1988 NCAA Division I cross country championships

1988 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (Division I)
International athletics championship event
1988 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition50th–Men
8th–Women
DateNovember 21, 1988
Host cityGranger, IA
Iowa State University
VenueJester Park[1]
Distances10 km–Men
5 km–Women
Participation184–Men
135–Women
319–Total athletes
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The 1988 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 50th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 8th 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 21, 1988, the combined meet was hosted by Iowa State University at Jester Park in Granger, Iowa. 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 Wisconsin, their third national title. The individual championship was won by Bob Kennedy, also from Indiana, with a time of 29:20.[2]

The women's team national championship was won by Kentucky, their first national title. The individual championship was won by Michelle Dekkers, from Indiana, with a time of 16:30.[3]

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 184 runners contested the men's championship while 15 teams and 135 runners contested the women's title.

Men's title

  • Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points Avg. Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wisconsin 100 30:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Northern Arizona 156 30:15
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tennessee 172 30:22
4 Clemson 193 30:23
5 Dartmouth 195 30:32
6 Iowa State 201 30:29
7 Oregon 228 30:39
8 Kentucky 237 30:35
9 Notre Dame 250 30:38
10 Arkansas 251 30:41


Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States Bob Kennedy Indiana 29:20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Israel Yehezkel Halifa Clemson 29:21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States Bo Reed Northern Arizona 29:24
4 United States Thomas O'Gara East Tennessee State 29:28
5 United States Chris Linn Arkansas 29:31
6 United States Dov Kremer Clemson 29:36
7 United States Harry Green Texas 29:38
8 United States Milfred Tewawina
United States Dan Garrett		 Northern Arizona
Notre Dame		 29:41
9 United States Sean McGuirk Iona 29:44
10 United States Ron Markezich Notre Dame 29:45

Women's title

  • Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points Avg. Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kentucky 75 17:09
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oregon 126 17:19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nebraska 139 17:20
4 NC State 141 17:24
5 Wisconsin 167 17:27
6 Indiana 169 17:25
7 Michigan 182 17:35
8 California
Yale		 226 17:43
9 Georgetown 227 17:42
10 Oklahoma State 241 17:39


Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) South Africa Michelle Dekkers Indiana 16:30
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sweden Kristina Ljungberg UTEP 16:34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) New Zealand Sonia Barry
New Zealand Jacqueline Goodman		 Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State		 16:36
4 Canada Carole Trepanier Alabama 16:43
5 United States Suzy Favor Wisconsin 16:46
6 Sammie Resh Nebraska 16:48
7 Republic of Ireland Tina Moloney Providence 16:49
8 Rosalind Taylor
Penny Graves		 Maryland
Oregon		 16:50
9 Lisa Breiding Kentucky 16:52
10 Republic of Ireland Valerie McGovern Kentucky 16:54

See also

References

  1. ^ "1988 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
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