NJCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship
Sport | College cross country running |
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First season | 1959 |
No. of teams | Varies |
Most recent champion(s) | Iowa Central |
Most titles | Team: Central Arizona (8) Individual: Central Arizona (11) |
Official website | NJCAA |
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.
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
- Prior to 1991, only a single national championship was held between all members of the NJCAA; Division II existed from 1991 to 2003 and 2020-present and Division III started in 1991.[2]
NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship | |||||||||
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Year | Host City (Host Team) | Team Championship | Individual Championship | ||||||
Winner | Points | Runner-up | Points | Winner (Team) | Time | ||||
1959 | Alfred, NY (Alfred State) | Cobleskill A&T | 15 | Alfred | 74 | Tom Farry | ? | ||
1960 | Jackson, MI (Jackson / Spring Arbor) | Coffeyville | ? | ? | ? | Mike Fulgham (Coffeyville) | ? | ||
1961 | Bronx, NY | Flint | 75 | Orange County | 83 | Rick Vehlow | 15:39.9 | ||
1962 | Jackson, MI (Jackson / Spring Arbor) | SUNY Coblekill | 56 | Spring Arbor | 92 | Tony Milfsurd | 16:06.8 | ||
1963 | Buffalo, NY | Muskegon County | 53 | Grand Rapids | 79 | Roger Plont (Muskegon) | 16:56 | ||
1964 | Jackson, MI (Jackson / Spring Arbor) | 82 | Nassau | 88 | Eugene Cote | 15:28 | |||
1965 | Ricks | 55 | Haskell Indian Nations | 101 | Roy Old Person | 15:02.1 | |||
1966 | Pensacola, FL | 47 | Glendale | 78 | Scott Giddings (Glendale) | 14:52 | |||
1967 | Farmingdale, NY | Glendale | 64 | Brevard | 65 | Bob Gray (Brevard) | 15:26.4 | ||
1968 | Lawrence, KS | SUNY Cobleskill | 101 | Haskell Indian Nations | 124 | 15:06 | |||
1969 | Butler, PA (Butler) | Vincennes | 115 | Glendale | 116 | Jan McNeale (Lane) | 24:14 | ||
1970 | Vincennes, ID | Butler | 121 | Allegheny County | 137 | Reginald McAfee (Brevard) | 20:30.1 | ||
1971 | Danville, IL | Vincennes | 86 | Allegheny County | 97 | Herb Gibson | 19:40.4 | ||
1972 | Pensacola, FL | Lane | 85 | Glendale | 98 | Fred Carnahan (Central) | 20:06 | ||
1973 | Tallahassee, FL (Florida) | Allegheny County / Southwestern Michigan | 72 | - | - | John Roscoe | 18:41.5 | ||
1974 | Eugene, OR (Lane) | Southwestern Michigan | 44 | Golden Valley Lutheran | 119 | Jeff Jirele | 24:32.3 | ||
Championship courses mandated to be either 8 km or 5 miles | |||||||||
1975 | Rochester, MN | Southwestern Michigan | 39 | Central Arizona | 62 | Jo Ofsansky | 24:26.4 | ||
1976 | Farmingdale, NY | Allegheny County | 18 | Pima | 118 | Robin Holland | 23:26.4 | ||
1977 | Tucson, AZ (Pima) | 21 | Southwestern Michigan | 72 | Malcolm East | 23:30.2 | |||
1978 | Champaign, IL (Parkland College) | Southwestern Michigan | 59 | Hagerstown | 71 | Otis Sanders | 24:12 | ||
1979 | Wichita, KS (Butler) | New Mexico | 105 | Southwestern Michigan | 131 | Pedro Flores | 24:20.9 | ||
1980 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | Pima | 62 | Brevard | 86 | Adrian Royle | 24:23.1 | ||
1981 | Wichita, KS (Butler) | Southwestern Michigan | 64 | 104 | Kurt Bussell | 24:24.1 | |||
1982 | Utica, NY | Brevard | 57 | Clackamus | 68 | Agapius Masong-Amo (Ranger) | 25:06.4 | ||
1983 | Hutchinson, KS | 65 | Southwestern Michigan | 94 | Alphonce Swai (Brevard) | 24:30.08 | |||
