The 2004 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 66th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 24th 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 22, 2004, the combined meet was the first of eight consecutive championship meets hosted by Indiana State University at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. 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).

The men's team championship was won by Colorado (90 points), the Buffaloes' second. The women's team championship was also won by Colorado (63 points), the Buffaloes' second. This was the fourth time that the same program won both the men's and women's national team titles (Stanford, 2003; Stanford, 1996; Wisconsin, 1985).

The two individual champions were, for the men, Simon Bairu (Wisconsin, 30:37.7) and, for the women, Kim Smith (Providence, 20:28.5).

Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points Colorado 90 Wisconsin 94 Arkansas 202 Butler Bulldogs 243 BYU 267 Stanford 269 Iona 279 Arizona State 315 New Mexico 330 Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo 333

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time Simon Bairu Wisconsin 30:37.7 Matt Gonzales New Mexico 30:40.9 Josphat Boit Arkansas 30:41.8 Brent Vaughn Colorado 30:48.7 Bret Schoolmeester Colorado 30:56.3 Simon Ngata Georgia 30:56.5 Benson Chesang Kansas 30:59.4 Nef Araia Stanford 31:04.5 Robert Cheseret Arizona 31:05.8 Rod Koborsi Georgetown 31:06.4

Women's title Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points Colorado 63 Duke 144 Providence 164 Notre Dame 170 Stanford 175 Michigan 246 Villanova 277 Brigham Young 293 Arizona State 333 North Carolina 336

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time Kim Smith Providence 20:08.5 Renee Metivier Colorado 20:26.4 Caroline Bierbaum Columbia-Barnard 20:30.7 Laura Turner BYU 20:37.5 Maureen Mccandless Pittsburgh 20:38.2 Lindsay Donaldson Yale 20:40.0 Carol Henry North Carolina 20:41.9 Marina Muncan Villanova 20:42.8 Angela Homan Auburn 20:43.8 Fiona Crombie Providence 20:45.9

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