USA Cross Country Championships
USA Cross Country Championships | |
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Date | Mid-February |
Location | United States |
Event type | Cross country running |
Distance | 10 km for men 10 km for women 8 km for junior men 6 km for junior women |
Established | 1890 |
Official site | USA Cross Country Championships |
The USA Cross Country Championships is the annual national championships for cross country running in the United States. The championships is generally held in mid-February and it serves as a way of designating the country's national champion, as well as acting as the selection race for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[1]
The competition, currently run under the auspices of USA Track & Field, traces its history back to 1883. The competition was held sporadically until 1905 at which point it has been held every year since.[2] The National Championship has been sponsored by multiple organizations over the years, some of them holding competing championships. It has thus been known under a variety of names.
Women did not have a championship until 1964. Until 1979, women's championships were segregated from the men, on the same date in a different location.
Currently there are two major Cross Country Championship events, generally referred to as the "Fall Championships" and the "Winter Championships." The Fall Championships generally happen in late November or early December, which corresponds with the end of the broader cross country season from late-August into November. Since 1998, those have been known as the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships. The Winter Championships generally happen in late January or early February and since they are three months after the broader season, are geared towards selecting the international team for the World Championships which is generally held in late March. Since 2011, the World Championships are only held in odd numbered years but USA continues to hold Winter Championships every year.
There are currently several races held at the Fall Championships, the number of races depends on the number of entries. In addition to the open races for each gender, there are masters championships in each age division. Open and masters men run 10K up to age 60. 60 and above run 8K races. All women's divisions run 6K, but masters run at least one separate race. When there are a large number of entries, even the one division can be broken into an A section and a B section to make the number of runners on the course manageable.[3]
There are currently four races held at each Winter Championships: the men's 12 km open race, the women's 8 km open race, a junior men's race of 8 km and a junior women's race of 6 km.[1] All four serve as selection races for the IAAF World Championships in which the top six runners from each race gain qualification.[4] Each race awards medals on an individual basis and a team basis (where the performances by athletes belonging to a certain running club or sponsor are combined).[1] Between 1998 and 2006 the championships featured short course races of 4 km for both men and women – these races are now discontinued. Occasionally, masters races, determined by age group, are held as part of the championships.[5]
Lynn Jennings won the championship nine times between 1985 and 1996, when there was only the one championship for women. She is the only competitor to have won the USA Cross Country Championships and IAAF World Championships in the same year, having done so three times consecutively in 1990, 1991 and 1992. Prior to the existence of the World Championships, Doris Brown pulled the same feat four times, three consecutively with the "International Championships" in 1967, 1969, 1970 and 1971. While Brown also won the 1968 International Championship, part of five in a row, she lost the November 1967 US Championship to . Pat Porter won eleven of the various men's championships over a seven-year period of time between 1982 and 1989, including eight Fall Championships in a row. In the 1930s, Don Lash won seven in a row (1934-1940).
One set of brothers; Bill Ashenfelter and Horace Ashenfelter have won championships. Two sets of spouses have won championships; Cathy Branta (Easker) (1984) and John Easker (1986); Shayne Culpepper and Alan Culpepper. The Culpeppers did it on the same day, February 16, 2003.
The competition has been televised in the past on ESPN2.[5]
History[]
The first events claiming the National Championship moniker were the "Amateur Individual Cross Country Championship of America" hosted by the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) in Mott Haven, Bronx starting in 1883. In 1887, the National Cross Country Association (NCCA) began holding championships. Both organizations held championships in 1887. Coincidentally, both were won by Edward C. Carter. NCCA held their last championship in 1892 at the Morris Park Racecourse. NYAC revived the series in 1897 also at Morris Park. The Knickerbocker Athletic Club hosted in the same location in April 1898 but in November of the same year, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) held their first such event "The Cross-Country Individual and Team Championship of the A.A.U." AAU's second championship wasn't until 1903 but in between, the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York hosted a race regarded as a national championship. AAU's third race was in 1905, called the “National Cross Country Championship of the A.A.U.” and the championship has been held continuously since, under that name until the demise of the AAU as the national governing body in 1979. The championship for some seasons has fallen on opposite sides of the new year occasionally. The first race in Van Cortlandt Park was held in 1912, that venue has been a frequent host of the championship ever since, 25 times, even as recently as 2006. The first championship not held in the state of New York was 1917, when it was held in Franklin Park in Boston. To date, a championship has been held in 31 different states.
In 1962, the U.S. Track & Field Federation (USTFF) began holding a competing “National Cross Country Championship of the U.S.T.F.F.” in the same week as the AAU. Most were in different venues, but the two 1964 championships were both held in Washington Park, Chicago two days apart. The same situation happened in 1968 at Van Cortlandt Park. In 1969, Jack Bacheler won both championships, USTFF at Penn State on November 26 and AAU at Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on November 29. The following year, his teammate Frank Shorter accomplished the same feat. Craig Virgin technically duplicated it in 1977, after winning USTFF, he finished second to British athlete Nick Rose at the AAU. By being the first American citizen to cross the finish line, Virgin was the AAU National Champion that year. Starting in 1975, the AAU added the “World Cross Country Championship Senior Men's Trials” in February at a more appropriate time to select an international team to the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In 1979 the USTFF renamed itself Track and Field Association, USA using the acronym USTFA for two years. There is no evidence USTFF or USTFA ever held a championship for women.
As the new national governing body, The Athletics Congress (TAC) began administering the “National Cross Country Championship of T.A.C.” a month later. TAC changed its name to USATF in 1993, first holding "The U.S.A.T.F. National Cross Country Championship."[6]
A Women's national championship was added in 1964. The women's championship was held at a separate location on the same date until 1979. In the last season of the AAU administration it was finally combined to the same location and date as the men.
