Best COLLEGE XC Teams in MI

College Running

2 years ago 09/10/2021 8:55am EDT

Here's who I got:

1. Michigan

2. Michigan State

3. Grand Valley

4. Eastern Michigan

5. Saginaw Valley

6. Wayne State

7. Northwood (Mich)

8. Michigan Tech

9. Cornerstone

10. Aquinas??

I think maybe Detroit M. University could sneak in there, and it seems (unfortunately) that the MAC is dying. Eastern is in the tank (Hasn't had a good team in years, former very successful coach, Goodridge had enough of their title XI BS), CMU doesn't have a real team anymore, and Western doesn't even have a men's program.

Though, the GLIAC is stacked.

UM and MSU will be their decent selves as usual.

2 years ago 09/10/2021 9:25am EDT

re: MIXCFREAK

No MIAA teams? Calvin is a consistent distance running power and deserves mention on this list. And, they are often in the best 5 men's cross country school in Michigan. Granted I've not looked at their roster this year, but I can't believe you there are 10 other colleges in MI with a better cc team. Gimme a break.

2 years ago 09/10/2021 9:34am EDT

re: MIXCFREAK

It depends on the year. I'm not convinced Michigan St is consistently better than GVSU.

2 years ago 09/10/2021 10:06am EDT

re: MIXCFREAK

MIXCFREAK wrote:
Here's who I got:
1. Michigan
2. Michigan State
3. Grand Valley
4. Eastern Michigan
5. Saginaw Valley
6. Wayne State
7. Northwood (Mich)
8. Michigan Tech
9. Cornerstone
10. Aquinas??
I think maybe Detroit M. University could sneak in there, and it seems (unfortunately) that the MAC is dying. Eastern is in the tank (Hasn't had a good team in years, former very successful coach, Goodridge had enough of their title XI BS), CMU doesn't have a real team anymore, and Western doesn't even have a men's program.
Though, the GLIAC is stacked.
UM and MSU will be their decent selves as usual.

Are you really gonna put northwood and Wayne ahead of Michigan tech? Neither of those teams have beat tech in recent years. Also I’m willing to bet GV is consistently better than MSU. And I agree with the tale on Calvin they are consistently a top naia powerhouse.

2 years ago 09/16/2021 7:34pm EDT

re: list maker

Gvsu isn’t consistently better than MSU. Gvsu runs Spartan invite like it’s the ncaa champs. MSU runs it like a mid September meet. Gvsu is good, but they are a mid pack Big 10 team at best. It’s reality.

Calvin isn’t the Calvin it used to be. Not even among the D3 ranks. If it was 1996, yes. But unfortunately it’s 2021. The program there hasn’t progressed with the times. Also Calvin is D3, not NAIA.

Speaking of not progressing, the same can be said about Aquinas.

The GLIAC isn’t stacked, it’s more the state of MI isn’t what it once was in college cross country. No CMU. Hillsdale has fallen off the map. Guessing Oakland should be in that top 10 somewhere. Even little guys like LCC and Siena Heights used to be great back end top 10 Michigan teams. Guessing neither of those would want to race the top 5 NCAA D1 women’s teams this fall.

2 years ago 09/16/2021 7:47pm EDT

re: nope

GVSU does not put a big emphasis on the Spartan invite. It’s the first race of the year for their top runners. They train through Spartan as their goal is an NCAA d2 title.

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