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1997 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (Division I) International athletics championship event
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.

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).

Men's title

  • Distance: 10,000 meters

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stanford 53
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arkansas 56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Colorado 108
4 Michigan 116
5 Wisconsin 201
6 NC State 214
7 Michigan State 257
8 Oregon 266
9 William and Mary 274
10 Weber State 278


Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States Meb Keflezighi UCLA 28:54
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada Kevin Sullivan Michigan 29:01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kenya Bernard Lagat Washington State 29:05
4 United States Adam Goucher Colorado 29:10
5 United States Ryan Wilson Arkansas 29:13
6 Kenya Cleophas Boor Nebraska 29:22
7 United States Abdi Abdirahman Arizona 29:26
8 United States Nathan Nutter Stanford 29:34
9 Canada Sean Kaley Arkansas 29:39
10 United States Brad Hauser Stanford 29:42

Women's title

  • Distance: 5,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) BYU 100
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stanford 102
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Colorado 178
4 Dartmouth 205
5 Wisconsin 227
6 Providence 230
7 Michigan 232
8 Oregon 234
9 Boston College 240
10 Georgetown 256


Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States Carrie Tollefson Villanova 16:29
2nd place, silver medalist(s) United States Amy Skieresz Arizona 16:39
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States Angela Graham Boston College 16:47
4 United States Julia Stamps Stanford 16:47
5 United States Katie McGregor Michigan 16:48
6 Canada Carmen Douma Villanova 16:50
7 United States Amy Yoder Arkansas 16:56
8 United States Courtney Pugmire BYU 16:58
9 United States Marie Davis Oregon 16:59
10 United States Amy Swier Northern Arizona 16:59

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.
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