The 2006 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 68th annual

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and the 26th 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, 2006, the combined meet was the third of eight consecutive meets hosted by

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at the

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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). The men's team championship was won by

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(94 points), the Buffaloes' third. The women's team championship was again won by

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(195 points), the Cardinal's fourth overall, second consecutive, and third in four years. The two individual champions were, for the men, Josh Rohatinsky (

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, 30:44.9) and, for the women,

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(

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, 20:11.1).

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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