EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State athletes Makenna Veen and Andrew Nolan were named Big Ten Cross Country Runners to Watch. The watch lists were determined by the league’s head coaches.
Veen, a graduate student from Kalamazoo, Michigan, earned All-Great Lakes Region Honors last season by finishing fourth at regionals. Veen was also part of the Big Ten Championship team that won its fourth title in the last five years. She also captured first-team All-Big Ten honors after a team-best third-place finish.
Nolan, a graduate student from Lake Orion, Michigan, represented the Spartan men in the NCAA Championships. Nolan also captured All-Great Lakes Region honors after finishing 11th at regionals. He also earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after finishing six in the Big Ten Championship.
Defending Big Ten Champion Michigan State is coming off its fourth women’s title in the last five years, while Wisconsin’s men’s team has won six-straight conference championships.
The Spartans open the season on Friday, Aug. 30 at the Jeff Drenth Memorial in Shepherd, Michigan.
2024 Big Ten Men’s Cross Country Runners to Watch
Alex Partlow, Jr., Illinois
Skylar Stidam, Sr. Indiana
Will Ryan, Jr., Iowa
Luke Venhuizen, Jr., Michigan
Andrew Nolan, Gr., Michigan State
Emmet Anderson, Jr., Minnesota
Liem Chot, Sr., Nebraska
Zubin Jha, 5th-Yr., Ohio State
Elliott Cook, Sr., Oregon
Brian DiCola, So., Penn State
Nathan Walker, Sr., Purdue
Liam Tilton, Jr., Rutgers
Michael Mireles, Gr., UCLA
Nathan Green, Jr., Washington
Bob Liking, Sr., Wisconsin
2024 Big Ten Women’s Cross Country Runners to Watch
Halle Hill, Sr., Illinois
Mariah Wehrle, Sr., Indiana
Miriam Sandeen, Jr., Iowa
Katie Altieri, Sr., Maryland
Kayla Windemuller, Gr., Michigan
Makenna Veen, Gr., Michigan State
Erin Reidy, Sr., Minnesota
Berlyn Schutz, So., Nebraska
Ava Earl, R-Jr., Northwestern
Daniella Santos, Gr., Ohio State
Maddy Elmore, Sr., Oregon
Florence Caron, Sr., Penn State
Payne Turney, Sr., Purdue
Sofia Condron, Jr., Rutgers
Mia Kane, Sr., UCLA
Gigi Maccagnini, Sr., USC
Chloe Foerster, Jr., Washington
Leané Willemse, Jr., Wisconsin
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