1983 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

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1983 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers
NCAA
Edition45th (Men)
3rd (Women)
DateNovember 21, 1983
Host cityBethlehem, PA
Lehigh University
VenueSaucon Valley Fields
Distances10 km–Men
5 km–Women
Participation182–Men
133–Women
315–Total athletes
1982

The 1983 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 45th annual

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, 1983, the combined meet was hosted by Lehigh University at the Saucon Valley Fields in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 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 won by

Zakarie Barie, also from UTEP, with a time of 29:20.0.[1]

The women's team national championship was won by

NC State, with a time of 16:30.7.[2] This was Springs' second championship after winning the inaugural race in 1981
.

Qualification

Men's title

  • Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)
  • Note:
    UTEP
    's team title was later revoked by the NCAA for rules infractions.

Women's title

  • Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

See also

  • NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship
  • NCAA Women's Division II Cross Country Championship
  • NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship
  • NCAA Women's Division III Cross Country Championship

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "1983 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships Results". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved May 11, 2015.