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1990 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

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Organisers
  
NCAA

Date
  
November 19, 1990

Edition
  
52nd–Men 10th–Women

Location
  
Pine Lakes Golf Course

Host city
  
Knoxville, TN University of Tennessee

Athletes participating
  
181–Men 179–Women 360–Total

The 1990 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 52nd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 10th 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.

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Held on November 19, 1990, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Tennessee at Pine Lakes Golf Course in Knoxville, Tennessee. 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 Arkansas, their fourth team national title. The individual championship was won by Jonah Koech, from Iowa State, with a time of 29:05.00.

The women's team national championship was won by Villanova, their second team (and second consecutive) national title. The individual championship was won by Sonia O'Sullivan, also from Villanova, with a time of 16:06.00.

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 22 teams and 179 runners contested the women's title.
  • Men's title

  • Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)
  • Competitors: 22 teams, 181 runners
  • Full Results: MileSplit.com
  • Women's title

  • Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)
  • Competitors: 22 teams, 179 runners
  • Full Results: MileSplit.com
  • References

    1990 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Wikipedia


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