NJCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship

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NJCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship
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Sport College cross country running
First season1959;65 years ago (1959)
No. of teamsVaries
Most recent
champion(s)
Iowa Central
Most titlesTeam: Central Arizona (8)
Individual: Central Arizona (11)
Official website njcaa.org/xc

Each autumn since 1958, the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has hosted men's cross country championships. Since 1991, the NJCAA has had three separate division championships. Teams and individual runners qualify for the championship at regional competitions approximately a week before the national championships, typically held in November.

Contents

Qualifying

The NJCAA splits the country into 24 regions. Of those regions, 15 host regional meets. In order to qualify to participate in the national championships a team must participate in their region championship, if the region holds a championship. If the region does not hold a championship, the teams in the region qualify by default. There are no minimum performance standards to participate in the national championship. [1]

History

Champions

NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship
YearHost City

(Host Team)

Team ChampionshipIndividual Championship
WinnerPointsRunner-upPointsWinner

(Team)

Time
1959 Alfred, NY

(Alfred State)

Cobleskill A&T 15 Alfred 74Tom Farry

(Cobleskill A&T)

?
1960 Jackson, MI

(Jackson / Spring Arbor)

Coffeyville ???Mike Fulgham

(Coffeyville)

?
1961 Bronx, NY

(New York City)

Flint 75 Orange County 83Rick Vehlow

(New York City)

15:39.9
1962 Jackson, MI

(Jackson / Spring Arbor)

SUNY Coblekill 56 Spring Arbor 92Tony Milfsurd

(Spring Arbor)

16:06.8
1963 Buffalo, NY

(Erie County Tech)

Muskegon County 53 Grand Rapids 79Roger Plont

(Muskegon)

16:56
1964 Jackson, MI

(Jackson / Spring Arbor)

82 Nassau 88Eugene Cote

(SUNY Farmingdale)

15:28
1965 Ricks 55 Haskell Indian Nations 101Roy Old Person

(Haskell Indian Nations)

15:02.1
1966 Pensacola, FL

(Pensacola State)

47 Glendale 78Scott Giddings

(Glendale)

14:52
1967 Farmingdale, NY

(SUNY Farmingdale)

Glendale 64 Brevard 65Bob Gray

(Brevard)

15:26.4
1968 Lawrence, KS

(Haskell Indian Nations)

SUNY Cobleskill 101 Haskell Indian Nations 12415:06
1969 Butler, PA

(Butler)

Vincennes 115 Glendale 116Jan McNeale

(Lane)

24:14
1970 Vincennes, ID

(Vincennes)

Butler 121 Allegheny County 137Reginald McAfee

(Brevard)

20:30.1
1971 Danville, IL

(Danville Area)

Vincennes 86 Allegheny County 97Herb Gibson

(Alleghany County)

19:40.4
1972 Pensacola, FL

(Pensacola State)

Lane 85 Glendale 98Fred Carnahan

(Central)

20:06
1973 Tallahassee, FL

(Florida)

Allegheny County / Southwestern Michigan 72--John Roscoe

(Southwestern Michigan)

18:41.5
1974 Eugene, OR

(Lane)

Southwestern Michigan 44 Golden Valley Lutheran 119Jeff Jirele

(Golden Valley Lutheran)

24:32.3
Championship courses mandated to be either 8 km or 5 miles
1975 Rochester, MN

(Rochester)

Southwestern Michigan 39 Central Arizona 62Jo Ofsansky

(Southwestern Michigan)

24:26.4
1976 Farmingdale, NY

(SUNY Farmingdale)

Allegheny County 18 Pima 118Robin Holland

(Alleghany County)

23:26.4
1977 Tucson, AZ

(Pima)

21 Southwestern Michigan 72Malcolm East

(Alleghany County)

23:30.2
1978 Champaign, IL

(Parkland College)

Southwestern Michigan 59 Hagerstown 71Otis Sanders

(Hagerstown)

24:12
1979 Wichita, KS

(Butler)

New Mexico 105 Southwestern Michigan 131Pedro Flores

(New Mexico)

24:20.9
1980 Coeur d'Alene, ID

(Coeur d'Alene)

Pima 62 Brevard 86 Adrian Royle

(Southern Idaho)

24:23.1
1981 Wichita, KS

(Butler)

Southwestern Michigan 64104Kurt Bussell

(Southwestern Michigan)

24:24.1
1982 Utica, NY

(Mohawk Valley)

Brevard 57 Clackamus 68 Agapius Masong-Amo

(Ranger)

25:06.4
1983 Hutchinson, KS

(Hutchinson)

65 Southwestern Michigan 94 Alphonce Swai

(Brevard)

24:30.08
1984 Twin Falls, ID

(Southern Idaho)

86 Alfred State 98David O'Hara

(Ricks)

26:28.06
1985 Schaumburg, IL

(Harper)

67 Central Arizona 102Leo Martin

(South Plains)

24:43
1986 Alfred, NY

(Alfred State)

Barton 62 Brevard 65Mark Roberts

(Central Arizona)

24:19
1987 Overland Park, KS

(Johnson County)

Brevard 43 Blinn 5823:50
1988 Twin Falls, ID

(Southern Idaho)

Central Arizona 56 Central Oregon 67 Mbarak Hussein

(South Plains)

25:14.8
1989 Overland Park, KS

(Johnson County)

Central Oregon 38 Central Arizona 62Micah Boinett

(Blinn)

24:19
1990?

