1978 NCAA Division I cross country championships

1978 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (Division I) 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships NCAA 40th November 20, 1978 Madison, WIUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison Yahara Hills Golf Course 241 10 km (6.21 mi) 1977 1979 The 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 40th 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 20, 1978, the meet was hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison at the Yahara Hills Golf Course in Madison, Wisconsin. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles). All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 29 teams and 241 individual runners contested this championship.1978 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177814/results/310954 MileSplit.com Mile Split US January 20, 2015 The team national championship was won by the UTEP Miners, their fourth title. The individual championship was won by Alberto Salazar, from Oregon, with a time of 29:29.70.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 20, 2015 7–9 Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles) Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points UTEP 56 Oregon 72 Wisconsin 134 04 4 Penn State 220 05 5 Colorado 234 06 6 TennesseeArizona 247 07 7 Indiana 252 08 8 Colorado State 254 09 9 Arkansas 300 10 10 Minnesota 301 1em Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Nationality Time USA Alberto Salazar Oregon 29:29.70 KEN Michael Musyoki UTEP 29:39.20 USA Thom Hunt Arizona 29:34.10 04 4 TAN Suleiman Nyambui UTEP 29:35.90 05 5 USA Steve Lacy Wisconsin 29:36.50 06 6 USA Marc Hunter Cleveland State 29:39.70 07 7 USA Don Clary Oregon 29:47.30 08 8 USA James Schankel Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo 29:48.00 09 9 USA Robert Snyder Penn State 29:48.20 10 USA Dan Henderson Wheaton (IL) 29:48.50 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:Sports competitions in Madison, Wisconsin Category:College track and field competitions in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Badgers track and field