2010 NCAA Division I cross country championships explained

2010 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers:NCAA
Edition:72nd–Men
30th–Women
Date:November 22, 2010
Host City: Terre Haute, IN
Location:Indiana State University
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Athletes Participating:246–Men
253–Women
499–Total
Distances:10 km–Men
6 km–Women
Previous:2009
Next:2011

The 2010 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 72nd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 30th 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, 2010, the combined meet was the seventh of eight consecutive meets hosted by Indiana State University at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 6 kilometers (3.73 miles).

The men's team championship was again won by Oklahoma State (73 points), the Cowboys' second consecutive and third overall. The women's team championship was again won by Villanova (120 points), the Wildcats' second consecutive and ninth overall.

The two individual champions were, for the men, Samuel Chelanga (Liberty, 29:22.2) and, for the women, Sheila Reid (Villanova, 20:06.9).[3] [4]

Men's title

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
73
193
223
237
281
289
298
303
317
329

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
29:22.2
29:26.5
29:38.0
29:42.0
29:44.7
29:45.0
29:47.5
29:49.3
29:57.6
30:01.1

Women's title

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
120
154
165
167
227
314
334
341
343
347

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
20:06.9
20:09.2
20:13.0
20:16.1
20:17.6
20:19.2
20:19.3
20:19.6
20:24.4
20:26.1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. November 29, 2016.
  2. Web site: NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. November 29, 2016.
  3. Web site: 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship Results. GoSycamores. USTFCCCA. November 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20110128033323/http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200/statistics/cross/MenIndividual.htm?DB_OEM_ID=15200. January 28, 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results. GoSycamores. USTFCCCA. November 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20101130070929/http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200/statistics/cross/WomenIndividaul.htm?DB_OEM_ID=15200. November 30, 2010. dead.