1978 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships

1978 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	40th
Date	November 20, 1978
Host city	Madison, WI University of Wisconsin–Madison
Location	Yahara Hills Golf Course
Athletes participating	241
Distances	10 km (6.21 mi)
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The 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 40th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 20, 1978, the meet was hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison at the Yahara Hills Golf Course in Madison, Wisconsin. The distance for this race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles).

All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 29 teams and 241 individual runners contested this championship.

The team national championship was won by the UTEP Miners, their fourth title. The individual championship was won by Alberto Salazar, from Oregon, with a time of 29:29.70.

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	UTEP	56
	Oregon	72
	Wisconsin	134
4	Penn State	220
5	Colorado	234
6	Tennessee Arizona	247
7	Indiana	252
8	Colorado State	254
9	Arkansas	300
10	Minnesota	301

Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
	Alberto Salazar	Oregon	29:29.70
	Michael Musyoki	UTEP	29:39.20
	Thom Hunt	Arizona	29:34.10
4	Suleiman Nyambui	UTEP	29:35.90
5	Steve Lacy	Wisconsin	29:36.50
6	Marc Hunter	Cleveland State	29:39.70
7	Don Clary	Oregon	29:47.30
8	James Schankel	Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo	29:48.00
9	Robert Snyder	Penn State	29:48.20
10	Dan Henderson	Wheaton (IL)	29:48.50

See also

• NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship
• NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship