The NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championship is the cross country championship held by the National Collegiate Athletic Association each autumn for individual men's runners and cross country teams from universities in Division I. Teams and individual runners qualify for the championship at regional competitions approximately a week before the national championships.
Each autumn since 1938, with the exception of 1943 and 2020, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has hosted men's cross country championships. Since 1958, the NCAA has had multiple division championships. Since 1973, Divisions I, II and III have all had their own national championships.
Qualifyingedit
Teams compete in one of nine regional championships to qualify, where the top two teams automatically advance and thirteen additional teams are chosen as at-large selections. In addition to the 31 teams, 38 individual runners qualify for the national championship.[1][2]
Historyedit
The field for the Division I national championship race has ranged in size from a low of 6 teams in 1938 to a high of 39 teams in 1970. From 1982 to 1997 the field was fixed at 22 teams. Beginning in 1998, the national championship race has included 31 teams.
The race distance from 1938 to 1964 was 4 miles (6.4 km). From 1965 to 1975 the race distance was 6 miles (9.7 km). Since 1976 the race distance has been 10,000 meters (6.2 mi).[3]
Championsedit
Prior to 1958, only a single national championship was held between all members of the NCAA; Division II started in 1958 and Division III in 1973.[4]
^"NCAA Championship Qualifying Criteria". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
^"How the DI college cross country championship works | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^NCAA 2010 Men's Division I Cross Country All Time Championship Records [1].
^"NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 3–4. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
^"Graham Blanks Takes NCAA Cross Country Title To Remain Undefeated This Season". 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
External linksedit
NCAA Men's Cross Country
April 13, 2024
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The NCAA Division I Men s Cross Country Championship is the cross country championship held by the National Collegiate Athletic Association each autumn for individual men s runners and cross country teams from universities in Division I Teams and individual runners qualify for the championship at regional competitions approximately a week before the national championships NCAA Division I men s cross country championshipsCurrent season competition or edition 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsSportCollege cross country runningFounded1938No of teams31 253 individuals Most recentchampion s Oklahoma State 5 Most titlesArkansas 11 Oklahoma State is the defending men s team champions Contents 1 History 2 Qualifying 3 History 4 Champions 5 Titles 5 1 Team titles 5 2 Individual titles 6 Appearances 6 1 Most team appearances top 15 7 Records 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory editEach autumn since 1938 with the exception of 1943 and 2020 the National Collegiate Athletic Association has hosted men s cross country championships Since 1958 the NCAA has had multiple division championships Since 1973 Divisions I II and III have all had their own national championships Qualifying editTeams compete in one of nine regional championships to qualify where the top two teams automatically advance and thirteen additional teams are chosen as at large selections In addition to the 31 teams 38 individual runners qualify for the national championship 1 2 History editThe field for the Division I national championship race has ranged in size from a low of 6 teams