1977 NCAA Division I cross country championships

1977 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (Division I) 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships NCAA 39th November 21, 1977 Spokane, Washington(Washington State University) Hangman Valley Golf Course 255 10 km 2 in us 1976 1978 USA 1 Spokane 47.6 -117.37 Location in the United States 5 235 USA Washington 1 Hangman Valley GC 47.541 -117.379 Location in Washington 5 180 The 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 39th 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 21, it was hosted by Washington State University at Hangman Valley Golf Course, near Spokane, Washington.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MjxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0-0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6615%2C3199685 Spokesman-Review Payne Bob It's Rono all the way; (That was the easy part) November 22, 1977 17 Washington State previously hosted four years earlier in 1973, also at Hangman Valley, south of the city. The distance for this race was 10 km 2 off us and the approximate average elevation was 1900 ft above sea level. 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 255 individual runners contested this championship.1977 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/178147/results/311008 MileSplit.com Mile Split US January 19, 2015 The team national championship was won by the Oregon Ducks, their fourth title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PsZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6284%2C5770580 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Conrad John As they feared, Ducks second to UTEP November 21, 1977 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P8ZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4753%2C5973561 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Conrad John Don't ever count out the Ducks November 22, 1977 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VPtLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792%2C1612748 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Brown Bruce Ducks win recount; Rono champ November 22, 1977 17 The individual championship was retained by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a time of 28:33.50.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 19, 2015 7–9 This was Rono's second individual title; he would go on to win again in 1979. Men's title Distance: 10.0 km 2 in Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Oregon 100 UTEP 105 Wyoming 186 04 4 Providence 205 05 5 BYU 235 06 6 Wisconsin 241 07 7 East Tennessee State 252 08 8 Tennessee 260 09 9 Arizona 262 10 10 Colorado 303 1em Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Nationality Time KEN Henry Rono Washington State 28:33.50 IRL John Treacy Providence 28:51.00 IRL Gerard Deegan Providence 28:56.90 04 4 USA Marc Hunter Cleveland State 29:02.20 05 5 KEN Joel Cheruiyot Washington State 29:02.40 06 6 KEN Solomon Chebor Wyoming 29:03.40 07 7 KEN Simon Kilili Wyoming 29:15.10 08 8 USA Thom Hunt Arizona 29:15.90 09 9 USA Alberto Salazar Oregon 29:20.80 10 USA Thomas Wysocki Nevada–Reno 29:30.80 See also NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship References 2 47.541 -117.379 type:event title 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 Spokane, Washington Category:Track and field competitions in Washington (state) Category:Washington State Cougars track and field Category:College sports tournaments in Washington (state)