2017 Men's Cross Country Roster
Ben Flanagan
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Kitchener, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Mary's
Last Updated: July 2, 2018
At Michigan
• NCAA Outdoor Champion at 10,000 meters (2018)
• Cross Country All-American (2017)
• USTFCCCA All-American (2018: first team, outdoor 10,000m / 2016: second team; outdoor 10,000m)
• 2017 Great Lakes Regional Champion
• Big Ten Champion (2016 and 2018: outdoor 10,000m)
• 2017 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Athlete of the Year
• Four-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (2014-15-16)
• Six-time Academic All-Big Ten (2014-15)
• Member of the 2015 Great Lakes Regional Championship Team
• Member of the 2015 and 2017 Big Ten Championship teams
• Four-year cross country team captain (2014-15-16-17)
• Two-year track and field team captain (2017-18)
• All-Great Lakes Region (2014-15-17)
• First-team All-Big Ten (2017)
• Three-time All-Big Ten second team (2013-15)
• U-M Academic Athletic Achievement Award (2013-15).
Redshirt Senior (2017-18)
Outdoor
• Won the national title with a career-best 28:34.53 in the 10,000 meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 6-9) , outkicking pre-meet favorite Vincent Kiprop of Alabama in the final steps of the race. Seeded 23rd out of 24 runners in the race, he became Michigan's first 10,000m national champion since 1989.
• Ran 29:17.24 in the 10,000 meter run to finish 3rd at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26) to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Ran 30:23.86 in the 10,000 meter run for the win at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) , reclaiming his title from the 2016 season.
• Ran 29:33.07 in the 10,000 meter run for the win at the Cardinal Classic (April 20-21)
Indoor
• Scored three points with a run of 14:14.14 in the 5000 meter run to finish 6th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran a career-best 13:48.58 in the 5000 meter run to finish 2nd at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 9-10)
Cross Country
• Earned All-America honors as he ran 29:44.0 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 20th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18) as a scoring member of the national 10th-place team.
• Claimed the individual title by running 30:54.0 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to win the individual title at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10) , becoming just the fifth Wolverine in program history to win the regional.
• First team All-Big Ten honoree for the Big Ten team champion squad, running 24:16.2 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 6th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29) . Earned All-Big Ten honors for the fourth time in his career.
• Ran 24:04.9 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 22nd at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13)
• Ran 24:05.0 over five miles (8.05 kilometers) to finish 14th at the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29) as a scoring runner for the fourth-place Wolverines
• Ran 18:12.1 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to win the individual title at the adidas XC Challenge (Sept. 15) for his second win in as many races to start the 2017 season, leading Michigan to the team title.
• Ran 15:10.7 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to win the individual title at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1) in his first cross country race since the 2015 season.
Senior (2016-17)
Outdoor
• Ran 30:41.45 in the 10,000 meter run to finish 22nd at the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27)
• Scored a point with a time of 29:55.10 in the 10,000 meter run to finish 8th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
Indoor
• Ran 4:08.04 in the Mile to finish 6th at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• In his season debut at the Vanderbilt Commodore Invitational (Jan. 13-14), ran 8:12.61 over 3000 meters to finish seventh overall in a field of more than 60 athletes.
Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Competing unattached, placed second at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2) in 15:10.8
Junior (2015-16)
Outdoor
• At the NCAA Championships, placed 14th in the 10,000-meter run to secure second-team All-American honors in a time of 29:35.85
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 26), finished sixth in the 10K race in 30:04.60, punching his first career ticket to Eugene
• Won his first career conference title at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, finishing the 10,000-meter run in 29:35.32
• Ran 14:06.85 for an outdoor PR in the 5K at the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 1)
• Made 10,000 meter debut in the Invitational section at the Mount Sac Relays (April 14), finishing eighth in 29:13.72
• Finished third in the 3,000 meter run at Battle of the Blues (March 31) with a time of 8:12.07
• Opened season finishing 11th in the 1500 meter run at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invite (March 26) with a time of 3:50.67
Indoor
• Competed in both the 3,000 (8:07.89) and 5,000 (14:23.35) meter runs at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-27)
• Ran the 5000 meters at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12), finishing sixth in his heat in a new PR of 14:02.91
• Finished sixth in the 3000 meter run at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6) with a new PR of 8:04.12
• Scored for U-M in the 3000 meter run finishing fifth in a PR of 8:09.24 at the Notre Dame Invitational (January 23
• Ran a personal best 4:07.05 in the mile race at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 15) for fifth place.
