The 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 40th 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 20, 1978, the meet was hosted by the

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at the Yahara Hills Golf Course in

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. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles). All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 29 teams and 241 individual runners contested this championship. The team national championship was won by the

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, their fourth title. The individual championship was won by Alberto Salazar, from

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, with a time of 29:29.70.

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