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 it was hosted by Washington State University at Hangman Valley Golf Course, near Spokane, Washington.
Washington State previously hosted four years earlier in 1973, also at Hangman Valley, south of the city. The distance for this race was and the approximate average elevation was 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.
The team national championship was won by the Oregon Ducks, their fourth title. The individual championship was retained by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a time of 28:33.50. This was Rono's second individual title; he would go on to win again in 1979.
Men's title Distance:
Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Oregon 100 UTEP 105 Wyoming 186 Providence 205 BYU 235 Wisconsin 241 East Tennessee State 252 Tennessee 260 Arizona 262 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 Marc Hunter Cleveland State 29:02.20 Joel Cheruiyot Washington State 29:02.40 Solomon Chebor Wyoming 29:03.40 Simon Kilili Wyoming 29:15.10 Thom Hunt Arizona 29:15.90 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
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