The 1987 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 49th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 7th annual

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to determine the team and individual national champions of

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Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the

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. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships. Held on November 23, 1987, the combined meet was hosted by the

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at the Foxfield Course in

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. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles). The men's team national championship was won by

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, their third national title. The individual championship was won by Joe Falcon, also from Arkansas, with a time of 29:14.97. The women's team national championship was won by

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, their second national title. The individual championship was won by Kimberly Betz, from

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, with a then-event record time of 16:10.85.

Qualification

*All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 22 teams and 180 runners contested the men's championship while 16 teams and 134 runners contested the women's title.

Men's title

*Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Women's title

*Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

References

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