2002 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

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2002 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition64th–Men
22nd–Women
DateNovember 25, 2002
Host cityIndiana Terre Haute, IN
VenueIndiana State University
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Distances10 km–Men
6 km–Women
Participation251–Men
254–Women
505–Total athletes
2001
2003

The 2002 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 64th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 22nd 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 25, 2002, the combined meet was hosted by Indiana State University at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. 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).

The men's team championship was won by Stanford (90 points), the Cardinal's third. The women's team championship was won by BYU (85 points), the Cougars' second consecutive, fourth overall, and fourth in six years.

The two individual champions were, for the men, Jorge Torres (Colorado, 29:04.7) and, for the women, Shalane Flanagan (North Carolina, 19:36.0).[3][4]

Men's title[]

  • Distance: 10,000 meters

Women's title[]

  • Distance: 6,000 meters

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "2002 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". NCAA. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "2002 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". USTFCCCApublisher=NCAA. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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