In 1998, the IAAF World Cross Country Championships began long course and short course championships, USATF commensurately held long and short course championships as qualifiers. 1998 was the first year women joined the men in holding a separate qualifier, at the same unified location. Prior to that, the women qualified to the World Championships based on their Championship about three months earlier. That same year, the Fall Championships were renamed the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, with the USATF website redirecting the lineage of National Championship history to the February event..
While the championship has predominantly been held in the last two weeks of November, aligning with the close of the traditional fall season on the scholastic level, it has occurred in eight different months around the year. In 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003, the Fall Championship locations and dates were chosen to correspond with the location of the USATF Annual Meeting.
International qualifier[]
While the International Cross Country Championships existed back to 1898 for men and 1931 for women, the United States did not send representatives to participate until 1966 (when Tracy Smith brought home a bronze medal) for men and 1967 for women (after the women's event had not been held for 10 years). Those representatives were selected from the National Championship race. Doris Brown won the 1967 Championship and the next four championships after that. By 1970, USA hosted the 1970 International Cross Country Championships for women in Frederick, Maryland but the event was segregated from the men's championship in Vichy, France the following day, though there was a women's race also held in Vichy resulting in two champions that year, one of them Brown.
In 1973, the International Championships gave way to the new IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In 1973, US men did not participate but US women won the team bronze medal. US men again did not participate in the 1974 World Championships, though the US Junior Men did participate and won the team gold medal behind 's individual win over future Olympic medalist John Treacy. US men decided to take the World Championships seriously in 1975, holding a separate qualifying event in February. US women did not hold a separate qualifying race, then combined with the men, until 1998.
Editions[]
Men only race[]
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NYAC sponsored NCCA sponsored Knickerbocker Athletic Club sponsored AAU sponsored Pan-American Exposition sponsored USTFF sponsored
Season | Venue | Location | Winner | Time | Distance | Date |
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1883 | ||||||
Mott Haven | New York City, New York | 26:30 | 4.25 miles | November 6, 1883 | ||
1884 | ||||||
Mott Haven | New York City, New York | 29:53 | ≈ 5 miles | November 4, 1884 | ||
1885 | ||||||
Mott Haven | New York City, New York | 29:07 | ≈ 4.5 miles | November 5, 1885 | ||
1886 | ||||||
Mott Haven | New York City, New York | 31:51 | 5 miles | November 2, 1886 | ||
1887 | ||||||
Highbridge Park | New York City, New York | 56:44 | 8 miles | April 30, 1887 | ||
Mott Haven | New York City, New York | 34:52 | 5 miles | November 8, 1887 | ||
1888 | ||||||
Fleetwood Driving Park | New York City, New York | 41:35 | ≈ 8 miles | April 28, 1888 | ||
1889 | ||||||
Mott Haven | New York City, New York | 45:31 | ≈ 8 miles | May 4, 1889 | ||
1890 | ||||||
Morris Park | New York City, New York | 47:41 | 8 miles | April 26, 1890 | ||
1891 | ||||||
Morris Park | New York City, New York | 46:30 | 8 miles | April 25, 1891 | ||
1892 | ||||||
Morris Park | New York City, New York | 43:54 | 8 miles | April 30, 1892 | ||
1893-6 | Not held | |||||
1897 | ||||||
Morris Park | New York City, New York | George Orton Canada |
35:58 36:25 |
6.25 miles | April 3, 1897 | |
1898 | ||||||
Morris Park | New York City, New York | George Orton Canada |
35:41 36:24 |
6.25 miles | April 2, 1898 | |
Morris Park | New York City, New York | 38:33 | 6.5 miles | November 26, 1898 | ||
1899-1900 | Not held | |||||
1901 | ||||||
Pan-American Exposition | Buffalo, New York | 43:27 | 8miles | September 7, 1901 | ||
1902 | Not held | |||||
1903 | Travers Island | New York City, New York | John J. Joyce | 32:23 | ≈ 6 miles | November 3, 1903 |
1904 | Not held | |||||
1905 | Travers Island | New York City, New York | 32:59 | 6 miles | November 30, 1905 | |
1906 | Travers Island | New York City, New York | 34:29 | 6 miles | December 15, 1906 | |
1907 | Celtic Park | New York City, New York | 33:12 | 6.25 miles | November 23, 1907 | |
1908 | Celtic Park | New York City, New York | 34:15 | 6.25 miles | November 14, 1908 | |
1909 | Celtic Park | New York City, New York | 31:17 | 6.5 miles | November 20. 1909 | |
1910 | Celtic Park | New York City, New York | 33:03 | ≈ 6 miles | November 26, 1910 | |
1911 | Celtic Park | New York City, New York | 37:08 | 6.25 miles | November 18, 1911 | |
1912 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | 34:32 | 6 miles | November 30, 1912 | |
1913 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Abel Kiviat | 33:52 | 6 miles | December 6, 1913 |
1914 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Hannes Kolehmainen Finland |
33:36 33:49 |
