At the NCAA DI Cross Country Championships, the best runners in the NCAA faced off for one final dance. Alabama's Doris Lemngole took the women's individual title, while Harvard's Graham Blanks repeated as the men's individual winner. BYU took the team titles for both the men's and women's races.

Check out FloTrack's moment-by-moment updates and analysis of the big day below.

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10:41 am ET:

There are a few more runners still finishing, but nothing is changing. BYU put all five runners in the top 50 to hold off Iowa State, 124-137. The broadcast mentioned that the Cylcone's typical frontrunner, Robin Kwemoi Bera, was potentially the athlete to go down around 5k. 

Defending champion Oklahoma State finished eighth, just over 40 points shy of the podium.

10:40 am ET:

BYU is going to do it! Led by Casey Clinger, Ed Eyestone's Cougars are national champions once again! Iowa State and Arkansas finish second and third, while hosts Wisconsin round out the podium with 212 points. 

10:39 am ET: 

Graham Blanks! He's inevitable! The Harvard star runs a 'Wicked smart' race and breaks the tape in 28:37. Samuel is runner-up yet again, while Furman's Dylan Schubert, Arkansas' Yaseen Abdalla, and Oklahoma State's Brian Musau round out the top five. 

10:36 am ET:

Graham Blanks has made the biggest move of the day! With 1k to go, the defending champ is about three seconds ahead of New Mexico's Habtom Samuel.

His lead continues to grow, and BYU is just a few hundred meters away from a potential sweep of national titles.

10:35 am ET:

Through 8k, just 13 men are left in the front group, as Clinger continues to keep his foot on the gas as Villanova's Liam Murphy trails off of the back. At some point, some of these programs are going to run out of time to make the necessary moves.

Oklahoma State's Brian Musau made a move at 8.5k, and defending champ Graham Blanks is right there with him. It's still anyone's race, and there are still seven guys in the mix.

10:31 am ET:

With 3k to go, the front group is beginning to thin out, but still a contingent of men at the front. Casey Clinger still leads the way, but the move has not been enough to drop anyone or open the race up. 

It's also worth noting that the 2023 runner-up Habtom Samuel, is racing with just his right shoe, running barefoot on his left. 

10:28 am ET:

BYU's Casey Clinger is the new runner at the front, but there is still a pack of 15+ dictating the race. BYU, Arkansas, and Iowa State continue to sit atop the team standings, while Oklahoma State is closing the gap, currently in fourth.

10:24 am ET:

Just before 5k, there was a runner that went down and a lot of back-and-forth between Oklahoma State's Brian Musau and New Mexico's Habtom Samuel. A few minutes later, Texas Tech's Ernest Cheruiyot made a move out to the front and Harvard's Graham Blanks was the first one to respond. 

It appears that it was an Iowa State runner who fell, but both Robin Kwemoi Bera and Said Mechaal remain in the top 15.

10:21 am ET: 

It was just announced on the ESPN broadcast that Texas Tech's Solomon Kipchoge was a DNS. Kipchoge was the Mountain Region champ in 28:55.9, and one of the top contenders for the individual crown.

10:18 am ET:

Washington State's Evans Kurui appeared to make a move, but he quickly settled back in with the pack. Multiple runners from Iowa State, Arkansas, and BYU are scattered throughout the top 10.

10:16 am ET:

Through 2k it looks like BYU has an early lead on the field in the team scores, but with 12 seconds separating the first 200 runners, that's moot.

10:13 am ET:

Nothing out of the ordinary has happened as all of the contenders are at the front early.

10:10 am ET:

The men's race is off and we've got 30 minutes of non-stop racing ahead of us.

9:49 am ET:

Here's how the podium looks as results continue to be finalized. Both Oregon and Stanford totaled 210 and 213, just four and seven points back of NAU.

1. BYU - 147

2. West Virginia - 164

3. Providence - 183

4. Northern Arizona - 206

This is BYU's second title and fifth top-two finish under Taylor. 

9:45 am ET:

Results are still trickling in, but barring anything crazy, the BYU Cougars are NCAA champions! For the first time since 2020. Lexy Halladay-Lowry was 14th for the Cougars in 19:48, while Riley Chamberlain and Carmen Alder finished 31st and 39th, respectively. 

In a wild last kilometer, West Virginia and Providence moved past Northern Arizona to finish runner-up and third, while the Lumberjacks finished fourth in Mike Smith's last year at the helm.

Three-time defending champions NC State finished eighth overall, bringing their unprecedented run at the top to an end. 

9:39 am ET:

Alabama's Doris Lemngole breaks the tape and wins her first cross country national title as New Mexico's Pamela Kosgei and Florida's Hilda Olemomoi take second and third. The trio clocked 19:21, 19:27, and 19:28, respectively. The top 31 women all broke 20:00 for 6k, and it took a 20:04.6 performance or faster to earn All-American honors.

9:37 am ET:

With one kilometer to go, the BYU Cougars made a big move, establishing a nearly 30-point gap on the Lumberjacks and West Virginia Mountaineers, who sit even with 177 points apiece. Lemngole, Kosgei, and Olemomoi have turned this into a three-woman race and are even with about 400m to go.

9:35 am ET:

Alabama's Doris Lemngole and New Mexico's Pamela Kosgei both moved to the front, with Florida's Hilda Olemomoi responding to the move and going with the pair. West Virgina's McCabe, Stanford's Amy Bunnage, and NC State's Grace Hartman are about a meter or two back of the front three. NAU and BYU are separated by just nine points, as it continues to be way too close to call. 

9:32 am ET: 

There is still a large pack of 15+ women at the front as no one has opted to break the race open. Northern Arizona and BYU come through in first and second in the team standings, totaling 146 and 165, respectively.

9:30 am ET:

All of the contenders are where they need to be at the one-third mark. Connecticut's Chloe Tomas, Stanford's Amy Bunnage, and West Virginia's Ceili McCabe are running in the middle of a huge pack chasing the gator. Northern Arizona's lead has grown to 22 points at the 2k mark, with New Mexico, BYU, and Stanford right on their heels. 

9:24 am ET: 

Through the first kilometer, Northern Arizona (159), BYU (166), Alabama (188), and Stanford (192) are the top four teams, and the pack has caught up to and surrounded Florida's Olemomoi.

9:20 am ET:

The women's race is off and running, and a few women have made surges towards the front. Florida's Hilda Olemomoi has taken the pace out hard and is leading the charge by about 5-10 meters.

Action Is Set To Get Started - 9:00 AM ET

Action is slated to start at 10:20 AM EDT with the women's race leading the day. The men's race will follow at 11:00 AM EDT. 

When Is The NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships 2024; NCAA XC Championship Schedule

The Cross Country Championships are at 10:20 a.m. (women’s 6000m) and 11:10 a.m. (men’s 10000m) on Nov. 23. The Division II and Division III Championships will be held on the same day.

Where Are The NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships 2024?

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Division I National Championships are at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Verona, Washington. They will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin.

• Division I: Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Verona, Wisconsin
• Division II: Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento, California
• Division III: LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana.

FloTrack Is Streaming Cross Country High School State Meets All November

November is also the month of high school cross country championship meets. Check the FloTrack schedule for a list of all the state championships streaming on FloTrack

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