The 2009 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 71st annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 29th 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 23, 2009, the combined meet was the sixth 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 Oklahoma State (127 points), the Cowboys' second overall and first since 1954. The women's team championship was won by Villanova (79 points), the Wildcats' eighth overall and first since 1998.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Samuel Chelanga (Liberty, 28:41.3) and, for the women, Angela Bizzarri (Illinois, 19:46.8).
Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters
Men's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Oklahoma State 127 Oregon 143 Alabama 173 Northern Arizona 190 William & Mary 226 Colorado 315 Wisconsin 321 New MexicoIona 350 Stanford 354
Men's Individual Result (Top 10)
Rank Name Team Time Samuel Chelanga Liberty 28:41.3 David McNeill Northern Arizona 29:06.5 Chris Derrick Stanford 29:14.8 Barnabas Kirui Mississippi 29:24.1 Jordan Chipangama Northern Arizona 29:33.1 Dorian Ulrey Arkansas 29:37.9 Brandon Bethke Arizona State 29:38.3 Andrew Bumbalough Georgetown 29:39.1 Ryan Vail Oklahoma State 29:40.7 Colby Lowe Oklahoma State 29:42.4
Women's title Distance: 6,000 meters
Women's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Villanova 86 Florida State 133 Washington 188 Texas Tech 191 Princeton 251 West Virginia 259 Florida 260 Duke 272 Oregon 276 Minnesota 310
Women's Individual Result (Top 10)
Rank Name Team Time Angela Bizzarri Illinois 19:46.8 Kendra Schaaf Washington 19:51.6 Susan Kuijken Florida State 19:57.7 Catherine White Virginia 19:59.5 Allie McLaughlin Colorado 20:01.1 Amanda Marino Villanova 20:02.4 Megan Duwell Minnesota 20:06.9 Emily Infeld Georgetown 20:07.9 Risper Kimaiyo UTEP 20:10.9 Cecily Lemmon BYU 20:11.9
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