The 2007 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 69th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 27th 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, 2007, the combined meet was the fourth of eight consecutive 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 Oregon (85 points), the Ducks' fifth (and first since 1977). The women's team championship was again won by Stanford (195 points), the Cardinal's fourth overall, second consecutive, and third in four years.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Josh McDougal (Liberty, 29:22.4) and, for the women, Sally Kipyego (Texas Tech, 19:30.9).
Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters
Men's Team Result (Top 10)
Rank Team Points Oregon 85 Iona 113 Oklahoma State 180 Northern Arizona 190 Wisconsin 239 Alabama 280 Colorado 287 Minnesota 322 Louisville 324 UTEP 331
Men's Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Team Time Josh McDougal Liberty 29:22.4 Galen Rupp Oregon 29:23.4 Lopez Lomong Northern Arizona 29:45.5 Robert Curtis Villanova 29:46.3 Brent Vaughn Colorado 29:47.4 Jacob Korir Eastern Kentucky 29:48.7 Shadrack Songok A&M-Corpus Christi 29:50.1 David Kinsella Portland 29:52.2 Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott Oregon 29:55.9 David McNeill Northern Arizona 29:56.8
Women's title Distance: 6,000 meters
Women's Team Result (Top 10)
Rank Team Points Stanford 145 Oregon 177 Florida State 236 Arizona State 251 Michigan State 321 Illinois 331 Northern Arizona 357 Washington 358 West Virginia 375 Iowa 387
Women's Individual Result (Top 10)
Rank Name Team Time Sally Kipyego Texas Tech 19:30.9 Jenny Barringer Colorado 19:47.8 Susan Kuijken Florida State 19:57.3 Diane Nukuri Iowa 20:07.0 Nicole Bush Michigan State 20:13.4 Emily Harrison Virginia 20:15.0 Barbara Parker Florida State 20:17.0 Nicole Blood Oregon 20:17.6 Arianna Lambie Stanford 20:18.2 Melissa Grelli Georgetown 20:19.6
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