1979 NCAA Division I cross country championships

1979 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (Division I) 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships NCAA 41st November 19, 1979 Bethlehem, PALehigh University Saucon Valley Fields 237 10 km (6.21 mi) 1978 1980 The 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 41st 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 19, 1979, the meet was hosted by Lehigh University at the Saucon Valley Fields in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 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 237 individual runners contested this championship.1979 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/178154/results/311009 MileSplit.com Mile Split US January 21, 2015 The team national championship was retained by the UTEP Miners, their fifth title. The individual championship was won by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a time of 28:19.60. This was Rono's third individual title in four years. Along with Gerry Lindgren (1966, 1967, and 1969) and Steve Prefontaine (1970, 1971, and 1973), the former from Washington State and the latter from Oregon, Rono is one of only three Division I collegiate runners with three individual titles.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 21, 2015 7–9 Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles) Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points UTEP 86 Oregon 93 Penn State 186 04 4 Colorado 189 05 5 East Tennessee State 224 06 6 Auburn 230 07 7 Villanova 245 08 8 Indiana 265 09 9 Washington State 277 10 10 Arkansas 291 1em Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Nationality Time KEN Henry Rono Washington State 28:19.60 USA Alberto Salazar Oregon 28:37.40 KEN Kipsubai Koskei New Mexico 28:47.30 04 4 KEN James Rotich UTEP 29:03.60 05 5 USA Thom Hunt Arizona 29:08.20 06 6 KEN Michael Musyoki UTEP 29:14.40 07 7 SAF 1928 USA Sydney Maree Villanova 29:15.20 08 8 KEN Joel Cheruyiot Washington State 29:20.90 09 9 USA Jon Sinclair Colorado State 29:27.90 10 USA Rudy Chapa Oregon 29:28.20 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 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Category:Track and field competitions in Pennsylvania Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks track and field Category:College sports tournaments in Pennsylvania