1973 NCAA Division I cross country championships

1973 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	35th
Date	November 19, 1973
Host city	Spokane, WA Washington State University
Venue	Hangman Valley Golf Course
Distances	6 miles (9.7 km)
Participation	210 athletes
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The 1973 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 35th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 19, 1973, the meet was hosted by Washington State University at the Hangman Valley Golf Course in Spokane, Washington. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).

All Division I members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 22 teams and 210 individual runners contested this championship. The inaugural NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship was also held in November 1973.

The team national championship was won by the Oregon Ducks, their second title. The individual championship was won by Steve Prefontaine, from Oregon, with a time of 28:14.80. This was Prefontaine's third individual title in four years. Along with Gerry Lindgren (1966, 1967, and 1969) and Henry Rono (1976, 1977, and 1979), both from Washington State, Prefontaine is one of only three Division I collegiate runners with three individual titles.

Men's title

• Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Oregon	89
	UTEP	157
	Washington State	166
4	William & Mary	174
5	Colorado	198
6	Oklahoma State	204
7	East Tennessee State	247
8	Wisconsin	251
9	Penn State	253
10	Indiana	254

See also

• NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship
• NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship (began in 1973)