2004 NCAA Division I cross country championships

2004 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	66th–Men 24th–Women
Date	November 22, 2004
Host city	Terre Haute, IN
Venue	Indiana State University LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Distances	10 km–Men 6 km–Women
Participation	242–Men 250–Women 492–Total athletes
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The 2004 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 66th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 24th 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 22, 2004, the combined meet was the first of eight consecutive championship 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 (90 points), the Buffaloes' second. The women's team championship was also won by Colorado (63 points), the Buffaloes' second. This was the fourth time that the same program won both the men's and women's national team titles (Stanford, 2003; Stanford, 1996; Wisconsin, 1985).

The two individual champions were, for the men, Simon Bairu (Wisconsin, 30:37.7) and, for the women, Kim Smith (Providence, 20:28.5).

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Colorado	90
	Wisconsin	94
	Arkansas	202
4	Butler Bulldogs	243
5	BYU	267
6	Stanford	269
7	Iona	279
8	Arizona State	315
9	New Mexico	330
10	Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo	333

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Simon Bairu	Wisconsin	30:37.7
	Matt Gonzales	New Mexico	30:40.9
	Josphat Boit	Arkansas	30:41.8
4	Brent Vaughn	Colorado	30:48.7
5	Bret Schoolmeester	Colorado	30:56.3
6	Simon Ngata	Georgia	30:56.5
7	Benson Chesang	Kansas	30:59.4
8	Nef Araia	Stanford	31:04.5
9	Robert Cheseret	Arizona	31:05.8
10	Rod Koborsi	Georgetown	31:06.4

Women's title

• Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Colorado	63
	Duke	144
	Providence	164
4	Notre Dame	170
5	Stanford	175
6	Michigan	246
7	Villanova	277
8	Brigham Young	293
9	Arizona State	333
10	North Carolina	336

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Kim Smith	Providence	20:08.5
	Renee Metivier	Colorado	20:26.4
	Caroline Bierbaum	Columbia-Barnard	20:30.7
4	Laura Turner	BYU	20:37.5
5	Maureen Mccandless	Pittsburgh	20:38.2
6	Lindsay Donaldson	Yale	20:40.0
7	Carol Henry	North Carolina	20:41.9
8	Marina Muncan	Villanova	20:42.8
9	Angela Homan	Auburn	20:43.8
10	Fiona Crombie	Providence	20:45.9