The 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 78th NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 36th NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the national champions of men's and women's NCAA Division I collegiate cross country running. They were hosted by Indiana State University at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana on November 19, 2016. Four different championships will be contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.

Women's title Distance: 6,000 meters (DC) = Defending champions

Women's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Scorers Points Average Time1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Oregon Ducks 4 9 16 47 49 125 20:17 Michigan Wolverines 2 13 24 37 50 126 20:16 Colorado Buffaloes 17 20 31 32 34 134 20:20 North Carolina State Wolfpack 12 19 38 67 78 223 20:31 Stanford Cardinal 29 30 52 66 78 255 20:36 San Francisco Dons 6 48 69 77 107 307 20:39 New Mexico Lobos (DC) 14 22 58 80 136 310 20:38 Michigan State Spartans 7 40 59 102 106 314 20:39 Eastern Michigan Eagles 18 54 64 79 101 316 20:41 10 BYU Cougars 26 56 65 86 95 328 20:43

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time Points Karissa Schweizer Missouri Tigers 19:41.7 1 Erin Finn Michigan Wolverines 19:44.3 2 Anna Rohrer Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19:44.6 3 Katie Rainsberger Oregon Ducks 19:51.1 4 Sharon Lokedi Kansas Jayhawks 19:52.2 - Brenna Peloquin Boise State Broncos 19:54.6 - Elinor Purrier New Hampshire Wildcats 19:56.9 - Amy-Eloise Neale Washington Huskies 19:58.3 5 Grace Barnett Clemson Tigers 20:02.4 - 10 Charlotte Taylor San Francisco Dons 20:02.7 6

Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters (DC) = Defending champions

Men's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Scorers Points Average Time1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Northern Arizona 3 9 18 29 66 125 30:15 Stanford 4 19 32 45 58 158 30:23 Syracuse (DC) 1 14 27 37 85 164 30:17 Ole Miss 5 30 42 48 71 196 30:29 Arkansas 12 16 36 53 89 206 30:30 Colorado 17 22 26 59 99 223 30:31 BYU 7 25 62 73 80 247 30:33 Wisconsin 6 20 51 52 127 256 30:33 Oregon 2 23 54 82 121 282 30:34 10 Iona 34 50 68 74 93 319 30:45

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time Points Patrick Tiernan Villanova 29:20.0 – Justyn Knight Syracuse 29:27.3 1 Edward Cheserek (DC) Oregon 29:48.0 2 Futsum Zienasellassie Northern Arizona 29:49.8 3 Grant Fisher Stanford 29:57.9 4 MJ Erb Ole Miss 29:58.6 5 Morgan McDonald Wisconsin 29:59.2 6 Edwin Kibichiy Louisville 29:59.6 – Nicolas Montanez BYU 30:02.3 7 10 Scott Carpenter Georgetown 30:03.0 8

See also NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship NCAA Women's Division II Cross Country Championship NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship NCAA Women's Division III Cross Country Championship

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