The 2002 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 64th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 22nd 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, 2002, the combined meet was 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 Stanford (90 points), the Cardinal's third. The women's team championship was won by BYU (85 points), the Cougars' second consecutive, fourth overall, and fourth in six years.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Jorge Torres (Colorado, 29:04.7) and, for the women, Shalane Flanagan (North Carolina, 19:36.0).
Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters
Men's Team Result (Top 10)
Rank Team Points Stanford 47 Wisconsin 107 Eastern Michigan 165 Colorado 190 Oregon 210 Arkansas 214 Northern Arizona 247 Michigan 309 Central Michigan 337 Iona 376
Men's Individual Result (Top 10)
Rank Name Team Time Jorge Torres Colorado 29:04.7 Alistair Cragg Arkansas 29:06.0 Grant Robison Stanford 29:36.7 Mark Tucker Butler University 29:37.5 Louis Luchini Stanford 29:41.0 Donald Sage Stanford 29:44.4 Boaz Cheboiywo Eastern Michigan 29:46.1 Tom McArdle Dartmouth 29:46.3 Ian Dobson Stanford 29:47.2 Edwardo Torres Colorado 29:47.7
Women's title Distance: 6,000 meters
Women's Team Result (Top 10)
Rank Team Points BYU 85 Stanford 113 Notre Dame 170 Georgetown 214 Colorado 220 Providence 235 Arkansas 251 Villanova 256 Wake Forest 328 Northern Arizona 333
Women's Individual Result (Top 10)
Rank Name Team Time Shalane Flanagan North Carolina 19:36.0 Kate O'Neill Yale 19:45.9 Alicia Craig Stanford 19:48.0 Lauren Fleshman Stanford 19:48.3 Michaela Manova BYU 19:49.5 Molly Huddle Notre Dame 19:55.7 Kassie Anderson BYU 19:56.1 Ida Nilsson Northern Arizona 19:57.7 Megan Metcalfe West Virginia 20:01.0 Sara Gorton Colorado 20:01.4
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