6.12 miles | December 12, 1914 |
1915 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | 32:46 | 6 miles | January 8, 1916 | |
1916 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Ville Kyrönen Finland (3)John W. Overton |
32:46 33:33 |
6 miles | December 9, 1916 |
1917 | Franklin Park | Boston, Massachusetts | James Henigan | 33:58 | ≈ 6 miles | November 24, 1917 |
1918 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Max Bohland | 33:00 | 6 miles | November 30, 1918 |
1919 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Fred Faller | 32:26 | 6 miles | November 29, 1919 |
1920 | Franklin Park | Boston, Massachusetts | Fred Faller | 29:01 | 5.5 miles | November 20, 1920 |
1921 | Schenley Park | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | R. Earl Johnson | 24:23 | 5 miles | November 19, 1921 |
1922 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Ville Ritola Finland R. Earl Johnson |
34:37 35:41 |
6.5 miles | November 25, 1922 |
1923 | Fairmount Park | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Ville Ritola Finland | 31:56 | 6.25 miles | November 24, 1923 |
1924 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | 31:35 | 6 miles | November 29, 1924 | |
1925 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Ville Ritola Finland |
29:27 | 6.25 miles | November 21, 1925 |
1926 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Ville Ritola Finland | 30:02 | 6.25 miles | November 21, 1926 |
1927 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Ville Ritola Finland | 29:27 | 6 miles | November 26, 1927 |
1928 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | 31:18 | 6 miles | November 18, 1928 | |
1929 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | 31:10 | 6 miles | December 8, 1928 | |
1930 | Lincoln Park | Jersey City, New Jersey | 29:43 | 6 miles | November 30, 1930 | |
1931 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, Michigan | 29:40 | 6 miles | November 28, 1931 | |
1932 | Kenwood Country Club | Cincinnati, Ohio | 32:36 | 6 miles | December 3, 1932 | |
1933 | Washington Park | Chicago, Illinois | 32:51 | 10K | October 28, 1933 | |
1934 | Finkbine Field | Iowa City, Iowa | Don Lash | 32:17 | 10K | November 29, 1934 |
1935 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Don Lash | 32:42 | 10K | November 23, 1935 |
1936 | Branch Brook Park | Newark, New Jersey | Don Lash | 32:37 | 10K | November 29, 1936 |
1937 | Branch Brook Park | Newark, New Jersey | Don Lash | 32:57 | 10K | November 28, 1937 |
1938 | Branch Brook Park | Newark, New Jersey | Don Lash | 34:33 | 10K | November 27, 1938 |
1939 | Branch Brook Park | Newark, New Jersey | Don Lash | 32:26 | 10K | November 20, 1939 |
1940 | Meadowbrook Country Club | Northville, Michigan | Don Lash | 30:25 | 10K | November 28, 1940 |
1941 | Empire City Race Track | Yonkers, New York | Greg Rice | 29:19 | 10K | November 9, 1941 |
1942 | Weequahic Park | Newark, New Jersey | 32:52 | 10K | November 29, 1942 | |
1943 | Clifton Park | Baltimore, Maryland | William Hulse | 32:41 | 10K | November 25, 1943 |
1944 | Clifton Park | Baltimore, Maryland | 31:38 | 10K | November 23, 1944 | |
1945 | Delaware Park | Buffalo, New York | 34:14 | 10K | November 25, 1945 | |
1946 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | 32:46 | 10K | November 30, 1946 | |
1947 | Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Curt Stone | 32:28 | 10K | November 29, 1947 |
1948 | Warren Valley Course | Detroit, Michigan | 30:00 | 10K | November 27, 1948 | |
1949 | Warren Valley Course | Detroit, Michigan | Fred Wilt | 30:31 | 10K | December 3, 1949 |
1950 | Franklin Park | Boston, Massachusetts | Browning Ross | 31:24 | 6 miles | November 25, 1950 |
1951 | Fairmount Park | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Bill Ashenfelter | 30:26 | 10K | December 16, 1951 |
1952 | Delaware Park | Buffalo, New York | Fred Wilt | 32:31 | 10K | November 30, 1952 |
1953 | Delaware Park | Buffalo, New York | Fred Wilt | 31:17 | 10K | November 29, 1953 |
1954 | Fairmount Park | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Gordon McKenzie | 29:27 | 10K | November 29, 1954 |
1955 | Delaware Park | Buffalo, New York | Horace Ashenfelter | 31:39 | 10K | November 20, 1955 |
1956 | Fairmount Park | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Horace Ashenfelter | 30:08 | 10K | December 9, 1956 |
1957 | Washington Park | Chicago, Illinois | 31:12 | 10K | December 7, 1957 | |
1958 | Washington Park | Chicago, Illinois | 29:47 | 10K | December 6, 1958 | |
1959 | Bellarmine College | Louisville, Kentucky | Al Lawrence Australia |
32:22.4 32:27 |
6.75 miles | November 26, 1959 |
1960 | Bellarmine College | Louisville, Kentucky | Al Lawrence Australia (3) |
31:20.8 31:41 |
10K | November 24, 1960 |
1961 | Bellarmine College | Louisville, Kentucky | Bruce Kidd Canada |
32:02.6 32:08 |
10K | November 23, 1961 |
1962 | ||||||
Ohio State Golf Course | Columbus, Ohio | 31:58 | 10K | November 22, 1962 | ||
Washington Park | Chicago, Illinois | Pete McArdle | 29:53 | 6.18 miles | November 24, 1962 | |
1963 | ||||||
Washington Park | Chicago, Illinois | Tom O'Hara | 30:12 | 10K | November 28, 1963 | |
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Bruce Kidd Canada Pete McArdle |
30:47 | 10K | November 30, 1963 |
Split gender divisions[]
