# 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.

## Women's title

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

### Women's Team Result (Top 10)

| Rank | Team | Scorers | Scorers | Scorers | Scorers | Scorers | Points | Average Time |
| Rank | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Points | Average Time |
| | 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)

| 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 | Scorers | Scorers | Scorers | Scorers | Points | Average Time |
| Rank | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Points | Average Time |
| | 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)

| 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 |