The 1986 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 48th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 6th 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 24, 1986, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Arizona at the Canada Hills County Club in Tucson, Arizona. 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 second national title. The individual championship was won by Aaron Ramirez, from Arizona, with a time of 30:27.53. ^[2]

The women's team national championship was won by Texas, their first national title. The individual championship was won by Angela Chalmers, from Northern Arizona, with a time of 16:55.49. ^[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 173 runners contested the men's championship while 15 teams and 129 runners contested the women's title. ^[4]

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Men's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Arkansas 69 Dartmouth 138 Boston University 145 4 Colorado 191 5 Arizona 221 6 Illinois 228 7 Florida 250 8 Texas 252 9 Northern Arizona 265 10 UC Irvine 276

Men's Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Team Time Aaron Ramirez Arizona 30:27.53 Joe Falcon Arkansas 30:32.73 Matt Giusto Arizona 30:52.64 4 Bob Kempainen Dartmouth 30:56.36 5 Paul Gompers Harvard 31:02.54 6 Joseph Chelelgo Texas 31:08.13 7 Frank Horn Montana 31:09.54 8 Patrick Sang Texas 31:11.12 9 John Aelberg Utah 31:11.61 10 Dean Crows Boston University 31:13.31

Women's title

• Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Texas 62 Wisconsin 64 Kentucky 159 4 Oregon 167 5 Clemson 171 6 Colorado 186 7 Yale 201 8 BYU 203 9 Kansas State 205 10 Arkansas 214

Women's Individual Result (Top 10) Rank Name Team Time Angela Chalmers Northern Arizona 16:55.49 Suzy Favor-Hamilton Wisconsin 17:01.55 Caroline Mullen Western Michigan 17:07.60 4 Ute Jamrozy Clemson 17:11.86 5 Sandy Blakeslee Texas 17:17.47 6 Chris Vanatt Kansas State 17:18.27 7 Renee Doyle Iowa 17:18.55 8 Stephanie Herbst Wisconsin 17:18.75 9 Kathryn Monard Ohio State 17:19.57 10 Elizabeth Natalie Texas 17:21.27

See also

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

References