National running championship
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 .[ 1]
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.[ 2]
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. Since 1998, those have been known as the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships . The Winter Championships generally happen in late January or early February and since they are three months after the broader season, are geared towards selecting the international team for the World Championships which is generally held in late March. Since 2011, the World Championships are only held in odd numbered years but USA continues to hold Winter Championships every year.
There are currently several races held at the Fall Championships, the number of races depends on the number of entries. In addition to the open races for each gender, there are masters championships in each age division. Open and masters men run 10K up to age 60. 60 and above run 8K races. All women's divisions run 6K, but masters run at least one separate race. When there are a large number of entries, even the one division can be broken into an A section and a B section to make the number of runners on the course manageable.[ 3]
There are currently four races held at each Winter Championships: the men's 12 km open race, the women's 8 km open race, a junior men's race of 8 km and a junior women's race of 6 km.[ 1] IAAF World Championships in which the top six runners from each race gain qualification.[ 4] running club or sponsor are combined).[ 1] masters races, determined by age group, are held as part of the championships.[ 5]
Lynn Jennings won the championship nine times between 1985 and 1996, when there was only the one championship for women. She is the only competitor to have won the USA Cross Country Championships and IAAF World Championships in the same year, having done so three times consecutively in 1990 , 1991 and 1992 . Prior to the existence of the World Championships, Doris Brown pulled the same feat four times, three consecutively with the "International Championships " in 1967 , 1969 , 1970 and 1971 . While Brown also won the 1968 International Championship , part of five in a row, she lost the November 1967 US Championship to Vicki Foltz . Pat Porter won eleven of the various men's championships over a seven-year period of time between 1982 and 1989, including eight Fall Championships in a row. In the 1930s, Don Lash won seven in a row (1934-1940).
One set of brothers; Bill Ashenfelter and Horace Ashenfelter have won championships. Two sets of spouses have won championships; Cathy Branta (Easker) (1984) and John Easker (1986); Shayne Culpepper and Alan Culpepper . The Culpeppers did it on the same day, February 16, 2003.
The competition has been televised in the past on ESPN2 .[ 5]
The first events claiming the National Championship moniker were the "Amateur Individual Cross Country Championship of America" hosted by the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) in Mott Haven, Bronx starting in 1883. In 1887, the National Cross Country Association (NCCA) began holding championships. Both organizations held championships in 1887. Coincidentally, both were won by Edward C. Carter. NCCA held their last championship in 1892 at the Morris Park Racecourse . NYAC revived the series in 1897 also at Morris Park. The Knickerbocker Athletic Club hosted in the same location in April 1898 but in November of the same year, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) held their first such event "The Cross-Country Individual and Team Championship of the A.A.U." AAU's second championship wasn't until 1903 but in between, the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York hosted a race regarded as a national championship. AAU's third race was in 1905, called the “National Cross Country Championship of the A.A.U.” and the championship has been held continuously since, under that name until the demise of the AAU as the national governing body in 1979. The championship for some seasons has fallen on opposite sides of the new year occasionally. The first race in Van Cortlandt Park was held in 1912, that venue has been a frequent host of the championship ever since, 25 times, even as recently as 2006. The first championship not held in the state of New York was 1917, when it was held in Franklin Park in Boston . To date, a championship has been held in 31 different states.
In 1962, the U.S. Track & Field Federation (USTFF) began holding a competing “National Cross Country Championship of the U.S.T.F.F.” in the same week as the AAU. Most were in different venues, but the two 1964 championships were both held in Washington Park , Chicago two days apart. The same situation happened in 1968 at Van Cortlandt Park. In 1969, Jack Bacheler won both championships, USTFF at Penn State on November 26 and AAU at Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on November 29. The following year, his teammate Frank Shorter accomplished the same feat. Craig Virgin technically duplicated it in 1977, after winning USTFF, he finished second to British athlete Nick Rose at the AAU. By being the first American citizen to cross the finish line, Virgin was the AAU National Champion that year. Starting in 1975, the AAU added the “World Cross Country Championship Senior Men's Trials” in February at a more appropriate time to select an international team to the IAAF World Cross Country Championships . In 1979 the USTFF renamed itself Track and Field Association, USA using the acronym USTFA for two years. There is no evidence USTFF or USTFA ever held a championship for women.
As the new national governing body , The Athletics Congress (TAC) began administering the “National Cross Country Championship of T.A.C.” a month later. TAC changed its name to USATF in 1993, first holding "The U.S.A.T.F. National Cross Country Championship."[ 6]
A Women's national championship was added in 1964. The women's championship was held at a separate location on the same date until 1979. In the last season of the AAU administration it was finally combined to the same location and date as the men.
