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The USA Cross Country Championships is the annual national championships for cross country running

Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. 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

IAAF World Cross Country Championships

IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...

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The competition, run under the auspices of USA Track & Field, traces its history back to 1890. The competition was held sporadically until 1905 at which point it has been held every year since. It was previously known at the USA Winter Cross Country Championships and it gained its current moniker in 2003. There is also an annual competition for club runners run by USATF: the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships.

There are four races held at each 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. All four serve as selection races for the IAAF World Championships in which the top six runners from each race gain qualification. Each race awards medals on an individual basis and a team basis (where the performances by athletes belonging to a certain running club

Running club

A running club is an eclectic institution specialising in running and oriented towards the sport and recreation of running or track and field...

or sponsor are combined). Between 1998 and 2006 the championships featured short course races of 4 km for both men and women – these races are now discontinued. Occasionally, masters races, determined by age group, are held as part of the championships.

Lynn Jennings

Lynn Jennings

Lynn Jennings is a retired American athlete who competed mainly in the long distances. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major disciplines--track, road, and cross country...

, a nine-time US champion, 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

1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 18th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 24, 1990 in Aix-les-Bains, France.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- External links :**...

, 1991

1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 19th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 24, 1991 in Antwerp, Belgium.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- External links :**- References :...

and 1992

1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 20th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 21, 1992 in Boston, United States.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- External links :**...

. The competition has been televised in the past on ESPN 2.

