2001 NCAA Division I cross country championships

The 2001 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 63rd annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 21st 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.

2001 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	63rd–Men 21st–Women
Date	November 19, 2001
Host city	Greenville, SC
Venue	Furman University
Distances	10 km–Men 6 km–Women
Participation	253–Men 252–Women 505–Total athletes
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Held on November 19, 2001, the combined meet was hosted by Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. 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) for the first time, 1,000 meets longer than in previous years.

The men's team championship was won by Colorado (90 points), the Buffaloes' first. The women's team championship was won by BYU (62 points), the Cougars' third overall (and third in five years).

The two individual champions were, for the men, Boaz Cheboiywo (Eastern Michigan, 28:47) and, for the women, Tara Chaplin (Arizona, 20:24).

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Colorado	90
	Stanford	91
	Arkansas	118
4	Northern Arizona	193
5	Wisconsin	245
6	Notre Dame	248
7	Portland	273
8	Villanova	282
9	NC State	293
10	Providence	294

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Boaz Cheboiywo	Eastern Michigan	28:47
	Jorge Torres	Colorado	29:06
	Alistair Cragg	Arkansas	29:10
4	Dathan Ritzenhein	Colorado	29:11
5	Luke Watson	Notre Dame	29:19
6	Ryan Shay	Notre Dame	29:23
7	Donald Sage	Stanford	29:24
8	Matt Tegenkamp	Wisconsin	29:26
9	Josh Spiker	Wisconsin	29:29
10	Travis Laird	Northern Arizona	29:31

Women's title

• Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	BYU	62
	NC State	148
	Georgetown	180
4	Arizona	194
5	Stanford	206
6	Boston College	232
7	North Carolina	239
8	Colorado	240
9	Virginia	303
10	Providence	337

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Tara Chaplin	Arizona	20:24
	Renee Metivier	Georgia Tech	20:31
	Lauren Fleshman	Stanford	20:35
4	Kristin Price	NC State	20:36
5	Michaela Manova	BYU	20:42
6	Jennifer Owens	Virginia	20:43
7	Jessie Kindschi	BYU	20:49
8	Molly Austin	Colorado	20:51
9	Tara Northcutt	BYU	20:55
10	Maggie Guiney	Boston College	20:56