Men's Cross Country

Martin Luther wins 2026 UMAC Men’s Cross Country Championship, Knights’ Korthals wins Individual Championship

WINTHROP, Minn.—Martin Luther College won the 2026 UMAC Men’s Cross Country Championship Saturday with a team score of 34 points. This was the first title for the Knights since 2008 and 12th in program history.
 
Logan Korthals of the Knights won the Individual Championship, leading the conference field with his time of 25:47.9.

Korthals' time now stands third on the Championships Top 20 list, Hoogland ranks fourth, Deedon is sixth, Uitto is 13th and Ebeling stands 18th.

 Team standings
1             Martin Luther                    34
2             Wis.-Superior                     39
3             Crown                                 72
4             Northwestern (Minn.)     97
5             Bethany Lutheran             128
6             Minnesota-Morris             154
 
Top 10 finishers
1             Logan Korthals   Martin Luther     25:47.9
2             Maverick Hoogland          Wis.-Superior      25:51.8
3             Andrew Deedon                Crown   26:00.9
4             Dylan Uitto                         Wis.-Superior      26:14.2
5             Silas Ebeling                       Martin Luther     26:18.3
6             Eliott Heiderich                 Martin Luther     26:41.5
7             Ben Plackner                     Wis.-Superior      26:53.2
8             August Swenson               Northwestern (Minn.)     27:09.2
9             Thomas Moldenhauer     Martin Luther     27:14.7
10           Dominick Meisner            Wis.-Superior      27:27.2

The full season awards will be announced on Wednesday, Nov. 3.