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1976 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (Division I)
International athletics championship event
1976 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships
All Division I members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 34 teams and 298 individual runners contested this championship.
The team national championship was retained by the UTEP Miners, their third title. The individual championship was won by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a meet distance record time of 28:06.60. As of the 2016 championships, Rono's record time has yet to be surpassed during a national NCAA meet despite being recorded during the first ever NCAA championship at the 10 kilometer distance.