2005 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships


The 2005 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 67th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 25th 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 21, 2005, the combined meet was the second of eight consecutive meets hosted by Indiana State University at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers while the distance for the women's race was 6 kilometers.
The men's team championship was won by Wisconsin, the Badgers' fourth. The women's team championship was won by Stanford, the Cardinal's third.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Simon Bairu and, for the women, Johanna Nilsson. It was the second consecutive title for Bairu.

Men's title

RankTeamPoints
Wisconsin37
Arkansas105
Notre Dame178
Iona205
Colorado222
Stanford231
Texas272
Oklahoma State355
Portland372
Arizona384

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
Simon BairuWisconsin29:15.9
Richard KiplagatIona29:21.9
Chris SolinskyWisconsin29:27.8
Josh McDougalLiberty29:32.6
Westley KeatingTexas–Pan American29:38.1
Josh RohatinskyBYU29:40.2
Josphat BoitArkansas29:49.1
Kurt BenningerNotre Dame29:50.2
Matt WithrowWisconsin29:50.7
Robert CheseretArizona29:50.8

Women's title

RankTeamPoints
Stanford146
Colorado181
Duke185
Arizona State191
Illinois212
Michigan250
Notre Dame252
BYU288
Minnesota361
Oklahoma State377

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)