1987 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

1987 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 49th (Men)
7th (Women)
Date November 23, 1987
Host city Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Virginia
Location Foxfield Course[1]
Athletes participating 180–Men
134–Women
314–Total
Distances 10 km–Men
5 km–Women
← 1986
1988 →

The 1987 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 49th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 7th 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.

Held on November 23, 1987, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Virginia at the Foxfield Course in Charlottesville, Virginia. 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 national championship was won by Arkansas, their third national title. The individual championship was won by Joe Falcon, also from Arkansas, with a time of 29:14.97.[2]

The women's team national championship was won by Oregon, their second national title. The individual championship was won by Kimberly Betz, from Indiana, with a then-event record time of 16:10.85.[3]

Qualification

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points Avg. Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Arkansas 87 29:51
2nd, silver medalist(s) Dartmouth 119 30:05
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Wisconsin 120 30:05
4 Virginia Tech 184 30:08
5 NC State 234 30:33
6 Arizona 244 30:37
7 Notre Dame 259 30:36
8 Northern Arizona 264 30:43
9 Brown 266 30:38
10 Indiana 273 30:43

Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
1st, gold medalist(s) United States Joe Falcon Arkansas 29:14.97
2nd, silver medalist(s) United States John Scherer Michigan 29:20.56
3rd, bronze medalist(s) United States Harry Green Texas 29:21.16
4 United States Eric Carter Penn State 29:21.38
5 United States Scott Fry Wisconsin 29:23.26
6 United States Dan Garrett Notre Dame 29:24.94
7 United States Chris Zinn Arkansas 29:28.44
8 United States Barnaba Korir Iowa State 29:30.89
9 United States Steve Taylor Virginia Tech 29:31.09
10 United States Chris Schille Brown 29:32.19

Women's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s) Oregon 98
2nd, silver medalist(s) NC State 101
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Yale 116
4 Texas 143
5 UTEP 150
6 Wisconsin 155
7 Alabama 163
8 UC Irvine 216
9 Arkansas 222
10 Wake Forest 227

Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
1st, gold medalist(s) United States Kimberly Betz Indiana 16:10.85
2nd, silver medalist(s) United States Jackie Goodman Oklahoma State 16:15.55
3rd, bronze medalist(s) United States Suzie Tuffey NC State 16:17.36
4 United States Kristina Ljunberg UTEP 16:17.73
5 United States Anette Hand Oregon 16:18.50
6 United States Janet Smith NC State 16:19.88
7 United States Renee Harbaugh NC State 16:20.33
8 United States Rita Delnoye UTEP 16:21.38
9 United States Vicki Huber Villanova 16:22.93
10 United States Trina Leopold Texas 16:23.93

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1987 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
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