Detroit Free Press · Jun 9, 2018
Michigan runner asks 'Where's my mom?' after NCAA title win, goes viral
The question went viral on social media — “Where’s my mom?”
That was Ben Flanagan’s immediate response after winning the 10,000-meter title at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Wednesday.
Flanagan, a fifth-year senior at Michigan, entered the final 100 meters of the race trailing Alabama’s Vincent Kiprop. But that quickly changed, as Flanagan used a late burst to push past Kiprop and win by less than a half-second.
It was Michigan's first 10,000-meter men's NCAA title since John Scherer's win in 1989.