In 1998, the IAAF World Cross Country Championships began long course and short course championships, USATF commensurately held long and short course championships as qualifiers. 1998 was the first year women joined the men in holding a separate qualifier, at the same unified location. Prior to that, the women qualified to the World Championships based on their Championship about three months earlier. That same year, the Fall Championships were renamed the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships , with the USATF website redirecting the lineage of National Championship history to the February event..
While the championship has predominantly been held in the last two weeks of November, aligning with the close of the traditional fall season on the scholastic level, it has occurred in eight different months around the year. In 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003, the Fall Championship locations and dates were chosen to correspond with the location of the USATF Annual Meeting.
International qualifier [ edit ] While the International Cross Country Championships existed back to 1898 for men and 1931 for women, the United States did not send representatives to participate until 1966 (when Tracy Smith brought home a bronze medal) for men and 1967 for women (after the women's event had not been held for 10 years). Those representatives were selected from the National Championship race. Doris Brown won the 1967 Championship and the next four championships after that. By 1970, USA hosted the 1970 International Cross Country Championships for women in Frederick, Maryland but the event was segregated from the men's championship in Vichy, France the following day, though there was a women's race also held in Vichy resulting in two champions that year, one of them Brown.
In 1973, the International Championships gave way to the new IAAF World Cross Country Championships . In 1973 , US men did not participate but US women won the team bronze medal. US men again did not participate in the 1974 World Championships , though the US Junior Men did participate and won the team gold medal behind Rich Kimball 's individual win over future Olympic medalist John Treacy . US men decided to take the World Championships seriously in 1975, holding a separate qualifying event in February. US women did not hold a separate qualifying race, then combined with the men, until 1998.
Deena Kastor (Drossin) has won the long race on seven occasions.Dathan Ritzenhein is a three-time USA Cross Country champion.Key NYAC sponsored NCCA sponsored Knickerbocker Athletic Club sponsored AAU sponsored Pan-American Exposition sponsored USTFF sponsored
Season Venue Location Winner Time Distance Date 1883 Mott Haven New York City, New York Thomas Delaney 26:30 4.25 miles November 6, 1883 1884 Mott Haven New York City, New York D.D. McTaggart 29:53 ≈ 5 miles November 4, 1884 1885 Mott Haven New York City, New York Edward Carter 29:07 ≈ 4.5 miles November 5, 1885 1886 Mott Haven New York City, New York Edward Carter 31:51 5 miles November 2, 1886 1887 Highbridge Park New York City, New York Edward Carter 56:44 8 miles April 30, 1887 Mott Haven New York City, New York Edward Carter 34:52 5 miles November 8, 1887 1888 Fleetwood Driving Park New York City, New York Edward Carter 41:35 ≈ 8 miles April 28, 1888 1889 Mott Haven New York City, New York Willie Day 45:31 ≈ 8 miles May 4, 1889 1890 Morris Park New York City, New York Willie Day 47:41 8 miles April 26, 1890 1891 Morris Park New York City, New York M. Kennedy 46:30 8 miles April 25, 1891 1892 Morris Park New York City, New York Edward Carter 43:54 8 miles April 30, 1892 1893-6 Not held 1897 Morris Park New York City, New York George Orton Canada F.J. Hjertberg 35:58 6.25 miles April 3, 1897 1898 Morris Park New York City, New York George Orton Canada J.F. Malloy 35:41 6.25 miles April 2, 1898 Morris Park New York City, New York A.I. Wright 38:33 6.5 miles November 26, 1898 1899-1900 Not held 1901 Pan-American Exposition Buffalo, New York Jerry Pierce 43:27 8miles September 7, 1901 1902 Not held 1903 Travers Island New York City, New York John J. Joyce 32:23 ≈ 6 miles November 3, 1903 1904 Not held 1905 Travers Island New York City, New York W.J. Hail 32:59 6 miles November 30, 1905 1906 Travers Island New York City, New York Frank Nebrich 34:29 6 miles December 15, 1906 1907 Celtic Park New York City, New York Frank Bellars 33:12 6.25 miles November 23, 1907 1908 Celtic Park New York City, New York Frank Bellars 34:15 6.25 miles November 14, 1908 1909 Celtic Park New York City, New York Willie Kramer 31:17 6.5 miles November 20. 