1987 NCAA Division I cross country championships

The 1987 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 49th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 7th 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.

1987 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	49th (Men) 7th (Women)
Date	November 23, 1987
Host city	Charlottesville, Virginia University of Virginia
Venue	Foxfield Course
Distances	10 km–Men 5 km–Women
Participation	180–Men 134–Women 314–Total athletes
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Held on November 23, 1987, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Virginia at the Foxfield Course in Charlottesville, Virginia. 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 third national title. The individual championship was won by Joe Falcon, also from Arkansas, with a time of 29:14.97.

The women's team national championship was won by Oregon, their second national title. The individual championship was won by Kimberly Betz, from Indiana, with a then-event record time of 16:10.85.

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 180 runners contested the men's championship while 16 teams and 134 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	Avg. Time
	Arkansas	87	29:51
	Dartmouth	119	30:05
	Wisconsin	120	30:05
4	Virginia Tech	184	30:08
5	NC State	234	30:33
6	Arizona	244	30:37
7	Notre Dame	259	30:36
8	Northern Arizona	264	30:43
9	Brown	266	30:38
10	Indiana	273	30:43

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Joe Falcon	Arkansas	29:14.97
	John Scherer	Michigan	29:20.56
	Harry Green	Texas	29:21.16
4	Eric Carter	Penn State	29:21.38
5	Scott Fry	Wisconsin	29:23.26
6	Dan Garrett	Notre Dame	29:24.94
7	Chris Zinn	Arkansas	29:28.44
8	Barnaba Korir	Iowa State	29:30.89
9	Steve Taylor	Virginia Tech	29:31.09
10	Chris Schille	Brown	29:32.19

Women's title

• Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Oregon	98
	NC State	101
	Yale	116
4	Texas	143
5	UTEP	150
6	Wisconsin	155
7	Alabama	163
8	UC Irvine	216
9	Arkansas	222
10	Wake Forest	227

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Kimberly Betz	Indiana	16:10.85
	Jackie Goodman	Oklahoma State	16:15.55
	Suzie Tuffey	NC State	16:17.36
4	Kristina Ljunberg	UTEP	16:17.73
5	Anette Hand	Oregon	16:18.50
6	Janet Smith	NC State	16:19.88
7	Renee Harbaugh	NC State	16:20.33
8	Rita Delnoye	UTEP	16:21.38
9	Vicki Huber	Villanova	16:22.93
10	Trina Leopold	Texas	16:23.93

See also

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