2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	74th–Men 32nd–Women
Date	November 17, 2012
Host city	Louisville, KY
Location	University of Louisville E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
Athletes participating	245–Men 253–Women 498–Total
Distances	10 km–Men 6 km–Women
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The 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 74th annual NCAA Men's 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.^[1][2]

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 (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 Oklahoma State (72 points), the Cowboys' third overall and third in four years. The women's team championship was won by Oregon (114 points), the Ducks' third and first since 1987.

The two individual champions were, for the men, Kennedy Kithuka (Texas Tech, 28:31.3) and, for the women, Betsy Saina (Iowa State, 19:27.9).^[3]

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