It was a close race, but Alex Vanias finished ahead of Sam Holmes by 8 seconds to be crowned Men's 2020 Michigan Cup Freestyle Champion. Vanais raced the 17km course in 43:45; Holmes finished in 4:53. Third was Lars Hallstrom in 45:27.
Jordyn Ross took the title of Women's 2020 Michigan Cup Freestyle Champion with a time of 49:57. Kaitlyn Patterson was second in 50:20, just ahead of third place Erin Lipp (50:46).
In the 8km race, Carter Dean won in 17:01.0.Top women was Courtney Kent in 23:54.8.
The race was held at Forbush Corners and was also part of the Meijer State Games Of Michigan.
The crowning of the champions in previous years was based on a racers three best freestyle events. The Michigan Cup Committee, after quite a bit of discussion, voted to make it winner-take-all in one event for 2020.
Results: 2020 Michigan Cup Freestyle
| Position | Bib | Name | Time | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 112 | Alex Vanias | 0:43:45 | Mens 20-29 |
| 2 | 63 | Sam Holmes | 0:43:53 | Mens 20-29 |
| 3 | 81 | Lars Hallstrom | 0:45:27 | Mens 20-29 |
| 4 | 19 | Kyle Hanson | 0:46:12 | Mens 20-29 |
| 5 | 61 | Ryan Harris | 0:46:38 | Mens 20-29 |
| 6 | 21 | Ethan Kennedy | 0:46:46 | Mens 20-29 |
| 7 | 14 | Jacob Dean | 0:47:18 | Mens 20-29 |
| 8 | 65 | Milan Baic | 0:47:23 | Mens 60-69 |
| 9 | 67 | Kevin Tarras | 0:48:00 | Mens 30-39 |
| 10 | 44 | Eric Parrot | 0:49:51 | Mens 20-29 |
| 11 | 66 | Jordyn Ross | 0:49:57 | W 20-29 |
| 12 | 80 | Stephen Smigiel | 0:50:14 | Mens 50-59 |
| 13 | 99 | Kaitlyn Patterson | 0:50:20 | W 20-29 |
| 14 | 83 | Erin Lipp | 0:50:46 | W 20-29 |
| 15 | 28 | Dave O’neil | 0:50:48 | Mens 50-59 |
| 16 | 51 | Doug Heady | 0:51:10 | Mens 60-69 |
| 17 | 49 | Michael Davis | 0:51:21 | Mens 20-29 |
| 18 | 113 | Dave Smith | 0:51:22 | Mens 30-39 |
| 19 | 73 | James Beebe | 0:51:23 | Mens 50-59 |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Moore | 0:51:39 | Mens 40 - 49 |
| 21 | 52 | Dave Hietikko | 0:52:22 | Mens 50-59 |
| 22 | 53 | Cliff Onthank | 0:53:11 | Mens 60-69 |
| 23 | 23 | Ricardo Lung | 0:53:12 | Mens 40 - 49 |
| 24 | 18 | John Gravlin | 0:53:39 | Mens 60-69 |
| 25 | 11 | Don Camp | 0:54:00 | Mens 60-69 |
| 26 | 17 | Glenn Goodman | 0:54:02 | Mens 50-59 |
| 27 | 84 | Jim Doull | 0:54:29 | Mens 60-69 |
| 28 | 88 | Ken Dawson | 0:54:32 | Mens 60-69 |
| 29 | 47 | Jim Anderson | 0:54:33 | Mens 60-69 |
| 30 | 46 | Mike Everts | 0:54:43 | Mens 50-59 |
| 31 | 37 | Elizabeth Callison | 0:55:01 | W 20-29 |
| 32 | 75 | Bruce Daman | 0:55:19 | Mens 50-59 |
| 33 | 74 | Scott Baker | 0:55:22 | Mens 50-59 |
| 34 | 60 | Stephen Van Dam | 0:55:41 | Mens 60-69 |
| 35 | 43 | Tom Franek | 0:55:59 | Mens 50-59 |
| 36 | 20 | John Hubbard | 0:56:08 | Mens 40 - 49 |
| 37 | 13 | Douglas Cornell | 0:56:10 | Mens 60-69 |
| 38 | 117 | Detlef Berndt | 0:56:58 | Mens 60-69 |
| 39 | 45 | Robin Luce | 0:57:20 | Mens 60-69 |
| 40 | 116 | Daniela Gebhart | 0:58:02 | W 50-59 |
| 41 | 3 | Steve Seager | 0:58:29 | Mens 60-69 |
| 42 | 114 | Josh Franek | 0:58:36 | Mens 20-29 |
| 43 | 76 | Ray Dean | 0:58:40 | Mens 40 - 49 |
