | 3rd (86) | 7th (250) |
| 2020-21 | Kevin Sullivan | DNC | Not held | Individual |
| 2021 | Kevin Sullivan | 2nd (79) | 3rd (106) | 25th (588) |
| 2022 | Kevin Sullivan | 2nd (57) | 3rd (79) | 29th (708) |
| 2023 | Kevin Sullivan | 2nd (63) | 3rd (93) | 19th (472) |
| 2024 | Kevin Sullivan | 5th (158) | 6th (150) | -- |
* Michigan dropped cross country as a varsity sport after the 1932 season. The team competed unofficially until 1971, when the sport regained varsity status.
DNC - Did not compete (in 2020-21 it was due to a department-wide COVID-19 pause)
