2006 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

2006 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	68th–Men 26th–Women
Date	November 20, 2006
Host city	Terre Haute, IN
Venue	Indiana State University LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Distances	10 km–Men 6 km–Women
Participation	250–Men 253–Women 503–Total athletes
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The 2006 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 68th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 26th 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 20, 2006, the combined meet was the third 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 (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 6 kilometers (3.73 miles).

The men's team championship was won by Colorado (94 points), the Buffaloes' third. The women's team championship was again won by Stanford (195 points), the Cardinal's fourth overall, second consecutive, and third in four years.

The two individual champions were, for the men, Josh Rohatinsky (BYU, 30:44.9) and, for the women, Sally Kipyego (Texas Tech, 20:11.1).

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Colorado	94
	Wisconsin	142
	Iona	172
4	Stanford	195
5	Oregon	196
	Arkansas
7	Texas	246
8	William & Mary	292
9	Providence	293
10	Oklahoma State	356

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Josh Rohatinsky	BYU	30:44.9
	Neftalem Araia	Stanford	30:52.6
	Jess Baumgartner	Southern Utah	30:53.2
4	Lopez Lomong	Northern Arizona	30:59.8
5	Martin Fagan	Providence	31:01.0
6	Galen Rupp	Oregon	31:03.0
7	Jacob Korir	Eastern Kentucky	31:03.5
8	Peter Kosgei	Arkansas	31:04.4
9	Aaron Aguayo	Arizona State	31:06.6
10	Robert Cheseret	Arizona	31:09.3

Women's title

• Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Stanford	195
	Colorado	223
	Michigan	233
4	Wisconsin	262
5	Arkansas	286
6	Texas Tech	300
7	Providence	301
8	Illinois	304
9	UC Santa Barbara	318
1	Duke	320

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Sally Kipyego	Texas Tech	20:11.1
	Jenny Barringer	Colorado	20:37.9
	Lindsay Donaldson	Yale	20:42.7
4	Arianna Lambie	Stanford	20:43.8
5	Julia Lucas	NC State	20:47.1
6	Kassi Andersen	BYU	20:53.8
7	Aine Hoban	Providence	21:04.3
8	Diane Nukuri	Iowa	21:05.7
9	Irene Kimaiyo	Texas Tech	21:06.3
10	Alissa McKaig	Michigan State	21:06.7