The 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 42nd 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 24, 1980, the meet was hosted by

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at the Echo Hills Golf Course in

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. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles). This was the final year of a singular men's championship. Starting in

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, the

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was added and held at the same site as the men's championship each subsequent year. 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 243 individual runners contested this championship. The team national championship was retained again by the

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, their sixth, and third consecutive, overall title. The individual championship was won by

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, also from

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, with a time of 20:04.00.

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