2017 NCAA Division I cross country championships explained

2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	NCAA
Edition:	79th–Men 37th–Women
Date:	November 18, 2017
Host City:	Louisville, KY
Location:	University of Louisville E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
Distances:	10 km–Men 6 km–Women
Previous:	2016
Next:	2018

The 2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships was the 79th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 37th 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 will be contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.^[1]

Held on November 18, 2017, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Louisville at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. 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).

Women's title

• Distance: 6,000 meters^[2]
• (DC) = Defending champions

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Scorers					Points	Average Time
		1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
		1	6	9	11	63	90	19:51
		3	5	12	33	52	105	19:57
		8	26	27	34	44	139	20:11
		10	20	39	47	49	165	20:15
	Oregon Ducks ^(DC)	13	16	25	68	81	203	20:17
		4	36	57	75	92	264	20:25
		7	31	42	95	96	271	20:28
		24	37	40	61	118	280	20:31
		17	21	70	73	114	295	20:31
10		29	38	41	101	109	318	20:36

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time	Points
			19:19.5	1
			19:27.0	2
			19:28.6	3
			19:31.2	4
			19:34.0	5
			19:35.6	-
			19:35.8	6
			19:36.3	-
			19:42.5	7
10			19:47.0	8

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters^[4]
• (DC) = Defending champions

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Scorers					Points	Average Time
		1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks ^(DC)	2	3	8	28	33	74	29:32
		9	12	21	39	46	127	29:55
		20	23	32	35	55	165	30:01
		5	14	15	69	118	221	30:02
		11	36	43	72	97	259	30:17
		34	37	66	67	70	274	30:21
		13	45	58	81	82	279	30:21
		26	48	57	74	89	294	30:24
		25	49	75	77	92	318	30:27
10		18	41	61	103	105	328	30:27

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time	Points
			29:00.1	1
			29:00.8	2
			29:04.6	3
			29:11.9	4
			29:12.1	5
			29:16.2	6
	Vincent Kiprop		29:27.2	7
			29:33.1	8
			29:34.5	-
10			29:38.6	-

See also

• • • • NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship NCAA Women's Division II Cross Country Championship NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship NCAA Women's Division III Cross Country Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites . Ncaa.com . December 1, 2016.
2. Web site: 2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Women Results . TFRRS . November 19, 2017 . November 22, 2017.
3. Web site: 2017 Track & Field Roster AMY-ELOISE NEALE . . July 6, 2017 . November 21, 2017.
4. Web site: 2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Results . rtspt . November 22, 2017.