Lansing Sun

Michigan State University's men's and women's cross country teams concluded their regular season at the EMU Fall Classic, held at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, Michigan. The event took place on Friday.

The men's 5k race saw a strong performance from the Spartans. Evan Loughridge, running unattached, won with a time of 14:58.70, being the only competitor to finish under 15 minutes. Jasper Cane also ran unattached and completed the race in 15:03.10.

Brendan Favazza was the top MSU runner with an official attachment, finishing fifth overall with a time of 15:14.10. Matt Zeleke followed closely in sixth place with a personal best time of 15:16.70. Owen Gilbert (15:25.50) and Joseph Bowman (15:27.40) also delivered solid performances, with Gilbert achieving a new personal best.

In the women's 5k race, Madison Osterberg claimed victory while running unattached, completing her run in 17:42.30. Meghan Ford finished sixth as another unattached participant with a time of 18:13.10.

Reese Powers led the attached MSU runners by finishing in 13th place with a time of 18:34.50, closely followed by Meghan Beute (18:36.90). Allison Chimielweski finished shortly after them at 18:37.00.

With this meet behind them, the Spartans will now focus on preparing for the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, Illinois, hosted by the University of Illinois. The Spartan women are defending champions for two consecutive years and have secured four titles out of the last five seasons; meanwhile, last year’s men’s team achieved third place.