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ALL-TIME BIG TEN MEN'S WINNERS
Distance 5 miles until 1931
1908 Walter Comstock, CHI 28:12
1909 H.B. Wasson, PUR 27:08
1910 E.J. Dohmen, WIS 26:21 (4.75 miles)
1911 C.R. Cleveland, WIS 29:43.2
1912 Irving White, WIS 27:29
1913 F.O. Watson, MINN 26:44.5
1914 F.O. Watson, MINN
1915 F.O. Watson, MINN 26:14
1916 Glenn Tenny, CHI 26:25
1917-18: no Championship held
1919 G.L. Otis, CHI
1920 C.C. Furnas, PUR 26:30.6
1921 C.H. Finkle, WIS 29:12
1922 E.R. Isbell, MICH 26:33.2
1923 H.R. Phelps, IOWA 26:16
1924 H.R. Phelps, IOWA 25:59.7
1925 Vic Chapman, WIS 26:12
1926 Jock Hunn, IOWA 26:27.8
1927 John Zola, WIS 24:57
1928 David Abbott, ILL 26:42
1929 Orville Martin, PUR 26:26
1930 Rodney Leas, IND 26:27.7
Distance 4 miles until 1967
1931 Henry Brocksmith, IND 21:59.7
1932 Dean Woolsey, IND 21:00.3
1933-37: no Championship held
1938 Mel Trutt, IND 20:11.8
1939 Wally Mehl, WIS 20:34.7
1938 Mel Trutt, IND 20:11.8
1939 Wally Mehl, WIS 20:34.7
1940 Wayne Tolliver, IND 22:25.2
1941 Fred Wilt, IND 20:01.5
1942 Earl Mitchell, IND 21:09.2
1943 Eddie Ericsson, PUR 21:53.6
1944 William Lawson, WIS 21:16
1945 Victor Twomey, ILL 21:28.9
1946 Earl Mitchell, IND 21:10.8
1947 Don Gehrmann, WIS 20:26.4
1948 Don Gehrmann, WIS 20:31.4
1949 Don McEwen, MICH 19:44.5
1950 Don McEwen, MICH 19:34.3
1951 Walt Deike, WIS 21:12.3
1952 Rich Ferguson, IOWA 19:40.5
1953 Rich Ferguson, IOWA 19:43.2
1954 James Lambert, IND 19:59.6
1955 Henry Kennedy, MSU 19:06
1956 Henry Kennedy, MSU 20:25.3
1957 Leonard Edelen, MINN 21:09.4
1958 Charles Jones, IOWA 20:18
1959 Crawford Kennedy, MSU 20:12.3
1960 Gerald Young, MSU 19:35.3
1961 James Tucker, IOWA 19:50.4
1962 Allen Carius, ILL 19:45.2
1963 Allen Carius, ILL 19:39.4
1964 Lee Assenheimer, NU 20:11
1965 Lee Assenheimer, NU 20:05.2
1966 Larry Wierczorek, IOWA 19:02.5
Distance 5 miles until 1971
1967 Larry Wierczorek, IOWA 24:17
1968 Doug Scorrar, OSU 24:49
1969 Garry Bjorklund, MINN 25:52.4
1970 Garry Bjorklund, MINN 24:33.7
Distance 6 miles until 1975
1971 Garry Bjorklund, MINN 29:20.8
1972 Glenn Herold, WIS 29:46
1973 Craig Virgin, ILL 28:30.8
1974 Craig Virgin, ILL 29:11.4
Distance 5 miles until 1977
1975 Craig Virgin, ILL 23:04.5
1976 Craig Virgin, ILL 23:16.7
Distance 8,000M until 1983 
1977 Bill Donakowski, MICH 24:14
1978 Steve Lacy, WIS 23:50
1980 Jim Spivey, IND 24:04.9
1981 Tim Hacker, WIS 24:05.3
1982 Jim Spivey, IND 24:20
1983 John Easker, WIS 23:22
Distance 10,000M - 1984 only 
1984 Tim Hacker, WIS 30:18.8
Distance 8,000M - 1985 until present
1985 Tim Hacker, WIS 24:27.4
1986 Chris Brewster, MICH 24:06.6
1987 Scott Williams, IND 24:31.11
1988 Bob Kennedy, IND 24:19
1989 Bob Kennedy, IND 24:03.8
1990 Bob Kennedy, IND 24:41.2
1991 Donovan Bergstrom, WIS 25:01.3
1992 Bob Kennedy, IND 23:31
1993 Kevin Sullivan, MICH 24:15.89
1994 Kevin Sullivan, MICH 24:15.4
1995 Kevin Sullivan, MICH 24:21.4
1996 John Mortimer, MICH 24:49.1
1997 Kevin Sullivan, MICH 23:42.7
1998 Matt Downin, WIS 24:06
1999 Matt Downin, WIS 24:57
2000 Jason Vanderhoof, WIS 24:01
2001 Alan Webb, MICH 23:19.9
2002 Matt Tegenkamp, WIS 24:01.9
2003 Simon Bairu, WIS 23:58.8
2004 Simon Bairu, WIS 23:45
2005 Simon Bairu, WIS 23:31.73
2006 Chris Rombough, MINN 24:05
2007 Matt Withrow, WIS 23:44.37
2008 Hassan Mead, MINN 24:26.4
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ALL-TIME BIG TEN WOMEN'S WINNERS
Distance 5,000M
1981 Rose Thomson, WIS 17:38.5
1982 Cathy Branta, WIS 17:25
1983 Cathy Branta, WIS 16:26.2
1984 Cathy Branta, WIS 16:45.9
1985 Stephanie Herbst, WIS 17:20.3
1986 Stephanie Herbst, WIS 16:22.7
1987 Eileen Donaghy, MINN 16:58.0
1988 Michelle Dekkers, IND 16:31.2
1989 Michelle Dekkers, IND 16:18.9
1990 Michelle Dekkers, IND 16:41
1991 Misty Allison, MSU 17:58.7
1992 Tracy Dahl Morris, IOWA 16:45
1993 Molly McClimon, MICH 17:21.86
1994 Deanna Arnill, MICH 17:04.0
1995 Kathy Butler, WIS 16:54.7
1996 Kim McGreevy, PSU 17:45.5
1997 Katie McGregor, MICH 17:14.7
1998 Katie McGregor, MICH 17:16
1999 Erica Palmer, WIS 16:46.93
2000 Erica Palmer, WIS 16:44
2001 Bethany Brewster, WIS 17:02.7
2002 Michelle Carson, MSU 17:24.0
Distance 6,000M
2003 Rebecca Walter, MICH 20:40.5
2004 Danette Doetzel, MSU 20:33
2005 Cassie Hunt, ILL 21:00.54
2006 Erin Webster, MICH 20:23
2007 Diane Nukuri, IOWA 19:37.60
2008 Nicole Bush, MSU 20:15.80
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
 
