2017 NCAA Division III cross country championships explained

2017 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships
Organizers:NCAA
Edition:45th–Men
37th–Women
Date:November 18, 2017
Host City: Elsah, IL
Distances:8 km–Men
6 km–Women
Previous:2016
Next:2018

The 2017 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships was the 45th annual NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship and the 37th annual NCAA Women's Division III Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division III 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]

The women's race team title was won by Johns Hopkins, defending their title from the previous year and winning their 5th title in program history.[2] The women's individual title was won by senior Khia Kurtenbach of the University of Chicago, becoming the school's second cross country individual champion in program history (and first since 1999).[3] In the men's race, the team title was won by North Central, their 18th title (and 2nd in a row).[4] The Cardinals 139 point margin of victory was just 5 points from tying the men's championship record for largest margin of victory.[5] The men's individual title went to Darin Lau of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the 1st individual men's champion in school history.[6]

Women's title

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

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PL Team Total Time Average Time Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Johns Hopkins 1:47:00 21:24 963 14 19 28 32 (36) (76)
Wisconsin-Eau Claire1:48:37 21:43 191 10 17 24 43 97 (170) (174)
Washington 1:48:51 21:46 202 9 16 27 71 79 (95) (118)
MIT 1:49:27 21:53 210 20 35 38 47 70 (92) -
Carleton1:49:38 21:55 258 4 30 41 78 105 (181) (208)
SUNY Geneseo 1:50:11 22:02 274 21 31 67 72 83 (134) (205)
Tufts 1:50:08 22:01 294 7 39 50 82 116 (119) (141)
Williams 1:50:2122:04 310 15 25 60 99 111 (125) (162)
Ithaca 1:50:34 22:06 350 8 23 88 93 138 (176) (214)
RPI 1:51:52 22:22 397 40 63 90 91 113 (151) (159)

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

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Rank Name Team Time
Khia Kurtenbach University of Chicago 20:39.2
Bryn McKillop Claremont-Mudd-Scripts 20:45.9
Ellie Clawson Johns Hopkins 20:47.0
Kaitlyn Mooney Coast Guard 20:48.3
Nicky Roberts Amherst 20:49.5
Meg Mathison Carleton 21:00.3
Abigail Nadler Middlebury 21:00.9
Cheyenne Moore Wisconsin-Oshkosh 21:01.0
Emily Richards Ohio Northern 21:02.0
Gabrielle Stravach Emory 21:02.4

Men's title

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

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PL Team Total Time Average Time Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
North Central 2:02:47 24:33 57 2 3 7 14 31 (40) (57)
Wisconsin-La Crosse2:05:26 25:05 196 17 21 36 39 83 (106) (216)
Christopher Newport2:05:06 25:01 221 5 11 18 71 116 (135) (144)
Amherst 2:06:14 25:14 251 19 24 53 77 78 (142) (175)
Washington 2:06:16 25:15 269 8 25 70 81 85 (152) (185)
Pomona-Pitzer2:06:25 25:17 28220 22 52 64 124 (149) (151)
Wisconsin-Eau Claire2:06:55 25:11 283 1 30 75 76 101 (121) (122)
Haverford 2:06:25 25:17 295 15 35 38 82 125 (186) -
Loras 2:06:40 25:20 301 27 29 44 96 105 (157) (165)
Carleton 2:06:49 25:21 308 12 48 69 84 95 (174) (211)

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

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Rank Name Team Time
Darin Lau Wisconsin-Eau Claire24:03.59
Jared Borowsky North Central 24:12.44
Dhruvil Patel North Central 24:14.15
Grant O'Connor RPI 24:19.35
Grayson Reid Christopher Newport 24:20.60
Isaac Garcia-Cassani SUNY Geneseo 24:32.24
Brad Hodkinson Pacific Lutheran 24:32.25
Al Baldonado North Central 24:34.92
David O'Gara Washington 24:36.50
Ian McVey Ohio Northern 24:37.00

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DIII Championship Results; trxctiming.com. www.trxctiming.com.
  2. Web site: Defended! Hopkins Claims Second Straight Title. Johns Hopkins University Athletics. 18 November 2017 .
  3. Web site: NATIONAL CHAMP: Kurtenbach Captures Second NCAA Cross Country Title in School History . University of Chicago Athletics . 8 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Men's Cross Country Coasts to 18th National Title . North Central College Athletics . 18 November 2017 . 8 September 2021.
  5. Web site: NCAA III Cross Country Team History - Men. Sagehen Athletics.
  6. Web site: Lau wins National Title, Blugolds finish 7th in nation . Wisconsin Eau-Claire Athletics . 8 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Women's 6K Results . trxctiming.com . 8 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Men's 8K Results . trxctiming.com . 8 September 2021.