Spartan Grand Classic 2026 | NIRCA Results & Teams
2026 NIRCA CLUB RUNNING
Spartan Grand Classic
September 20, 2026 · Grand Woods Park Waverly, MI
Verified October 24, 2026 · Independent coverage from Confluence Running · Official NIRCA site
Verified results
Meet result summary
Women: University of Michigan led the team results with 17 points. Analeise Shact of University of Michigan led the individual results in 21:07.70.
Men: University of Michigan led the team results with 29 points. Owen Ackerman of Michigan State University led the individual results in 25:49.30.
Sources: NIRCA meet information · Published result source. Checked October 24, 2026.
Published meet program
| Local time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Men's 8k |
| 11:00 AM | Women's 6k |
Women's results
| Place | Club | Points | Top-five average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Michigan | 17 | 22:24.60 |
| 2 | Michigan State University | 50 | 24:51.60 |
| 3 | Grand Valley State University | 93 | 26:23.40 |
| 4 | Central Michigan University | 111 | 27:54.20 |
| 5 | Saginaw Valley State University | 117 | 28:27.40 |
| Place | Runner | Club | Time | Scoring place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analeise Shact | University of Michigan | 21:07.70 | 1 |
| 2 | Laney Alig | University of Michigan | 21:33.30 | 2 |
| 3 | Hope Miller | University of Michigan | 22:44.60 | 3 |
| 4 | Natalia DeMea | Michigan State University | 23:10.90 | 4 |
| 5 | Pallavi Fisher | University of Michigan | 23:15.00 | 5 |
| 6 | Ayla Balazer | University of Michigan | 23:24.40 | 6 |
| 7 | Lucy Paliani | University of Michigan | 24:06.70 | (7) |
| 8 | MK Coates | Michigan State University | 24:09.00 | 8 |
| 9 | Lydia Binelli | University of Michigan | 24:09.40 | (9) |
| 10 | Jennifer Gage | University of Michigan | 24:13.80 | - |
| 11 | Jeralding Olivas | University of Michigan | 24:17.60 | - |
| 12 | Brenna Wendell | University of Michigan | 24:31.70 | - |
| 13 | Diane Weber | University of Michigan | 24:33.30 | - |
| 14 | Adysen Daman | Grand Valley State University | 24:39.00 | 10 |
| 15 | Olivia Morabito | University of Michigan | 24:47.20 | - |
| 16 | Alyssa Defields | University of Michigan | 24:48.10 | - |
| 17 | Olivia Meisner | University of Michigan | 25:10.30 | - |
| 18 | Stella Phillips | University of Michigan | 25:16.60 | - |
| 19 | Kaygan Dreasky | Michigan State University | 25:22.40 | 11 |
| 20 | Jane Barnett | University of Michigan | 25:26.70 | - |
| 21 | Julieta Turon | University of Michigan | 25:31.90 | - |
| 22 | Liana Salazar | Michigan State University | 25:37.40 | 12 |
| 23 | Natalie Bales | Saginaw Valley State University | 25:39.60 | 13 |
| 24 | Nora Hoekert | Central Michigan University | 25:55.40 | 14 |
| 25 | Lizzy Wiessinger | Michigan State University | 26:00.20 | 15 |
| 26 | Elizabeth Ambroggio | Michigan State University | 26:04.90 | (16) |
| 27 | Kate Varitek | Michigan State University | 26:07.90 | (17) |
| 28 | Anika Bery | Michigan State University | 26:10.10 | - |
| 29 | Emily Graves | Grand Valley State University | 26:11.80 | 18 |
| 30 | Emily Grob | Grand Valley State University | 26:14.20 | 19 |
| 31 | Lily Connors | Michigan State University | 26:15.90 | - |
| 32 | Janeen Alheleal | University of Michigan | 26:20.40 | - |
| 33 | Tess Scicluna | Central Michigan University | 26:32.10 | 20 |
| 34 | Maya Rohrer | Grand Valley State University | 26:34.60 | 21 |
| 35 | Chelsi Eisenga | Saginaw Valley State University | 26:43.70 | 22 |
| 36 | Mikayla Pietraszkiewicz | Michigan State University | 26:47.80 | - |
| 37 | Nora Schley | Michigan State University | 26:53.20 | - |
| 38 | Anika Petersen | Michigan State University | 27:00.50 | - |
| 39 | Brianna Agon | Michigan State University | 27:04.40 | - |
| 40 | Gwendolyn Kilpatrick | Central Michigan University | 27:04.40 | 23 |
| 41 | Gianna D'Angelo | Michigan State University | 27:11.30 | - |
| 42 | Hannah Sisson | University of Michigan | 27:12.60 | - |
| 43 | Mercedes Dziendziel | Michigan State University | 27:17.00 | - |
| 44 | Elaine Burkmyre | Michigan State University | 27:21.00 | - |
| 45 | Piper Williams | University of Michigan | 27:23.10 | - |
