1986 NCAA Division I cross country championships

The 1986 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 48th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 6th annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.

1986 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	48th (Men) 6th (Women)
Date	November 24, 1986
Host city	Tucson, Arizona University of Arizona
Venue	Canada Hills Country Club
Distances	10 km–Men 5 km–Women
Participation	173–Men 129–Women 302–Total athletes
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Held on November 24, 1986, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Arizona at the Canada Hills County Club in Tucson, Arizona. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).

The men's team national championship was won by Arkansas, their second national title. The individual championship was won by Aaron Ramirez, from Arizona, with a time of 30:27.53.

The women's team national championship was won by Texas, their first national title. The individual championship was won by Angela Chalmers, from Northern Arizona, with a time of 16:55.49.

Qualification

• All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 22 teams and 173 runners contested the men's championship while 15 teams and 129 runners contested the women's title.

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Arkansas	69
	Dartmouth	138
	Boston University	145
4	Colorado	191
5	Arizona	221
6	Illinois	228
7	Florida	250
8	Texas	252
9	Northern Arizona	265
10	UC Irvine	276

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Aaron Ramirez	Arizona	30:27.53
	Joe Falcon	Arkansas	30:32.73
	Matt Giusto	Arizona	30:52.64
4	Bob Kempainen	Dartmouth	30:56.36
5	Paul Gompers	Harvard	31:02.54
6	Joseph Chelelgo	Texas	31:08.13
7	Frank Horn	Montana	31:09.54
8	Patrick Sang	Texas	31:11.12
9	John Aelberg	Utah	31:11.61
10	Dean Crows	Boston University	31:13.31

Women's title

• Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Texas	62
	Wisconsin	64
	Kentucky	159
4	Oregon	167
5	Clemson	171
6	Colorado	186
7	Yale	201
8	BYU	203
9	Kansas State	205
10	Arkansas	214

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Angela Chalmers	Northern Arizona	16:55.49
	Suzy Favor-Hamilton	Wisconsin	17:01.55
	Caroline Mullen	Western Michigan	17:07.60
4	Ute Jamrozy	Clemson	17:11.86
5	Sandy Blakeslee	Texas	17:17.47
6	Chris Vanatt	Kansas State	17:18.27
7	Renee Doyle	Iowa	17:18.55
8	Stephanie Herbst	Wisconsin	17:18.75
9	Kathryn Monard	Ohio State	17:19.57
10	Elizabeth Natalie	Texas	17:21.27

See also

• NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships (Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships (Division II, Division III)