1909 1910 Celtic Park New York City, New York Frank Bellars 33:03 ≈ 6 miles November 26, 1910 1911 Celtic Park New York City, New York Willie Kramer 37:08 6.25 miles November 18, 1911 1912 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Willie Kramer 34:32 6 miles November 30, 1912 1913 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Abel Kiviat 33:52 6 miles December 6, 1913 1914 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Hannes Kolehmainen Finland Arthur J. Fogel 33:36 6.12 miles December 12, 1914 1915 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Nick Giannakopoulos 32:46 6 miles January 8, 1916 1916 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Ville Kyrönen Finland John W. Overton 32:46 6 miles December 9, 1916 1917 Franklin Park Boston, Massachusetts James Henigan 33:58 ≈ 6 miles November 24, 1917 1918 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Max Bohland 33:00 6 miles November 30, 1918 1919 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Fred Faller 32:26 6 miles November 29, 1919 1920 Franklin Park Boston, Massachusetts Fred Faller 29:01 5.5 miles November 20, 1920 1921 Schenley Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania R. Earl Johnson 24:23 5 miles November 19, 1921 1922 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Ville Ritola Finland R. Earl Johnson 34:37 6.5 miles November 25, 1922 1923 Fairmount Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ville Ritola Finland 31:56 6.25 miles November 24, 1923 1924 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Fred Wachsmuth 31:35 6 miles November 29, 1924 1925 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Ville Ritola Finland Fred Wachsmuth 29:27 6.25 miles November 21, 1925 1926 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Ville Ritola Finland 30:02 6.25 miles November 21, 1926 1927 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Ville Ritola Finland 29:27 6 miles November 26, 1927 1928 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Gus Moore 31:18 6 miles November 18, 1928 1929 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Gus Moore 31:10 6 miles December 8, 1928 1930 Lincoln Park Jersey City, New Jersey William Zepp 29:43 6 miles November 30, 1930 1931 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Clark Chamberlain 29:40 6 miles November 28, 1931 1932 Kenwood Country Club Cincinnati, Ohio Joseph McCluskey 32:36 6 miles December 3, 1932 1933 Washington Park Chicago , Illinois Ray Sears 32:51 10K October 28, 1933 1934 Finkbine Field Iowa City, Iowa Don Lash 32:17 10K November 29, 1934 1935 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Don Lash 32:42 10K November 23, 1935 1936 Branch Brook Park Newark, New Jersey Don Lash 32:37 10K November 29, 1936 1937 Branch Brook Park Newark, New Jersey Don Lash 32:57 10K November 28, 1937 1938 Branch Brook Park Newark, New Jersey Don Lash 34:33 10K November 27, 1938 1939 Branch Brook Park Newark, New Jersey Don Lash 32:26 10K November 20, 1939 1940 Meadowbrook Country Club Northville, Michigan Don Lash 30:25 10K November 28, 1940 1941 Empire City Race Track Yonkers, New York Greg Rice 29:19 10K November 9, 1941 1942 Weequahic Park Newark, New Jersey Frank Dixon 32:52 10K November 29, 1942 1943 Clifton Park Baltimore, Maryland William Hulse 32:41 10K November 25, 1943 1944 Clifton Park Baltimore, Maryland James Rafferty 31:38 10K November 23, 1944 1945 Delaware Park Buffalo, New York Thomas Quinn 34:14 10K November 25, 1945 1946 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Robert Black 32:46 10K November 30, 1946 1947 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Curt Stone 32:28 10K November 29, 1947 1948 Warren Valley Course Detroit , Michigan Robert Black 30:00 10K November 27, 1948 1949 Warren Valley Course Detroit , Michigan Fred Wilt 30:31 10K December 3, 1949 1950 Franklin Park Boston, Massachusetts Browning Ross 31:24 6 miles November 25, 1950 1951 Fairmount Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bill Ashenfelter 30:26 10K December 16, 1951 1952 Delaware