AAU Men's division AAU Women's division AAU World Championship Trials TAC Men's division TAC Women's division TAC World Championship Trials USTFF sponsored
Season | Venue | Location | Winner | Time | Distance | Date |
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1964 | ||||||
Washington Park | Chicago, Illinois | Dan Shaughnessy | 30:57 | 10K | November 26, 1964 | |
Washington Park | Chicago, Illinois | Dave Ellis Canada |
30:49 31:10 |
10K | November 28, 1964 | |
Seattle, Washington | 6:51 | 2K | November 28, 1964 | |||
1965 | ||||||
Wichita, Kansas | 28:50 | 6 miles | November 25, 1965 | |||
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Ron Larrieu | 31:11 | 10K | November 27, 1965 | |
Cambridge, Massachusetts | Sandra Knott | 9:06 | 1.5 miles | November 27, 1965 | ||
1966 | ||||||
Wichita, Kansas | 29:57 | 6 miles | November 24, 1966 | |||
Pierce College | Woodland Hills, California | Ron Larrieu | 31:23 | 10K | November 26, 1966 | |
Doris Brown | ||||||
1967 | ||||||
Fort Collins Country Club | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 31:58 | 10K | November 25, 1967 | ||
Washington Park | Chicago, Illinois | Ken Moore | 30:08 | 10K | November 25, 1967 | |
1968 | ||||||
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | 30:05 | 10K | November 28, 1968 | ||
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | John Mason | 30:34 | 10K | November 30, 1968 | |
Doris Brown | ||||||
1968 | ||||||
Penn State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Jack Bacheler | 29:35 | 6 miles | November 26, 1969 | |
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Jack Bacheler | 30:49 | 10K | November 29, 1969 | ||
Doris Brown | ||||||
1970 | ||||||
Penn State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Frank Shorter | 29:01 | 6 miles | November 25, 1970 | |
Washington Park | Chicago, Illinois | Frank Shorter | 30:15 | 10K | November 28, 1970 | |
Saint Louis, Missouri | Doris Brown | 10:39 | 2 miles | November 28, 1970 | ||
1971 | ||||||
Stone Mountain Golf Course | Stone Mountain, Georgia | Edward Leddy | 29:56 | 6 miles | November 24, 1971 | |
UC San Diego | La Jolla, California | Frank Shorter | 29:19 | 10K | November 27, 1971 | |
Wickliffe, Ohio | Doris Brown | 14:29.4 | 4K | November 27, 1971 | ||
1972 | ||||||
North Texas State | Denton, Texas | 29:01 | 6 miles | November 22, 1972 | ||
Washington Park | Chicago, Illinois | Frank Shorter | 30:42 | 10K | November 25, 1972 | |
El Dorado Regional Park | Long Beach, California | Francie Larrieu | 13:27 | 4K | November 25, 1972 | |
1973 | ||||||
Balboa Park | San Diego, California | Ed Mendoza | 29:39 | 6 miles | November 24, 1973 | |
University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Frank Shorter | 29:52 | 10K | November 24, 1973 | |
Albuquerque, New Mexico | Francie Larrieu | 17:17 | 3 miles | November 24, 1973 | ||
1974 | ||||||
University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 29:39 | 6 miles | November 27, 1974 | ||
Crystal Springs | Belmont, California | Kenya (3) |
29:58.8 30:22.9 |
10K | November 30, 1974 | |
Bellbrook, Ohio | Lynn Bjorklund | 17:31 | 3 miles | November 30, 1974 | ||
University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Frank Shorter | 46:32 | 15K | February 9, 1975 | |
1975 | ||||||
Coonskin Park | Charleston, West Virginia | 32:04 | 6 miles | November 29, 1975 | ||
Eisenhower Golf Club | Annapolis, Maryland | 28:57 | 10K | November 30, 1975 | ||
Crystal Springs | Belmont, California | Lynn Bjorklund | 16:32.6 | 3 miles | November 29, 1975 | |
Crystal Springs | Belmont, California | Gary Tuttle | 37:24 | 12K | January 31, 1976 | |
1976 | ||||||
Yahara Hills | Madison, Wisconsin | 29:41 | 6 miles | October 23, 1976 | ||
Fairmount Park | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 30:23 | 10K | November 27, 1976 | ||
Miami, Florida | Jan Merrill | 16:37 | 3 miles | November 27, 1976 | ||
Alameda Municipal Golf Course | Alameda, California | 42:47 | 9 miles | February 19, 1977 | ||
1977 | ||||||
Yahara Hills | Madison, Wisconsin | Craig Virgin | 28:31 | 6 miles | October 22, 1977 | |
Buffalo Bayou Park | Houston, Texas | Nick Rose United Kingdom Craig Virgin |
30:14.3 30:22 |
10K | November 26, 1977 | |
San Bernardino, California | Jan Merrill | 16:55 | 5K | November 26, 1977 | ||
Atlanta, Georgia | 42:47 | 12K | January 28, 1978 | |||
1978 | ||||||
Yahara Hills | Madison, Wisconsin | Craig Virgin | 28:42 | 6 miles | October 21, 1978 | |
West Seattle Golf Course | Seattle, Washington | Greg Meyer | 29:35 | 10K | November 25, 1978 | |
Memphis, Tennessee | Julie Brown | 16:32 | 5K | November 25, 1978 | ||
Atlanta, Georgia | Marc Hunter | 36:27 | 12K | February 10, 1979 |
Combined gender divisions[]
AAU Men's division AAU Women's division AAU World Championship Trials TAC Men's division TAC Women's division TAC World Championship Trials USTFA sponsored
Season | Venue | Location | Winner | Time | Distance | Date |
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1979 | ||||||
Wayne E. Dannehl Course University of Wisconsin, Parkside |
Kenosha, Wisconsin | Herb Lindsay | 24:12 | 5 miles | October 20, 1979 | |
North Carolina State | Raleigh, North Carolina | Alberto Salazar | 30:27 | 10K | November 24, 1979 | |
North Carolina State | Raleigh, North Carolina | Margaret Groos | 16:53.9 | 5K | November 24, 1979 | |
