2009 NCAA Division I cross country championships

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]

2009 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition71st–Men
29th–Women
DateNovember 23, 2009
Host cityIndiana Terre Haute, IN
VenueIndiana State University
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Distances10 km–Men
6 km–Women
Participation250–Men
254–Women
504–Total athletes
2008
2010

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

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  • Distance: 10,000 meters

Women's title

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  • Distance: 6,000 meters

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". USTFCCCA. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "2009 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". USTFCCCA. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.