The 1996 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 58th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 16th 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 25, 1996, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Arizona at Dell Urich Golf Course in Tucson, Arizona. 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 championship was won by Stanford (46 points), their first. The women's team championship was also won by Stanford (101 points), also their first. This was the first time since 1985 (Wisconsin) that the same program won the men's and women's titles.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Godfrey Siamusiye (Arkansas, 29:49) and, for the women, Amy Skieresz (Arizona, 17:04). This was Siamusiye's second consecutive win.
Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters
Men's Team Result (Top 10)
Rank Team Points Stanford 46 Arkansas 74 Oregon 140 Oklahoma State 158 Colorado 179 Wisconsin 204 Nebraska 209 Boise State 223 Notre Dame 248 Portland 261
Men's Individual Result (Top 10)
Rank Name Team Time Godfrey Siamusiye Arkansas 29:49 Jonah Kiptarus Nebraska 30:20 Cleophas Boor Nebraska 30:24 Gregory Jimmerson Stanford 30:38 Matt Davis Oregon 30:43 Brad Hauser Stanford 30:44 Sean Kaley Arkansas 30:47 Ryan Wilson Arkansas 30:47 Jeremy White Stanford 30:49 Meb Keflezighi UCLA 31:00
Women's title Distance: 5,000 meters
Women's Team Result (Top 10)
Rank Team Points Stanford 101 Villanova 106 BYU 136 Colorado 145 Dartmouth 211 Arizona (H) 214 Providence 219 Wisconsin 226 Georgetown 247 Northern Arizona 261
(H) – Host team
Women's Individual Result (Top 10)
Rank Name Team Time Amy Skieresz Arizona 17:04 Marie McMahon Providence 17:20 Joanna Deeter Notre Dame 17:24 Kristino Jost Villanova 17:29 Carrie Tollefson Villanova 17:43 Marisa Avenado CSU, Sacramento 17:49 Emebet Guilliat-Shiferaw USC 17:53 Laura Rhodes NC State 17:53 Rikke Peterson Northern Arizona 17:54 Monal Chokshi Stanford 17:58
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