1984 | Twin Falls, ID | 86 | Alfred State | 98 | David O'Hara (Ricks) | 26:28.06 | |||
1985 | Schaumburg, IL (Harper) | 67 | Central Arizona | 102 | Leo Martin | 24:43 | |||
1986 | Alfred, NY | Barton | 62 | Brevard | 65 | Mark Roberts | 24:19 | ||
1987 | Overland Park, KS | Brevard | 43 | Blinn | 58 | 23:50 | |||
1988 | Twin Falls, ID | Central Arizona | 56 | Central Oregon | 67 | Mbarak Hussein | 25:14.8 | ||
1989 | Overland Park, KS | Central Oregon | 38 | Central Arizona | 62 | Micah Boinett (Blinn) | 24:19 | ||
1990 | ? (?) | Brevard | 53 | Blinn | 107 | Phillimon Hanneck | 24:44.7 | ||
Championship switches to a 3 division system | |||||||||
1991 | Wichita, KS (Butler) | South Plains | 45 | Central Oregon | 68 | Phillimon Hanneck | 25:19.45 | ||
1992 | Tempe, AZ (?) | Central Oregon | 46 | South Plains | 55 | Richard Kosgei (Barton) | 23:57 | ||
1993 | Blinn | 45 | Central Oregon | 58 | 25:54 | ||||
1994 | Alfred, NY | 43 | South Plains | 75 | Godfrey Siamusiye (Blinn) | 26:10.8 | |||
1995 | Butler | 41 | 74 | Julius Wanjiru (Meridian) | 26:00.8 | ||||
1996 | Overland Park, KS | South Plains | 43 | Butler | 46 | Julius Wanjiru (Butler) | 24:12.58 | ||
1997 | Levelland, TX | 50 | Diné | 72 | Salem Messaoui | 24:41.5 | |||
1998 | Overland Park, KS | Dodge City | 27 | South Plains | 64 | Eliud Njubi | 24:18 | ||
1999 | Lansing, MI (Lansing) | Ricks | 53 | 85 | 24:17.9 | ||||
2000 | Levelland, TX | 42 | Central Arizona | 69 | Jeff Davidson (Ricks) | 25:53.1 | |||
2001 | Lansing, MI (Lansing) | 67 | 71 | Simon Ngata (Butler) | 24:45 | ||||
2002 | Levelland, TX | Central Arizona | 48 | Utah Valley State | 78 | 25:35.2 | |||
2003 | Lawrence, KS | 39 | Butler | 40 | Obed Mutanya | 25:11.3 | |||
2004 | El Paso, TX (El Paso) | Paradise Valley | 65 | Central Arizona | 75 | 23:41.15 | |||
2005 | Lawrence, KS | Central Arizona | 100 | Iowa Central | 104 | Joseph Simuchimba | 24:32 | ||
2006 | El Paso, TX (El Paso) | Rend Lake | 64 | Central Arizona | 74 | Tyson David | 22:36 | ||
2007 | Ina, IL | Lansing | 111 | Iowa Central | 120 | Ben Cheruiyot | 23:28.64 | ||
2008 | Spartanburg, SC | Paradise Valley | 97 | South Plains | 109 | Stephen Sambu | 23:54 | ||
2009 | Peoria, IL | Rend Lake | 66 | Paradise Valley | 68 | 24:00 | |||
2010 | Spartanburg, SC | Cowley | 94 | Central Arizona | 110 | Henry Leilei | 23:39 | ||
2011 | Hobbs, NM | Paradise Valley | 54 | Garden City | 113 | Kemoy Campell | 25:22.08 | ||
2012 | Ina, IL | Central Arizona | 51 | Spartanburg Methodist | 105 | Stanley Kebenei | 25:02.6 | ||
2013 | Fort Dodge, IA | 38 | Iowa Central | 53 | Harry Mulenga | 24:39.5 | |||
2014 | Levelland, TX | Iowa Central | 62 | Central Arizona | 68 | 24:18 | |||
2015 | Fort Dodge, IA | 56 | 86 | Gilbert Kigen | 23:55.2 | ||||
2016 | El Dorado, KS (Butler) | Central Arizona | 49 | Iowa Central | 62 | 23:47.45 | |||
2017 | Fort Dodge, IA | Iowa Central | 65 | Central Arizona | 112 | Eric Fitzpatrick | 24:44 | ||
2018 | Garden City, KS | Central Arizona | 100 | Iowa Central | 118 | Andrew Kibet | 25:25.36 | ||
2019 | Albuquerque, NM (neutral site) | Cloud County | 89 | El Paso | 110 | Wesley Banguria (Colby) | 22:55 | ||
2020 | Fort Dodge, IA | Iowa Central | 65 | Southern Idaho | 95 | Kelvin Bungei | 24:57.38 | ||
2021 | Richmond, VA[3] | ||||||||
2022 | Tallahassee, FL | ||||||||
2023 | Joplin, MO |
- A time highlighted in ██ indicates an NCAA championship record time for that distance at the time.
