2005 NCAA Division I cross country championships

2005 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	67th–Men 25th–Women
Date	November 21, 2005
Host city	Terre Haute, IN
Venue	Indiana State University LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Distances	10 km–Men 6 km–Women
Participation	242–Men 250–Women 492–Total athletes
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The 2005 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 67th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 25th 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 21, 2005, the combined meet was the second of eight consecutive meets 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 (6.2 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 6 kilometers (3.7 miles).

The men's team championship was won by Wisconsin (37 points), the Badgers' fourth. The women's team championship was won by Stanford (146 points), the Cardinal's third (and second in three years).

The two individual champions were, for the men, Simon Bairu (Wisconsin, 29:15.9) and, for the women, Johanna Nilsson (Northern Arizona, 19:33.9). It was the second consecutive title for Bairu.

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Wisconsin	37
	Arkansas	105
	Notre Dame	178
4	Iona	205
5	Colorado	222
6	Stanford	231
7	Texas	272
8	Oklahoma State	355
9	Portland	372
10	Arizona	384

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Simon Bairu	Wisconsin	29:15.9
	Richard Kiplagat	Iona	29:21.9
	Chris Solinsky	Wisconsin	29:27.8
4	Josh McDougal	Liberty	29:32.6
5	Westley Keating	Texas–Pan American	29:38.1
6	Josh Rohatinsky	BYU	29:40.2
7	Josphat Boit	Arkansas	29:49.1
8	Kurt Benninger	Notre Dame	29:50.2
9	Matt Withrow	Wisconsin	29:50.7
10	Robert Cheseret	Arizona	29:50.8

Women's title

• Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Stanford	146
	Colorado	181
	Duke	185
4	Arizona State	191
5	Illinois	212
6	Michigan	250
7	Notre Dame	252
8	BYU	288
9	Minnesota	361
10	Oklahoma State	377

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Johanna Nilsson	Northern Arizona	19:33.9
	Caroline Bierbaum	Columbia-Barnard	19:46.0
	Stephanie Madia	Notre Dame	19:48.4
4	Victoria Mitchell	Butler University	19:50.4
5	Clara Horowitz	Duke	19:50.7
6	Keira Carlstrom	American	19:58.1
7	Christine Bolf	Colorado	19:58.8
8	Arianna Lambie	Stanford	19:59.1
9	Liza Pasciuto	Colorado	20:01.2
10	Cack Ferrell	Princeton	20:03.1