The 2011 NACAC Cross Country Championships was the seventh edition of the continental cross country running competition which took place on February 19 at Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. A total of 166 athletes took part in the event, hailing from a record high of 20 nations within the North America, Central America and Caribbean region.Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2011-02-20). USA and Canada trade honours at NACAC XC Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
The competition featured four races: an 8 km senior men's race, a 6 km senior women's race, a 6 km junior (under-20s) men's race and a 4 km junior women's race.Selection Procedures. USATF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20. The course for the championships followed a 2-kilometer grassy loop and was relatively flat throughout.Athlete Information. USATF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20. Kenyan-born runner Robert Cheseret won the senior men's gold for the United States and also led the Americans to the team title. Canadian Kathryn Harrison secured the senior women's title, but the United States took the overall senior women's gold medals. Ross Proudfoot led a Canadian sweep of the medals in the junior men's race, while American Chelsea Orr was the junior women's gold medalist.
Medallists Complete results were published.
Individual Senior men's 8 km 23:43 min 23:46 min 23:51 minSenior women's 6 km 20:19 min 20:22 min 20:24 minJunior men's 6 km 18:27 min 18:29 min 18:29 minJunior women's 4 km 13:54 min 14:00 min 14:02 min
Team
Senior men's 8 km 15 pts 37 pts 86 ptsSenior women's 6 km 14 pts 30 pts 68 ptsJunior men's 6 km 12 pts 37 pts 56 ptsJunior women's 4 km 15 pts 30 pts 61 pts
Medal table (unofficial)
Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation According to an unofficial count, 121 athletes from 19 countries participated.
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See also 2011 in athletics (track and field)
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