Titles
Team titles
- List updated through the 2020 Championships
Team | Titles | Year Won |
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Central Arizona | 8 | 1988, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018 |
Brevard | 6 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990 |
Ricks | 5 | 1965, 1966, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Southwestern Michigan | 5 | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981 |
Iowa Central | 4 | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020 |
Paradise Valley | 3 | 2004, 2008, 2011 |
South Plains | 3 | 1991, 1996, 1997 |
Allegheny County | 3 | 1973, 1976, 1977 |
SUNY Cobleskill | 3 | 1959, 1962, 1968 |
Rend Lake | 2 | 2006, 2009 |
Butler | 2 | 1970, 1995 |
Blinn | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
Central Oregon | 2 | 1989, 1992 |
Vincennes | 2 | 1969, 1971 |
Muskegon County | 2 | 1963, 1964 |
Individual titles
- List updated through the 2020 Championships
Rank | Team | Titles |
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1 | Central Arizona | 11 |
2 | South Plains | 6 |
3 | Rend Lake | 3 |
8 | Iowa Central | 2 |
Appearances
- List updated through the 2020 Championships
Most team appearances (top 10)
Rank | Team | Appearances |
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1 | Central Arizona | 38 |
2 | Butler | 31 |
3 | South Plains | 29 |
4 | Brevard | 25 |
5 | Southwestern Michigan | 24 |
6 | Johnson County | 15 |
10 | Barton | 14 |
Records
- Best Team Score: 15
- Most Individual Titles: 2
- Bob Gray, Brevard (1967-1968)
- Mark Roberts, Central Arizona (1986-1987)
- Phillimon Hanneck, South Plains (1990-1991)
- Julius Wanjiru, Meridia & Butler (1995-1996)
- Eliud Njubi, Dodge City (1998-1999)
- Simon Ngata, Butler (2001-2002)
- Obed Mutanya, Central Arizona (2003-2004)
- Stephen Sambu, Rend Lake (2008-2009)
- Harry Mulenga, Central Arizona (2013-2014)
- Gilbert Kigen, Central Arizona (2015-2016)
- Best Individual Time, 5 miles: 23:26.4
- Robin Holland, Alleghany County (1976)
- Best Individual Time, 8 kilometers: 22:36
- Tyson David, Central Arizona (2006)
See also
- NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship
- NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship (from 1958)
- NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship (from 1973)
- Pre-NCAA Cross Country Champions
References
- ^ "2020 NJCAA DI Men's Cross Country Region Championships". NJCAA. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ NJCAA Men's Cross Country Record Book 2020-2021 [Review of NJCAA Men's Cross Country Record Book 2020-2021]. In https://www.njcaa.org. National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved September 18, 2021, from https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/g/j/2jyhbn7mx7oj9w/NJCAA_Men-s_Cross_Country_Record_Book_-_Dec_2020.pdf
- ^ "Future Collegiate Championships ::: USTFCCCA". Retrieved 2021-09-19.
External links
https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mxc
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