1988 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

1988 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 50th–Men
8th–Women
Date November 21, 1988
Host city Granger, IA
Iowa State University
Location Jester Park[1]
Athletes participating 184–Men
135–Women
319–Total
Distances 10 km–Men
5 km–Women
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1989 →

The 1988 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 50th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 8th 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.

Held on November 21, 1988, the combined meet was hosted by Iowa State University at Jester Park in Granger, Iowa. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).

The men's team national championship was won by Wisconsin, their third national title. The individual championship was won by Bob Kennedy, also from Indiana, with a time of 29:20.[2]

The women's team national championship was won by Kentucky, their first national title. The individual championship was won by Michelle Dekkers, from Indiana, with a time of 16:30.[3]

Qualification

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points Avg. Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Wisconsin 100 30:04
2nd, silver medalist(s) Northern Arizona 156 30:15
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Tennessee 172 30:22
4 Clemson 193 30:23
5 Dartmouth 195 30:32
6 Iowa State 201 30:29
7 Oregon 228 30:39
8 Kentucky 237 30:35
9 Notre Dame 250 30:38
10 Arkansas 251 30:41

Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
1st, gold medalist(s) United States Bob Kennedy Indiana 29:20
2nd, silver medalist(s) United States Yehezkel Halifa Clemson 29:21
3rd, bronze medalist(s) United States Bo Reed Northern Arizona 29:24
4 United States Thomas O'Gara East Tennessee State 29:28
5 United States Chris Linn Arkansas 29:31
6 United States Dov Kremer Clemson 29:36
7 United States Harry Green Texas 29:38
8 United States Milfred Tewawina
United States Lan Garrett 		Northern Arizona
Notre Dame 		29:41
9 United States Sean McGuirk Iona 29:44
10 United States Ron Markevich Notre Dame 29:45

Women's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points Avg. Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Kentucky 75 17:09
2nd, silver medalist(s) Oregon 126 17:19
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nebraska 139 17:20
4 NC State 141 17:24
5 Wisconsin 167 17:27
6 Indiana 169 17:25
7 Michigan 182 17:35
8 California
Yale 		226 17:43
9 Georgetown 227 17:42
10 Oklahoma State 241 17:39

Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
1st, gold medalist(s) South Africa Michelle Dekkers Indiana 16:30
2nd, silver medalist(s) Tina Ljunberg UTEP 16:34
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sonia Barry
Jacqueline Goodman 		Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State 		16:36
4 Carole Trepanier Alabama 16:43
5 Suzy Favor-Hamilton Wisconsin 16:46
6 Sammie Resh Nebraska 16:48
7 Tina Moloney Providence 16:49
8 Rosalind Taylor
Penny Graves 		Maryland
Oregon 		16:50
9 Lisa Breiding Kentucky 16:52
10 Valerie McGovern Kentucky 16:54

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1988 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
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