1997 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships


The 1997 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 59th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 17th 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 24, 1997, the combined meet was hosted by Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers.
The men's team championship was again won by Stanford, the Cardinal's second overall and second consecutive. The women's team championship was won by BYU, the Cougars' first.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Meb Keflezighi and, for the women, Carrie Tollefson.

Men's title

RankTeamPoints
Stanford53
Arkansas56
Colorado108
Michigan116
Wisconsin201
NC State214
Michigan State257
Oregon266
William and Mary274
Weber State278

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
Meb KeflezighiUCLA28:54
Kevin SullivanMichigan29:01
Bernard LagatWashington State29:05
Adam GoucherColorado29:10
Ryan WilsonArkansas29:13
Cleophas BoorNebraska29:22
Abdi AbdirahmanArizona29:26
Nathan NutterStanford29:34
Sean KaleyArkansas29:39
Brad HauserStanford29:42

Women's title

RankTeamPoints
BYU100
Stanford102
Colorado178
Dartmouth205
Wisconsin227
Providence230
Michigan232
Oregon234
Boston College240
Georgetown256

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
Carrie TollefsonVillanova16:29
Amy SkiereszArizona16:39
Angela GrahamBoston College16:47
Julia StampsStanford16:47
Katie McGregorMichigan16:48
Carmen DoumaVillanova16:50
Amy YoderArkansas16:56
Courtney PugmireBYU16:58
Marie DavisOregon16:59
10 Amy SwierNorthern Arizona16:59