1979 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships

1979 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 41st
Date November 19, 1979
Host city Bethlehem, PA
Lehigh University
Location Saucon Valley Fields
Athletes participating 237
Distances 10 km (6.21 mi)
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The 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 41st annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 19, 1979, the meet was hosted by Lehigh University at the Saucon Valley Fields in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles).

All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 29 teams and 237 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was retained by the UTEP Miners, their fifth title. The individual championship was won by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a time of 28:19.60. This was Rono's third individual title in four years. Along with Gerry Lindgren (1966, 1967, and 1969) and Steve Prefontaine (1970, 1971, and 1973), the former from Washington State and the latter from Oregon, Rono is one of only three Division I collegiate runners with three individual titles.[2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st UTEP 86
2nd Oregon 93
3rd Penn State 186
4 Colorado 189
5 East Tennessee State 224
6 Auburn 230
7 Villanova 245
8 Indiana 265
9 Washington State 277
10 Arkansas 291

Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Nationality Time
1st Kenya Henry Rono Washington State 28:19.60
2nd United States Alberto Salazar Oregon 28:37.40
3rd United States Kipsubi Koskei New Mexico 28:47.30
4 United States James Rotich UTEP 29:03.60
5 United States Thom Hunt Arizona 29:08.20
6 Kenya Michael Musyoki UTEP 29:14.40
7 South Africa United States Sydney Maree Villanova 29:15.20
8 United States Joel Cheruyiot Washington State 29:20.90
9 United States Jon Sinclair Colorado State 29:27.90
10 United States Rudy Chapa Oregon 29:28.20

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1979 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 21, 2015.