2020 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

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2020 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Edition82nd–Men
40th–Women
DateMarch 15, 2021
Host city Flag of Oklahoma.svg Stillwater, Oklahoma
Distances10 km–Men
6 km–Women
2019
2021

The 2020 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships was the 82nd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 40th 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] Results were track and field results reporting system. [3] In the men's 10k, Conner Mantz of Brigham Young University took home the individual title in 29:26.1, while Northern Arizona University won the team title, scoring 60 points and defeating second-placed University of Notre Dame (87) and third-placed Oklahoma State University (142). In the women's 6k, Mercy Chelangat of the University of Alabama won the individual title in 20:01.1, while Brigham Young University won the team title with 96 points, beating second-placed NC State University (161) and third-placed Stanford University (207).

Contents

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the championship was delayed until March 2021.

Women's title

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

PLTeamTotal TimeAverage TimeScore12345(6)(7)
Gold medal icon.svg BYU 1:43:2920:4196912142734(92)(151)
Silver medal icon.svg NC State 1:44:0420:4816147205179(101)(189)
Bronze medal icon.svg Stanford 1:45:0121:00207811457073(125)(148)
4 Michigan State 1:45:1121:022121328296181(96)(168)
5 Minnesota 1:45:3021:06239637485791(167)(200)
6 New Mexico 1:45:4821:092741821479395(113)(144)
7 Colorado 1:46:0821:132791558606977(80)(133)
8 Alabama 1:45:0021:002801330105141(204)(214)
9 Boise State 1:46:3321:183043241627594(116)(124)
10 Arkansas 1:46:2821:1731617525984104(153)(159)

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Kenya.svg Mercy Chelangat Alabama 20:01.1
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Roe Oklahoma State 20:06.7
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg Amaris Tyynismaa Alabama 20:10.2
4 Flag of the United States.svg Mahala Norris Air Force 20:11.8
5 Flag of the United States.svg Hannah Steelman NC State 20:14.9
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Taryn O'Neill Northern Arizona 20:23.0
7 Flag of the United States.svg Summer Allen Weber State 20:23.3
8 Flag of the United States.svg Bethany Hasz Minnesota 20:25.2
9 Flag of the United States.svg Kelsey Chmiel NC State 20:26.4
10 Flag of the United States.svg Ella Donaghu Stanford 20:26.7

Men's title

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

PLTeamTotal TimeAverage TimeScore1234567
Gold medal icon.svg Northern Arizona 2:31:0630:136035683854129
Silver medal icon.svg Notre Dame 2:31:5630:238791819202131193
Bronze medal icon.svg Oklahoma State 2:32:5930:35142715233067158194
4 Arkansas 2:33:5730:471811033344955140175
5 Stanford 2:34:1030:50194131439606885121
6 Tulsa 2:34:2230:522374111775130135
7 BYU 2:34:1130:502541126970102108
8 Iowa State 2:35:0031:002652354577106113126
9 Southern Utah 2:35:3631:07270284144748399120
10 Iona 2:35:4831:0931122264897118162171

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg Conner Mantz BYU 29:26.1
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of South Africa.svg Adriaan Wildschutt Florida State 29:48.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Kenya.svg Wesley Kiptoo Iowa State 29:54.9
4 Flag of the United States.svg Nico Young Northern Arizona 29:58.3
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick Dever Tulsa 30:00.0
6 Flag of the United States.svg Blaise Ferro Northern Arizona 30:02.0
7 Flag of the United States.svg Abdihamid Nur Northern Arizona 30:05.3
8 Flag of the United States.svg Isai Rodriguez Oklahoma State 30:08.3
9 Flag of Guatemala.svg Luis Grijalva Northern Arizona 30:10.2
10 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Kilrea Notre Dame 30:11.5

See also

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