| Arizona Wildcats Men's Cross Country |
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| University | University of Arizona |
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| Head coach | Bernard Lagat |
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| Conference | Pac-12 |
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| Location | Tucson, Arizona |
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| Nickname | Wildcats |
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| Colors | Cardinal and navy[1]
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| 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 ,1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
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| 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1999 |
Arizona Wildcats Men's Cross Country represents the University of Arizona and competes in the Big 12 Conference. The team is current coached by five-time Olympian Bernard Lagat who specializes in middle and long-distance runner.[2]
Notable athletes
Sources:[3]
Men's individual conference champions
| Year
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Athlete
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Conference
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| 1984
|
Tom Ansberry
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Pac-10
|
| 1986
|
Aaron Ramirez
|
Pac-10
|
| 1987
|
Matt Giusto
|
Pac-10
|
| 1989
|
Marc Davis
|
Pac-10
|
| 1990
|
Marc Davis (2)
|
Pac-10
|
| 1994
|
Martin Keino
|
Pac-10
|
| 1998
|
Abdi Abdirahman
|
Pac-10
|
| 2004
|
Robert Cheseret
|
Pac-10
|
| 2005
|
Robert Cheseret (2)
|
Pac-10
|
| 2011
|
Lawi Lalang
|
Pac-12
|
| 2012
|
Lawi Lalang (2)
|
Pac-12
|
Pac-12 Athlete of the Year
| Year
|
Athlete
|
| 1984
|
Tom Ansberry
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| 1986
|
Aaron Ramirez
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| 1987
|
Matt Giusto
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| 1989
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Marc Davis
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| 1990
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| 1991
|
Martin Keino
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| 1994
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| 1998
|
Abdi Abdirahman
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| 2004
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Robert Cheseret
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| 2005
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| 2010
|
Stephen Sambu
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| 2011
|
Lawi Lalang
|
| 2012
|
Pac-12 Newcomer/Freshman of the Year
| Year
|
Athlete
|
| 2003
|
Robert Cheseret
|
| 2004
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Mohamed Trafeh
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| 2010
|
Stephen Sambu
|
| 2011
|
Lawi Lalang
|
Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year
| Year
|
Athlete
|
| 2014
|
Sam Macaluso
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Pac-12 All-Conference
- Micheil Jones: 1999
- Brent Pedersen: 1999
- Tom Prindiville: 1999, 2000
- David Lopez: 1999, 2000
- Steve Smith: 1999, 2000
- Kyle Goklish: 2001
- Jonah Maiyo: 2003, 2005
- Robert Cheseret: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Obed Mutanya: 2005, 2006
- Stephen Sambu: 2010, 2012
- Lawi Lalang: 2011, 2012
- Victor Ortiz-Rivera: 2020
Olympians[4]
Year by year results
Source:[5][6][7]
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Men's
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| Year
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Conference Finish
|
Points
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NCAA Finish
|
Points
|
| Western Athletic Conference
|
| 1962
|
1st
|
52
|
|
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| 1963
|
2nd
|
54
|
|
|
| 1964
|
5th
|
123
|
|
|
| 1965
|
5th
|
122
|
|
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| 1966
|
2nd
|
58
|
|
|
| 1967
|
5th
|
113
|
|
|
| 1968
|
4th
|
90
|
|
|
| 1969
|
4th
|
112
|
|
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| 1970
|
6th
|
143
|
|
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| 1971
|
2nd
|
67
|
|
|
| 1972
|
2nd
|
48
|
20th
|
439
|
| 1973
|
T-4th
|
99
|
|
|
| 1974
|
7th
|
142
|
|
|
| 1975
|
6th
|
132
|
|
|
| 1976
|
3rd
|
94
|
7th
|
324
|
| 1977
|
4th
|
101
|
9th
|
262
|
| Pac-10 Conference
|
| 1978
|
3th
|
79
|
7th
|
248
|
| 1979
|
5th
|
130
|
|
|
| 1980
|
2nd
|
59
|
22nd
|
484
|
| 1981
|
2nd
|
60
|
7th
|
253
|
| 1982
|
3th
|
80
|
11th
|
272
|
| 1983
|
1st
|
38
|
T-14th
|
322
|
| 1984
|
1st
|
44
|
2nd
|
111
|
| 1985
|
4th
|
128
|
4th
|
175
|
| 1986
|
1st
|
49
|
6th
|
224
|
| 1987
|
1st
|
32
|
6th
|
244
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| 1988
|
5th
|
133
|
|
|
| 1989
|
3rd
|
91
|
|
|
| 1990
|
2nd
|
41
|
21st
|
484
|
| 1991
|
1st
|
45
|
T-4th
|
236
|
| 1992
|
2nd
|
51
|
18th
|
388
|
| 1993
|
7th
|
156
|
|
|
| 1994
|
1st
|
49
|
3rd
|
172
|
| 1995
|
3rd
|
87
|
|
|
| 1996
|
5th
|
112
|
|
|
| 1997
|
5th
|
113
|
|
|
| 1998
|
3rd
|
90
|
11th
|
348
|
| 1999
|
1st
|
36
|
10th
|
346
|
| 2000
|
3rd
|
70
|
12th
|
419
|
| 2001
|
4th
|
96
|
21st
|
486
|
| 2002
|
7th
|
176
|
|
|
| 2003
|
4th
|
109
|
23rd
|
536
|
| 2004
|
6th
|
138
|
|
|
| 2005
|
2nd
|
78
|
10th
|
384
|
| 2006
|
3rd
|
107
|
21st
|
517
|
| 2007
|
8th
|
260
|
|
|
| 2008
|
7th
|
180
|
|
|
| 2009
|
8th
|
193
|
|
|
| 2010
|
8th
|
195
|
|
|
| Pac-12 Conference
|
| 2011
|
8th
|
190
|
|
|
| 2012
|
7th
|
166
|
|
|
| 2013
|
8th
|
194
|
|
|
| 2014
|
8th
|
206
|
|
|
| 2015
|
9th
|
271
|
|
|
| 2016
|
9th
|
234
|
|
|
| 2017
|
8th
|
234
|
|
|
| 2018
|
8th
|
213
|
|
|
| 2019
|
8th
|
240
|
|
|
| 2020
|
8th
|
201
|
|
|
| 2021
|
DNP
|
| 2022
|
7th
|
213
|
|
|
| 2023
|
7th
|
195
|
|
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| Big 12 Conference
|
| 2024
|
|
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References
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