| 46 | Emma Underhill | Hillsdale College | 27:43.00 | - |
| 47 | Madelyn Sillman | Saginaw Valley State University | 27:51.00 | 24 |
| 48 | Aubrey Burke | Michigan State University | 27:56.00 | - |
| 49 | Grace Brown | Michigan State University | 27:56.60 | - |
| 50 | Lucy Johnson | Grand Valley State University | 28:19.50 | 25 |
| 51 | Katherine Paluszewski | University of Michigan | 28:28.70 | - |
| 52 | Jordan Smyth | Michigan State University | 28:31.70 | - |
| 53 | Rachael Wychuyse | University of Michigan | 28:34.20 | - |
| 54 | Athiei Manyang | University of Michigan | 28:34.80 | - |
| 55 | Kendal Swatosh | Central Michigan University | 28:35.10 | 26 |
| 56 | Lexy Andres | Saginaw Valley State University | 28:41.90 | 27 |
| 57 | Allison Giroux | Michigan State University | 29:04.80 | - |
| 58 | Alyssa Brown | Michigan State University | 29:07.00 | - |
| 59 | Katherine Kim | Hillsdale College | 29:13.20 | - |
| 60 | Charlotte Brach | Michigan State University | 29:15.40 | - |
| 61 | Ela Khasnabis Upton | University of Michigan | 30:07.40 | - |
| 62 | Jessica Kemnitz | Michigan State University | 30:52.70 | - |
| 63 | Libby Butchart | Central Michigan University | 31:25.40 | 28 |
| 64 | Rachel VanderGraaf | University of Michigan | 31:43.10 | - |
| 65 | Sawyer Collins | Central Michigan University | 32:11.10 | (29) |
| 66 | Sarah Weber | Michigan State University | 32:33.20 | - |
| 67 | Maya Zaleski | Michigan State University | 32:39.30 | - |
| 68 | Lily Starr | Central Michigan University | 33:19.20 | (30) |
| 69 | Alexis Kierpiec | Saginaw Valley State University | 33:23.50 | 31 |
| 70 | Paige Meister | Saginaw Valley State University | 34:48.20 | (32) |
| 71 | Elise Finkbeiner | Grand Valley State University | 35:55.70 | (33) |
Sources: NIRCA meet information · Published result source. Checked October 24, 2026.
Men's results
| Place | Club | Points | Top-five average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Michigan | 29 | 26:18.40 |
| 2 | Michigan State University | 43 | 26:42.40 |
| 3 | Grand Valley State University | 80 | 28:27.60 |
| 4 | Saginaw Valley State University | 115 | 30:30.20 |
| 5 | Central Michigan University | 117 | 30:43.80 |
| Place | Runner | Club | Time | Scoring place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Ackerman | Michigan State University | 25:49.30 | 1 |
| 2 | Benjamin Gross | Grand Valley State University | 25:51.30 | 2 |
| 3 | Spencer May | University of Michigan | 25:54.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Matthew DeMeulenaere | University of Michigan | 26:01.30 | 4 |
| 5 | Colton Blackburn | University of Michigan | 26:15.30 | 5 |
| 6 | Ben Hartigan | Michigan State University | 26:30.50 | 6 |
| 7 | Gavin Wilkins | Michigan State University | 26:38.30 | 7 |
| 8 | James Barch | University of Michigan | 26:41.00 | 8 |
| 9 | Tra’Monti Williams | University of Michigan | 26:41.60 | 9 |
| 10 | Cole Winter | University of Michigan | 26:47.90 | (10) |
| 11 | Ian Cox | University of Michigan | 26:48.30 | (11) |
| 12 | Sean Stein | Central Michigan University | 26:52.60 | 12 |
| 13 | Gavin O'Meara | University of Michigan | 27:01.20 | - |
| 14 | Parker Tiethof | Grand Valley State University | 27:03.00 | 13 |
| 15 | Maxwell Durham | University of Michigan | 27:08.60 | - |
| 16 | Liam Elder | Michigan State University | 27:16.20 | 14 |
| 17 | Ryan Harper | University of Michigan | 27:19.00 | - |
| 18 | Nathan Beemer | Michigan State University | 27:19.30 | 15 |
| 19 | Josh Hamilton | Michigan State University | 27:20.50 | (16) |
| 20 | Gavin Steele | University of Michigan | 27:24.90 | - |
| 21 | Zach Wyderko | University of Michigan | 27:46.90 | - |
| 22 | Daniel Bruno | Michigan State University | 27:47.70 | (17) |
| 23 | Eric Overdier | Michigan State University | 27:49.70 | - |
| 24 | Giovanni Pardo-Keegan | University of Michigan | 27:52.80 | - |
| 25 | Dylan Shoresh | University of Michigan | 27:54.90 | - |
| 26 | Brandon Paine | University of Michigan | 28:02.40 | - |
| 27 | Prem Koshal | University of Michigan | 28:08.20 | - |
| 28 | Caleb Carignan | Michigan State University | 28:18.30 | - |
| 29 | Nolan Booth | Michigan State University | 28:18.60 | - |
