The 2000 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 62nd annual

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and the 20th 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 20, 2000, the combined meet was hosted by

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. The distance for the men's race was while the distance for the women's race was . This championship was one of the coldest on record with winds holding wind chills around at race time. The men's team championship was won by

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(83 points), the Razorbacks' third consecutive and eleventh overall. The women's team championship was won by

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(117 points), the Buffaloes' first. The two individual champions were, for the men, Keith Kelly (

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, 30:14.5) and, for the women, Kara Grgas-Wheeler (Colorado, 20:30.5).

Men's title

* Distance: 10,000 meters

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Women's title

* Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

References

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