1977 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

1977 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 39th
Date November 21, 1977
Host city Spokane, WA
Washington State University
Location Hangman Valley Golf Course
Athletes participating 255
Distances 10 km (6.21 mi)
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The 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 39th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 21, 1977, the meet was hosted by Washington State University at the Hangman Valley Golf Course in Spokane, Washington. Washington State previously hosted in 1973. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles).

All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 29 teams and 255 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the Oregon Ducks, their fourth title. The individual championship was retained by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a time of 28:33.50.[2] This was Rono's second individual title; he would go on to win again in 1979.

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s) Oregon 100
2nd, silver medalist(s) UTEP 105
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Wyoming 186
4 Providence 205
5 BYU 235
6 Wisconsin 241
7 East Tennessee State 252
8 Tennessee 260
9 Arizona 262
10 Colorado 303

Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Nationality Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Kenya Henry Rono Washington State 28:33.50
2nd, silver medalist(s) Republic of Ireland John Treacy Providence 28:51.00
3rd, bronze medalist(s) United States Gerard Deegan Providence 28:56.90
4 United States Marc Hunter Cleveland State 29:02.20
5 Kenya Joel Cheruiyot Washington State 29:02.40
6 Kenya Solomon Chebor Wyoming 29:03.40
7 Kenya Simon Kilili Wyoming 29:15.10
8 United States Thom Hunt Arizona 29:15.90
9 United States Alberto Salazar Oregon 29:20.80
10 United States Thomas Wysocki Nevada–Reno 29:30.80

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1977 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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