Lane Community College | Eugene, Oregon | Craig Virgin | 36:43 | 12K | January 19, 1980 | |
1980 | ||||||
University of Nevada, Reno | Reno, Nevada | Jairo Correa | 31:56 | 10K | October 25, 1980 | |
Idaho State University | Pocatello, Idaho | 31:46 | 10K | November 29, 1980 | ||
Idaho State University | Pocatello, Idaho | 18:18.7 | 5K | November 29, 1980 | ||
E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park | Louisville, Kentucky | Craig Virgin | 36:09 | 12K | January 19, 1981 | |
1981 | ||||||
DeBell Golf Course | Burbank, California | Adrian Royle United Kingdom Alberto Salazar |
27:20 27:22 |
10K*[7][8] | November 28, 1981 | |
DeBell Golf Course | Burbank, California | Julie Brown | 15:49 | 5K | November 28, 1981 | |
Idaho State University | Pocatello, Idaho | Alberto Salazar | 36:09 | 12K | February 15, 1982 | |
1982 | ||||||
Meadowlands Racetrack | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Pat Porter | 28:50 | 10K | November 28, 1982 | |
Meadowlands Racetrack | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Leslie Welch | 15:52 | 5K | November 28, 1982 | |
Southern Illinois University | Edwardsville, Illinois | Alberto Salazar | 36:34 | 12K | February 20, 1983 | |
1983 | ||||||
Penn State Blue Golf Course | State College, Pennsylvania | Pat Porter | 29:18 | 10K | November 26, 1983 | |
Penn State Blue Golf Course | State College, Pennsylvania | Betty Jo Geiger | 16:31 | 5K | November 26, 1983 | |
Meadowlands Racetrack | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Pat Porter | 34:47 | 12K | February 19, 1984 | |
1984 | ||||||
Franklin Park | Boston, Massachusetts | Pat Porter | 28:06 | 10K | November 24, 1984 | |
Franklin Park | Boston, Massachusetts | Cathy Branta | 15:19 | 5K | November 24, 1984 | |
Cottonwood Creek Golf Course | Waco, Texas | Ed Eyestone | 36:09 | 12K | February 16, 1985 | |
1985 | ||||||
Meredith College | Raleigh, North Carolina | Pat Porter | 30:33 | 10K | November 30, 1985 | |
Meredith College | Raleigh, North Carolina | Lynn Jennings | 17:28 | 5K | November 30, 1985 | |
Cottonwood Creek Golf Course | Waco, Texas | Pat Porter | 35:07 | 12K | February 15, 1986 | |
1986 | ||||||
Golden Gate Park Polo Fields | San Francisco, California | Pat Porter | 30:36 | 10K | November 29, 1986 | |
Golden Gate Park Polo Fields | San Francisco, California | Leslie Welch | 16:51 | 5.2K | November 29, 1986 | |
Trinity Park | Dallas, Texas | 36:54 | 12K | February 14, 1987 | ||
1987 | ||||||
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Pat Porter | 29:58 | 10K | November 28, 1987 | |
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Lynn Jennings | 19:35 | 6K | November 28, 1987 | |
Trinity Park | Dallas, Texas | 38:13 | 12K | February 13, 1988 | ||
1988 | ||||||
Meredith College | Raleigh, North Carolina | Pat Porter | 31:07 | 10K | November 26, 1988 | |
Meredith College | Raleigh, North Carolina | Lynn Jennings | 19:32 | 6K | November 26, 1988 | |
Tyee Valley Golf Course | SeaTac, Washington | Pat Porter | 37:54 | 12K | February 4, 1989 | |
1989 | ||||||
Golden Gate Park Polo Fields | San Francisco, California | Pat Porter | 32:08 | 10K | November 25, 1989 | |
Golden Gate Park Polo Fields | San Francisco, California | Lynn Jennings | 21:11 | 6K | November 25, 1989 | |
Tyee Valley Golf Course | SeaTac, Washington | Ed Eyestone | 33:39 | 12K | February 10, 1990 | |
1990 | ||||||
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Bob Kempainen | 30:23 | 10K | November 25, 1990 | |
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Lynn Jennings | 19:07 | 6K | November 25, 1990 | |
Florida State University | Tallahassee, Florida | Aaron Ramirez | 34:48 | 12K | February 2, 1991 | |
1991 | ||||||
Franklin Park | Boston, Massachusetts | Todd Williams | 29:18 | 10K | November 30, 1991 | |
Franklin Park | Boston, Massachusetts | Lynn Jennings | 19:24 | 6K | November 30, 1991 | |
Plough Park | Memphis, Tennessee | 35:46 | 12K | February 8, 1992 | ||
1992 | ||||||
Wayne E. Dannehl Course University of Wisconsin, Parkside |
Kenosha, Wisconsin | Bob Kennedy | 29:41 | 10K | November 28, 1992 | |
Wayne E. Dannehl Course University of Wisconsin, Parkside |
Kenosha, Wisconsin | Lynn Jennings | 20:26 | 6K | November 28, 1992 | |
Sandy High School | Sandy, Oregon | Todd Williams | 36:45 | 12K | February 6, 1993 |
USATF era[]
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Women's Fall Championship Women's Winter Short Course Championship (World Championship Trials) Women's Winter Long Course Championship (World Championship Trials) Men's Fall Championship Men's Winter Short Course Championship (World Championship Trials) Men's Winter Long Course Championship (World Championship Trials)
Season | Venue | Location | Winner | Time | Distance | Date |
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1993 | ||||||
University of Montana | Missoula, Montana | Todd Williams | 26:55 | 10K | November 27, 1993 | |
University of Montana | Missoula, Montana | Lynn Jennings | 20:18 | 6K | November 27, 1993 | |
Plough Park | Memphis, Tennessee | Bob Kennedy | 36:25 | 12K | February 5, 1994 | |
1994 | ||||||
Blue Lake Regional Park | Portland, Oregon | Reuben Reina | 30:00 | 10K | December 4, 1994 | |
Blue Lake Regional Park | Portland, Oregon | Olga Appell | 18:15 | 5.9K | December 4, 1994 | |
1995 | ||||||
