1977 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

The 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 39th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 21, it was hosted by Washington State University at Hangman Valley Golf Course, near Spokane, Washington.[1]

1977 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	39th
Date	November 21, 1977
Host city	Spokane, Washington (Washington State University)
Venue	Hangman Valley Golf Course
Distances	10 km (6.21 miles)
Participation	255 athletes
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Spokane

Location in the United States

Hangman 
Valley GC

Location in Washington

Washington State previously hosted four years earlier in 1973, also at Hangman Valley, south of the city. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) and the approximate average elevation was 1,900 feet (580 m) above sea level.

All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 29 teams and 255 individual runners contested this championship.[2]

The team national championship was won by the Oregon Ducks, their fourth title.[3][4][5] The individual championship was retained by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a time of 28:33.50.[1][6] This was Rono's second individual title; he would go on to win again in 1979.

Men's title

• Distance: 10.0 km (6.21 miles)

Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Oregon 100 UTEP 105 Wyoming 186 4 Providence 205 5 BYU 235 6 Wisconsin 241 7 East Tennessee State 252 8 Tennessee 260 9 Arizona 262 10 Colorado 303

Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Nationality Time Henry Rono Washington State 28:33.50 John Treacy Providence 28:51.00 Gerard Deegan Providence 28:56.90 4 Marc Hunter Cleveland State 29:02.20 5 Joel Cheruiyot Washington State 29:02.40 6 Solomon Chebor Wyoming 29:03.40 7 Simon Kilili Wyoming 29:15.10 8 Thom Hunt Arizona 29:15.90 9 Alberto Salazar Oregon 29:20.80 10 Thomas Wysocki Nevada–Reno 29:30.80

See also

• NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship
• NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship

References

1. Payne, Bob (November 22, 1977). "It's Rono all the way; (That was the easy part)". Spokesman-Review. p. 17.
2. "1977 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
3. Conrad, John (November 21, 1977). "As they feared, Ducks second to UTEP". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
4. Conrad, John (November 22, 1977). "Don't ever count out the Ducks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
5. Brown, Bruce (November 22, 1977). "Ducks win recount; Rono champ". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
6. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 19, 2015.