1999 NCAA Division I cross country championships explained

1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers:NCAA
Edition:61st–Men
19th–Women
Date:November 22, 1999
Host City: Bloomington, IN
Location:Indiana University
Athletes Participating:254–Men
254–Women
508–Total
Distances:10 km–Men
5 km–Women
Previous:1998
Next:2000

The 1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 61st annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 19th 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.[1] [2]

Held on November 22, 1999, the combined meet was hosted by Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. 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 championship was won by Arkansas (58 points), the Razorbacks' second consecutive and tenth overall. The women's team championship was won by BYU (72 points), the Cougars' second title (and second in three years).

The two individual champions were, for the men, David Kimani (South Alabama, 30:06.6) and, for the women, Erica Palmer (Wisconsin, 16:39.5).[3] [4]

Men's title

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
58
185
201
223
282
306
307
312
338
346

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
30:06.6
30:09.6
30:14.3
Matthew Downin30:25.9
30:27.8
John Schoenfelder30:35.7
30:40.6
30:42.5
Keith Kelly30:42.9
30:44.7

Women's title

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
72
125
127
185
232
294
321
351
354
368

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
Erica Palmer16:39.5
16:44.1
16:48.8
16:50.3
16:50.9
16:51.4
16:56.2
16:57.2
16:58.4
16:58.6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. November 16, 2016.
  2. Web site: NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. November 16, 2016.
  3. Web site: 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship Results. USTFCCCA. NCAA. November 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117071810/http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/334. November 17, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: 1999 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results. USTFCCCApublisher=NCAA. November 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117073627/http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/351. November 17, 2016. dead. mdy-all.