The 2015 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 77th NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 35th NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the national champions of men's and women's NCAA Division I collegiate cross country running. It was held at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky and was hosted by the University of Louisville on November 21, 2015.[1] Four different championships were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.
| 2015 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 21, 2015 |
| Host city | Louisville, Kentucky University of Louisville |
| Venue | E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park |
| Events | 4 |
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Syracuse won the men's team championship, their first since 1951.[2][3] Oregon's Edward Cheserek won the men's individual event, his third consecutive championship. Cheserek joined Gerry Lindgren, Steve Prefontaine, and Henry Rono as the event's only three-time champions.
New Mexico won the women's team championship, their first. It was UNM's first women's team national championship in any sport. Notre Dame's Molly Seidel won the individual event.
Men's title edit
- Distance: 10,000 meters[4]
Men's Team Result (Top 10) edit
| Rank | Team | Scorers | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Syracuse | 3 + 7 + 8 + 29 + 35 | 82 |
 |
Colorado | 2 + 20 + 21 + 23 + 25 | 91 |
 |
Stanford | 5 + 6 + 14 + 50 + 76 | 151 |
| 4 | Oregon | 1 + 34 + 38 + 44 + 66 | 183 |
| 5 | Iona | 16 + 33 + 46 + 48 + 88 | 231 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 19 + 30 + 36 + 69 + 90 | 244 |
| 7 | Louisville (H) | 15 + 31 + 41 + 68 + 176 | 331 |
| 8 | Washington | 22 + 24 + 75 + 79 + 145 | 345 |
| 9 | Michigan | 52 + 56 + 64 + 72 + 104 | 348 |
| 10 | Georgetown | 4 + 37 + 82 + 103 + 126 | 352 |
- (H) – Host team
Men's Individual Result (Top 10) edit
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
 Edward Cheserek |
Oregon | 28:45.7 | 1 |
| |
 Patrick Tiernan |
Villanova | 29:11.1 | – |
| |
 Pierce Murphy |
Colorado | 29:37.0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Justyn Knight |
Syracuse | 29:46.1 | 3 |
| 5 | Jonathan Green |
Georgetown | 29:49.5 | 4 |
| 6 |  Jim Rosa |
Stanford | 29:52.7 | 5 |
| 7 | Sean McGorty |
Stanford | 29:53.4 | 6 |
| 8 | Colin Bennie |
Syracuse | 29:55.9 | 7 |
| 9 | Martin Hehir |
Syracuse | 29:59.5 | 8 |
| 10 |  Marc Scott |
Tulsa | 30:02.6 | 9 |
Women's title edit
- Distance: 6,000 meters
Women's Team Result (Top 10) edit
| Rank | Team | Scorers | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
New Mexico | 4 + 5 + 11 + 12 + 17 | 49 |
| |
Colorado | 10 + 13 + 30 + 32 + 44 | 129 |
| |
Oregon | 18 + 19 + 21 + 77 + 79 | 214 |
| 4 | Providence | 15 + 25 + 42 + 68 + 81 | 231 |
| 5 | NC State Michigan |
38 + 40 + 49 + 62 + 75 14 + 36 + 60 + 67 + 87 |
264 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 22 + 27 + 48 + 88 + 89 | 274 |
| 7 | Notre Dame Arkansas |
1 + 6 + 64 + 101 + 104 3 + 31 + 70 + 78 + 94 |
276 |
| 8 | Washington | 7 + 53 + 63 + 74 + 100 | 297 |
| 9 | Boise State | 2 + 8 + 34 + 127 + 159 | 330 |
| 10 | Syracuse | 35 + 37 + 46 + 107 + 134 | 359 |
Women's Individual Result (Top 10) edit
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Molly Seidel |
Notre Dame | 19:28.6 | 1 |
| |
Allie Ostrander |
Boise State | 19:33.6 | 2 |
| |
 Dominique Scott |
Arkansas | 19:40.9 | 3 |
| 4 | Courtney Frerichs |
New Mexico | 19:48.0 | 4 |
| 5 | Alice Wright |
New Mexico | 19:53.1 | 5 |
| 6 | Anna Rohrer |
Notre Dame | 19:59.7 | 6 |
| 7 | Allie Buchalski |
Furman | 20:02.6 | – |
| 8 | Maddie Meyers |
Washington | 20:03.1 | 7 |
| 9 | Brenna Peloquin |
Boise State | 20:04.3 | 8 |
| 10 | Sharon Lokedi |
Kansas | 20:04.9 | 9 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". Ncaa.com. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ^ "Syracuse wins first Cross Country title in 64 years". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ Smith, Connor; Shay, Nolan (21 November 2020). "'ZERO TO HERO': An oral history of Syracuse cross country's 2015 national title". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "2015 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Live Results". Ncaa.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.