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1975 NCAA Division I cross country championships

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1975 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition37th
DateNovember 24, 1975
Host cityState College, PA
Penn State University
VenuePenn State Golf Courses
Distances6 miles (9.7 km)
Participation268 athletes
1974
1976

The 1975 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 37th 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 24, 1975, the meet was hosted by Penn State University at the Penn State Golf Courses in State College, Pennsylvania. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers). This was the final national meet at this distance.

All Division I members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 32 teams and 268 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the UTEP Miners, their second title. The individual championship was won by Craig Virgin, from Illinois, with a time of 28:23.30.[2]

Men's title

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  • Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

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Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) UTEP 88
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Washington State 92
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Providence 183
4 Penn State 256
5 East Tennessee State 268
6 Western Kentucky 271
7 BYU 292
8 Colorado State 300
9 Wisconsin 301
10 Illinois 312

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1975 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 18, 2015.