The 2011 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 73rd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 31st 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 21, 2011, the combined meet was the eighth 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 Wisconsin (97 points), the Badgers' fifth overall and first since 2005. The women's team championship was won by Georgetown (162 points), the Hoyas' first.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Lawi Lalang (Arizona, 28:44.1) and, for the women, Sheila Reid (Villanova, 19:41.2); it was her second consecutive title.2011 NCAA Division 1 Cross Country XC Championships, Flotrack, November 21, 2011.
Men's title Distance: 10,000 meters
Men's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Wisconsin 97 Oklahoma State 139 Colorado 144 BYU 283 Stanford 287 Oklahoma 216 Indiana 257 Portland 259 Iona 265 NC State 282
Men's Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Team Time Lawi Lalang Arizona 28:44.1 Chris Derrick Stanford 28:57.5 Leonard Korir Iona 29:02.5 Cameron Levins Southern Utah 29:04.8 Mohammed Ahmed Wisconsin 29:06.7 Luke Puskedra Oregon 29:09.3 Diego Estrada Northern Arizona 29:24.7 Richard Medina Colorado 29:27.8 Henry Lelei Texas A&M 29:29.1 Colby Lowe Oklahoma State 29:31.4
Women's title Distance: 6,000 meters
Women's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Georgetown 162 Washington 178 Villanova 181 Florida State 189 Oregon 281 Vanderbilt 282 Iowa State 290 West Virginia 297 New Mexico 322 Stanford 332
Women's Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Team Time Sheila Reid Villanova 19:41.2 Jordan Hasay Oregon 19:41.8 Abbey D'Agostino Dartmouth 19:42.9 Emily Infeld Georgetown 19:44.3 Alex Banfich Princeton 19:45.0 Bogdana Mimic Villanova 19:45.7 Katie Flood Washington 19:47.9 Kate Harrison West Virginia 19:49.5 Betsy Saina Iowa State 19:50.7 Tara Erdmann Loyola Marymount 19:51.3
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