2002 NCAA Division I cross country championships


The 2002 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 64th annual Division I Cross Country Championship and the 22nd 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 25, 2002, the combined meet was hosted by Indiana State University at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers while the distance for the women's race was 6 kilometers.
The men's team championship was won by Stanford, the Cardinal's third. The women's team championship was won by BYU, the Cougars' second consecutive, fourth overall, and fourth in six years.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Jorge Torres and, for the women, Shalane Flanagan.

Men's title

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamPoints
Stanford47
Wisconsin107
Eastern Michigan165
Colorado190
Oregon210
Arkansas214
Northern Arizona247
Michigan309
Central Michigan337
Iona376

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
silver02

Women's title

  • Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamPoints
BYU85
Stanford113
Notre Dame170
Georgetown214
Colorado220
Providence235
Arkansas251
Villanova256
Wake Forest328
Northern Arizona333

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
silver02