Park Buffalo, New York Fred Wilt 32:31 10K November 30, 1952 1953 Delaware Park Buffalo, New York Fred Wilt 31:17 10K November 29, 1953 1954 Fairmount Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gordon McKenzie 29:27 10K November 29, 1954 1955 Delaware Park Buffalo, New York Horace Ashenfelter 31:39 10K November 20, 1955 1956 Fairmount Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Horace Ashenfelter 30:08 10K December 9, 1956 1957 Washington Park Chicago , Illinois John Macy 31:12 10K December 7, 1957 1958 Washington Park Chicago , Illinois John Macy 29:47 10K December 6, 1958 1959 Bellarmine College Louisville, Kentucky Al Lawrence Australia John Macy 32:22.4 6.75 miles November 26, 1959 1960 Bellarmine College Louisville, Kentucky Al Lawrence Australia John Gutknecht 31:20.8 10K November 24, 1960 1961 Bellarmine College Louisville, Kentucky Bruce Kidd Canada John Gutknecht 32:02.6 10K November 23, 1961 1962 Ohio State Golf Course Columbus, Ohio Leslie Hegedus 31:58 10K November 22, 1962 Washington Park Chicago , Illinois Pete McArdle 29:53 6.18 miles November 24, 1962 1963 Washington Park Chicago , Illinois Tom O'Hara 30:12 10K November 28, 1963 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Bruce Kidd Canada Pete McArdle 30:47 10K November 30, 1963
Split gender divisions [ edit ] AAU Men's division AAU Women's division AAU World Championship Trials TAC Men's division TAC Women's division TAC World Championship Trials USTFF sponsored
Season Venue Location Winner Time Distance Date 1964 Washington Park Chicago , Illinois Dan Shaughnessy 30:57 10K November 26, 1964 Washington Park Chicago , Illinois Dave Ellis Canada William Morgan 30:49 10K November 28, 1964 Seattle, Washington Marie Mulder 6:51 2K November 28, 1964 1965 Echo Hills Golf Course Wichita, Kansas John Lawson 28:50 6 miles November 25, 1965 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Ron Larrieu 31:11 10K November 27, 1965 Cambridge, Massachusetts Sandra Knott 9:06 1.5 miles November 27, 1965 1966 Echo Hills Golf Course Wichita, Kansas Tarry Harrison 29:57 6 miles November 24, 1966 Pierce College Woodland Hills, California Ron Larrieu 31:23 10K November 26, 1966 Doris Brown 1967 Fort Collins Country Club Colorado Springs, Colorado Arjan Gelling 31:58 10K November 25, 1967 Washington Park Chicago , Illinois Ken Moore 30:08 10K November 25, 1967 Vicki Foltz 1968 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Tarry Harrison 30:05 10K November 28, 1968 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York John Mason 30:34 10K November 30, 1968 Doris Brown 1968 Penn State University University Park, Pennsylvania Jack Bacheler 29:35 6 miles November 26, 1969 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Jack Bacheler 30:49 10K November 29, 1969 Doris Brown 1970 Penn State University University Park, Pennsylvania Frank Shorter 29:01 6 miles November 25, 1970 Washington Park Chicago , Illinois Frank Shorter 30:15 10K November 28, 1970 Saint Louis, Missouri Doris Brown 10:39 2 miles November 28, 1970 1971 Stone Mountain Golf Course Stone Mountain, Georgia Edward Leddy 29:56 6 miles November 24, 1971 UC San Diego La Jolla, California Frank Shorter 29:19 10K November 27, 1971 Wickliffe, Ohio Doris Brown 14:29.4 4K November 27, 1971 1972 North Texas State Denton, Texas John Halberstadt 29:01 6 miles November 22, 1972 Washington Park Chicago , Illinois Frank Shorter 30:42 10K November 25, 1972 El Dorado Regional Park Long Beach, California Francie Larrieu 13:27 4K November 25, 1972 1973 Balboa Park San Diego, California Ed Mendoza 29:39 6 miles November 24, 1973 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Frank Shorter 29:52 10K November 24, 1973 Albuquerque, New Mexico Francie Larrieu 17:17 3 miles November 24, 1973 1974 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Pat Mandera 29:39 6 miles November 27, 1974 Crystal Springs Belmont, California John Ngeno Kenya Ted Castaneda 29:58.8 10K November 30, 1974 Bellbrook, Ohio Lynn Bjorklund 17:31 3 miles November 30, 1974 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Frank Shorter 46:32 15K February 9, 1975 1975 Coonskin Park Charleston, West Virginia Alex Kasich 32:04 6 miles November 29, 1975 Eisenhower Golf Club Annapolis, Maryland Greg Fredericks 28:57 10K November 30, 1975 Crystal Springs Belmont, California Lynn