The 2010 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 72nd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 30th 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, 2010, the combined meet was the seventh 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 again won by Oklahoma State (73 points), the Cowboys' second consecutive and third overall. The women's team championship was again won by Villanova (120 points), the Wildcats' second consecutive and ninth overall.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Samuel Chelanga (Liberty, 29:22.2) and, for the women, Sheila Reid (Villanova, 20:06.9).
Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters
Men's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Oklahoma State 73 Florida State 193 Wisconsin 223 Stanford 237 Oklahoma 281 Oregon 289 Indiana 298 Iona 303 Northern Arizona 317 Arkansas 329
Men's Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Team Time Samuel Chelanga Liberty 29:22.2 Stephen Sambu Arizona 29:26.5 Luke Puskedra Oregon 29:38.0 Leonard Korir Iona 29:42.0 Chris Derrick Stanford 29:44.7 Jake Riley Stanford 29:45.0 Girma Mecheso Oklahoma State 29:47.5 German Fernandez Oklahoma State 29:49.3 Colby Lowe Oklahoma State 29:57.6 Matthew Centrowitz Oregon 30:01.1
Women's title Distance: 6,000 meters
Women's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Villanova 120 Florida State 154 Texas Tech 165 Georgetown 167 New Mexico 227 Colorado 314 Stony Brook 334 Iowa State 341 Providence 343 Syracuse 347
Women's Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Team Time Sheila Reid Villanova 20:06.9 Emily Infeld Georgetown 20:09.2 Jordan Hasay Oregon 20:13.0 Risper Kimaiyo UTEP 20:16.1 Rose Tanui Texas Tech 20:17.6 Lucy Van Dalen Stony Brook 20:19.2 Holly Van Dalen Stony Brook 20:19.3 Megan Hogan George Washington 20:19.6 Pilar McShine Florida State 20:24.4 Amanda Marino Villanova 20:26.1
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