Arizona Wildcat men's cross country

Arizona Wildcats Men's Cross Country represents the University of Arizona and competes in the Big 12 Conference. The team is current coached by five-time Olympian Bernard Lagat who specializes in middle and long-distance runner.[2]

Arizona Wildcats Men's Cross Country
UniversityUniversity of Arizona
Head coachBernard Lagat
ConferencePac-12
LocationTucson, Arizona
NicknameWildcats
ColorsCardinal and navy[1]
   
Men's NCAA appearances
1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 ,1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006
Men's conference champions
1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1999

Notable athletes

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Men's individual national championships
Year Athlete League
1986 Aaron Ramirez NCAA
1994 Martin Keino NCAA
2011 Lawi Lalang NCAA
Men's individual conference champions
Year Athlete Conference
1984 Tom Ansberry Pac-10
1986 Aaron Ramirez Pac-10
1987 Matt Giusto Pac-10
1989 Marc Davis Pac-10
1990 Marc Davis (2) Pac-10
1994 Martin Keino Pac-10
1998 Abdi Abdirahman Pac-10
2004 Robert Cheseret Pac-10
2005 Robert Cheseret (2) Pac-10
2011 Lawi Lalang Pac-12
2012 Lawi Lalang (2) Pac-12
Pac-12 Athlete of the Year
Year Athlete
1984 Tom Ansberry
1986 Aaron Ramirez
1987 Matt Giusto
1989 Marc Davis
1990
1991 Martin Keino
1994
1998 Abdi Abdirahman
2004 Robert Cheseret
2005
2010 Stephen Sambu
2011 Lawi Lalang
2012
Pac-12 Newcomer/Freshman of the Year
Year Athlete
2003 Robert Cheseret
2004 Mohamed Trafeh
2010 Stephen Sambu
2011 Lawi Lalang
Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year
Year Athlete
2014 Sam Macaluso

Pac-12 All-Conference

  • Micheil Jones: 1999
  • Brent Pedersen: 1999
  • Tom Prindiville: 1999, 2000
  • David Lopez: 1999, 2000
  • Steve Smith: 1999, 2000
  • Kyle Goklish: 2001
  • Jonah Maiyo: 2003, 2005
  • Robert Cheseret: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Obed Mutanya: 2005, 2006
  • Stephen Sambu: 2010, 2012
  • Lawi Lalang: 2011, 2012
  • Victor Ortiz-Rivera: 2020

Olympians[4]

Athlete Olympics Event Place
George Young   1960 Steeplechase
1964 Steeplechase 5th
1968 Marathon 16th
Steeplechase   Bronze
1972 5000m
Ed Mendoza   1976 10,000m
Aaron Ramirez   1992 10,000m
Matt Giusto   1996 5000m
Marc Davis   Steeplechase
Abdi Abdirahman   2000 10,000m 10th
2004 10,000m 15th
2008 10,000m 15th
2012 Marathon DNF
2021 Marathon 40th

Year by year results

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Men's
Year Conference Finish Points NCAA Finish Points
Western Athletic Conference
1962 1st 52
1963 2nd 54
1964 5th 123
1965 5th 122
1966 2nd 58
1967 5th 113
1968 4th 90
1969 4th 112
1970 6th 143
1971 2nd 67
1972 2nd 48 20th 439
1973 T-4th 99
1974 7th 142
1975 6th 132
1976 3rd 94 7th 324
1977 4th 101 9th 262
Pac-10 Conference
1978 3th 79 7th 248
1979 5th 130
1980 2nd 59 22nd 484
1981 2nd 60 7th 253
1982 3th 80 11th 272
1983 1st 38 T-14th 322
1984 1st 44 2nd 111
1985 4th 128 4th 175
1986 1st 49 6th 224
1987 1st 32 6th 244
1988 5th 133
1989 3rd 91
1990 2nd 41 21st 484
1991 1st 45 T-4th 236
1992 2nd 51 18th 388
1993 7th 156
1994 1st 49 3rd 172
1995 3rd 87
1996 5th 112
1997 5th 113
1998 3rd 90 11th 348
1999 1st 36 10th 346
2000 3rd 70 12th 419
2001 4th 96 21st 486
2002 7th 176
2003 4th 109 23rd 536
2004 6th 138
2005 2nd 78 10th 384
2006 3rd 107 21st 517
2007 8th 260
2008 7th 180
2009 8th 193
2010 8th 195
Pac-12 Conference
2011 8th 190
2012 7th 166
2013 8th 194
2014 8th 206
2015 9th 271
2016 9th 234
2017 8th 234
2018 8th 213
2019 8th 240
2020 8th 201
2021 DNP
2022 7th 213
2023 7th 195
Big 12 Conference
2024

References

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  1. ^ "Colors | University of Arizona Brand Resources". Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bernard Lagat Head Coach".
  3. ^ "Arizona Men's Cross Country Record Book" (PDF).
  4. ^ "The University of Arizona Olympians".
  5. ^ "PAC-12 MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Wac Championship results".
  7. ^ "2023–24 WAC Record Book" (PDF).