Bjorklund 16:32.6 3 miles November 29, 1975 Crystal Springs Belmont, California Gary Tuttle 37:24 12K January 31, 1976 1976 Yahara Hills Madison, Wisconsin Mike Slack 29:41 6 miles October 23, 1976 Fairmount Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ric Rojas 30:23 10K November 27, 1976 Miami, Florida Jan Merrill 16:37 3 miles November 27, 1976 Alameda Municipal Golf Course Alameda, California Mike Bordell 42:47 9 miles February 19, 1977 1977 Yahara Hills Madison, Wisconsin Craig Virgin 28:31 6 miles October 22, 1977 Buffalo Bayou Park Houston, Texas Nick Rose United Kingdom Craig Virgin 30:14.3 10K November 26, 1977 San Bernardino, California Jan Merrill 16:55 5K November 26, 1977 Atlanta, Georgia Dan Dillon 42:47 12K January 28, 1978 1978 Yahara Hills Madison, Wisconsin Craig Virgin 28:42 6 miles October 21, 1978 West Seattle Golf Course Seattle, Washington Greg Meyer 29:35 10K November 25, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee Julie Brown 16:32 5K November 25, 1978 Atlanta, Georgia Marc Hunter 36:27 12K February 10, 1979
Combined gender divisions [ edit ] AAU Men's division AAU Women's division AAU World Championship Trials TAC Men's division TAC Women's division TAC World Championship Trials USTFA sponsored
Season Venue Location Winner Time Distance Date 1979 Wayne E. Dannehl Course University of Wisconsin, Parkside Kenosha, Wisconsin Herb Lindsay 24:12 5 miles October 20, 1979 North Carolina State Raleigh, North Carolina Alberto Salazar 30:27 10K November 24, 1979 North Carolina State Raleigh, North Carolina Margaret Groos 16:53.9 5K November 24, 1979 Lane Community College Eugene, Oregon Craig Virgin 36:43 12K January 19, 1980 1980 University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada Jairo Correa 31:56 10K October 25, 1980 Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho Jon Sinclair 31:46 10K November 29, 1980 Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho Mary Shea 18:18.7 5K November 29, 1980 E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park Louisville, Kentucky Craig Virgin 36:09 12K January 19, 1981 1981 DeBell Golf Course Burbank, California Adrian Royle United Kingdom Alberto Salazar 27:20 10K*[ 7] [ 8] November 28, 1981 DeBell Golf Course Burbank, California Julie Brown 15:49 5K November 28, 1981 Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho Alberto Salazar 36:09 12K February 15, 1982 1982 Meadowlands Racetrack East Rutherford, New Jersey Pat Porter 28:50 10K November 28, 1982 Meadowlands Racetrack East Rutherford, New Jersey Leslie Welch 15:52 5K November 28, 1982 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois Alberto Salazar 36:34 12K February 20, 1983 1983 Penn State Blue Golf Course State College, Pennsylvania Pat Porter 29:18 10K November 26, 1983 Penn State Blue Golf Course State College, Pennsylvania Betty Jo Geiger 16:31 5K November 26, 1983 Meadowlands Racetrack East Rutherford, New Jersey Pat Porter 34:47 12K February 19, 1984 1984 Franklin Park Boston, Massachusetts Pat Porter 28:06 10K November 24, 1984 Franklin Park Boston, Massachusetts Cathy Branta 15:19 5K November 24, 1984 Cottonwood Creek Golf Course Waco, Texas Ed Eyestone 36:09 12K February 16, 1985 1985 Meredith College Raleigh, North Carolina Pat Porter 30:33 10K November 30, 1985 Meredith College Raleigh, North Carolina Lynn Jennings 17:28 5K November 30, 1985 Cottonwood Creek Golf Course Waco, Texas Pat Porter 35:07 12K February 15, 1986 1986 Golden Gate Park Polo Fields San Francisco, California Pat Porter 30:36 10K November 29, 1986 Golden Gate Park Polo Fields San Francisco, California Leslie Welch 16:51 5.2K November 29, 1986 Trinity Park Dallas, Texas John Easker 36:54 12K February 14, 1987 1987 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Pat Porter 29:58 10K November 28, 1987 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Lynn Jennings 19:35 6K November 28, 1987 Trinity Park Dallas, Texas George Nicolas 38:13 12K February 13, 1988 1988 Meredith College Raleigh, North Carolina Pat Porter 31:07 10K November 26, 1988 Meredith College Raleigh, North Carolina Lynn Jennings 19:32 6K November 26, 1988 Tyee Valley Golf Course SeaTac, Washington Pat Porter 37:54 12K February 4, 1989 1989 Golden Gate Park Polo Fields San Francisco, California Pat Porter 32:08 10K November 25, 1989 Golden Gate Park Polo