1981 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

1981 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 43rd (Men)
1st (Women)
Date November 23, 1981
Host city Park City, KS
Wichita State University
Location Echo Hills Golf Course
Athletes participating 191–Men
113–Women
Distances 10 km–Men
5 km–Women
1980
1982

The 1981 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 43rd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 1st 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. For the first time, a women's national championship was held alongside the men's meet. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.

Held on November 23, 1981 the combined meet was hosted for the second consecutive year by Wichita State University at the Echo Hills Golf Course in Park City, Kansas. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).

The men's team national championship was retained again by the UTEP Miners, their seventh, and fourth consecutive, overall title. The individual championship was won by South African runner Matthews Motshwarateu, also from UTEP, with a time of 28:45.80. UTEP's score remains the best team score in event history.[1]

The inaugural women's team national championship was won by the Virginia Cavaliers, their first. The individual championship was won by Betty Springs, from NC State, with a time of 16:19.00. Given that this was the first edition of this race, Springs' time set the event's distance record.[2]

Qualification

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st UTEP 17
2nd Providence 109
3rd Arkansas 175
4 Wisconsin 179
5 UCLA 189
6 East Tennessee State 223
7 Arizona 254
8 Florida State 257
9 Clemson 301
10 Illinois 307

Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Nationality Time
1st South Africa Matthews Motshwarateu UTEP 28:45.80
2nd Kenya Michael Musyoki UTEP 28:48.40
3rd United States Gabriel Kaman UTEP 29:19.30
4 United Kingdom Mark Scrutton Colorado 29:22.10
5 United Kingdom Graeme Fell San Diego State 29:30.40
6 United States Alan Scharsu Penn State 29:30.50
7 Tanzania Suleiman Nyambui UTEP 29:32.60
8 United States Gidamis Shahang UTEP 29:33.60
9 United States David Taylor Arkansas 29:35.60
10 United States Richard Twuei Washington State 29:36.70

Women's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st Virginia 36
2nd Oregon 83
3rd Stanford 105
4 Michigan State 122
5 NC State 123
6 Clemson 152
7 San Diego State 169
8 Arizona 182
9 Missouri 234
10 Penn State 249

Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Nationality Time
1st United States Betty Springs NC State 16:19.00
2nd United States LeAnn Warren Oregon 16:25.30
3rd United States Aileen O'Connor Virginia 16:27.70
4 United States Kelly Cathey Oklahoma 16:27.90
5 United States Lesley Welsh Virginia 16:27.90
6 United States Joan Hansen Arizona 16:29.60
7 United States Bernadt Madigan Kentucky 16:35.30
8 United States Lisa Welsh Virginia 16:38.20
9 United States Kathy Bryant Tennessee 16:41.50
10 United States Cecelia Hopp Stanford 16:46.00

See also

References

  1. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  2. "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  3. "1981 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships–Men's Results". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  4. "1981 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships–Women's Results". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
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