The 1990 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 52nd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 10th 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 19, 1990, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Tennessee at Pine Lakes Golf Course in Knoxville, Tennessee. 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 Arkansas, their fourth team national title. The individual championship was won by Jonah Koech, from Iowa State, with a time of 29:05.00.
The women's team national championship was won by Villanova, their second team (and second consecutive) national title. The individual championship was won by Sonia O'Sullivan, also from Villanova, with a time of 16:06.00.
Qualification All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 22 teams and 181 runners contested the men's championship while 22 teams and 179 runners contested the women's title.
Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles) Competitors: 22 teams, 181 runners Full Results: MileSplit.com
Men's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Avg. Time Arkansas 68 29:57 Iowa State 96 29:57 Notre Dame 185 30:30 Texas 192 30:33 Oregon 201 30:34 Florida 218 30:38 Tennessee 235 30:32 Boston University 246 30:45 Wisconsin 247 30:43 Connecticut 272 30:46
Men's Individual Result (Top 10) Runners in italics were not competing with their full team
Rank Name Team Time Jonah Koech Iowa State 29:05 Shannon Butler Montana State 29:11 Bob Kennedy Indiana 29:24 Jonathan Brown Iowa State 29:26 Eric Henry Arkansas 29:31 Sean Dollman Western Kentucky 29:33 Andy Ball Connecticut 29:34 Todd Williams Tennessee 29:35 Samuel Kibiri Washington State 29:40 10 Glenn Morgan Tennessee 29:44
Women's title Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles) Competitors: 22 teams, 179 runners Full Results: MileSplit.com
Women's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Avg. Time Villanova 82 16:46 Providence 172 17:07 Clemson 204 17:14 UC Irvine 210 17:15 Oregon 221 17:19 Arkansas 224 17:20 Georgetown 234 17:23 BYU 250 17:24 Georgia 264 17:26 Wisconsin 266 17:20
Women's Individual Result (Top 10) Runners in italics were not competing with their full team Rank Name Team Time Sonia O'Sullivan Villanova 16:06 Suzy Favor-Hamilton Wisconsin 16:18 Susan BlissBuffy Rabbit MissouriUC Irvine 16:31 Mary Hartzhein Wisconsin 16:33 Madeleine AlsgrenAnne Evans Iowa StateClemson 16:35 Natalie Nalepa Baylor 16:39 Wilma van Onna UTEP 16:40 Sinead Delahunty Providence 16:41 Keli Butler Georgia 16:42 10 Darcy ArreolaGeraldine Hendricken Cal State NorthridgeProvidence 16:44
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