Fields San Francisco, California Lynn Jennings 21:11 6K November 25, 1989 Tyee Valley Golf Course SeaTac, Washington Ed Eyestone 33:39 12K February 10, 1990 1990 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Bob Kempainen 30:23 10K November 25, 1990 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Lynn Jennings 19:07 6K November 25, 1990 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Aaron Ramirez 34:48 12K February 2, 1991 1991 Franklin Park Boston, Massachusetts Todd Williams 29:18 10K November 30, 1991 Franklin Park Boston, Massachusetts Lynn Jennings 19:24 6K November 30, 1991 Plough Park Memphis, Tennessee Shannon Butler 35:46 12K February 8, 1992 1992 Wayne E. Dannehl Course University of Wisconsin, Parkside Kenosha, Wisconsin Bob Kennedy 29:41 10K November 28, 1992 Wayne E. Dannehl Course University of Wisconsin, Parkside Kenosha, Wisconsin Lynn Jennings 20:26 6K November 28, 1992 Sandy High School Sandy, Oregon Todd Williams 36:45 12K February 6, 1993
Key Women's Fall Championship Women's Winter Short Course Championship (World Championship Trials) Women's Winter Long Course Championship (World Championship Trials) Men's Fall Championship Men's Winter Short Course Championship (World Championship Trials) Men's Winter Long Course Championship (World Championship Trials)
Season Venue Location Winner Time Distance Date 1993 University of Montana Missoula, Montana Todd Williams 26:55 10K November 27, 1993 University of Montana Missoula, Montana Lynn Jennings 20:18 6K November 27, 1993 Plough Park Memphis, Tennessee Bob Kennedy 36:25 12K February 5, 1994 1994 Blue Lake Regional Park Portland, Oregon Reuben Reina 30:00 10K December 4, 1994 Blue Lake Regional Park Portland, Oregon Olga Appell 18:15 5.9K December 4, 1994 1995 Franklin Park Boston, Massachusetts Brad Schlapak 28.41 9.9K December 3, 1995 Franklin Park Boston, Massachusetts Joan Nesbit 19:05 6K December 3, 1995 1996 Stanford Golf Course Palo Alto, California Reuben Reina 29:06 10K December 7, 1996 Stanford Golf Course Palo Alto, California Lynn Jennings 21:06 6.5K December 7, 1996 1997 Blue Lake Regional Park Portland, Oregon Tim Hacker 27:31 10K December 7, 1997 Blue Lake Regional Park Portland, Oregon Deena Drossin 26:35 8K December 7, 1997 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, Florida Dan Browne 11:08 4K January 31, 1998 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, Florida Amy Rudolph 12:38[ 9] 4K January 31, 1998 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, Florida Nnenna Lynch 26:45[ 10] 8K January 31, 1998 1998 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, Florida Andre Williams 28:59 10K December 6, 1998 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, Florida Blake Phillips-Russell 20:06 6K December 6, 1998 Lake Spanaway Golf Course Tacoma, Washington Adam Goucher 10:29 4K February 13, 1999 Lake Spanaway Golf Course Tacoma, Washington Deena Drossin 25:15[ 11] 8K February 13, 1999 Lake Spanaway Golf Course Tacoma, Washington Alan Culpepper 34:24 12K February 14, 1999 Lake Spanaway Golf Course Tacoma, Washington Amy Rudolph 11:59[ 9] 4K February 14, 1999 1999 El Dorado Regional Park Long Beach, California Ray Appenheimer 28:59 10K December 5, 1999 El Dorado Regional Park Long Beach, California Collette Liss [ 12] 20:28 6K December 5, 1999 Bryan Park Greensboro, North Carolina Adam Goucher 11:56 4K February 12, 2000 Bryan Park Greensboro, North Carolina Deena Drossin 27:48 8K February 12, 2000 Bryan Park Greensboro, North Carolina Adam Goucher 37:17 12K February 13, 2000 Bryan Park Greensboro, North Carolina Deena Drossin 13:30[ 13] 4K February 13, 2000 2000 Franklin Park Boston, Massachusetts Matt Downin 29:01 10K November 25, 2000 Franklin Park Boston, Massachusetts Kim Fitchen [ 14] 20:04 6K November 25, 2000 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Tim Broe 11:32 4K February 17, 2001 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Deena Drossin 26:14 8K February 17, 2001 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Meb Keflezighi 34:54 12K February 18, 2001 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Regina Jacobs 12:37 4K February 18, 2001 2001 Battleship Memorial Park Mobile, Alabama Jared Cordes 30:39 10K December 1, 2001 Battleship Memorial Park Mobile, Alabama Priscilla Hein [ 15] 20:21 6K December 1, 2001 