| 30 | Caedmon Higgins | Hillsdale College | 28:21.10 | - |
| 31 | Aaron Putala | University of Michigan | 28:21.80 | - |
| 32 | Said Baca Mora | University of Michigan | 28:23.80 | - |
| 33 | Deklan Rummel | Michigan State University | 28:24.90 | - |
| 34 | Zach Frayder | Michigan State University | 28:34.60 | - |
| 35 | Will Vander Lugt | University of Michigan | 28:36.10 | - |
| 36 | Jacob Howes | Saginaw Valley State University | 28:44.20 | 18 |
| 37 | Ryan Zannetti | Grand Valley State University | 28:46.20 | 19 |
| 38 | Rajan Fisher | University of Michigan | 28:59.50 | - |
| 39 | Andrew Harms | Michigan State University | 29:19.90 | - |
| 40 | Jack Zaske | Michigan State University | 29:20.20 | - |
| 41 | Caden Amy | Michigan State University | 29:29.90 | - |
| 42 | Ryan Widmer | University of Michigan | 29:37.90 | - |
| 43 | Austin Van Ek | Grand Valley State University | 29:40.20 | 20 |
| 44 | Zachary Becker | Michigan State University | 29:42.60 | - |
| 45 | Ben Beemer | Michigan State University | 29:57.00 | - |
| 46 | Miles Albert | Michigan State University | 29:58.30 | - |
| 47 | Michael Rossi | Central Michigan University | 30:03.80 | 21 |
| 48 | Jackson Edison | Hillsdale College | 30:09.30 | - |
| 49 | Allan George | Saginaw Valley State University | 30:15.70 | 22 |
| 50 | Johnny McKellar | Saginaw Valley State University | 30:32.60 | 23 |
| 51 | John Whitman | Saginaw Valley State University | 30:41.00 | 24 |
| 52 | Bailey Wiggins | University of Michigan | 30:44.00 | - |
| 53 | Collin Eckermann | Michigan State University | 30:51.10 | - |
| 54 | Joseph Sturtevant | Central Michigan University | 30:51.70 | 25 |
| 55 | Blake Elliot | Grand Valley State University | 30:58.60 | 26 |
| 56 | Jayden Zhang | University of Michigan | 31:24.60 | - |
| 57 | Owen Mantie | Michigan State University | 31:24.90 | - |
| 58 | Jack Huntington | University of Michigan | 31:27.20 | - |
| 59 | Gabe Rowell | Grand Valley State University | 31:35.00 | (27) |
| 60 | Ryan Holler | Hillsdale College | 32:12.40 | - |
| 61 | Noah Redman | Michigan State University | 32:12.90 | - |
| 62 | Duane Davis | Saginaw Valley State University | 32:19.80 | 28 |
| 63 | Carter Upper | Central Michigan University | 32:27.70 | 29 |
| 64 | Ben Boggs | University of Akron | 32:33.40 | - |
| 65 | Jack Brach | Michigan State University | 32:33.70 | - |
| 66 | Jonah Beauchamp | Michigan State University | 32:55.00 | - |
| 67 | Colin Coole | Central Michigan University | 33:26.60 | 30 |
| 68 | Elliot Cole | Grand Valley State University | 34:02.30 | (31) |
| 69 | Lucas Cox | Central Michigan University | 34:09.20 | (32) |
| 70 | Jason Xi | University of Akron | 34:57.00 | - |
| 71 | Ryan Montgomery | Grand Valley State University | 35:42.20 | - |
| 72 | Jayce Hyde | Michigan State University | 35:59.70 | - |
| 73 | Luke Schultz | University of Michigan | 36:16.30 | - |
| 74 | Tyler Kravitz | University of Michigan | 36:17.60 | - |
| 75 | Jace Vail | Central Michigan University | 36:30.90 | (33) |
| 76 | Aiden Callahan | Michigan State University | 36:40.00 | - |
| 77 | Denton Starkweather | Michigan State University | 36:46.80 | - |
| 78 | Jonathan Taylor | Hillsdale College | 36:55.20 | - |
| 79 | Andrew Young | Central Michigan University | 37:29.00 | - |
| 80 | Nathan Blondke | Michigan State University | 38:59.60 | - |
| 81 | Andrew McLear | Saginaw Valley State University | 40:10.00 | (34) |
| 82 | Blake Matthews | Central Michigan University | 42:18.30 | - |
| 83 | Jordan Bruwier | Central Michigan University | 43:26.00 | - |
| 84 | Anderson Howard | University of Akron | 45:20.60 | - |
| 85 | Cameron Kelly | University of Akron | 46:21.70 | - |
| 86 | Robert Arce | University of Michigan | 51:53.20 | - |
Sources: NIRCA meet information · Published result source. Checked October 24, 2026.
Blank entries in the source have no verified finish and are omitted from the finisher tables. Explicit DNS and DNF statuses appear separately when the source supplies them.
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Sources: NIRCA meet information · Published result source. Checked October 24, 2026.
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