2012 NCAA Division I cross country championships


The 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 74th annual Division I Cross Country Championship and the 32nd 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 17, 2012, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Louisville at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. 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 Oklahoma State, the Cowboys' third overall and third in four years. The women's team championship was won by Oregon, the Ducks' third and first since 1987.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Kennedy Kithuka and, for the women, Betsy Saina.

Men's title

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamPoints
Oklahoma State72
Wisconsin135
Colorado158
Northern Arizona191
Florida State238
BYU245
Tulsa247
Oklahoma262
Texas291
Arkansas327

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
silver02

Women's title

  • Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamPoints
Oregon114
Providence183
Stanford198
Florida State202
Michigan247
Arizona263
Duke300
Connecticut304
Washington334
New Mexico341

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime