Arizona Wildcat men's cross country

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]

Arizona Wildcats Men's Cross Country
UniversityUniversity of Arizona
Head coachBernard Lagat
ConferencePac-12
LocationTucson, Arizona
NicknameWildcats
ColorsCardinal and navy[1]
   
Men's NCAA appearances
1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 ,1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006
Men's conference champions
1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1999

Notable athletes

Sources:[3]

Men's individual national championships
YearAthleteLeague
1986Aaron RamirezNCAA
1994Martin KeinoNCAA
2011Lawi LalangNCAA
Men's individual conference champions
YearAthleteConference
1984Tom AnsberryPac-10
1986Aaron RamirezPac-10
1987Matt GiustoPac-10
1989Marc DavisPac-10
1990Marc Davis (2)Pac-10
1994Martin KeinoPac-10
1998Abdi AbdirahmanPac-10
2004Robert CheseretPac-10
2005Robert Cheseret (2)Pac-10
2011Lawi LalangPac-12
2012Lawi Lalang (2)Pac-12
Pac-12 Athlete of the Year
YearAthlete
1984Tom Ansberry
1986Aaron Ramirez
1987Matt Giusto
1989Marc Davis
1990
1991Martin Keino
1994
1998Abdi Abdirahman
2004Robert Cheseret
2005
2010Stephen Sambu
2011Lawi Lalang
2012
Pac-12 Newcomer/Freshman of the Year
YearAthlete
2003Robert Cheseret
2004Mohamed Trafeh
2010Stephen Sambu
2011Lawi Lalang
Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year
YearAthlete
2014Sam Macaluso

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]

AthleteOlympicsEventPlace
George Young 1960Steeplechase
1964Steeplechase5th
1968Marathon16th
Steeplechase Bronze
19725000m
Ed Mendoza 197610,000m
Aaron Ramirez 199210,000m
Matt Giusto 19965000m
Marc Davis Steeplechase
Abdi Abdirahman 200010,000m10th
200410,000m15th
200810,000m15th
2012MarathonDNF
2021Marathon40th

Year by year results

Source:[5][6][7]

Men's
YearConference FinishPointsNCAA FinishPoints
Western Athletic Conference
19621st52
19632nd54
19645th123
19655th122
19662nd58
19675th113
19684th90
19694th112
19706th143
19712nd67
19722nd4820th439
1973T-4th99
19747th142
19756th132
19763rd947th324
19774th1019th262
Pac-10 Conference
19783th797th248
19795th130
19802nd5922nd484
19812nd607th253
19823th8011th272
19831st38T-14th322
19841st442nd111
19854th1284th175
19861st496th224
19871st326th244
19885th133
19893rd91
19902nd4121st484
19911st45T-4th236
19922nd5118th388
19937th156
19941st493rd172
19953rd87
19965th112
19975th113
19983rd9011th348
19991st3610th346
20003rd7012th419
20014th9621st486
20027th176
20034th10923rd536
20046th138
20052nd7810th384
20063rd10721st517
20078th260
20087th180
20098th193
20108th195
Pac-12 Conference
20118th190
20127th166
20138th194
20148th206
20159th271
20169th234
20178th234
20188th213
20198th240
20208th201
2021DNP
20227th213
20237th195
Big 12 Conference
2024

References