2002 NCAA Division I cross country championships

The 2002 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 64th annual NCAA Men's 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.

2002 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	64th–Men 22nd–Women
Date	November 25, 2002
Host city	Terre Haute, IN
Venue	Indiana State University LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Distances	10 km–Men 6 km–Women
Participation	251–Men 254–Women 505–Total athletes
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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 (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 6 kilometers (3.73 miles).

The men's team championship was won by Stanford (90 points), the Cardinal's third. The women's team championship was won by BYU (85 points), the Cougars' second consecutive, fourth overall, and fourth in six years.

The two individual champions were, for the men, Jorge Torres (Colorado, 29:04.7) and, for the women, Shalane Flanagan (North Carolina, 19:36.0).

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Stanford	47
	Wisconsin	107
	Eastern Michigan	165
4	Colorado	190
5	Oregon	210
6	Arkansas	214
7	Northern Arizona	247
8	Michigan	309
9	Central Michigan	337
10	Iona	376

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Jorge Torres	Colorado	29:04.7
	Alistair Cragg	Arkansas	29:06.0
	Grant Robison	Stanford	29:36.7
4	Mark Tucker	Butler University	29:37.5
5	Louis Luchini	Stanford	29:41.0
6	Donald Sage	Stanford	29:44.4
7	Boaz Cheboiywo	Eastern Michigan	29:46.1
8	Tom McArdle	Dartmouth	29:46.3
9	Ian Dobson	Stanford	29:47.2
10	Edwardo Torres	Colorado	29:47.7

Women's title

• Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	BYU	85
	Stanford	113
	Notre Dame	170
4	Georgetown	214
5	Colorado	220
6	Providence	235
7	Arkansas	251
8	Villanova	256
9	Wake Forest	328
10	Northern Arizona	333

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Shalane Flanagan	North Carolina	19:36.0
	Kate O'Neill	Yale	19:45.9
	Alicia Craig	Stanford	19:48.0
4	Lauren Fleshman	Stanford	19:48.3
5	Michaela Manova	BYU	19:49.5
6	Molly Huddle	Notre Dame	19:55.7
7	Kassie Anderson	BYU	19:56.1
8	Ida Nilsson	Northern Arizona	19:57.7
9	Megan Metcalfe	West Virginia	20:01.0
10	Sara Gorton	Colorado	20:01.4