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
Venue	University of Louisville E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
Distances	10 km–Men 6 km–Women
Participation	245–Men 253–Women 498–Total athletes
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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.

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).

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Oklahoma State	72
	Wisconsin	135
	Colorado	158
4	Northern Arizona	191
5	Florida State	238
6	BYU	245
7	Tulsa	247
8	Oklahoma	262
9	Texas	291
10	Arkansas	327

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Kennedy Kithuka	Texas Tech	28:31.3
	Stephen Sambu	Arizona	28:38.6
	Lawi Lalang	Arizona	28:51.8
4	Anthony Rotich	UTEP	29:13.5
5	Girma Mecheso Henry Lelei	Oklahoma State Texas A&M	29:14.8
7	David Rooney	McNeese State	29:21.3
8	Mohammed Ahmed	Wisconsin	29:23.9
9	Tom Farrell	Oklahoma State	29:26.3
10	Paul Chelimo	UNC-Greensboro	29:29.8

Women's title

• Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Oregon	114
	Providence	183
	Stanford	198
4	Florida State	202
5	Michigan	247
6	Arizona	263
7	Duke	300
8	Connecticut	304
9	Washington	334
10	New Mexico	341

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Betsy Saina	Iowa State	19:27.9
	Abbey D'Agostino	Dartmouth	19:28.6
	Jordan Hasay	Oregon	19:28.6
4	Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton	Wichita State	19:33.7
5	Risper Kimaiyo	UTEP	19:41.0
6	Cally Macumber	Kentucky	19:42.2
7	Mareike Schrulle	Tennessee	19:43.3
8	Alexi Pappas	Oregon	19:43.9
9	Laura Hollander	Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo	19:45.2
10	Sarah Collins	Providence	19:50.7