1985 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

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1985 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition47th (Men)
5th (Women)
DateNovember 25, 1985
Host cityMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Marquette University
Distances10 km–Men
5 km–Women
Participation181–Men
129–Women
310–Total athletes
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The 1985 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 47th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 5th 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.

Held on November 25, 1985, the combined meet was hosted by Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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 won by Wisconsin, their second national title. The individual championship was won by Tim Hacker, from Wisconsin, with a time of 29:17.88.[1]

The women's team national championship was also won by Wisconsin, their second national title. The individual championship was won by Suzie Tuffey, from NC State, with a time of 16:22.53.[2]

Qualification

  • All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 22 teams and 181 runners contested the men's championship while 16 teams and 129 runners contested the women's title.[3]

Men's title

  • Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Wisconsin67
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Arkansas104
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Colorado167
4Arizona175
5North Carolina200
6Iowa State228
7Navy233
8Boston University235
9Montana251
10Northeastern270

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)United States Tim HackerWisconsin29:17.88
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Kenya Yobes OndiekiIowa State29:29.32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)United States Keith HansonMarquette29:47.01
4Canada Marc OlesonStanford29:52.67
5South Africa Jean VersterNebraska29:53.77
6United States Dean CroweBoston University30:00.00
7United States Joe FalconArkansas30:01.11
8Belgium Raf WynsIowa State30:02.35
9United States Eric CarterPenn State30:03.84
10United States Senpird DunneEast Tennessee State30:05.23

Women's title

  • Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Wisconsin58
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Iowa State98
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)NC State103
4Kentucky118
5Texas143
6UCLA222
7Washington State
Kansas State		227
8BYU244
9Penn State253
10Oregon264

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)United States Suzie TuffeyNC State16:22.53
2nd place, silver medalist(s)United States Regina JacobsStanford16:29.20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)United States Christine McMikenOklahoma State16:30.00
4United States Polly PlumerUCLA16:31.80
5United States Elizabeth NatalieTexas16:32.30
6United States Jenny StrickerHarvard16:34.10
7United States Stephanie HerbstWisconsin16:36.80
8Canada Angela ChalmersNorthern Arizona16:36.90
9United States Nora CollasHouston16:41.90
10United States Janet SmithNC State16:43.60

See also

References

  1. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  3. "1985 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships Results". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved July 4, 2015.