The 2001 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 63rd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 21st 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 19, 2001, the combined meet was hosted by

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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 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) for the first time, 1,000 meets longer than in previous years. The men's team championship was won by

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(90 points), the Buffaloes' first. The women's team championship was won by

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(62 points), the Cougars' third overall (and third in five years). The two individual champions were, for the men,

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( Eastern Michigan, 28:47) and, for the women, Tara Chaplin (

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, 20:24).

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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