The 1976 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 38th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of

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Division I men's collegiate cross country running in the

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. Held on November 22, 1976, the meet was hosted by

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at the

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. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles). All Division I members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 34 teams and 298 individual runners contested this championship. The team national championship was retained by the

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, their third title. The individual championship was won by

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, from

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, with a meet distance record time of 28:06.60. As of the 2016 championships, Rono's record time has yet to be surpassed during a national NCAA meet despite being recorded during the first ever NCAA championship at the 10 kilometer distance.

Men's title

*Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Team Result (Top 10)

Individual Result (Top 10)

References

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Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Individual Result (Top 10)

See also

References