The 1989 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 51st annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 9th 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 20, 1989, the combined meet was hosted by the United States Naval Academy at the Navy Cross Country Course in Annapolis, Maryland. 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). A record 364 runners, both men and women, contested this championship.
The men's team national championship was won by Iowa State, their first team national title. The individual championship was won by John Nuttall, also from Iowa State, with a time of 29:30.55.
The women's team national championship was won by Villanova, their first national title (and first of their eventual record nine). The individual championship was won by Vicki Huber, also from Villanova, with a time of 15:59.86, the event record time for the 5 kilometer distance (upheld all the way until 2001, when the race distance was extended to 6 kilometers). Huber beat her nearest competitor by almost thirty seconds. This was the first of Villanova's record six consecutive individual women's cross country titles.
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 183 runners contested the women's title. This was the first time the women's race featured more competitors than the men's.
Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles) Competitors: 22 teams, 181 runners Full Results: MileSplit.com
Men's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Avg. Time Iowa State 54 30:06 Oregon 72 30:23 Wake Forest 219 31:08 Washington 224 31:08 Arkansas 235 31:13 Georgetown 255 31:14 Alabama 261 31:09 Nebraska 305 31:21 Dartmouth 309 31:30 Kansas 314 31:32
Men's Individual Result (Top 10) Runners in italics were not competing with their full team
Rank Name Team Time John Nuttall Iowa State 29:30.55 Jonah Koech Iowa State 29:32.69 German Beltran Alabama 29:33.51 Terry Thornton LSU 29:49.75 Bob Kennedy Indiana 29:54.30 Todd Williams Tennessee 29:58.47 Shannon Butler Montana State 29:59.59 Brad Hudson Oregon 30:01.10 Mark Croghan Ohio State 30:03.87 10 Peter Sherry Georgetown 30:04.96
Women's title Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles) Competitors: 22 teams, 183 runners Full Results: MileSplit.com
Women's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Avg. Time Villanova 97 17:09 Kentucky 164 17:28 Nebraska 181 17:44 Georgetown 189 17:42 Oklahoma State 202 17:41 Tennessee 223 17:42 Clemson 234 17:51 Iowa 245 17:52 Indiana 264 17:44 ProvidenceUC Irvine 275 17:5717:54
Women's Individual Result (Top 10) Runners in italics were not competing with their full team Rank Name Team Time Vicki Huber Villanova 15:59.86 Valerie McGovern Kentucky 16:26.78 Michelle Dekkers Indiana 16:36.52 Susan Bliss Missouri 16:43.83 Patty Wiegand Tennessee 16:47.62 Seana Arnold Wake Forest 16:48.68 Rita Delnoye UTEP 16:53.02 Melinda Rowand Michigan 16:53.39 Jacqueline Goodman Oklahoma State 16:55.23 10 Jeanne Kruckeberg Iowa 16:58.99
See also NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships (Division II, Division III) NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships (Division II, Division III)
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