1976 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships

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1976 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 38th
Date November 22, 1976
Host city Denton, TX
North Texas State University
Location NTSU Cross Country Course
Athletes participating 298
Distances 10 km (6.21 mi)
1975
1977

The 1976 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 38th 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 22, 1976, the meet was hosted by North Texas State University at the NTSU Cross Country Course in Denton, Texas. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles).

All Division I members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 34 teams and 298 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was retained by the UTEP Miners, their third title. The individual championship was won by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a meet distance record time of 28:06.60.[2] As of 2014, Rono's record time has yet to be surpassed during a national NCAA meet despite being recorded during the first ever NCAA championship at the 10 kilometer distance.

Men's title

  • Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st UTEP 62
2nd Oregon 117
3rd Washington State 179
4 BYU 182
5 Illinois 227
6 Tennessee 280
7 Arizona 324
8 San Diego State 361
9 Providence 370
10 Arkansas 373

Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Nationality Time
1st Kenya Henry Rono Washington State 28:06.60
2nd Samson Kimombwa Washington State 28:16.78
3rd Craig Virgin Illinois 28:26.53
4 Herb Lindsay Michigan State 28:30.69
5 Republic of Ireland John Treacy Providence 28:34.84
6 Kenya Wilson Waigwa UTEP 28:39.00
7 Niall O'Shaughnessy Arkansas 28:43.16
8 Sammy Maritim UTEP 28:46.37
9 Rudy Chapa Oregon 28:49.58
10 Kenya James Munyala UTEP 28:52.79

See also

References

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