The 2001 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 63rd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 21st 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, 2001, 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 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) for the first time, 1,000 meets longer than in previous years.
The men's team championship was won by Colorado (90 points), the Buffaloes' first. The women's team championship was won by BYU (62 points), the Cougars' third overall (and third in five years).
The two individual champions were, for the men, Boaz Cheboiywo (Eastern Michigan, 28:47) and, for the women, Tara Chaplin (Arizona, 20:24).
Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters
Men's Team Result (Top 10)
Rank Team Points Colorado 90 Stanford 91 Arkansas 118 Northern Arizona 193 Wisconsin 245 Notre Dame 248 Portland 273 Villanova 282 NC State 293 Providence 294
Men's Individual Result (Top 10)
Rank Name Team Time Boaz Cheboiywo Eastern Michigan 28:47 Jorge Torres Colorado 29:06 Alistair Cragg Arkansas 29:10 Dathan Ritzenhein Colorado 29:11 Luke Watson Notre Dame 29:19 Ryan Shay Notre Dame 29:23 Donald Sage Stanford 29:24 Matt Tegenkamp Wisconsin 29:26 Josh Spiker Wisconsin 29:29 Travis Laird Northern Arizona 29:31
Women's title Distance: 6,000 meters
Women's Team Result (Top 10)
Rank Team Points BYU 62 NC State 148 Georgetown 180 Arizona 194 Stanford 206 Boston College 232 North Carolina 239 Colorado 240 Virginia 303 Providence 337
Women's Individual Result (Top 10)
Rank Name Team Time Tara Chaplin Arizona 20:24 Renee Metivier Georgia Tech 20:31 Lauren Fleshman Stanford 20:35 Kristin Price NC State 20:36 Michaela Manova BYU 20:42 Jennifer Owens Virginia 20:43 Jessie Kindschi BYU 20:49 Molly Austin Colorado 20:51 Tara Northcutt BYU 20:55 10 Maggie Guiney Boston College 20:56
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