1980 NCAA Division I cross country championships

1980 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (Division I) 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships NCAA 42nd November 24, 1980 Park City, KSWichita State University Echo Hills Golf Course 243 10 km (6.21 mi) 1979 1981 The 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 42nd 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 24, 1980, the meet was hosted by Wichita State University at the Echo Hills Golf Course in Park City, Kansas. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles). This was the final year of a singular men's championship. Starting in 1981, the NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship was added and held at the same site as the men's championship each subsequent year. 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 243 individual runners contested this championship.1980 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/178162/results/311020 MileSplit.com Mile Split US January 21, 2015 The team national championship was retained again by the UTEP Miners, their sixth, and third consecutive, overall title. The individual championship was won by Suleiman Nyambui, also from UTEP, with a time of 20:04.00.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 58 Arkansas 152 Penn State 153 04 4 East Tennessee State 189 05 5 UCLA 207 06 6 Western Kentucky 233 07 7 Michigan 243 08 8 Clemson 287 09 9 Villanova 298 10 10 Iowa State 303 1em Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Nationality Time TAN Suleiman Nyambui UTEP 29:04.00 SAF 1928 Matthews Motshwarateu UTEP 29:06.40 KEN Solomon Chebor Fairleigh Dickinson 29:08.40 04 4 KEN James Rotich UTEP 29:13.90 05 5 AUS Garry Henry Pembroke State 29:14.60 06 6 GBR Mark Scrutton Colorado 29:20.70 07 7 USA Alan Scharsu Penn State 29:25.20 08 8 USA Mark Andersen Arkansas 29:27.40 09 9 USA Dan Heikkinen Michigan 29:28.00 10 USA David Taylor Arkansas 29:32.80 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:Park City, Kansas Category:Track and field competitions in Kansas Category:Wichita State Shockers track and field Category:College sports tournaments in Kansas