1984 NCAA Division I cross country championships

1984 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	46th (Men) 4th (Women)
Date	November 19, 1984
Host city	State College, PA Penn State University
Venue	Penn State Golf Courses
Distances	10 km–Men 5 km–Women
Participation	184–Men 133–Women 317–Total athletes
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The 1984 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 46th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 4th 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 19, 1984, the combined meet was hosted by Penn State University at the Penn State Golf Courses in State College, Pennsylvania. 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 first national title. The individual championship was won by Ed Eyestone, from BYU, with a time of 29:28.8.

The women's team national championship was won by Wisconsin, their first national title. The individual championship was won by Cathy Branta, from Wisconsin, with a time of 16:15.6.

Qualification

• All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 21 teams and 184 runners contested the men's championship while 16 teams and 133 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
	Arkansas	96
	Arizona	107
	Tennessee	139
4	Wisconsin	153
5	Virginia	184
6	Providence	199
7	Washington State	220
8	Michigan	287
9	NC State	307
10	Iowa State	310

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Ed Eyestone	BYU	29:28.80
	Richard O'Flynn	Providence	29:35.50
	Yobes Ondieki	Iowa State	29:37.00
4	John Easker	Wisconsin	29:38.00
5	Tom Ansberry	Arizona	29:38.10
6	James Sapieviza	Dartmouth	29:45.20
7	Brent Steiner	Kansas	29:45.30
8	Tim Hacker	Wisconsin	29:49.20
9	Larry Chumley	Northern Arizona	29:56.40
10	Mike Vanalta	Southeast Missouri State	29:56.70

Women's title

• Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Wisconsin	63
	Stanford	89
	NC State	99
4	Oregon	119
5	Clemson	173
6	BYU	222
7	Missouri	223
8	Kansas State	242
9	Villanova	256
10	Houston	261

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Cathy Branta	Wisconsin	16:15.60
	Shelly Steely	Florida	16:22.20
	Christine McMiken	Oklahoma State	16:30.00
4	Regina Jacobs	Stanford	16:33.70
5	Tina Krebs	Clemson	16:37.60
6	Katie Ishmael	Wisconsin	16:37.70
7	Allison Wiley	Stanford	16:40.40
8	Janet Smith	NC State	16:44.60
9	Sabrina Dornhoefer	Missouri	16:48.60
10	Holly Murray	North Carolina	16:49.90

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