2016 NCAA Division I cross country championships

The 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 78th NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 36th 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. They were hosted by Indiana State University at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana on November 19, 2016. Four different championships will be contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.

2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Dates	November 19, 2016
Host city	Terre Haute, Indiana Indiana State University
Venue	LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course
Events	4
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Women's title

• Distance: 6,000 meters
• (DC) = Defending champions

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Scorers					Points	Average Time
		1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
	Oregon Ducks	4	9	16	47	49	125	20:17
	Michigan Wolverines	2	13	24	37	50	126	20:16
	Colorado Buffaloes	17	20	31	32	34	134	20:20
4	North Carolina State Wolfpack	12	19	38	67	78	223	20:31
5	Stanford Cardinal	29	30	52	66	78	255	20:36
6	San Francisco Dons	6	48	69	77	107	307	20:39
7	New Mexico Lobos (DC)	14	22	58	80	136	310	20:38
8	Michigan State Spartans	7	40	59	102	106	314	20:39
9	Eastern Michigan Eagles	18	54	64	79	101	316	20:41
10	BYU Cougars	26	56	65	86	95	328	20:43

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Women's race Archived 2018-12-07 at the Wayback Machine

Rank	Name	Team	Time	Points
	Karissa Schweizer	Missouri Tigers	19:41.7	1
	Erin Finn	Michigan Wolverines	19:44.3	2
	Anna Rohrer	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	19:44.6	3
4	Katie Rainsberger	Oregon Ducks	19:51.1	4
5	Sharon Lokedi	Kansas Jayhawks	19:52.2	-
6	Brenna Peloquin	Boise State Broncos	19:54.6	-
7	Elinor Purrier	New Hampshire Wildcats	19:56.9	-
8	Amy-Eloise Neale	Washington Huskies	19:58.3	5
9	Grace Barnett	Clemson Tigers	20:02.4	-
10	Charlotte Taylor	San Francisco Dons	20:02.7	6

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters
• (DC) = Defending champions

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Scorers					Points	Average Time
		1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
	Northern Arizona	3	9	18	29	66	125	30:15
	Stanford	4	19	32	45	58	158	30:23
	Syracuse (DC)	1	14	27	37	85	164	30:17
4	Ole Miss	5	30	42	48	71	196	30:29
5	Arkansas	12	16	36	53	89	206	30:30
6	Colorado	17	22	26	59	99	223	30:31
7	BYU	7	25	62	73	80	247	30:33
8	Wisconsin	6	20	51	52	127	256	30:33
9	Oregon	2	23	54	82	121	282	30:34
10	Iona	34	50	68	74	93	319	30:45

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Men's race Archived 2018-12-07 at the Wayback Machine

Rank	Name	Team	Time	Points
	Patrick Tiernan	Villanova	29:20.0	–
	Justyn Knight	Syracuse	29:27.3	1
	Edward Cheserek (DC)	Oregon	29:48.0	2
4	Futsum Zienasellassie	Northern Arizona	29:49.8	3
5	Grant Fisher	Stanford	29:57.9	4
6	MJ Erb	Ole Miss	29:58.6	5
7	Morgan McDonald	Wisconsin	29:59.2	6
8	Edwin Kibichiy	Louisville	29:59.6	–
9	Nicolas Montanez	BYU	30:02.3	7
10	Scott Carpenter	Georgetown	30:03.0	8

See also

• NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship
• NCAA Women's Division II Cross Country Championship
• NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship
• NCAA Women's Division III Cross Country Championship