2015 NCAA Division I cross country championships

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2015 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
DatesNovember 21, 2015
Host city Louisville, Kentucky
University of Louisville
Venue E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
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The 2015 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 77th NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 35th NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the national champions of men's and women's NCAA Division I collegiate cross country running. It was held at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky and was hosted by the University of Louisville on November 21, 2015. [1] Four different championships were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.

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Syracuse won the men's team championship, their first since 1951. [2] [3] Oregon's Edward Cheserek won the men's individual event, his third consecutive championship. Cheserek joined Gerry Lindgren, Steve Prefontaine, and Henry Rono as the event's only three-time champions.

New Mexico won the women's team championship, their first. It was UNM's first women's team national championship in any sport. Notre Dame's Molly Seidel won the individual event.

Men's title

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamScorersPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Syracuse 3 + 7 + 8 + 29 + 3582
Silver medal icon.svg Colorado 2 + 20 + 21 + 23 + 2591
Bronze medal icon.svg Stanford 5 + 6 + 14 + 50 + 76151
4 Oregon 1 + 34 + 38 + 44 + 66183
5 Iona 16 + 33 + 46 + 48 + 88231
6 Arkansas 19 + 30 + 36 + 69 + 90244
7 Louisville (H)15 + 31 + 41 + 68 + 176331
8 Washington 22 + 24 + 75 + 79 + 145345
9 Michigan 52 + 56 + 64 + 72 + 104348
10 Georgetown 4 + 37 + 82 + 103 + 126352

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTimePoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Kenya.svg Edward Cheserek Oregon 28:45.71
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Tiernan Villanova 29:11.1
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg Pierce Murphy Colorado 29:37.02
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justyn Knight Syracuse 29:46.13
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Green Georgetown 29:49.54
6 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jim Rosa Stanford 29:52.75
7 Flag of the United States.svg Sean McGorty Stanford 29:53.46
8 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Bennie Syracuse 29:55.97
9 Flag of the United States.svg Martin Hehir Syracuse 29:59.58
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marc Scott Tulsa 30:02.69

Women's title

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamScorersPoints
Gold medal icon.svg New Mexico 4 + 5 + 11 + 12 + 1749
Silver medal icon.svg Colorado 10 + 13 + 30 + 32 + 44129
Bronze medal icon.svg Oregon 18 + 19 + 21 + 77 + 79214
4 Providence 15 + 25 + 42 + 68 + 81231
5 NC State
Michigan
38 + 40 + 49 + 62 + 75
14 + 36 + 60 + 67 + 87
264
6 Oklahoma State 22 + 27 + 48 + 88 + 89274
7 Notre Dame
Arkansas
1 + 6 + 64 + 101 + 104
3 + 31 + 70 + 78 + 94
276
8 Washington 7 + 53 + 63 + 74 + 100297
9 Boise State 2 + 8 + 34 + 127 + 159330
10 Syracuse 35 + 37 + 46 + 107 + 134359

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTimePoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg Molly Seidel Notre Dame 19:28.61
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg Allie Ostrander Boise State 19:33.62
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of South Africa.svg Dominique Scott Arkansas 19:40.93
4 Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Frerichs New Mexico 19:48.04
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alice Wright New Mexico 19:53.15
6 Flag of the United States.svg Anna Rohrer Notre Dame 19:59.76
7 Flag of the United States.svg Allie Buchalski Furman 20:02.6
8 Flag of the United States.svg Maddie Meyers Washington 20:03.17
9 Flag of the United States.svg Brenna Peloquin Boise State 20:04.38
10 Flag of Kenya.svg Sharon Lokedi Kansas 20:04.99

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