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1977 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition39th
DateNovember 21, 1977
Host citySpokane, Washington
(Washington State University)
VenueHangman Valley Golf Course
Distances10 km (6.21 miles)
Participation255 athletes
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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.

Washington State previously hosted four years earlier in 1973, also at Hangman Valley, south of the city. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) and the approximate average elevation was 1,900 feet (580 m) 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.

The team national championship was won by the Oregon Ducks, their fourth title. The individual championship was retained by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a time of 28:33.50. This was Rono's second individual title; he would go on to win again in 1979.

Men's title

  • Distance: 10.0 km (6.21 miles)

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oregon 100
2nd place, silver medalist(s) UTEP 105
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wyoming 186
4 Providence 205
5 BYU 235
6 Wisconsin 241
7 East Tennessee State 252
8 Tennessee 260
9 Arizona 262
10 Colorado 303


Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya Henry Rono Washington State 28:33.50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Republic of Ireland John Treacy Providence 28:51.00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Republic of Ireland Gerard Deegan Providence 28:56.90
4 United States Marc Hunter Cleveland State 29:02.20
5 Kenya Joel Cheruiyot Washington State 29:02.40
6 Kenya Solomon Chebor Wyoming 29:03.40
7 Kenya Simon Kilili Wyoming 29:15.10
8 United States Thom Hunt Arizona 29:15.90
9 United States Alberto Salazar Oregon 29:20.80
10 United States Thomas Wysocki Nevada–Reno 29:30.80

See also

References

  1. ^ Payne, Bob (November 22, 1977). "It's Rono all the way; (That was the easy part)". Spokesman-Review. p. 17.
  2. "1977 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  3. Conrad, John (November 21, 1977). "As they feared, Ducks second to UTEP". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  4. Conrad, John (November 22, 1977). "Don't ever count out the Ducks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  5. Brown, Bruce (November 22, 1977). "Ducks win recount; Rono champ". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
  6. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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