Franklin Park | Boston, Massachusetts | 28.41 | 9.9K | December 3, 1995 | ||
Franklin Park | Boston, Massachusetts | Joan Nesbit | 19:05 | 6K | December 3, 1995 | |
1996 | ||||||
Stanford Golf Course | Palo Alto, California | Reuben Reina | 29:06 | 10K | December 7, 1996 | |
Stanford Golf Course | Palo Alto, California | Lynn Jennings | 21:06 | 6.5K | December 7, 1996 | |
1997 | ||||||
Blue Lake Regional Park | Portland, Oregon | 27:31 | 10K | December 7, 1997 | ||
Blue Lake Regional Park | Portland, Oregon | Deena Drossin | 26:35 | 8K | December 7, 1997 | |
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex | Lake Buena Vista, Florida | Dan Browne | 11:08 | 4K | January 31, 1998 | |
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex | Lake Buena Vista, Florida | Amy Rudolph | 12:38[9] | 4K | January 31, 1998 | |
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex | Lake Buena Vista, Florida | Nnenna Lynch | 26:45[10] | 8K | January 31, 1998 | |
1998 | ||||||
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex | Lake Buena Vista, Florida | 28:59 | 10K | December 6, 1998 | ||
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex | Lake Buena Vista, Florida | Blake Phillips-Russell | 20:06 | 6K | December 6, 1998 | |
Lake Spanaway Golf Course | Tacoma, Washington | Adam Goucher | 10:29 | 4K | February 13, 1999 | |
Lake Spanaway Golf Course | Tacoma, Washington | Deena Drossin | 25:15[11] | 8K | February 13, 1999 | |
Lake Spanaway Golf Course | Tacoma, Washington | Alan Culpepper | 34:24 | 12K | February 14, 1999 | |
Lake Spanaway Golf Course | Tacoma, Washington | Amy Rudolph | 11:59[9] | 4K | February 14, 1999 | |
1999 | ||||||
El Dorado Regional Park | Long Beach, California | 28:59 | 10K | December 5, 1999 | ||
El Dorado Regional Park | Long Beach, California | [12] | 20:28 | 6K | December 5, 1999 | |
Bryan Park | Greensboro, North Carolina | Adam Goucher | 11:56 | 4K | February 12, 2000 | |
Bryan Park | Greensboro, North Carolina | Deena Drossin | 27:48 | 8K | February 12, 2000 | |
Bryan Park | Greensboro, North Carolina | Adam Goucher | 37:17 | 12K | February 13, 2000 | |
Bryan Park | Greensboro, North Carolina | Deena Drossin | 13:30[13] | 4K | February 13, 2000 | |
2000 | ||||||
Franklin Park | Boston, Massachusetts | 29:01 | 10K | November 25, 2000 | ||
Franklin Park | Boston, Massachusetts | [14] | 20:04 | 6K | November 25, 2000 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Tim Broe | 11:32 | 4K | February 17, 2001 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Deena Drossin | 26:14 | 8K | February 17, 2001 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Meb Keflezighi | 34:54 | 12K | February 18, 2001 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Regina Jacobs | 12:37 | 4K | February 18, 2001 | |
2001 | ||||||
Battleship Memorial Park | Mobile, Alabama | 30:39 | 10K | December 1, 2001 | ||
Battleship Memorial Park | Mobile, Alabama | [15] | 20:21 | 6K | December 1, 2001 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Tim Broe | 11:58 | 4K | February 9, 2002 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Deena Drossin | 26:31 | 8K | February 9, 2002 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Meb Keflezighi | 35:45 | 12K | February 10, 2002 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Regina Jacobs | 12:55 | 4K | February 10, 2002 | |
2002 | ||||||
Sierra College Course | Rocklin, California | 31:26 | 10K | December 14, 2002 | ||
Sierra College Course | Rocklin, California | Shayne Culpepper[16] | 21:47 | 6K | December 14, 2002 | |
Buffalo Bayou Park | Houston, Texas | Robert Gary | 13:53 | 4K | February 15, 2003 | |
Buffalo Bayou Park | Houston, Texas | Deena Drossin | 29:06 | 8K | February 15, 2003 | |
Buffalo Bayou Park | Houston, Texas | Alan Culpepper | 38:22 | 12K | February 16, 2003 | |
Buffalo Bayou Park | Houston, Texas | Shayne Culpepper | 15:10 | 4K | February 16, 2003 | |
2003 | ||||||
Bryan Park | Greensboro, North Carolina | Alan Webb | 30:13 | 10K | December 7, 2003 | |
Bryan Park | Greensboro, North Carolina | [17] | 19:59.9 | 6K | December 7, 2003 | |
Fall Creek and 16th Street Park | Indianapolis, Indiana | Charlie Gruber | 11:14 | 4K | February 7, 2004 | |
Fall Creek and 16th Street Park | Indianapolis, Indiana | Colleen De Reuck | 26:16 | 8K | February 7, 2004 | |
Fall Creek and 16th Street Park | Indianapolis, Indiana | Bob Kennedy | 35:03 | 12K | February 8, 2004 | |
Fall Creek and 16th Street Park | Indianapolis, Indiana | Shalane Flanagan | 12:26 | 4K | February 8, 2004 | |
2004 | ||||||
Portland Meadows | Portland, Oregon | Jorge Torres | 32:43.91[18] | 10K | December 5, 2004 | |
Portland Meadows | Portland, Oregon | [18] | 23:07.85 | 6K | December 5, 2004 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Tim Broe | 11:37.8 | 4K | February 12, 2005 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Colleen De Reuck | 27:24 | 8K | February 12, 2005 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Dathan Ritzenhein | 36:59.9 | 12K | February 13, 2005 | |
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver, Washington | Shalane Flanagan | 13:24.3 | 4K | February 13, 2005 | |
2005 | ||||||
Genesee Valley Park | Rochester, New York | Matt Tegenkamp | 29:49 | 10K | November 19, 2005 | |
Genesee Valley Park | Rochester, New York | [19] | 20:29 | 6K | November 19, 2005 | |
