page_title: USA Cross Country Championships
section_title: Men only race
hierarchical_section_title: USA Cross Country Championships / Editions / Men only race
caption_attribution_description: Deena Kastor at the 2007 Boston Marathon
context_page_description: The USA Cross Country Championships is the annual national championships for cross country running in the United States. The championships is generally held in mid-February and it serves as a way of designating the country's national champion, as well as acting as the selection race for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
  The competition, currently run under the auspices of USA Track & Field, traces its history back to 1883. The competition was held sporadically until 1905 at which point it has been held every year since. The National Championship has been sponsored by multiple organizations over the years, some of them holding competing championships. It has thus been known under a variety of names.
  Women did not have a championship until 1964. Until 1979, women's championships were segregated from the men, on the same date in a different location.
  Currently there are two major Cross Country Championship events, generally referred to as the "Fall Championships" and the "Winter Championships." The Fall Championships generally happen in late November or early December, which corresponds with the end of the broader cross country season from late-August into November.
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   NYAC sponsored NCCA sponsored Knickerbocker Athletic Club sponsored AAU sponsored Pan-American Exposition sponsored USTFF sponsored
caption: Deena Kastor (Drossin) has won the long race on seven occasions.
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