2000 NCAA Division I cross country championships explained

1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers:NCAA
Edition:62nd–Men
20th–Women
Date:November 20, 2000
Host City: Ames, IA
Location:Iowa State University
Athletes Participating:253–Men
252–Women
505–Total
Distances:10 km–Men
5 km–Women
Previous:1999
Next:2001

The 2000 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 62nd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 20th 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 20, 2000, the combined meet was hosted by Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. The distance for the men's race was while the distance for the women's race was . This championship was one of the coldest on record with winds holding wind chills around at race time.

The men's team championship was won by Arkansas (83 points), the Razorbacks' third consecutive and eleventh overall. The women's team championship was won by Colorado (117 points), the Buffaloes' first.

The two individual champions were, for the men, Keith Kelly (Providence, 30:14.5) and, for the women, Kara Grgas-Wheeler (Colorado, 20:30.5).[3] [4]

Men's title

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
83
94
121
149
167
181
269
269
276
363

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
Keith Kelly30:14.5
30:16.3
30:21.4
30:21.6
30:26.9
30:29.0
Luke Watson 30:29.4
30:30.2
30:32.0
30:40.6

Women's title

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
117
167
198
214
247
266
285
298
310
325

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
20:30.5
20:37.8
20:39.9
20:42.7
20:46.3
20:50.1
20:50.4
20:51.3
20:53.3
20:54.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. November 17, 2016.
  2. Web site: NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. November 17, 2016.
  3. Web site: 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship Results. NCAA. November 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161118102039/http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/311. November 18, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: 2000 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results. USTFCCCApublisher=NCAA. November 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161118104300/http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/337. November 18, 2016. dead.