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Adam Goucher | 10:50 | 3.9K | February 18, 2006 | |
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Blake Phillips-Russell | 26:47 | 7.9K | February 18, 2006 | |
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Ryan Hall | 34:38 | 11.9K | February 19, 2006 | |
Van Cortlandt Park | New York City, New York | Carrie Tollefson | 12:32 | 3.9K | February 19, 2006 | |
2006 | ||||||
Golden Gate Park Polo Fields | San Francisco, California | 30:13 | 10K | December 9, 2006 | ||
Golden Gate Park Polo Fields | San Francisco, California | Amy Rudolph[20] | 19:59 | 6K | December 9, 2006 | |
Flatirons Golf Course | Boulder, Colorado | Deena Drossin | 26:47 | 8K | February 10, 2007 | |
Flatirons Golf Course | Boulder, Colorado | Alan Culpepper | 37:09 | 12K | February 10, 2007 | |
2007 | ||||||
Voice of America Park | West Chester, Ohio | [21] | 31:46.9 | 10K | December 8, 2007 | |
Voice of America Park | West Chester, Ohio | Delilah DiCrescenzo[22] | 20:30.7 | 6K | December 8, 2007 | |
Mission Bay | San Diego, California | Shalane Flanagan | 25:26 | 8K | February 16, 2008 | |
Mission Bay | San Diego, California | Dathan Ritzenhein | 35:03 | 12K | February 16, 2008 | |
2008 | ||||||
Plantes Ferry Recreation Park | Spokane, Washington | Scott Bauhs | 30:47 | 10K | December 13, 2008 | |
Plantes Ferry Recreation Park | Spokane, Washington | [23] | 19:59 | 6K | December 13, 2008 | |
Agricultural History Farm Park | Derwood, Maryland | 26:58 | 8K | February 7, 2009 | ||
Agricultural History Farm Park | Derwood, Maryland | Meb Keflezighi | 36:06 | 12K | February 7, 2009 | |
2009 | ||||||
Masterson Park | Lexington, Kentucky | 29:18 | 10K | December 9, 2009 | ||
Masterson Park | Lexington, Kentucky | Serena Burla[24] | 20:23 | 6K | December 9, 2009 | |
Plantes Ferry Recreation Park | Spokane, Washington | Shalane Flanagan | 26:47 | 8K | February 13, 2010 | |
Plantes Ferry Recreation Park | Spokane, Washington | Dathan Ritzenhein | 34:34 | 12K | February 13, 2010 | |
2010 | ||||||
McAlpine Park | Charlotte, North Carolina | 29:35.3 | 10K | December 11, 2010 | ||
McAlpine Park | Charlotte, North Carolina | Renee Metivier Baillie[25] | 19:50.5 | 6K | December 11, 2010 | |
Mission Bay | San Diego, California | Shalane Flanagan | 25:47 | 8K | February 5, 2011 | |
Mission Bay | San Diego, California | 35:46 | 12K | February 5, 2011 | ||
2011 | ||||||
Jefferson Park Golf Course | Seattle, Washington | 29:38 | 10K | December 10, 2011 | ||
Jefferson Park Golf Course | Seattle, Washington | Brie Felnagle[26] | 19:54 | 6K | December 10, 2011 | |
Forest Park | St. Louis, Missouri | Sara Hall | 26:50.1 | 8K | February 11, 2012 | |
Forest Park | St. Louis, Missouri | 35:41.4 | 12K | February 11, 2012 | ||
2012 | ||||||
Masterson Park | Lexington, Kentucky | Jacob Riley | 29:58 | 10K | December 8, 2012 | |
Masterson Park | Lexington, Kentucky | Mattie Suver[27] | 20:01 | 6K | December 8, 2012 | |
Forest Park | St. Louis, Missouri | Shalane Flanagan | 25:49.0 | 8K | February 8, 2013 | |
Forest Park | St. Louis, Missouri | Chris Derrick | 35:38.6 | 12K | February 8, 2013 | |
2013 | ||||||
Rivers Edge Golf Course | Bend, Oregon | Joseph Gray[28] | 31:05 | 10K | December 14, 2013 | |
Rivers Edge Golf Course | Bend, Oregon | Laura Thweatt[29] | 21:43 | 6K | December 14, 2013 | |
Flatirons Golf Course | Boulder, Colorado | 27:35 | 8K | February 15, 2014 | ||
Flatirons Golf Course | Boulder, Colorado | Chris Derrick | 36:14 | 12K | February 15, 2014 | |
2014 | ||||||
Lehigh Goodman Campus Course | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Ryan Hill[30] | 29:07.03 | 10K | December 13, 2014 | |
Lehigh Goodman Campus Course | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Laura Thweatt[31] | 19:15 | 6K | December 13, 2014 | |
Flatirons Golf Course | Boulder, Colorado | Laura Thweatt | 27:42 | 8K | February 7, 2015 | |
Flatirons Golf Course | Boulder, Colorado | Chris Derrick | 36:18 | 12K | February 7, 2015 | |
2015 | ||||||
Golden Gate Park Polo Fields | San Francisco, California | Garrett Heath[32] | 29:06 | 10K | December 12, 2015 | |
Golden Gate Park Polo Fields | San Francisco, California | [33] | 19:51 | 6K | December 12, 2015 | |
Rivers Edge Golf Course | Bend, Oregon | Mattie Suver | 36:38 | 10K | February 6, 2016 | |
Rivers Edge Golf Course | Bend, Oregon | 31:40 | 10K | February 6, 2016 | ||
2016 | ||||||
Apalachee Regional Park | Tallahassee, Florida | Samuel Chelanga[34] | 28:55 | 10K | December 10, 2016 | |
Apalachee Regional Park | Tallahassee, Florida | Colleen Quigley[35] | 19:31 | 6K | December 10, 2016 | |
Rivers Edge Golf Course | Bend, Oregon | Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton | 34:24 | 10K | February 4, 2017 | |
Rivers Edge Golf Course | Bend, Oregon | Leonard Korir | 30:12 | 10K | February 4, 2017 | |
2017 | ||||||
Masterson Park | Lexington, Kentucky[36] | 29:10 | 10K | December 9, 2017 | ||
Masterson Park | Lexington, Kentucky | Sarah Pagano | 19:40 | 6K | December 9, 2017 | |
Apalachee Regional Park | Tallahassee, Florida | Emily Infeld | 33:19 | 10K | February 3, 2018 | |
Apalachee Regional Park | Tallahassee, Florida | Leonard Korir | 29:17 | 10K | February 3, 2018 | |
2018 | ||||||
Plantes Ferry Sports Complex | Spokane, Washington | Ben Blankenship | 29:21 | 10K | December 8, 2018 | |
