The United States National Cross-Country Champions A Comprehensive and Complete List. Men’s Championships: Year Meet Host Date Site Individual Winner Time Distance Results Team Champion Score Notes 1883 1st "Amateur Individual Cross Country New York Nov. 6th Mott Haven, Thomas Delaney, 26:30 4.25 miles Results None None Alt Results 1 Championship of America" Athletic Club New York Williamsburg Athletic Club 1884 2nd "Amateur Individual Cross New York Nov. 4th Mott Haven, D.D. McTaggart, 29:53 ≈ 5 miles Results None None Country Championship of America" Athletic Club New York Montreal Amateur Athletic Club 1885 3rd "Amateur Individual Cross New York Nov. 3rd Mott Haven, Edward C. Carter, 29:07 ≈ 4.5 miles Results None None Alt Results 1 Country Championship of America" Athletic Club New York Pastime Athletic Club 1886 4th "Amateur Individual Cross Country New York Nov. 2nd Mott Haven, Edward C. Carter, 31:51 5 miles Results None None Alt Results 1 Championship of America" Athletic Club New York New York Athletic Club 1887 1st "Team Championship for the National Cross Apr. 30th High Bridge, Edward C. Carter, 56:44 8 miles Results Suburban Harriers 35 points National Cross Country Association" Country Association New York Suburban Harriers 1887 5th "Amateur Individual Cross Country New York Nov. 8th Mott Haven, Edward C. Carter, 34:52 5 miles Results None None Championship of America" Athletic Club New York New York Athletic Club 1888 2nd "Team Championship for the National Cross Apr. 28th Fleetwood Driving Edward C. Carter, 41:35 ≈ 8 miles Results Suburban Harriers 34 points *Irish Champ T.P. Conneff National Cross Country Association" Country Association Park, New York Suburban Harriers DNF, less than 1 mile to go. 1889 3rd "Team Championship for the National Cross May 4th Fleetwood Driving Willie D. Day, 45:31 ≈ 8 miles Results Prospect Harriers 46 points History of Willie Day National Cross Country Association" Country Association Park, New York New Jersey Athletic Club Alt Results 1 1890 4th "Team and Individual National Cross Apr. 26th Morris Park, Willie D. Day, 47:41 8 miles Results Prospect Harriers 35 points Championship for the N.C.C.A" Country Association New York New Jersey Athletic Club 1891 5th "Team and Individual National Cross Apr. 25th Morris Park, M.J. Kennedy, 46:30 8 miles Results Prospect Harriers 21 points *2nd place W.J. McCarthy DQ Championship for the N.C.C.A" Country Association New York Prospect Harriers (perfect score) for not taking water jump 1892 6th "Team and Individual National Cross Apr. 30th Morris Park, Edward C. Carter, 43:54 8 miles Results Suburban Harriers 44 points Championship for the N.C.C.A" Country Association New York Suburban Harriers 1897 "The Cross-Country Championship for New York Apr. 3rd Morris Park, George W. Orton, 35:58 6.25 miles Results Knickerbocker Athletic 30 points Alt Results 1 Morris Park" Athletic Club New York New York Athletic Club Club 1898 "Amateur Cross-Country Knickerbocker Apr. 2nd Morris Park, George W. Orton, 35:41 6.25 miles Results Knickerbocker Athletic 42 points Championship of America" Athletic Club New York Toronto Athletic Association Club 1898 "The Cross-Country Individual and Amateur Nov. 26th Morris Park, A.L. Wright, 38:33 6.5 miles Results New York Athletic Club 34 points Alt Results 1 Team Championship of the A.A.U. " Athletic Union New York New York Athletic Club 1901 “Pan-American Championship Cross Pan-American Sep. 7th Buffalo, Jerry Pierce, 43:27 8 miles Results Pastime Athletic Club 20 points Alt Results 1 Country Run” Exposition New York Pastime Athletic Club, New York 1903 “Senior and Junior Cross-Country Amateur Nov. 3rd Travers Island, James Joyce, 32:23 ≈ 6 miles Results New York Athletic Club 21 points Championships” Athletic Union Pelham, New York Pastime Athletic Club, New York 1905 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 30th Travers Island, William J. Hail, 32:59 6 miles Results Irish-American Athletic 27 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union Pelham, New York New York Athletic Club Club 1906 “Senior and Junior Cross-Country Amateur Dec. 15th Travers Island, Frank Nebrich, 34:29 6 miles Results Irish-American Athletic 29 points Championships” Athletic Union Pelham, New York New York Athletic Club Club 1907 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 23rd Celtic Park, Fred Bellars, 33:12 6.25 miles Results Irish-American Athletic 25 points 1901-1921 Spalding Almanac Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York New York Athletic Club Club 1908 “Senior and Junior Cross-Country Amateur Nov. 14th Celtic Park, Fred Bellars, 34:15 6.25 miles Results Trinity Athletic Club 78 points Alt Results 1 Championships” Athletic Union New York New York Athletic Club 1909 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 20th Celtic Park, William J. Kramer, 31:17 6.5 miles Results Irish-American Athletic 27 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Acorn Athletic Association Club 1910 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 