2007 NCAA Division I cross country championships

The 2007 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 69th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 27th 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.[1][2]

2007 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition69th–Men
27th–Women
DateNovember 19, 2007
Host cityIndiana Terre Haute, IN
VenueIndiana State University
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Distances10 km–Men
6 km–Women
Participation250–Men
253–Women
503–Total athletes
2006
2008

Held on November 19, 2007, the combined meet was the fourth of eight consecutive meets hosted by Indiana State University at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 6 kilometers (3.73 miles).

The men's team championship was won by Oregon (85 points), the Ducks' fifth (and first since 1977). The women's team championship was again won by Stanford (195 points), the Cardinal's fourth overall, second consecutive, and third in four years.

The two individual champions were, for the men, Josh McDougal (Liberty, 29:22.4) and, for the women, Sally Kipyego (Texas Tech, 19:30.9).[3][4]

Men's title

  • Distance: 10,000 meters


Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
Josh McDougalLiberty29:22.4
Galen RuppOregon29:23.4
Lopez LomongNorthern Arizona29:45.5
4 Robert CurtisVillanova29:46.3
5 Brent VaughnColorado29:47.4
6 Jacob KorirEastern Kentucky29:48.7
7 Shadrack SongokA&M-Corpus Christi29:50.1
8 David KinsellaPortland29:52.2
9 Shadrack Kiptoo BiwottOregon29:55.9
10 David McNeillNorthern Arizona29:56.8

Women's title

  • Distance: 6,000 meters


Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
Sally KipyegoTexas Tech19:30.9
Jenny BarringerColorado19:47.8
Susan KuijkenFlorida State19:57.3
4 Diane NukuriIowa20:07.0
5 Nicole BushMichigan State20:13.4
6 Emily HarrisonVirginia20:15.0
7 Barbara ParkerFlorida State20:17.0
8 Nicole BloodOregon20:17.6
9 Arianna LambieStanford20:18.2
10 Melissa GrelliGeorgetown20:19.6

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