1988 NCAA Division I cross country championships

1988 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
1988 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	50th–Men; 8th–Women
Date	November 21, 1988
Host city	Granger, IA; Iowa State University
Venue	Jester Park
Distances	10 km–Men; 5 km–Women
Participation	184–Men; 135–Women; 319–Total athletes
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The 1988 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 50th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 8th 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.

Held on November 21, 1988, the combined meet was hosted by Iowa State University at Jester Park in Granger, Iowa. 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 Wisconsin, their third national title. The individual championship was won by Bob Kennedy, also from Indiana, with a time of 29:20.^[2]

The women's team national championship was won by Kentucky, their first national title. The individual championship was won by Michelle Dekkers, from Indiana, with a time of 16:30.^[3]

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 184 runners contested the men's championship while 15 teams and 135 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
	Wisconsin	100	30:04
	Northern Arizona	156	30:15
	Tennessee	172	30:22
4	Clemson	193	30:23
5	Dartmouth	195	30:32
6	Iowa State	201	30:29
7	Oregon	228	30:39
8	Kentucky	237	30:35
9	Notre Dame	250	30:38
10	Arkansas	251	30:41

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Bob Kennedy	Indiana	29:20
	Yehezkel Halifa	Clemson	29:21
	Bo Reed	Northern Arizona	29:24
4	Thomas O'Gara	East Tennessee State	29:28
5	Chris Linn	Arkansas	29:31
6	Dov Kremer	Clemson	29:36
7	Harry Green	Texas	29:38
8	Milfred Tewawina Dan Garrett	Northern Arizona Notre Dame	29:41
9	Sean McGuirk	Iona	29:44
10	Ron Markezich	Notre Dame	29:45

Women's title

Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points	Avg. Time
	Kentucky	75	17:09
	Oregon	126	17:19
	Nebraska	139	17:20
4	NC State	141	17:24
5	Wisconsin	167	17:27
6	Indiana	169	17:25
7	Michigan	182	17:35
8	California Yale	226	17:43
9	Georgetown	227	17:42
10	Oklahoma State	241	17:39

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Michelle Dekkers	Indiana	16:30
	Kristina Ljungberg	UTEP	16:34
	Sonia Barry Jacqueline Goodman	Oklahoma State Oklahoma State	16:36
4	Carole Trepanier	Alabama	16:43
5	Suzy Favor	Wisconsin	16:46
6	Sammie Resh	Nebraska	16:48
7	Tina Moloney	Providence	16:49
8	Rosalind Taylor Penny Graves	Maryland Oregon	16:50
9	Lisa Breiding	Kentucky	16:52
10	Valerie McGovern	Kentucky	16:54