The 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 74th annual

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and the 32nd 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 17, 2012, the combined meet was hosted by the

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at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park 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 6 kilometers (3.73 miles). The men's team championship was won by

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(72 points), the Cowboys' third overall and third in four years. The women's team championship was won by

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(114 points), the Ducks' third and first since

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. The two individual champions were, for the men, Kennedy Kithuka (

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, 28:31.3) and, for the women,

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(

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, 19:27.9).

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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