2009 NCAA Division I cross country championships explained

2009 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers:NCAA
Edition:71st–Men
29th–Women
Date:November 23, 2009
Host City: Terre Haute, IN
Location:Indiana State University
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Athletes Participating:250–Men
254–Women
504–Total
Distances:10 km–Men
6 km–Women
Previous:2008
Next:2010

The 2009 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 71st annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 29th 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 23, 2009, the combined meet was the sixth of eight consecutive meets 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 Oklahoma State (127 points), the Cowboys' second overall and first since 1954. The women's team championship was won by Villanova (79 points), the Wildcats' eighth overall and first since 1998.

The two individual champions were, for the men, Samuel Chelanga (Liberty, 28:41.3) and, for the women, Angela Bizzarri (Illinois, 19:46.8).[3] [4]

Men's title

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
127
143
173
190
226
315
321
350
354

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
28:41.3
29:06.5
29:14.8
29:24.1
29:33.1
29:37.9
29:38.3
29:39.1
29:40.7
29:42.4

Women's title

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
86
133
188
191
251
259
260
272
276
310

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
19:46.8
19:51.6
19:57.7
19:59.5
20:01.1
20:02.4
20:06.9
20:07.9
20:10.9
20:11.9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. November 28, 2016.
  2. Web site: NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. November 28, 2016.
  3. Web site: 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship Results. USTFCCCA. USTFCCCA. November 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161129090651/http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/320. November 29, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results. USTFCCCA. USTFCCCA. November 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161129084801/http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/346. November 29, 2016. dead.