in 1938 to a high of 39 teams in 1970 From 1982 to 1997 the field was fixed at 22 teams Beginning in 1998 the national championship race has included 31 teams The race distance from 1938 to 1964 was 4 miles 6 4 km From 1965 to 1975 the race distance was 6 miles 9 7 km Since 1976 the race distance has been 10 000 meters 6 2 mi 3 Champions editPrior to 1958 only a single national championship was held between all members of the NCAA Division II started in 1958 and Division III in 1973 4 NCAA Men s Division I Cross Country ChampionshipYear Host City Host Team Team Championship Individual ChampionshipWinner Points Runner up Points Winner Team Time1938 Details East Lansing MI Michigan State Indiana 51 Notre Dame 61 Greg Rice Notre Dame 20 12 91939 Details Michigan State 54 Wisconsin 57 Walter Mehl Wisconsin 20 30 91940 Details Indiana 65 Eastern Michigan 68 Gil Dodds Ashland 20 30 21941 Details Rhode Island 83 Penn State 110 Fred Wilt Indiana 20 32 11942 Details IndianaPenn State 57 Rhode Island 79 Oliver Hunter Notre Dame 20 18 01943 Not Held due to World War II1944 Details East Lansing MI Michigan State Drake 25 Notre Dame 64 Fred Feiler Drake 21 04 21945 Details Drake 50 Notre Dame 65 Fred Feiler Drake 21 14 21946 Details Drake 42 NYU 98 Quentin Brelsford Ohio Wesleyan 20 22 91947 Details Penn State 60 Syracuse 72 Jack Milne North Carolina 20 41 11948 Details Michigan State 41 Wisconsin 69 Robert Black Rhode Island 19 52 31949 Details Michigan State 59 Syracuse 81 Robert Black Rhode Island 20 25 71950 Details Penn State 53 Michigan State 55 Herb Semper Kansas 20 31 71951 Details Syracuse 80 Kansas 118 Herb Semper Kansas 20 09 51952 Details Michigan State 65 Indiana 68 Charles Capozzoli Georgetown 19 36 71953 Details Kansas 70 Indiana 82 Wes Santee Kansas 19 43 51954 Details Oklahoma State 61 Syracuse 118 Allen Frame Kansas 19 54 21955 Details Michigan State 46 Kansas 68 Charles Jones Iowa 19 57 41956 Details Michigan State 28 Kansas 88 Walter McNew Texas 19 55 71957 Details Notre Dame 121 Michigan State 127 Max Truex USC 19 12 3 1958 Details Michigan State 79 Western Michigan 104 Crawford Kennedy Michigan State 20 07 11959 Details Michigan State 44 Houston 120 Al Lawrence Houston 20 35 71960 Details Houston 54 Michigan State 80 Al Lawrence Houston 19 28 21961 Details Oregon State 68 San Jose State 82 Dale Story Oregon State 19 46 61962 Details San Jose State 58 Villanova 69 Tom O Hara Loyola Chicago 19 20 31963 Details San Jose State 53 Oregon 68 Victor Zwolak Villanova 19 35 01964 Details Western Michigan 86 Oregon 116 Elmore Banton Ohio 20 07 5The race distance changes from 4 miles to 6 miles1965 Details Lawrence KS Kansas Western Michigan 81 Northwestern 114 John Lawson Kansas 29 24 01966 Details Villanova 79 Kansas State 155 Gerry Lindgren Washington State 29 01 41967 Details Laramie WY Wyoming Villanova 91 Air Force 96 Gerry Lindgren Washington State 30 45 61968 Details Bronx NY Manhattan Villanova 78 Stanford 100 Michael Ryan Air Force 29 16 81969 Details UTEP 74 Villanova 88 Gerry Lindgren Washington State 28 59 21970 Details Williamsburg VA William amp Mary Villanova 85 Oregon 86 Steve Prefontaine Oregon 28 00 2 1971 Details Knoxville TN Tennessee Oregon 83 Washington State 122 Steve Prefontaine Oregon 29 14 01972 Details Houston TX Houston Tennessee 134 East Tennessee State 148 Neil Cusack East Tennessee State 28 23 01973 Details Pullman WA Washington State Oregon 89 UTEP 157 Steve Prefontaine Oregon 28 14 81974 Details Bloomington IN Indiana Oregon 77 Western Kentucky 110 Nick Rose Western Kentucky 29 22 001975 Details State College PA Penn State UTEP 88 Oregon 92 Craig Virgin Illinois 28 23 3 The race distance changes from 6 miles to 10 kilometers1976 Details Denton TX North Texas UTEP 62 Oregon 117 Henry Rono Washington State 28 06 6 1977 Details Pullman WA Washington