1984 NCAA Division I cross country championships

1984 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (Division I)
International athletics championship event
1984 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition46th (Men)
4th (Women)
DateNovember 19, 1984
Host cityState College, PA
Penn State University
VenuePenn State Golf Courses
Distances10 km–Men
5 km–Women
Participation184–Men
133–Women
317–Total athletes
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The 1984 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 46th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 4th 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 19, 1984, the combined meet was hosted by Penn State University at the Penn State Golf Courses in State College, Pennsylvania. 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 first national title. The individual championship was won by Ed Eyestone, from BYU, with a time of 29:28.8.[1]

The women's team national championship was won by Wisconsin, their first national title. The individual championship was won by Cathy Branta, from Wisconsin, with a time of 16:15.6.[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, 21 teams and 184 runners contested the men's championship while 16 teams and 133 runners contested the women's title.[3]

Men's title

  • Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arkansas 96
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arizona 107
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tennessee 139
4 Wisconsin 153
5 Virginia 184
6 Providence 199
7 Washington State 220
8 Michigan 287
9 NC State 307
10 Iowa State 310


Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States Ed Eyestone BYU 29:28.80
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Republic of Ireland Richard O'Flynn Providence 29:35.50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kenya Yobes Ondieki Iowa State 29:37.00
4 United States John Easker Wisconsin 29:38.00
5 United States Tom Ansberry Arizona 29:38.10
6 United States James Sapieviza Dartmouth 29:45.20
7 United States Brent Steiner Kansas 29:45.30
8 United States Tim Hacker Wisconsin 29:49.20
9 United States Larry Chumley Northern Arizona 29:56.40
10 United States Mike Vanalta Southeast Missouri State 29:56.70

Women's title

  • Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wisconsin 63
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stanford 89
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) NC State 99
4 Oregon 119
5 Clemson 173
6 BYU 222
7 Missouri 223
8 Kansas State 242
9 Villanova 256
10 Houston 261


Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States Cathy Branta Wisconsin 16:15.60
2nd place, silver medalist(s) United States Shelly Steely Florida 16:22.20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States Christine McMiken Oklahoma State 16:30.00
4 United States Regina Jacobs Stanford 16:33.70
5 United States Tina Krebs Clemson 16:37.60
6 United States Katie Ishmael Wisconsin 16:37.70
7 United States Allison Wiley Stanford 16:40.40
8 United States Janet Smith NC State 16:44.60
9 United States Sabrina Dornhoefer Missouri 16:48.60
10 United States Holly Murray North Carolina 16:49.90

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "1984 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships Results". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
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