Aaron Baumgarten was given his first career conference honor, as he was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week following his runner-up finish at PSU last weekend.
The 11th-ranked Maize and Blue will travel a squad of seven athletes to East Lansing this Saturday (Sept. 5) for the 8,000-meter Spartan Invitational at Forest Akers Golf Course.
Aaron Baumgarten (2nd), Connor Mora (3rd), Ben Flanagan (8th) and Tony Smoragiewicz (9th) each finished in the top 10 to help U-M capture first at the Spiked Shoe Invitational.
Aaron Baumgarten talks about his personal progression, a special adventure he had with a teammate this summer, and previews this weekend's Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational at Penn State.
The Maize and Blue travels to Penn State University this weekend for the 5.2-mile Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational, slated for a 4 p.m. start on Friday (Sept. 11).