1976 NCAA Division I cross country championships

1976 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (Division I) 1976 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships NCAA 38th November 22, 1976 Denton, TXNorth Texas State University NTSU Cross Country Course 298 10 km (6.21 mi) 1975 1977 The 1976 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 38th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 22, 1976, the meet was hosted by North Texas State University at the NTSU Cross Country Course in Denton, Texas. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles). All Division I members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 34 teams and 298 individual runners contested this championship.1976 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177809/results/310950 MileSplit.com Mile Split US January 18, 2015 The team national championship was retained by the UTEP Miners, their third title. The individual championship was won by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a meet distance record time of 28:06.60.NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_cross_country_champs_records/2013-14/DIMCC.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 18, 2015 7–9 As of the 2016 championships, Rono's record time has yet to be surpassed during a national NCAA meet despite being recorded during the first ever NCAA championship at the 10 kilometer distance. Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles) Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points UTEP 62 Oregon 117 Washington State 179 04 4 BYU 182 05 5 Illinois 227 06 6 Tennessee 280 07 7 Arizona 324 08 8 San Diego State 361 09 9 Providence 370 10 10 Arkansas 373 1em Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Nationality Time KEN Henry Rono Washington State 28:06.60 KEN Samson Kimobwa Washington State 28:16.78 Craig Virgin Illinois 28:26.53 04 4 Herb Lindsay Michigan State 28:30.69 05 5 IRL John Treacy Providence 28:34.84 06 6 KEN Wilson Waigwa UTEP 28:39.00 07 7 IRL Niall O'Shaughnessy Arkansas 28:43.16 08 8 Sammy Maritim UTEP 28:46.37 09 9 Rudy Chapa Oregon 28:49.58 10 KEN James Munyala UTEP 28:52.79 See also NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship References Category:NCAA cross country championships NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Category:College sports tournaments in Texas Category:Track and field competitions in Texas Category:North Texas Mean Green track and field Category:Sports competitions in Denton, Texas