State Oregon 100 UTEP 105 Henry Rono Washington State 28 33 51978 Details Madison WI Wisconsin UTEP 56 Oregon 72 Alberto Salazar Oregon 29 29 71979 Details Bethlehem PA Lehigh UTEP 86 Oregon 93 Henry Rono Washington State 28 19 61980 Details Wichita KS Wichita State UTEP 58 Arkansas 152 Suleiman Nyambui UTEP 29 04 01981 Details Wichita KS Wichita State UTEP 17 Providence 109 Matthews Motshwarateu UTEP 28 45 61982 Details Bloomington IN Indiana Wisconsin 59 Providence 138 Mark Scrutton Colorado 30 12 61983 Details Bethlehem PA Lehigh Vacated 108 Wisconsin 164 Zakarie Barie UTEP 29 20 01984 Details State College PA Penn State Arkansas 101 Arizona 111 Ed Eyestone BYU 29 28 81985 Details Milwaukee WI Marquette Wisconsin 67 Arkansas 104 Tim Hacker Wisconsin 29 17 881986 Details Tucson AZ Arizona Arkansas 69 Dartmouth 141 Aaron Ramirez Arizona 30 27 531987 Details Charlottesville VA Virginia Arkansas 87 Dartmouth 119 Joe Falcon Arkansas 29 14 971988 Details Ames IA Iowa State Wisconsin 105 Northern Arizona 160 Bob Kennedy Indiana 29 20 001989 Details Annapolis MD Navy Iowa State 54 Oregon 72 John Nuttall Iowa State 29 30 551990 Details Knoxville TN Tennessee Arkansas 68 Iowa State 96 Jonah Koech Iowa State 29 051991 Details Tucson AZ Arizona Arkansas 52 Wisconsin 148 Sean Dollman Western Kentucky 30 17 11992 Details Bloomington IN Indiana Arkansas 46 Wisconsin 87 Bob Kennedy Indiana 30 15 31993 Details Bethlehem PA Lehigh Arkansas 31 BYU 153 Josephat Kapkory Washington State 29 32 41994 Details Fayetteville AR Arkansas Iowa State 65 Colorado 88 Martin Keino Arizona 30 08 71995 Details Ames IA Iowa State Arkansas 100 Northern Arizona 142 Godfrey Siamusiye Arkansas 30 091996 Details Tucson AZ Arizona Stanford 46 Arkansas 74 Godfrey Siamusiye Arkansas 29 491997 Details Greenville SC Furman Stanford 53 Arkansas 56 Mebrahtom Keflezighi UCLA 28 541998 Details Lawrence KS Kansas Arkansas 97 Stanford 114 Adam Goucher Colorado 29 26 91999 Details Bloomington IN Indiana Arkansas 58 Wisconsin 185 David Kimani South Alabama 30 06 62000 Details Ames IA Iowa State Arkansas 83 Colorado 94 Keith Kelly Providence 30 14 52001 Details Greenville SC Furman Colorado 90 Stanford 91 Boaz Cheboiywo Eastern Michigan 28 472002 Details Terre Haute IN Indiana State Stanford 47 Wisconsin 107 Jorge Torres Colorado 29 04 72003 Details Cedar Falls IA Northern Iowa Stanford 24 Wisconsin 147 Dathan Ritzenhein Colorado 29 14 12004 Details Terre Haute IN Indiana State Colorado 90 Wisconsin 94 Simon Bairu Wisconsin 30 37 72005 Details Wisconsin 37 Arkansas 105 Simon Bairu Wisconsin 29 15 92006 Details Colorado 94 Wisconsin 142 Josh Rohatinsky BYU 30 44 92007 Details Oregon 85 Iona 113 Josh McDougal Liberty 29 22 42008 Details Oregon 93 Iona 147 Galen Rupp Oregon 29 03 22009 Details Oklahoma State 127 Oregon 143 Sam Chelanga Liberty 28 41 32010 Details Oklahoma State 73 Florida State 193 Sam Chelanga Liberty 29 22 22011 Details Wisconsin 97 Oklahoma State 139 Lawi Lalang Arizona 28 44 12012 Details Louisville KY Louisville Oklahoma State 72 Wisconsin 135 Kennedy Kithuka Texas Tech 28 31 32013 Details Terre Haute IN Indiana State Colorado 149 Northern Arizona 169 Edward Cheserek Oregon 29 41 12014 Details Colorado 65 Stanford 98 Edward Cheserek Oregon 30 19 42015 Details Louisville KY Louisville Syracuse 82 Colorado 91 Edward Cheserek Oregon 28 45 82016 Details Terre Haute IN Indiana State Northern Arizona 125 Stanford 158 Patrick Tiernan Villanova 29 22 02017 Details Louisville KY Louisville Northern Arizona 74 Portland 127 Justyn Knight Syracuse 29 00 22018 Details Madison WI Wisconsin Northern Arizona 83 BYU 116 Morgan McDonald Wisconsin 29 08 32019 Details Terre Haute IN Indiana State BYU 109 Northern Arizona 163 Edwin Kurgat Iowa State 30 32 72020 Details Stillwater OK Oklahoma State Northern Arizona 60 Notre Dame 87 