Long course

Edition	Year	Venue	Location	Men's	Women's
83rd	1980			Jon Sinclair	Mary Shea
84th	1981			Adrian Royle Adrian Royle Adrian Royle is a retired English long distance runner born in Manchester. He is notable for running exceptional times on difficult courses, making race organizers think the course had been mis-measured.-Early life:...	Julie Brown Julie Brown Julie Ann Brown is an American actress, comedienne, screen/television writer, singer-songwriter, television director. Brown is perhaps best known for her work in the 1980s, where she often played a quintessential valley girl character...
85th	1982			Pat Porter Pat Porter Patrick Ralph Porter is a former American distance runner. With an unremarkable personal best of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, Porter was not heavily recruited to run in college...	Leslie Welch Leslie Welch Leslie Welch was a British radio and television entertainer known as the Memory Man.- Early life and career :Leslie was born in Edmonton...
86th	1983			Pat Porter Pat Porter Patrick Ralph Porter is a former American distance runner. With an unremarkable personal best of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, Porter was not heavily recruited to run in college...	Betty Springs
87th	1984			Pat Porter Pat Porter Patrick Ralph Porter is a former American distance runner. With an unremarkable personal best of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, Porter was not heavily recruited to run in college...	Cathy Branta Cathy Branta Cathy Branta is a retired middle distance and long distance runner from the United States. She won the gold medal at the 1985 Summer Universiade in Kobe, Japan in the women's 3,000 metres event. She set the collegiate record in the 5,000 meters in a time of 15:07.-References:* *...
88th	1985			Pat Porter Pat Porter Patrick Ralph Porter is a former American distance runner. With an unremarkable personal best of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, Porter was not heavily recruited to run in college...	Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings is a retired American athlete who competed mainly in the long distances. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major disciplines--track, road, and cross country...
89th	1986			Pat Porter Pat Porter Patrick Ralph Porter is a former American distance runner. With an unremarkable personal best of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, Porter was not heavily recruited to run in college...	Leslie Welch Leslie Welch Leslie Welch was a British radio and television entertainer known as the Memory Man.- Early life and career :Leslie was born in Edmonton...
90th	1987			Pat Porter Pat Porter Patrick Ralph Porter is a former American distance runner. With an unremarkable personal best of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, Porter was not heavily recruited to run in college...	Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings is a retired American athlete who competed mainly in the long distances. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major disciplines--track, road, and cross country...
91st	1988			Pat Porter Pat Porter Patrick Ralph Porter is a former American distance runner. With an unremarkable personal best of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, Porter was not heavily recruited to run in college...	Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings is a retired American athlete who competed mainly in the long distances. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major disciplines--track, road, and cross country...
92nd	1989			Pat Porter Pat Porter Patrick Ralph Porter is a former American distance runner. With an unremarkable personal best of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, Porter was not heavily recruited to run in college...	Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings is a retired American athlete who competed mainly in the long distances. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major disciplines--track, road, and cross country...
93rd	1990			Bob Kempainen Bob Kempainen Robert Kempainen, MD is a retired long-distance runner from the United States, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 . He was the 1990 US National Cross Country Champion. He finished 2nd at the 1993 New York City Marathon in 2:11:03...	Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings is a retired American athlete who competed mainly in the long distances. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major disciplines--track, road, and cross country...
94th	1991			Todd Williams Todd Williams (athlete) Todd Williams is a retired long-distance runner from the United States, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He was a two-time United States cross country champion, with victories in 1991 and 1993...	Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings is a retired American athlete who competed mainly in the long distances. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major disciplines--track, road, and cross country...
95th	1992			Bob Kennedy	Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings is a retired American athlete who competed mainly in the long distances. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major disciplines--track, road, and cross country...
96th	1993			Todd Williams Todd Williams (athlete) Todd Williams is a retired long-distance runner from the United States, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He was a two-time United States cross country champion, with victories in 1991 and 1993...	Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings is a retired American athlete who competed mainly in the long distances. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major disciplines--track, road, and cross country...
97th	1994			Reuben Reina	Olga Appell Olga Appell Olga Appell is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. She ran at the 1992 Summer Olympics the following year, but failed to finish the race...
98th	1995			Brad Schlapak	Joan Nesbit
99th	1996			Reuben Reina	Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings Lynn Jennings is a retired American athlete who competed mainly in the long distances. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major disciplines--track, road, and cross country...
100th	1997			Tim Hacker	Deena Drossin
101st	1998			Short course only	Short course only
102nd	1999			Alan Culpepper Alan Culpepper Alan Culpepper is an American distance runner and two time United States Olympian. Along with competing on four World Championship Teams, his accomplishments include finishing fourth in the Boston Marathon in 2005, winning the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon and finishing 12th at the 2004...	Deena Drossin
103rd	2000	Soldier Hollow Soldier Hollow Soldier Hollow is a cross-country ski resort located southeast of Salt Lake City in Wasatch Mountain State Park, Utah, United States. The resort was created for the 2002 Winter Olympics, and during the games it hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing and the cross country skiing portion of the...	Midway, Utah Midway, Utah Midway is a city in Wasatch County, Utah, United States. It is located in the Heber Valley, approximately three miles west of Heber City and 28 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, on the opposite side of the Wasatch Mountains...	Adam Goucher Adam Goucher Adam Goucher is a retired American cross-country and track and field athlete. He primarily competed in distance events and is featured in Running With The Buffaloes, a book revolving around the 1998 season of the University of Colorado cross country team.-Background:Goucher attended Doherty High...	Deena Drossin
104th	2001	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in the states of Washington and Oregon. The National Historic Site consists of two units, one located on the site of Fort Vancouver in modern-day Vancouver, Washington; the other being the former residence of...	Vancouver, Washington Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...	Meb Keflezighi	Deena Drossin
105th	2002	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in the states of Washington and Oregon. The National Historic Site consists of two units, one located on the site of Fort Vancouver in modern-day Vancouver, Washington; the other being the former residence of...	Vancouver, Washington Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...	Meb Keflezighi	Deena Drossin
106th	2003	Buffalo Bayou Park	Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...	Alan Culpepper Alan Culpepper Alan Culpepper is an American distance runner and two time United States Olympian. Along with competing on four World Championship Teams, his accomplishments include finishing fourth in the Boston Marathon in 2005, winning the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon and finishing 12th at the 2004...	Deena Drossin
107th	2004	Fall Creek and 16th Street Park	Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...	Bob Kennedy	Colleen De Reuck Colleen De Reuck Colleen S. De Reuck is a long-distance runner from South Africa, who became an American citizen on December 11, 2000...
108th	2005	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in the states of Washington and Oregon. The National Historic Site consists of two units, one located on the site of Fort Vancouver in modern-day Vancouver, Washington; the other being the former residence of...	Vancouver, Washington Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...	Dathan Ritzenhein Dathan Ritzenhein Dathan Ritzenhein is an American long-distance runner. He held the American record in the 5,000 metres from 2009–10, when it was broken by Bernard Lagat...	Colleen De Reuck Colleen De Reuck Colleen S. De Reuck is a long-distance runner from South Africa, who became an American citizen on December 11, 2000...
109th	2006	Van Cortlandt Park Van Cortlandt Park Van Cortlandt Park is a park located in the Bronx in New York City. It is the fourth largest park in New York City, behind Pelham Bay Park, Flushing Meadows Park and Staten Island Greenbelt....	New York City, New York	Ryan Hall Ryan Hall (runner) Ryan Hall is an American long distance runner. He won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials and placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing. He holds the U.S. record in the half marathon . With his half marathon record time, he became the first U.S...	Blake Russell Blake Russell Blake Russell is an American long-distance runner who represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. After finishing third in the marathon at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, she went on to finish in 27th in the Olympic marathon in Beijing...
110th	2007	Flatirons Golf Course	Boulder, Colorado Boulder, Colorado Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...	Alan Culpepper Alan Culpepper Alan Culpepper is an American distance runner and two time United States Olympian. Along with competing on four World Championship Teams, his accomplishments include finishing fourth in the Boston Marathon in 2005, winning the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon and finishing 12th at the 2004...	Deena Kastor Deena Kastor Deena Michelle Kastor is an American long-distance runner. She holds American records in the marathon, half-marathon, and numerous road distances. She won the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece...
111th	2008	Mission Bay Park	San Diego, California San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...	Dathan Ritzenhein Dathan Ritzenhein Dathan Ritzenhein is an American long-distance runner. He held the American record in the 5,000 metres from 2009–10, when it was broken by Bernard Lagat...	Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan is an American distance runner. She currently holds the American record times in the 3000 m , 5000 m , and 10,000 m...
112th	2009	Agricultural History Farm Park	Derwood, Maryland Derwood, Maryland Derwood is an unincorporated area of about 15,600 people in east-central Montgomery County, Maryland. It is a relatively dense area. It lies just east of Rockville, south east of Gaithersburg, south west of Olney, and north west of the greater Silver Spring, Maryland area. Residents of Derwood...	Meb Keflezighi	Emily Brown
113th	2010	Plantes Ferry Recreation Park	Spokane, Washington Spokane, Washington Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...	Dathan Ritzenhein Dathan Ritzenhein Dathan Ritzenhein is an American long-distance runner. He held the American record in the 5,000 metres from 2009–10, when it was broken by Bernard Lagat...	Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan is an American distance runner. She currently holds the American record times in the 3000 m , 5000 m , and 10,000 m...
114th	2011	Mission Bay Park	San Diego, California San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...	Brent Vaughn	Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan is an American distance runner. She currently holds the American record times in the 3000 m , 5000 m , and 10,000 m...

