| 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 | Athlete | Conference |
| 1984 | Tom Ansberry | 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 |
| 1986 | Aaron Ramirez |
| 1987 | Matt Giusto |
| 1989 | Marc Davis |
| 1990 |
| 1991 | Martin Keino |
| 1994 |
| 1998 | Abdi Abdirahman |
| 2004 | Robert Cheseret |
| 2005 |
| 2010 | Stephen Sambu |
| 2011 | Lawi Lalang |
| 2012 |
Pac-12 Newcomer/Freshman of the Year | Year | Athlete |
| 2003 | Robert Cheseret |
| 2004 | Mohamed Trafeh |
| 2010 | Stephen Sambu |
| 2011 | Lawi Lalang |
Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year | Year | Athlete |
| 2014 | Sam 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]
Year by year results
Source:[5][6][7]
| | Men's |
| Year | Conference Finish | Points | NCAA Finish | Points |
| Western Athletic Conference |
| 1962 | 1st | 52 | | |
| 1963 | 2nd | 54 | | |
| 1964 | 5th | 123 | | |
| 1965 | 5th | 122 | | |
| 1966 | 2nd | 58 | | |
| 1967 | 5th | 113 | | |
| 1968 | 4th | 90 | | |
| 1969 | 4th | 112 | | |
| 1970 | 6th | 143 | | |
| 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 |
| 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 | | |
| Big 12 Conference |
| 2024 | | | | |
References
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