1997 NCAA Division I cross country championships

1997 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition59th–Men
17th–Women
DateNovember 24, 1997
Host citySouth Carolina Greenville, SC
VenueFurman University
Distances10 km–Men
5 km–Women
Participation179–Men
180–Women
359–Total athletes
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The 1997 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 59th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 17th 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 24, 1997, the combined meet was hosted by Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. 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 championship was again won by Stanford (53 points), the Cardinal's second overall and second consecutive. The women's team championship was won by BYU (100 points), the Cougars' first.

The two individual champions were, for the men, Meb Keflezighi (UCLA, 28:54) and, for the women, Carrie Tollefson (Villanova, 16:29).[3][4]

Men's title

  • Distance: 10,000 meters

Women's title

  • Distance: 5,000 meters

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "1997 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". USTFCCCA. NCAA. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "1997 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). USTFCCCApublisher=NCAA. Retrieved November 15, 2016.[permanent dead link‍]