Christian Hubaker

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Grand Ledge, Mich.
High School:
Grand Ledge
Position:
Distance
Major:
Sport Management

Last Updated: June 17, 2022

At Michigan
• Second-team All-American (2021, outdoor steeplechase)

Fifth-Year (2021-22)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 8:48.91 for 21st in the steeplechase semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8-11).
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships by running 8:41.16 for 11th in the steeplechase quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-28).
• Ran 8:49.64 for 3rd in the steeplechase final at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15).
• Ran 8:55.86 for 8th in the steeplechase final at the Drake Relays (April 28-30).
• Ran a career-best 3:46.97 for 2nd in the 1500 meter run unseeded at the Duke Invitational (April 7-9).
• Ran 8:48.64 for 7th in the steeplechase final at the Raleigh Relays (March 24-26).

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 8:08.22 for 9th in the 3000 meter run final at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26).
• Ran 8:04.32 for 9th in the 3000 meter run final at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 11-12).
• Ran 8:09.18 in the 3000 meter run for 16th at the Indiana Relays (Jan. 28-29)
• Ran a career-best 4:08.60 in the mile for 9th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 15)

Cross Country
• Ran 33:09.9 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 249th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 20)
• Ran 25:57.4 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 44th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29)
• Ran 24:51.0 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 149th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 15)
• Ran 24:26.5 over five miles (8.05 kilometers) to finish 44th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 1)
• Ran 25:44.8 over 5.2 miles (8.37 kilometers) to finish 19th at the Penn State Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 10)
• Ran 15:16.9 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 5th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 3), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner.

Senior (2020-21)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 8:39.09 in the steeplechase for 15th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9-11) for second-team All-America honors.
• Ran 8:44.56 in the steeplechase for 11th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 26 & 28) to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
• Ran a career-best 8:43.38 in the steeplechase for 4th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14-16), scoring five team points for Michigan.
• Ran a career-best 8:44.84 in the steeplechase for 2nd at the B1G Billy Hayes Invitational (April 30-May 1)
• Ran a career-best 14:09.72 in the 5000 meter run for 15th at the B1G Indiana Invitational #3 (April 16)
• Ran a career-best 8:54.43 in the steeplechase for 3rd at the B1G North Florida Invitational (April 2-3)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 8:08.98 in the 3000 meter run for 11th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27)
• Ran a career-best 8:01.82 in the 3000 meter run for 3rd at the SPIRE B1G Invitational (Feb. 12-13)
• Ran a career-best 8:15.11 in the 3000 meter run for 8th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 16)

Cross Country
• Ran 24:18.4 over 8 kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 14th at the FLorida State Winter Last Chance Invitational (March 5)

Junior (2019-20)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.

Indoor Track & Field
• Redshirted.

Cross Country
• Ran 25:11.0 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 31st at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 18)
• Ran 24:25.74 over five miles to finish 69th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4)
• Ran 17:45.7 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to win the individual title at the adidas XC Challenge (Sep. 20), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner.
• Ran 15:24.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 18th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 30)

Sophomore (2018-19)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 9:13.54 in the steeplechase for 11th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Ran 3:56.46 in the 1500 meter run for 13th at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Ran a career-best 9:06.56 in the steeplechase for 9th at the Cardinal Classic (April 19-20)
• Ran a career-best 9:12.19 in the steeplechase for 2nd at the Louisville Invitational (April 12-13)
• Ran 9:15.21 in the steeplechase for 13th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30)
• Ran 6:04.20 in the steeplechase (2000-meter) for 8th at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)and ran a career-best 3:55.18 in the 1500 meter run to finish 13th.

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 8:35.98 in the 3000 meter run for 15th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23)
• Ran a career-best 8:18.13 in the 3000 meter run for 8th at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran a career-best 8:21.00 in the 3000 meter run for 31st at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran a career-best 8:25.68 in the 3000 meter run for 9th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Ran 8:47.68 in the 3000 meter run for 18th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
• Ran 4:17.29 in the mile for 4th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12)

Cross Country
• Ran 15:22.2 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 4th at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic (Oct. 19)
• Ran 25:39.63 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 26th at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 13) in the unseeded Gray Race.
• Ran 25:22.7 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 40th at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (Sept. 28) in the open race.
• Ran 26:07.4 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 33rd at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (Sept. 14)
• Ran 15:47.8 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 11th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)

Freshman (2017-18)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 14:30.41 in the 5000 meter run to finish 38th at the Penn Relays (April 26-28)
• Ran a career-best 8:20.58 in the 3000 meter run to finish 5th at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran a career-best 8:26.76 in the 3000 meter run to finish 6th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 8:33.17 in the 3000 meter run to finish 3rd at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran 4:17.12 in the Mile to finish 7th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran a career-best 4:21.56 in the Mile to finish 18th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)

Cross Country
• Running unattached he clocked 15:40.8 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 11th at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic (Oct. 20)
• Running unattached he clocked 16:03.8 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 17th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)

Prep

Track and Field: Three-time finalist at 1,600 meters at the MHSAA LP Division 1 Outdoor State Championships and the fourth-fastest senior from the state of Michigan at 1,600 meters in 2017, according to DyeStat … Finished fifth over 1,600 meters at the 2017 state championships in a career-best 4:13.89 … Finished 22nd over 1,600 meters at the 2016 state championships after winning the Greater Lansing Honor Roll Meet of Champions less than a week earlier … Finished 10th over 1,600 meters at the 2015 state championships in a then-career-best 4:17.63 … Was three times a top-six finisher at the regional level over 3,200 meters.

Cross Country: Three-time qualifier for the MHSAA LP Division 1 Championships … Finished 33rd at the 2016 state championships in 16:12.8 on the 5K course before going on to finish seventh at the MITCA Mid-East Championships and 23rd at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional … Finished 25th at the 2015 state championships in 15:49.6 after finishing runner-up in the region … Took 68th at the 2014 state championships

HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL BESTS
1600m (outdoor) -- 4:13.89
3200m (outdoor) -- 9:32.19
5K (XC) -- 15:35.0

Career-Best Performances (College)

Event	Time	Date
1500m (O)	3:46.97	4-8-22
Mile (I)	4:08.60	1-15-22
3000m (I)	8:01.82	2-13-21
3000m (O)	8:20.58	4-6-18
5000m (O)	14:09.72	4-16-21
Steeplechase (2000m) (O)	6:04.20	3-23-19
Steeplechase (O)	8:39.09	6-9-21