| 44 | 1 | William Kaltz | 0:58:46 | Mens 70- |
| 45 | 85 | Cheryl Darnton | 0:59:21 | W 50-59 |
| 46 | 118 | Mary Schlimmer | 1:00:23 | W 20-29 |
| 47 | 34 | Dan Wisneski | 1:00:36 | Mens 50-59 |
| 48 | 15 | Wes Fermanich | 1:01:15 | Mens 20-29 |
| 49 | 12 | Bryan Carps | 1:01:17 | Mens 30-39 |
| 50 | 86 | Bejamin Brelje | 1:01:50 | Mens 20-29 |
| 51 | 10 | John Britton | 1:02:08 | Mens 50-59 |
| 52 | 110 | Thomas Markley | 1:02:09 | Mens 50-59 |
| 53 | 24 | Brad Miller | 1:02:10 | Mens 60-69 |
| 54 | 41 | Abby Potts | 1:02:17 | W 20-29 |
| 55 | 58 | Abby Johnson | 1:02:28 | W 30-39 |
| 56 | 50 | Anthony Percha | 1:02:37 | Mens 60-69 |
| 57 | 36 | Blair Zordell | 1:03:40 | Mens 50-59 |
| 58 | 64 | John Harris | 1:04:07 | Mens 60-69 |
| 59 | 77 | Mariah Frye Colie | 1:04:31 | W 30-39 |
| 60 | 26 | Dan Mullins | 1:04:37 | Mens 50-59 |
| 61 | 55 | Curt Peterson | 1:05:51 | Mens 70- |
| 62 | 22 | Greg Kil | 1:06:26 | Mens 60-69 |
| 63 | 69 | Rick Neier | 1:06:29 | Mens 60-69 |
| 64 | 87 | Joe Malecki | 1:06:39 | Mens 60-69 |
| 65 | 40 | Elizabeth Osteen | 1:07:21 | W 30-39 |
| 66 | 27 | Dan Nolan | 1:07:23 | Mens 60-69 |
| 67 | 111 | Lisa Markley | 1:07:47 | W 50-59 |
| 68 | 48 | Ernie Braumbaugh | 1:08:01 | Mens 70- |
| 69 | 79 | Steve Smigiel | 1:08:08 | Mens 70- |
| 70 | 62 | John Deleon | 1:08:47 | Mens 50-59 |
| 71 | 9 | Tom Baron | 1:08:53 | Mens 60-69 |
| 72 | 8 | Ken Ames | 1:09:00 | 60-69 |
| 73 | 29 | Jeremiah Osteen | 1:09:44 | Mens 30-39 |
| 74 | 54 | Gussie Peterson | 1:09:49 | W 70- |
| 75 | 59 | Cris Jones | 1:10:25 | Mens 70- |
| 76 | 89 | Karen Dawson | 1:10:57 | W 60-69 |
| 77 | 42 | Frank Rynalski | 1:12:13 | Mens 60-69 |
| 78 | 30 | Stuart Picard | 1:12:34 | Mens 60-69 |
| 79 | 38 | Isabel Carr | 1:13:47 | W 19 And Under |
| 80 | 6 | Frank Nizio | 1:15:03 | Mens 70- |
| 81 | 70 | Mark Smith | 1:15:21 | Mens 50-59 |
| 82 | 57 | Jeremy Treadwell | 1:16:17 | Mens 50-59 |
| 83 | 71 | Linda Kaleita | 1:16:41 | W 60-69 |
| 84 | 2 | Christine Seager | 1:17:55 | W 50-59 |
| 85 | 56 | Melinda Mitchell | 1:18:14 | W 60-69 |
| 86 | 39 | Ceri Faas | 1:18:33 | W 50-59 |
| 87 | 7 | Rick Kraai | 1:22:19 | Mens 60-69 |
| 88 | 68 | Lorraine Lund | 1:23:44 | W 70- |
| 89 | 32 | Michael Stemo | 1:29:17 | Mens 60-69 |
| 90 | 31 | Joesph Schluer | 1:30:01 | Mens 20-29 |
| 91 | 82 | Isabelle Sally | 1:31:30 | W 20-29 |
| 92 | 4 | Spencer Ruffner | 1:32:07 | Mens 60-69 |
| 93 | 72 | Gary Kaleita | 1:38:38 | Mens 60-69 |
| 94 | 78 | Gwenn Stevenson | 1:44:44 | W 50-59 |
| 95 | 98 | Ellis Boal | 1:50:20 | Mens 70- |
| 96 | 5 | Julie Hewlett | 2:17:20 | W 60-69 |
| Position | Bib | Name | Time | Group |
| 1 | 96 | Carter Dean | 17:01.0 | Mens 19 And Under |
| 2 | 100 | Mikel Cuerda | 18:35.0 | Mens 19 And Under |
| 3 | 90 | Peter Block | 18:35.5 | Mens 60-69 |
| 4 | 95 | Brian Kilbourn | 21:34.2 | Mens 19 And Under |
| 5 | 100 | Courtney Kent | 23:54.8 | W 30-39 |
| 6 | 92 | Branden Morley | 28:37.4 | Mens 19 And Under |
| 7 | 93 | Giulia Johnson | 37:37.0 | W 20-29 |
| 8 | 115 | Hap Wright | 44:05.0 | Mens 70 - |