BIG TEN MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS - RECORDS
Team
titles
  Ind.
titles		  School
 Years
42
 26  Wisconsin  1910-12-13-15-24-25-26-27-39-44-45-46c-48-49-50-77-78-79-81
-82-83-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-94-95-96-99-00-01-02-03-04-05
-06-07-08
14
  4 Michigan State
1951-52-53-55-56-57-58-59-60-62-63-68-70-71
13
  15 Indiana  1928-29-30-31-32-38-40-42-46c-67-72-73-80c
9
  11 Michigan
1922-54-74-75-76-80c-93-97-98
 4  9 Minnesota
1909-14-64-69
 3  9 Illinois
1921-47-84
 3  4 Purdue
1916-41-43
 2  9 Iowa 1961-66
 1  2 Northwestern
1965
 1  2 Ohio State
1923
 0  3 Chicago  
c - co-champions
 
Best times
  Distance  Record holder, school
 Year Course
19:02.5 4 miles Larry Wieczorek, IOWA 1966 Odana Hills, Madison, Wis.
23:04.5 5 miles Craig Virgin, ILL 1975 Odana Hills, Madison, Wis.
28:30.8 6 miles Craig Virgin, ILL 1973 Savoy, Champaign (Mahomet), Ill
23:19.9 8000-M Alan Webb, MICH 2001 Savoy, Champaign (Mahomet), Ill
30:18.8 10,000-M Tim Hacker, WIS 1984 South, W. Lafayette, Ind.
 
BIG TEN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS - RECORDS
Team
titles
  Ind.
titles		  School
 Years
13
 10 Wisconsin 1983-84-85-86-87-88-91-95-96-97-98-99-00
8
 6 Michigan 1992-93-94-02-03-04-05-06
2
 3 Indiana 1989-90
2 4 Michigan State 1981-01
2 1 Minnesota 2007-08
1 1 Iowa 1982
0 1 Penn State  
0 1 Illinois  
0 0 Northwestern  
0 0 Ohio State  
0 0 Purdue  
Best times
  Distance  Record holder, school
 Year Course
19:37.60 6,000-M Diane Nukuri, IOWA
2007 Columbus, Ohio
16:18.9 5,000-M Michelle Dekkers, IND 1989 Madison, Wis.

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