The 1985 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 47th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 5th 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 25, 1985, the combined meet was hosted by Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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 second national title. The individual championship was won by Tim Hacker, from Wisconsin, with a time of 29:17.88. ^[1]

The women's team national championship was also won by Wisconsin, their second national title. The individual championship was won by Suzie Tuffey, from NC State, with a time of 16:22.53. ^[2]

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 181 runners contested the men's championship while 16 teams and 129 runners contested the women's title. ^[3]

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Men's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Wisconsin 67 Arkansas 104 Colorado 167 4 Arizona 175 5 North Carolina 200 6 Iowa State 228 7 Navy 233 8 Boston University 235 9 Montana 251 10 Northeastern 270

Men's Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Team Time Tim Hacker Wisconsin 29:17.88 Yobes Ondieki Iowa State 29:29.32 Keith Hanson Marquette 29:47.01 4 Marc Oleson Stanford 29:52.67 5 Jean Verster Nebraska 29:53.77 6 Dean Crowe Boston University 30:00.00 7 Joe Falcon Arkansas 30:01.11 8 Raf Wyns Iowa State 30:02.35 9 Eric Carter Penn State 30:03.84 10 Senpird Dunne East Tennessee State 30:05.23

Women's title

• Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Wisconsin 58 Iowa State 98 NC State 103 4 Kentucky 118 5 Texas 143 6 UCLA 222 7 Washington State Kansas State 227 8 BYU 244 9 Penn State 253 10 Oregon 264

Women's Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Team Time Suzie Tuffey NC State 16:22.53 Regina Jacobs Stanford 16:29.20 Christine McMiken Oklahoma State 16:30.00 4 Polly Plumer UCLA 16:31.80 5 Elizabeth Natalie Texas 16:32.30 6 Jenny Stricker Harvard 16:34.10 7 Stephanie Herbst Wisconsin 16:36.80 8 Angela Chalmers Northern Arizona 16:36.90 9 Nora Collas Houston 16:41.90 10 Janet Smith NC State 16:43.60

See also

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

References