The 2015 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 77th NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 35th NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the national champions of men's and women's NCAA Division I collegiate cross country running. It was held at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky and was hosted by the University of Louisville on November 21, 2015.[1] Four different championships were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.

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2015 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
DatesNovember 21, 2015
Host cityLouisville, Kentucky
University of Louisville
VenueE. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
Events4
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Syracuse won the men's team championship, their first since 1951.[2][3] Oregon's Edward Cheserek won the men's individual event, his third consecutive championship. Cheserek joined Gerry Lindgren, Steve Prefontaine, and Henry Rono as the event's only three-time champions.

New Mexico won the women's team championship, their first. It was UNM's first women's team national championship in any sport. Notre Dame's Molly Seidel won the individual event.

Men's title

  • Distance: 10,000 meters[4]

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

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RankTeamScorersPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Syracuse3 + 7 + 8 + 29 + 3582
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Colorado2 + 20 + 21 + 23 + 2591
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Stanford5 + 6 + 14 + 50 + 76151
4Oregon1 + 34 + 38 + 44 + 66183
5Iona16 + 33 + 46 + 48 + 88231
6Arkansas19 + 30 + 36 + 69 + 90244
7Louisville (H)15 + 31 + 41 + 68 + 176331
8Washington22 + 24 + 75 + 79 + 145345
9Michigan52 + 56 + 64 + 72 + 104348
10Georgetown4 + 37 + 82 + 103 + 126352
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  • (H) – Host team

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

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RankNameTeamTimePoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kenya Edward CheserekOregon28:45.71
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Australia Patrick TiernanVillanova29:11.1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)United States Pierce MurphyColorado29:37.02
4Canada Justyn KnightSyracuse29:46.13
5United States Jonathan GreenGeorgetown29:49.54
6Puerto Rico Jim RosaStanford29:52.75
7United States Sean McGortyStanford29:53.46
8United States Colin BennieSyracuse29:55.97
9United States Martin HehirSyracuse29:59.58
10United Kingdom Marc ScottTulsa30:02.69
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Women's title

  • Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

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RankTeamScorersPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)New Mexico4 + 5 + 11 + 12 + 1749
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Colorado10 + 13 + 30 + 32 + 44129
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Oregon18 + 19 + 21 + 77 + 79214
4Providence15 + 25 + 42 + 68 + 81231
5NC State
Michigan
38 + 40 + 49 + 62 + 75
14 + 36 + 60 + 67 + 87
264
6Oklahoma State22 + 27 + 48 + 88 + 89274
7Notre Dame
Arkansas
1 + 6 + 64 + 101 + 104
3 + 31 + 70 + 78 + 94
276
8Washington7 + 53 + 63 + 74 + 100297
9Boise State2 + 8 + 34 + 127 + 159330
10Syracuse35 + 37 + 46 + 107 + 134359
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Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

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RankNameTeamTimePoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)United States Molly SeidelNotre Dame19:28.61
2nd place, silver medalist(s)United States Allie OstranderBoise State19:33.62
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)South Africa Dominique ScottArkansas19:40.93
4United States Courtney FrerichsNew Mexico19:48.04
5United Kingdom Alice WrightNew Mexico19:53.15
6United States Anna RohrerNotre Dame19:59.76
7United States Allie BuchalskiFurman20:02.6
8United States Maddie MeyersWashington20:03.17
9United States Brenna PeloquinBoise State20:04.38
10Kenya Sharon LokediKansas20:04.99
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