26th Celtic Park, Fred Bellars, 33:03 ≈ 6 miles Results New York Athletic Club 37 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York New York Athletic Club 1911 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 18th Celtic Park, William J. Kramer, 37:08 6.25 miles Results Irish-American Athletic 34 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Long Island Athletic Club Club 1912 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 30th Van Cortlandt Park, William J. Kramer, 34:32 6 miles Results Irish-American Athletic 21 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Long Island Athletic Club Club 1913 “National Cross Country Amateur Dec. 6th Van Cortlandt Park, Abel R. Kiviat, 33:52 6 miles Results Irish-American Athletic 32 points Interview With Abel Kiviat Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Irish-American Athletic Club Club 1914 “National Cross Country Amateur Dec. 12th Van Cortlandt Park, Hannes Kolehmainen, 33:36 6.12 miles Results Irish-American Athletic 16 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Irish-American Athletic Club Club 1916 “National Cross Country Amateur Jan. 8th Van Cortlandt Park, Nick Giannakopoulos, 32:46 6 miles Results Irish-American Athletic 25 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Millrose Athletic Association Club 1916 “National Cross Country Amateur Dec. 9th Van Cortlandt Park, Wilhelm "Ville" Kyrönen, 32:46 6 miles Results Millrose Athletic 30 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Millrose Athletic Association Association 1917 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 24th Franklin Park, James Henigan, 33:58 ≈ 6 miles Results Dorchester Athletic Club 32 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union Boston, Mass. Dorchester Athletic Club 1918 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 30th Van Cortlandt Park, Max Bohland, 33:00 6 miles Results Morningside Athletic Club 22 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Paulist Athletic Club 1919 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 29th Van Cortlandt Park, Fred Faller, 32:26 6 miles Results Millrose Athletic 36 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Dorchester Athletic Club Association 1920 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 20th Franklin Park, Fred Faller, 29:01 5.5 miles Results Dorchester Athletic Club 26 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union Boston, Mass. Dorchester Athletic Club 1921 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 19th Schenley Park, R. Earl Johnson, 24:23 5 miles Results New York Athletic Club 40 points Alt Results 1 Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union Pittsburgh, Penn. Edgar Thompson Steel A.A. 1922 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 25th Van Cortlandt Park, Vilho "Ville" E. Ritola, 34:37 6.5 miles Results Finnish-American Athletic 42 points Alt Results 1 Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Finnish-American A.C. Club 1923 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 24th Fairmount Park, Vilho "Ville" E. Ritola, 31:56 6.25 miles Results Meadowbrook Athletic 44 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union Philadelphia, Penn. Finnish-American A.C. Club 1924 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 29th Van Cortlandt Park, Fred C. Wachsmuth, 31:35 6 miles Results Finnish-American Athletic 31 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Unattached Club 1925 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 21st Van Cortlandt Park, Vilho "Ville" E. Ritola, 29:27 6.25 miles Results Finnish-American Athletic 37 points Alt Results 1 Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Finnish-American A.C. Club 1926 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 21st Van Cortlandt Park, Vilho "Ville" E. Ritola, 30:02 6.25 miles Results Finnish-American Athletic 58 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Finnish-American A.C. Club 1927 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 26th Van Cortlandt Park, Vilho "Ville" E. Ritola, 29:27 6 miles Results Millrose Athletic 49 points *Millrose A.A. beats Finnish- Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Finnish-American A.C. Association American A.C. by 1 point 1928 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 18th Van Cortlandt Park, Gus Moore, 31:18 6 miles Results Millrose Athletic 40 points Alt Results 1 Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York Brooklyn Harriers Association 1929 “National Cross Country Amateur Dec. 8th Van Cortlandt Park, Gus Moore, 31:10 6 miles Results Dorchester Athletic Club 33 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union New York University of Pittsburgh 1930 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov. 30th Lincoln Park, William Zepp, 29:43 6 miles Results Millrose Athletic 46 points Championship of the A.A.U.” Athletic Union Jersey City, NJ Dorchester Athletic Club Association 1931 “National Cross Country Amateur Nov.