1991 NCAA Division I cross country championships explained

1991 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	NCAA
Edition:	53rd–Men 11th–Women
Date:	November 25, 1991
Host City:	Tucson, AZ University of Arizona
Location:	El Conquistador Country Club
Athletes Participating:	177–Men 179–Women 356–Total
Distances:	10 km–Men 5 km–Women
Previous:	1990
Next:	1992

The 1991 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 53rd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 11th annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.

Held on November 25, 1991, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Arizona at El Conquistador Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).

The men's team national championship was again won by Arkansas, their fifth (and second consecutive) team national title. The individual championship was won by Sean Dollman, from Western Kentucky, with a time of 30:17.1.^[1]

The women's team national championship was likewise retained by Villanova, their third national title. Villanova's Sonia O'Sullivan also repeated as individual national champion with a time of 16:30.3.^[2]

Qualification

All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 22 teams and 177 runners contested the men's championship while 22 teams and 179 runners contested the women's title.

Men's title

Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)
Competitors: 22 teams, 177 runners
Full Results: MileSplit.com^[3]

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Team	Points	Scorers	Avg. Time
Arkansas	51	1 + 2 + 6 + 10 + 32	30:57
	148	19 + 20 + 22 + 41 + 46	31:38
	228	4 + 9 + 25 + 55 + 135	31:58
	229	21 + 26 + 31 + 75 + 76	31:57
Arizona (H)	231	3 + 30 + 37 + 54 + 107	31:56
	239	13 + 28 + 50 + 61 + 87	31:55
	245	18 + 51 + 56 + 57 + 63	31:59
	258	23 + 33 + 59 + 60 + 83	32:05
	280	17 + 35 + 68 + 72 + 88	32:07
	284	14 + 38 + 66 + 73 + 93	32:09

(H) – Host team

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Runners in italics were not competing with their full team

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	*Sean Dollman*	Western Kentucky	30:17.1
			30:35.3
			30:36.9
			30:39.6
			30:39.7
			30:42.6
			30:44.9
	Josephat Kapkory		30:49.8
	Richard Wemple		30:50.3
10			30:53.2

Women's title

Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)
Competitors: 22 teams, 179 runners
Full Results: MileSplit.com^[4]

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Team	Points	Scorers	Avg. Time
Villanova	85	1 + 2 + 10 + 23 + 49	17:05
	168	20 + 21 + 29 + 30 + 68	17:40
	184	14 + 19 + 25 + 44 + 82	17:42
	189	6 + 9 + 46 + 55 + 73	17:40
	191	3 + 8 + 33 + 54 + 93	17:39
	193	13 + 16 + 36 + 56 + 59 24 + 26 + 28 + 35 + 80	17:46 17:48
	202	4 + 34 + 42 + 60 + 62	17:46
	212	7 + 12 + 57 + 61 + 75	17:47
	258	5 + 43 + 53 + 66 + 91	17:57
Arizona (H)	294	47 + 48 + 51 + 52 + 96	18:05

(H) – Host team

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Runners in italics were not competing with their full team

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Sonia O'Sullivan	Villanova	16:30.3
			16:34.9
			16:47.3
			16:49.9
			16:53.2
			16:56.7
			16:58.0
			16:59.3
			17:00.4
10	Sandy Ham		17:02.1

Notes and References

Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. September 23, 2015. 7–9.
Web site: NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. September 23, 2015.
Web site: 1991 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships – Men's Results . MileSplit.com. September 21, 2015.
Web site: 1990 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships – Women's Results . MileSplit.com. September 23, 2015.