The 1997 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 59th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 17th 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 24, 1997, the combined meet was hosted by Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. 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 again won by Stanford (53 points), the Cardinal's second overall and second consecutive. The women's team championship was won by BYU (100 points), the Cougars' first.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Meb Keflezighi (UCLA, 28:54) and, for the women, Carrie Tollefson (Villanova, 16:29).
Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters
Men's Team Result (Top 10)
Rank Team Points Stanford 53 Arkansas 56 Colorado 108 Michigan 116 Wisconsin 201 NC State 214 Michigan State 257 Oregon 266 William and Mary 274 Weber State 278
Men's Individual Result (Top 10)
Rank Name Team Time Meb Keflezighi UCLA 28:54 Kevin Sullivan Michigan 29:01 Bernard Lagat Washington State 29:05 Adam Goucher Colorado 29:10 Ryan Wilson Arkansas 29:13 Cleophas Boor Nebraska 29:22 Abdi Abdirahman Arizona 29:26 Nathan Nutter Stanford 29:34 Sean Kaley Arkansas 29:39 Brad Hauser Stanford 29:42
Women's title Distance: 5,000 meters
Women's Team Result (Top 10)
Rank Team Points BYU 100 Stanford 102 Colorado 178 Dartmouth 205 Wisconsin 227 Providence 230 Michigan 232 Oregon 234 Boston College 240 Georgetown 256
Women's Individual Result (Top 10)
Rank Name Team Time Carrie Tollefson Villanova 16:29 Amy Skieresz Arizona 16:39 Angela Graham Boston College 16:47 Julia Stamps Stanford 16:47 Katie McGregor Michigan 16:48 Carmen Douma Villanova 16:50 Amy Yoder Arkansas 16:56 Courtney Pugmire BYU 16:58 Marie Davis Oregon 16:59 10 Amy Swier Northern Arizona 16:59
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