(?)

Brevard 53 Blinn 107 Phillimon Hanneck

(South Plains)

24:44.7
Championship switches to a 3 division system
1991 Wichita, KS

(Butler)

South Plains 45 Central Oregon 68Phillimon Hanneck

(South Plains)

25:19.45
1992 Tempe, AZ

(?)

Central Oregon 46 South Plains 55Richard Kosgei

(Barton)

23:57
1993 Blinn 45 Central Oregon 5825:54
1994 Alfred, NY

(Alfred State)

43 South Plains 75 Godfrey Siamusiye

(Blinn)

26:10.8
1995 Butler 4174Julius Wanjiru

(Meridian)

26:00.8
1996 Overland Park, KS

(Johnson County)

South Plains 43 Butler 46Julius Wanjiru

(Butler)

24:12.58
1997 Levelland, TX

(South Plains)

50 Diné 72Salem Messaoui

(South Plains)

24:41.5
1998 Overland Park, KS

(Johnson County)

Dodge City 27 South Plains 64Eliud Njubi

(Dodge City)

24:18
1999 Lansing, MI

(Lansing)

Ricks 538524:17.9
2000 Levelland, TX

(South Plains)

42 Central Arizona 69Jeff Davidson

(Ricks)

25:53.1
2001 Lansing, MI

(Lansing)

6771Simon Ngata

(Butler)

24:45
2002 Levelland, TX

(South Plains)

Central Arizona 48 Utah Valley State 7825:35.2
2003 Lawrence, KS

(Haskell Indian Nations)

39 Butler 40 Obed Mutanya

(Central Arizona)

25:11.3
2004 El Paso, TX

(El Paso)

Paradise Valley 65 Central Arizona 7523:41.15
2005 Lawrence, KS

(Haskell Indian Nations)

Central Arizona 100 Iowa Central 104Joseph Simuchimba

(Central Arizona)

24:32
2006 El Paso, TX

(El Paso)

Rend Lake 64 Central Arizona 74Tyson David

(Central Arizona)

22:36
2007 Ina, IL

(Rend Lake)

Lansing 111 Iowa Central 120Ben Cheruiyot

(Rend Lake)

23:28.64
2008 Spartanburg, SC

(Spartanburg Methodist)

Paradise Valley 97 South Plains 109 Stephen Sambu

(Rend Lake)

23:54
2009 Peoria, IL

(Illinois Central)

Rend Lake 66 Paradise Valley 6824:00
2010 Spartanburg, SC

(Spartanburg Methodist)

Cowley 94 Central Arizona 110Henry Leilei

(Central Arizona)

23:39
2011 Hobbs, NM

(New Mexico)

Paradise Valley 54 Garden City 113Kemoy Campell

(South Plains)

25:22.08
2012 Ina, IL

(Rend Lake)

Central Arizona 51 Spartanburg Methodist 105 Stanley Kebenei

(Iowa Central)

25:02.6
2013 Fort Dodge, IA

(Iowa Central)

38 Iowa Central 53Harry Mulenga

(Central Arizona)

24:39.5
2014 Levelland, TX

(South Plains)

Iowa Central 62 Central Arizona 6824:18
2015 Fort Dodge, IA

(Iowa Central)

5686Gilbert Kigen

(Central Arizona)

23:55.2
2016 El Dorado, KS

(Butler)

Central Arizona 49 Iowa Central 6223:47.45
2017 Fort Dodge, IA

(Iowa Central)

Iowa Central 65 Central Arizona 112Eric Fitzpatrick

(Southern Idaho)

24:44
2018 Garden City, KS

(Garden City)

Central Arizona 100 Iowa Central 118Andrew Kibet

(Hutchinson)

25:25.36
2019 Albuquerque, NM

(neutral site)

Cloud County 89 El Paso 110Wesley Banguria

(Colby)

22:55
2020 Fort Dodge, IA

(Iowa Central)

Iowa Central 65 Southern Idaho 95Kelvin Bungei

(Iowa Central)

24:57.38
2021 Richmond, VA [3]
2022 Tallahassee, FL
2023 Joplin, MO

Titles

Team titles

TeamTitlesYear Won
Central Arizona 81988, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018
Brevard 61982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990
Ricks 51965, 1966, 1999, 2000, 2001
Southwestern Michigan 51973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981
Iowa Central 42014, 2015, 2017, 2020
Paradise Valley 32004, 2008, 2011
South Plains 31991, 1996, 1997
Allegheny County 31973, 1976, 1977
SUNY Cobleskill 31959, 1962, 1968
Rend Lake 22006, 2009
Butler 21970, 1995
Blinn 21993, 1994
Central Oregon 21989, 1992
Vincennes 21969, 1971
Muskegon County 21963, 1964

Individual titles

RankTeamTitles
1 Central Arizona 11
2 South Plains 6
3 Rend Lake

Butler

Brevard

Southwestern Michigan

Alleghany County

3
8 Iowa Central

Southern Idaho

Ricks

Dodge City

Blinn

2

Appearances

Most team appearances (top 10)

RankTeamAppearances
1 Central Arizona 38
2 Butler 31
3 South Plains 29
4 Brevard 25
5 Southwestern Michigan 24
6 Johnson County

Paradise Valley

Ricks

Southern Idaho

15
10 Barton

Haskell Indian Nations

Hutchinson

14

Records

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