CAREER-BEST TIMES
8K: 27:10.4 (Louisville Classic | E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park | Louisville, Ky. | October 4, 2025)
10K: 34:07.3 (NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships | Blue Ridge Parkway | Boone, N.C. | November 8, 2025)
2025 (FRESHMAN)  – MEC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Competed in six meets during his freshman season for the Hilltoppers, recording a pair of top-10 finishes while setting career-best marks in both the 8K and 10K.
NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Championships (Nov. 8, 2025): Finished 94th overall in the 10K with a career-best time of 34:07.3.
Mountain East Conference Championships (Oct. 25, 2025): Placed 45th in the 8K with a time of 28:41.3.
CMU Invitational (Oct. 11, 2025): Finished 93rd in the 8K with a time of 27:16.8.
Louisville Classic (Oct. 4, 2025): Posted a career-best 8K time of 27:10.4, placing 193rd in a nationally competitive field.
Bethany Invitational (Sept. 13, 2025): Earned a top-10 finish, placing ninth in the 8K with a time of 27:59.7.
West Liberty Invitational (Sept. 4, 2025): Opened his collegiate career with a 24th-place finish in the 6K, posting a time of 20:01.5.
High School: Ran at Grafton High School... Earned Second Team All-Conference honors in 2022, First Team All-Conference honors in 2023 and 2024, First Team All-Region honors in 2023 and 2024, and Second Team All-State honors in 2024... Posted a personal-best 5K time of 16:05.
Off the Course: Michael is the son of Angela Rinck and Michael Niggemyer I... He has two brothers, Jordan Niggemyer and Johnny Rinck... He is majoring in Political Science.
