1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

The 1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 61st annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 19th 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]

1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition61st–Men
19th–Women
DateNovember 22, 1999
Host city Bloomington, IN
VenueIndiana University
Distances10 km–Men
5 km–Women
Participation254–Men
254–Women
508–Total athletes
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Held on November 22, 1999, the combined meet was hosted by Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. 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 championship was won by Arkansas (58 points), the Razorbacks' second consecutive and eighth overall. The women's team championship was won by BYU (72 points), the Cougars' second title (and second in three years).

The two individual champions were, for the men, David Kimani (South Alabama, 30:06.6) and, for the women, Erica Palmer (Wisconsin, 16:39.5).[3][4]

Men's title
  • Distance: 10,000 meters

Women's title
  • Distance: 5,000 meters

References
  1. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  2. "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  3. "1999 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". USTFCCCA. NCAA. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  4. "1999 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". USTFCCCApublisher=NCAA. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
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