Short course

Edition	Year	Venue	Location	Men's	Women's
101st	1998			Dan Browne Dan Browne Daniel J. Browne is a United States distance runner, who as won numerous major American road race championships and was a member of the 2004 Olympic team in the 10 km and marathon.-Education:...	Amy Rudolph
102nd	1999			Adam Goucher Adam Goucher Adam Goucher is a retired American cross-country and track and field athlete. He primarily competed in distance events and is featured in Running With The Buffaloes, a book revolving around the 1998 season of the University of Colorado cross country team.-Background:Goucher attended Doherty High...	Amy Rudolph
103rd	2000	Soldier Hollow Soldier Hollow Soldier Hollow is a cross-country ski resort located southeast of Salt Lake City in Wasatch Mountain State Park, Utah, United States. The resort was created for the 2002 Winter Olympics, and during the games it hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing and the cross country skiing portion of the...	Midway, Utah Midway, Utah Midway is a city in Wasatch County, Utah, United States. It is located in the Heber Valley, approximately three miles west of Heber City and 28 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, on the opposite side of the Wasatch Mountains...	Adam Goucher Adam Goucher Adam Goucher is a retired American cross-country and track and field athlete. He primarily competed in distance events and is featured in Running With The Buffaloes, a book revolving around the 1998 season of the University of Colorado cross country team.-Background:Goucher attended Doherty High...	Deena Drossin
104th	2001	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in the states of Washington and Oregon. The National Historic Site consists of two units, one located on the site of Fort Vancouver in modern-day Vancouver, Washington; the other being the former residence of...	Vancouver, Washington Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...	Tim Broe	Regina Jacobs Regina Jacobs Regina Jacobs is an American former middle distance runner from Los Angeles. After graduating from Stanford University she represented the USA in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, before ending her career in disgrace after a positive drug test.Jacobs took...
105th	2002	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in the states of Washington and Oregon. The National Historic Site consists of two units, one located on the site of Fort Vancouver in modern-day Vancouver, Washington; the other being the former residence of...	Vancouver, Washington Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...	Tim Broe	Regina Jacobs Regina Jacobs Regina Jacobs is an American former middle distance runner from Los Angeles. After graduating from Stanford University she represented the USA in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, before ending her career in disgrace after a positive drug test.Jacobs took...
106th	2003	Buffalo Bayou Park	Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...	Robert Gary	Shayne Culpepper Shayne Culpepper Shayne Culpepper is a middle distance athlete. She is a two-time Olympian in track and field; in 2004 in the 5,000m and in 2000 in the 1,500m....
107th	2004	Fall Creek and 16th Street Park	Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...	Charlie Gruber	Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan is an American distance runner. She currently holds the American record times in the 3000 m , 5000 m , and 10,000 m...
108th	2005	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in the states of Washington and Oregon. The National Historic Site consists of two units, one located on the site of Fort Vancouver in modern-day Vancouver, Washington; the other being the former residence of...	Vancouver, Washington Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...	Tim Broe	Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan is an American distance runner. She currently holds the American record times in the 3000 m , 5000 m , and 10,000 m...
109th	2006	Van Cortlandt Park Van Cortlandt Park Van Cortlandt Park is a park located in the Bronx in New York City. It is the fourth largest park in New York City, behind Pelham Bay Park, Flushing Meadows Park and Staten Island Greenbelt....	New York City, New York	Adam Goucher Adam Goucher Adam Goucher is a retired American cross-country and track and field athlete. He primarily competed in distance events and is featured in Running With The Buffaloes, a book revolving around the 1998 season of the University of Colorado cross country team.-Background:Goucher attended Doherty High...	Carrie Tollefson Carrie Tollefson Carrie Tollefson is an American middle distance runner who was on the US 2004 Summer Olympic team....

External links

Official website
USA Cross Country Champions – Men – USA Cross Country Champions – Women at USA Track & Field

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Long course

Short course

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