1982 NCAA Division I cross country championships

The 1982 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 44th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 2nd 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.

1982 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	44th (Men) 2nd (Women)
Date	November 22, 1982
Host city	Bloomington, IN Indiana University
Venue	IU Championship Cross Country Course
Distances	10 km–Men 5 km–Women
Participation	176–Men 132–Women 308–Total athletes
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Held on November 22, 1982, the combined meet was hosted by Indiana University at the IU Championship Cross Country Course in Bloomington, Indiana. 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 the Wisconsin Badgers, their first overall title. The individual championship was won by English runner Mark Scrutton, from Colorado, with a time of 30:12.60.

The women's team national championship was again won by the Virginia Cavaliers, their second. The individual championship was won by Lesley Welch, also from Virginia, with a time of 16:39.7.

Qualification

• All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 22 teams and 176 runners contested the men's championship while 16 teams and 132 runners contested the women's title.

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Wisconsin	59
	Providence	138
	Arkansas	142
4	East Tennessee State	158
5	UTEP	173
6	Michigan	177
7	Colorado	219
8	Clemson	238
9	UCLA	250
10	Oregon	266

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
	Mark Scrutton	Colorado	30:12.60
	Zakarie Barie	UTEP	30:14.80
	Hans Koeleman	Clemson	30:23.90
4	Tim Hacker	Wisconsin	30:26.90
5	Scott Jenkins	Wisconsin	30:30.80
6	Joseph Kipsang	Iowa State	30:30.90
7	Gerard Donakowski	Michigan	30:31.00
8	Ed Eyestone	BYU	30:31.80
9	Kevin Johnson	East Tennessee State	30:31.90
10	Gidamis Shahanga	UTEP	30:32.80

Women's title

• Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Virginia	48
	Stanford	91
	Oregon	155
4	Harvard	167
5	Clemson	171
6	Penn State	193
7	NC State	195
8	Iowa State	202[1]
	Michigan	202[2]
10	Wisconsin	211

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
	Lesley Welsh	Virginia	16:39.70
	Regina Joyce	Washington	17:07.00
	Ceci Hopp	Stanford	17:10.50
4	Jill Haworth Margaret Davis	Virginia Iowa State	17:12.00
6	Wendy Van Hierlo	Illinois State	17:13.80
7	Kathy Hadler	Tennessee	17:14.00
8	Kate Wiley	Harvard	17:16.20
9	Allison Wiley	Stanford	17:20.50
10	Nanette Doak	Iowa	17:21.00

Notes

1. ^ The official NCAA championship statistics website (see references) made a typo where Iowa State scored 207 points. This is not correct, as Iowa State tied with Michigan with 202 points. Reference:

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