1981 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

The 1981 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 43rd annual

Held on November 23, 1981, the combined meet was hosted for the second consecutive year by Wichita State University at the Echo Hills Golf Course in Park City, Kansas. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).

The men's team national championship was retained again by the

The UTEP team, composed of African recruits, was a dominant group of talent, but coach Ted Banks, who had assembled the team was criticized for his recruiting practices and scholarship promises. Within a year, he had resigned his position as coach.[2]

The inaugural women's team national championship was won by the

• All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 23 teams and 191 runners contested the men's championship while 13 teams and 113 runners contested the women's title.[4]^[5]

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Men's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points UTEP 17 Providence 109 Arkansas 175 4 Wisconsin 179 5 UCLA 189 6 East Tennessee State 223 7 Arizona 254 8 Florida State 257 9 Clemson 301 10 Illinois 307

Men's Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Nationality Time Matthews Motshwarateu UTEP 28:45.80 Michael Musyoki UTEP 28:48.40 Gabriel Kaman UTEP 29:19.30 4 Mark Scrutton Colorado 29:22.10 5 Graeme Fell San Diego State 29:30.40 6 Alan Scharsu Penn State 29:30.50 7 Suleiman Nyambui UTEP 29:32.60 8 Gidamis Shahanga UTEP 29:33.60 9 David Taylor Arkansas 29:35.60 10 Richard Twuei Washington State 29:36.70

Women's title

• Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Virginia 36 Oregon 83 Stanford 105 4 Michigan State 122 5 NC State 123 6 Clemson 152 7 San Diego State 169 8 Arizona 182 9 Missouri 234 10 Penn State 249

Women's Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Nationality Time Betty Springs NC State 16:19.00 LeAnn Warren Oregon 16:25.30 Aileen O'Connor Virginia 16:27.70 4 Kelly Cathey Oklahoma 16:27.90 5 Lesley Welsh Virginia 16:27.90 6 Joan Hansen Arizona 16:29.60 7 Bernadt Madigan Kentucky 16:35.30 8 Lisa Welsh Virginia 16:38.20 9 Kathy Bryant Tennessee 16:41.50 10 Cecelia Hopp Stanford 16:46.00

See also

• NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship
• NCAA Women's Division II Cross Country Championship
  (began 1981)
• NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship
• NCAA Women's Division III Cross Country Championship
  (began 1981)

References