Plantes Ferry Sports Complex | Spokane, Washington | Katie Mackey | 19:35 | 6K | December 8, 2018 | |
Apalachee Regional Park | Tallahassee, Florida | Shadrack Kipchirchir | 28:52.5 | 10K | February 2, 2019 | |
Apalachee Regional Park | Tallahassee, Florida | Shelby Houlihan | 32:46.8 | 10K[37] | February 2, 2019 | |
2019 | ||||||
Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | Morgan Pearson | 29:54 | 10K | December 14, 2019 | |
Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | Aisling Cuffe | 20:07 | 6K | December 14, 2019 | |
Mission Bay Park | San Diego, California | Anthony Rotich | 30:35.8 | 10K | January 18, 2020 | |
Mission Bay Park | San Diego, California | Natosha Rogers | 35:44.3 | 10K | January 18, 2020 |
See also[]
- USATF National Club Cross Country Championships
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
- Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
- NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship
- NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship
References[]
- ^ a b c Keflezighi, Brown take open titles at USA Cross Country Championships. USATF (2009-02-07). Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ^ USA Cross Country Champions - Men. USATF. Retrieved on 2010-02-19.
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-National-Club-Cross-Country/Results.aspx
- ^ Estes, Jim (2010-02-14). Ritzenhein and Flanagan cruise to US XC titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-19.
- ^ a b Culpepper, Kastor dominate at USA Cross Country Championships. USATF (2007-02-10). Retrieved on 2010-02-20.
- ^ http://www.therealxc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/USA-XC-National-Champions4.pdf
- ^ Note:The course length was reported to be 10K. Royle, on a rain soaked golf course with steep hills , beat the track 10,000 metres world record and Alberto Salazar by 2 seconds. Salazar tied the world record. The world record holder Henry Rono was in the race, finishing 37th.
- ^ https://www.si.com/vault/1981/12/07/826188/the-battle-went-to-royle-unheralded-adrian-royle-beat-alberto-salazar-for-the-tac-championship#
- ^ a b http://www.pntf.org/usaxc99/results/women4kres.htm
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/19980430171615/http://legacy.usatf.org/events/98XCtrials.html
- ^ http://www.pntf.org/usaxc99/results/women8kres.htm
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/1999/USAFallXCChampionships/results.asp
- ^ http://www.greensboro.com/goucher-drossin-take-double-titles-a-greensboro-runner-qualifies-for/article_ee788ee2-5e55-5f29-8b90-55429d868275.html[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2000/USAFallXCChampionships/results.asp
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2001/USAFallXCChampionships/results/Women6K.asp
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2002/USAFallXCChampionships/results/openWomen6km.asp
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2003/USATFClubXCChampionships/results/ow.asp
- ^ a b http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2004/USATFClubXCChampionships/results/ow.asp
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2005/USATFClubXCChampionships/results/ow.asp
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2006/USATFClubXCChampionships/results/ow.asp
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2007/USATFClubXCChampionships/results/OM.asp
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2007/USATFClubXCChampionships/results/OW.asp
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2008/USATFClubXCChampionships/Results/OpenWomen.pdf
- ^ "USATF - Events - 2009 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships".
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2010/USATFClubXCChampionships/results/openwomen.asp
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2011/USATFClubXCChampionships/results/openwomen.asp
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2012/USATF-National-Club-Cross-Country-Championships/Results/Women-s-Open.aspx
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATF-National-Club-Cross-Country-Championships/Results/Open-Men-Overall.aspx
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATF-National-Club-Cross-Country-Championships/Results/Open-Women-Overall.aspx
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/54/54a6a27b-3f00-4f60-a10c-e494f95757d0.htm
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/9b/9b4042a7-5d42-42fa-b601-f422dd02b15c.html
- ^ "USATF National Club XC".
- ^ "USATF National Club XC".
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/83/833f7d66-4d73-40ef-8c7e-e1db506ecd78.html
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/e6/e6d3aad6-a300-4a3e-a9de-30d48d28e867.html
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2017/USATF-National-Club-Cross-Country.aspx
- ^ 2019 USATF Cross Country Championships USATF
External links[]
- Official website
- USA Cross Country Champions – Men
- USA Cross Country Champions – Women at USA Track & Field
- Media Guide
- USA Cross Country Championships
- Cross country running in the United States
- Recurring sporting events established in 1890
- National championships in the United States
- National cross country running competitions
- United States athletics (track and field) championships