2001 NCAA Division I cross country championships

The 2001 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 63rd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 21st annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.[1][2]

2001 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition63rd–Men
21st–Women
DateNovember 19, 2001
Host citySouth Carolina Greenville, SC
VenueFurman University
Distances10 km–Men
6 km–Women
Participation253–Men
252–Women
505–Total athletes
2000
2002

Held on November 19, 2001, the combined meet was hosted by Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) for the first time, 1,000 meets longer than in previous years.

The men's team championship was won by Colorado (90 points), the Buffaloes' first. The women's team championship was won by BYU (62 points), the Cougars' third overall (and third in five years).

The two individual champions were, for the men, Boaz Cheboiywo (Eastern Michigan, 28:47) and, for the women, Tara Chaplin (Arizona, 20:24).[3][4]

Men's title

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  • Distance: 10,000 meters

Women's title

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  • Distance: 6,000 meters

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "2001 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". NCAA. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "2001 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". USTFCCCApublisher=NCAA. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.