Cross Country
• Helped U-M to place ninth overall at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 21) with a personal time of 30:49.8 in the 10,000-meter event
• Finished 11th in 30:54.2 to help U-M to a team title at the 10,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 13)
• Scored for U-M at the 8,000-meter Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1), running a personal-best 23:42.6 for eighth place and helping Michigan win its first conference crown since 1998
• Helped U-M finish third at the 8,000-meter Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (Oct. 16) with a 29th-place showing in 24:00.4
• Finished 13th with a time of 24:18.94 in the 8,000-meter event at the Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 3)
• Took eighth place in 25:47 to help U-M to a team win at Penn State's 5.2-mile Harry Grove Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 11).
Sophomore (2014-15)
Outdoor
• Medaled with a third-place finish at the Big Ten Championships (May 15-17) in the 5,000m race, running 14:23.36
• Finished third in the 5,000m race, running 14:18.36 for a new personal-best at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational (May 1-2)
• Ran 14:21.50 for a near-40 second PR at the time and 15th place in the 5,000m race at UVA Challenge (April 17-18)
• Finished 11th in the 3,000m race at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4)
• Made his outdoor debut at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28), finishing 14th in the 5,000m race
Indoor
• Made his Wolverine debut in the 3,000m race at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7), finishing in 8:40.51
Cross Country
• Helped U-M to 11th place at the 10,000-meter NCAA Championships (Nov. 22), the team's best finish since 2003, with a time of 31:12.6
• Earned all-region honors with a 10th-place finish (PR 30:31) at the 10,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 14), helping U-M to third place
• Finished in 13th place individually at the 8,000-meter Big Ten Championships (Nov. 2), helping U-M to a runner-up finish with a collegiate-best time of 23:58.8
• Helped lead the Wolverines at the 8,000-meter Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (Oct. 17) with a time of 24:26, good for 67th place
• Helped lead the Wolverines to a team victory at the rain-shortened, 8,000-meter Blue and Gold Invitational (Oct. 3) with a time of 23:47.5, good for 23rd place
• Helped U-M to a first place team finish at the 8,000-meter Big Ten Preview (Sep. 20) with a time of 24:46.43
• Finished third running unattached at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Aug. 29) with a time of 15:21.8.
Freshman (2013-14)
Outdoor
• Redshirted
Indoor
• Redshirted
Cross Country
• Finished 99th (31:18.8) at the 10,000-meter NCAA Championships (Nov. 23)
• Finished 12th (24:39.4) at the 8,000-meter Big Ten Championships (Nov. 3), earning All-Big Ten second team honors
• Finished 127th (24:30) at the 8,000-meter Wisconsin adidas Invitational (Oct. 19)
• Made his collegiate debut at the 8,000-meter Cowboy Jamboree (Sept. 28), finishing 21st in 25:12.26.
Prep
Graduated from St. Mary's High School (2013) ...Four-year Honor Roll student ... Earned St. Mary's Academic Excellence Award (2010, '11) ... Cross Country ... Two-time Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) 7K champion (2010, '12) ... Placed third at the OFSAA meet in 2009 ... Three-year member of Canadian Junior National Team, finishing third at the 2012 NACAC Championships in Port of Spain, Trinidad ... Placed second at Junior Canadian Cross Country Championships in 2012 and seventh in 2011 ... Competed at the IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships, placing 34th ... Four-time St. Mary's MVP ... Track & Field ... Finished third at the 2012 OFSAA Championships in the 3,000-meter run ... Took second in 1,500- and 3,000-meter run at the 2011 OFSAA meet and third in the 3,000-meter run in 2010 ... Placed 16th in the 1,500-meter run at the 2011 IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille, France ... Finished runner up in the 3,000-meter run at the 2011 Canadian Youth Nationals and second in the 2,000-meter run at 2010 event ... Four-time St. Mary's MVP.Personal ... Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology ... Majoring in Movement Science ... Born January 11, 1995 ... Son of Ron and Michelle Flanagan ... Other Sports Played ... Member of St. Mary's swim and junior hockey teams.
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| 1500m (O) | 3:50.67 | 3-26-16 |
| Mile (I) | 4:07.05 | 1-16-16 |
| 3000m (I) | 8:04.12 | 2-6-16 |
| 3000m (O) | 8:12.07 | 4-2-16 |
| 5000m (I) | 13:48.58 | 2-9-18 |
| 5000m (O) | 14:06.85 | 5-1-16 |
| 10,000m (O) | 28:34.53 | 6-6-18 |
