2002 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

2002 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	64th–Men 22nd–Women
Date	November 25, 2002
Host city	Terre Haute, IN
Location	Indiana State University LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Athletes participating	251–Men 254–Women 505–Total
Distances	10 km–Men 6 km–Women
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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.^[1][2]

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).^[3][4]

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