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Tim Broe 11:58 4K February 9, 2002 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Deena Drossin 26:31 8K February 9, 2002 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Meb Keflezighi 35:45 12K February 10, 2002 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Regina Jacobs 12:55 4K February 10, 2002 2002 Sierra College Course Rocklin, California Jared Cordes 31:26 10K December 14, 2002 Sierra College Course Rocklin, California Shayne Culpepper [ 16] 21:47 6K December 14, 2002 Buffalo Bayou Park Houston, Texas Robert Gary 13:53 4K February 15, 2003 Buffalo Bayou Park Houston, Texas Deena Drossin 29:06 8K February 15, 2003 Buffalo Bayou Park Houston, Texas Alan Culpepper 38:22 12K February 16, 2003 Buffalo Bayou Park Houston, Texas Shayne Culpepper 15:10 4K February 16, 2003 2003 Bryan Park Greensboro, North Carolina Alan Webb 30:13 10K December 7, 2003 Bryan Park Greensboro, North Carolina Melissa Buttry [ 17] 19:59.9 6K December 7, 2003 Fall Creek and 16th Street Park Indianapolis, Indiana Charlie Gruber 11:14 4K February 7, 2004 Fall Creek and 16th Street Park Indianapolis, Indiana Colleen De Reuck 26:16 8K February 7, 2004 Fall Creek and 16th Street Park Indianapolis, Indiana Bob Kennedy 35:03 12K February 8, 2004 Fall Creek and 16th Street Park Indianapolis, Indiana Shalane Flanagan 12:26 4K February 8, 2004 2004 Portland Meadows Portland, Oregon Jorge Torres 32:43.91[ 18] 10K December 5, 2004 Portland Meadows Portland, Oregon Melissa Buttry [ 18] 23:07.85 6K December 5, 2004 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Tim Broe 11:37.8 4K February 12, 2005 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Colleen De Reuck 27:24 8K February 12, 2005 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Dathan Ritzenhein 36:59.9 12K February 13, 2005 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington Shalane Flanagan 13:24.3 4K February 13, 2005 2005 Genesee Valley Park Rochester, New York Matt Tegenkamp 29:49 10K November 19, 2005 Genesee Valley Park Rochester, New York Elizabeth Woodworth [ 19] 20:29 6K November 19, 2005 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Adam Goucher 10:50 3.9K February 18, 2006 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Blake Phillips-Russell 26:47 7.9K February 18, 2006 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Ryan Hall 34:38 11.9K February 19, 2006 Van Cortlandt Park New York City, New York Carrie Tollefson 12:32 3.9K February 19, 2006 2006 Golden Gate Park Polo Fields San Francisco, California Matt Downin 30:13 10K December 9, 2006 Golden Gate Park Polo Fields San Francisco, California Amy Rudolph [ 20] 19:59 6K December 9, 2006 Flatirons Golf Course Boulder, Colorado Deena Drossin 26:47 8K February 10, 2007 Flatirons Golf Course Boulder, Colorado Alan Culpepper 37:09 12K February 10, 2007 2007 Voice of America Park West Chester, Ohio Ryan Warrenburg [ 21] 31:46.9 10K December 8, 2007 Voice of America Park West Chester, Ohio Delilah DiCrescenzo [ 22] 20:30.7 6K December 8, 2007 Mission Bay San Diego, California Shalane Flanagan 25:26 8K February 16, 2008 Mission Bay San Diego, California Dathan Ritzenhein 35:03 12K February 16, 2008 2008 Plantes Ferry Recreation Park Spokane, Washington Scott Bauhs 30:47 10K December 13, 2008 Plantes Ferry Recreation Park Spokane, Washington Rebecca Donaghue [ 23] 19:59 6K December 13, 2008 Agricultural History Farm Park Derwood, Maryland Emily Brown 26:58 8K February 7, 2009 Agricultural History Farm Park Derwood, Maryland Meb Keflezighi 36:06 12K February 7, 2009 2009 Masterson Park Lexington, Kentucky David Jankowski 29:18 10K December 9, 2009 Masterson Park Lexington, Kentucky Serena Burla [ 24] 20:23 6K December 9, 2009 Plantes Ferry Recreation Park Spokane, Washington Shalane Flanagan 26:47 8K February 13, 2010 Plantes Ferry Recreation Park Spokane, Washington Dathan Ritzenhein 34:34 12K February 13, 2010 2010 McAlpine Park Charlotte, North Carolina Aaron Braun 29:35.3 10K December 11, 2010 McAlpine Park Charlotte, North Carolina Renee Metivier Baillie [ 25] 19:50.5 6K December 11, 2010 Mission Bay San Diego, California Shalane Flanagan 25:47 8K February 5, 2011 Mission Bay San Diego, California Brent Vaughn 35:46 12K February 5, 2011 2011 Jefferson Park Golf Course Seattle, Washington Jonathan