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The 2013 NCAA DI Cross Country National Championships

The NCAA Cross Country championships were held this weekend at LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana.

By C.J. Schexnayder
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The University of Colorado men' cross country team claimed the program's fourth NCAA national championship this weekend on a freezing, windy day at the LaVerne Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Buffs, ranked No. 3 going into the weekend, now have six overall cross country titles along with two women's titles, all coming under coach Mark Wetmore.

To claim the title, the Buffs downed a field of 30 teams that included No. 1-ranked Northern Arizona who had defeated Colorado by eight points a week prior at the regional meet. Defending champion Oklahoma State were the second ranked team.

Providence claimed the women's cross country title with a dominant performance in the 6,000 meter race. The Friars finished second last year and the national championship is their first since 1995.

Oregon freshman Edward Cheserek claimed the men's individual title launched in part by an 18-second victory over defending champion Kennedy Kithuka of Texas Tech in the 10,000 meter race. Darmouth's Abbey D'Agostino earned her fifth NCAA title but her first in cross country as she brought her college career to a close.

Complete results and highlights can be found on the NCAA website.

2013 NCAA Cross Country Championship Men's Team Final Results
Place Team Score
1 Colorado 149
2 Northern Arizona 169
3 Oklahoma State 230
4 BYU 267
5 Oregon 274
6 Iona 284
7 Portland 293
8 Indiana 306
9 Wisconsin 326
10 Syracuse 329

2013 NCAA Cross Country Championship Women's Team Final Results
Place Team Score
1 Providence 141
2 Arizona 197
3 Butler 200
4 Michigan 215
5 Georgetown 226
6 Michigan State 236
7 Colorado 265
8 Florida State 278
9 Virginia 283
10 New Mexico 301

2013 NCAA Cross Country Championship Men's Team Individual Results (10,000m)
Place Runner Team Time
1 Edward Cheserek Oregon 29:41.1
2 Kennedy Kithuka Texas Tech 29:59.1
3 Maksim Korolev Harvard 29:59.5
4 Futsum Zienasellassie Northern Arizona 30:05.7
5 Jim Rosa Stanford 30:08.9
6 Stanley Kebenei Arkansas 30:10.1
7 Andrew Colley N.C. State 30:12.5
8 Ben Saarel Colorado 30:14.1
9 Patrick Tiernan Villanova 30:15.7
10 Luke Caldwell New Mexico 30:17.2

2013 NCAA Cross Country Championship Women's Individual Final Results (6,000m)
Place Runner Team Time
1 Abbey D'Agostino Dartmouth 20:00.3
2 Emma Bates Boise State 20:03.9
3 Kate Avery Iona 20:05.4
4 Aisling Cuffe Stanford 20:09.3
5 Emily Lipari Villanova 20:10.8
6 Colleen Quigley Florida State 20:11.3
7 Emily Sisson Providence 20:17.5
8 Shelby Houlihan Arizona State 20:20.9
9 Shalaya Kipp Colorado 20:21.7
10 Kelsey Santisteban California 20:21.7