Conner Mantz BYU 29 26 12021 Details Tallahassee FL Florida State Northern Arizona 92 Iowa State 137 Conner Mantz BYU 28 33 12022 Details Stillwater OK Oklahoma State Northern Arizona 83 Oklahoma State 83 Charles Hicks Stanford 28 43 62023 Details Charlottesville VA Virginia Oklahoma State 49 Northern Arizona 71 Graham Blanks 5 Harvard 28 37 72024 Details Madison WI Wisconsin 2025 Details Columbia MO Missouri A time highlighted in indicates an NCAA championship record time for that distance at the time A indicates the all time NCAA championship record for that distance UTEP s 1983 championship was vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions Titles editTeam titles edit List updated through the 2023 ChampionshipsTeam Winning yearsArkansas 11 1984 1986 1987 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1998 1999 2000Michigan State 8 1939 1948 1949 1952 1955 1956 1958 1959UTEP 7 1969 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981Oregon 6 1971 1973 1974 1977 2007 2008Northern Arizona 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022Oklahoma State 5 1954 2009 2010 2012 2023Colorado 2001 2004 2006 2013 2014Wisconsin 1982 1985 1988 2005 2011Stanford 4 1996 1997 2002 2003Villanova 1966 1967 1968 1970Drake 3 1944 1945 1946Indiana 1938 1940 1942Penn State 1942 1947 1950Iowa State 2 1989 1994San Jose State 1962 1963Syracuse 1951 2015Western Michigan 1964 1965BYU 1 2019Tennessee 1972Oregon State 1961Houston 1960Notre Dame 1957Kansas 1953Rhode Island 1941 Individual titles edit List updated through the 2022 Championships Team Oregon 8Washington State 7Kansas 5WisconsinColorado 4BYUArizona 3ArkansasIndianaIowa StateLibertyUTEPDrake 2HoustonNotre DameRhode IslandVillanovaWestern KentuckyAppearances editList updated through the 2019 Championships Most team appearances top 15 edit Rank Team Appearances1 Wisconsin 572 Notre Dame 513 ArkansasColorado 494 Michigan State 455 Oregon 446 Providence 427 Penn State 418 Indiana 399 GeorgetownTexas 3710 BYU 3611 MichiganVillanova 3412 Oklahoma StateTennessee 3213 NC State 3114 KansasNorthern Arizona 2915 Iowa StateMiami OH Stanford 28Records editBest Team Score 17 UTEP 1981 Matthews Motshwarateu 1 Michael Musyoki 2 Gabriel Kaman 3 Suleiman Nyambui 5 Gidamis Shahanga 6 Most Individual Titles 3 tie Gerry Lindgren Washington State 1966 1967 and 1969 Steve Prefontaine Oregon 1970 1971 and 1973 nbsp Henry Rono Washington State 1976 1977 and 1979 nbsp Edward Cheserek Oregon 2013 2014 and 2015 Best Individual Time 4 miles 19 21 3 Max Truex USC 1957 Best Individual Time 6 miles 28 00 2 Steve Prefontaine Oregon 1970 Best Individual Time 10 000 meters 28 06 6 Henry Rono Washington State 1976 See also editNCAA Men s Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships NCAA Men s Division II Cross Country Championship from 1958 NCAA Men s Division III Cross Country Championship from 1973 NCAA Women s Division I Cross Country Championship from 1981 NCAA Women s Division II Cross Country Championship from 1981 NCAA Women s Division III Cross Country Championship from 1981 Pre NCAA Cross Country Champions NAIA Cross Country Championships Men Women References edit NCAA Championship Qualifying Criteria U S Track amp Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Retrieved November 22 2014 How the DI college cross country championship works NCAA com www ncaa com Retrieved 2021 11 23 NCAA 2010 Men s Division I Cross Country All Time Championship Records 1 NCAA Men s Division I Cross Country Championship PDF NCAA NCAA org pp 3 4 Retrieved December 19 2013 Graham Blanks Takes NCAA Cross Country Title To Remain Undefeated This Season 2023 11 18 Retrieved 2023 11 21 External links editNCAA Men s Cross Country Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NCAA Division I men 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