Grey 29:38 10K December 10, 2011 Jefferson Park Golf Course Seattle, Washington Brie Felnagle [ 26] 19:54 6K December 10, 2011 Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri Sara Hall 26:50.1 8K February 11, 2012 Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri Bobby Mack 35:41.4 12K February 11, 2012 2012 Masterson Park Lexington, Kentucky Jacob Riley 29:58 10K December 8, 2012 Masterson Park Lexington, Kentucky Mattie Suver [ 27] 20:01 6K December 8, 2012 Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri Shalane Flanagan 25:49.0 8K February 8, 2013 Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri Chris Derrick 35:38.6 12K February 8, 2013 2013 Rivers Edge Golf Course Bend, Oregon Joseph Gray [ 28] 31:05 10K December 14, 2013 Rivers Edge Golf Course Bend, Oregon Laura Thweatt [ 29] 21:43 6K December 14, 2013 Flatirons Golf Course Boulder, Colorado Amy VanAlstine 27:35 8K February 15, 2014 Flatirons Golf Course Boulder, Colorado Chris Derrick 36:14 12K February 15, 2014 2014 Lehigh Goodman Campus Course Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Ryan Hill [ 30] 29:07.03 10K December 13, 2014 Lehigh Goodman Campus Course Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Laura Thweatt [ 31] 19:15 6K December 13, 2014 Flatirons Golf Course Boulder, Colorado Laura Thweatt 27:42 8K February 7, 2015 Flatirons Golf Course Boulder, Colorado Chris Derrick 36:18 12K February 7, 2015 2015 Golden Gate Park Polo Fields San Francisco, California Garrett Heath [ 32] 29:06 10K December 12, 2015 Golden Gate Park Polo Fields San Francisco, California Amy Van Alstine [ 33] 19:51 6K December 12, 2015 Rivers Edge Golf Course Bend, Oregon Mattie Suver 36:38 10K February 6, 2016 Rivers Edge Golf Course Bend, Oregon Craig Lutz 31:40 10K February 6, 2016 2016 Apalachee Regional Park Tallahassee, Florida Samuel Chelanga [ 34] 28:55 10K December 10, 2016 Apalachee Regional Park Tallahassee, Florida Colleen Quigley [ 35] 19:31 6K December 10, 2016 Rivers Edge Golf Course Bend, Oregon Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton 34:24 10K February 4, 2017 Rivers Edge Golf Course Bend, Oregon Leonard Korir 30:12 10K February 4, 2017 2017 Masterson Park Lexington, Kentucky [ 36] Ian La Mere 29:10 10K December 9, 2017 Masterson Park Lexington, Kentucky Sarah Pagano 19:40 6K December 9, 2017 Apalachee Regional Park Tallahassee, Florida Emily Infeld 33:19 10K February 3, 2018 Apalachee Regional Park Tallahassee, Florida Leonard Korir 29:17 10K February 3, 2018 2018 Plantes Ferry Sports Complex Spokane, Washington Ben Blankenship 29:21 10K December 8, 2018 Plantes Ferry Sports Complex Spokane, Washington Katie Mackey 19:35 6K December 8, 2018 Apalachee Regional Park Tallahassee, Florida Shelby Houlihan 32:46.8 10K February 2, 2019 Apalachee Regional Park Tallahassee, Florida Shadrack Kipchirchir 28:52.5 10K [ 37] February 2, 2019 2019 Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Morgan Pearson 29:54 10K December 14, 2019 Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Aisling Cuffe 20:07 6K December 14, 2019 Mission Bay Park San Diego, California Natosha Rogers 35:44.3 10K January 18, 2020 Mission Bay Park San Diego, California Anthony Rotich 30:35.8 10K January 18, 2020 2021 Apalachee Regional Park Tallahassee, Florida Frankline Tonui 30:14.6[ 38] 10K December 11, 2021 Apalachee Regional Park Tallahassee, Florida Natosha Rogers 19:42.0[ 39] 6K December 11, 2021 Mission Bay Park San Diego, California Alicia Monson 34:01[ 40] 10K January 8, 2022 Mission Bay Park San Diego, California Shadrack Kipchirchir 30:32[ 41] 10K January 8, 2022 2022 Golden Gate Park [ 42] San Francisco, California Cole Hocker 26:28 ~9.6K December 10, 2022 Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California Bethany Hasz 17:54 ~5.6K December 10, 2022 Pole Green Park Richmond, Virginia Ednah Kurgat 32:07 10K January 21, 2023 Pole Green Park Richmond, Virginia Emmanuel Bor 28:44 10K January 21, 2023 2023 Apalachee Regional Park Tallahassee, Florida Tai Dinger 30:48.0 10K December 9, 2023 Apalachee Regional Park Tallahassee, Florida Amanda Vestri 20:06.3 6K December 9, 2023 Pole Green Park Richmond, Virginia Weini Kelati 32:58.6 10K January 20, 2024 Pole Green Park Richmond, Virginia Cooper Teare 29:06.2 10K January 20, 2024
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