35 Individual Medal Winners | 42 Team Podium Finishes | 50 Years Competing Top U.S. Performers at the World Cross Country Championships Senior Men: § 1966: Tracy Smith – 3rd Team: 5th Age: 21 Distance: 12.1km Time: 36:32 § 1968: Bill Clark – 27th Team: 7th Age: 24 Distance: 12.1km Time: 36:45 § 1969: Bill Clark – 11th Team: 8th Age: 25 Distance: 12km Time: 37:41 § 1970: Kenny Moore – 48th Team: 13th Age: 26 Distance: 12.1km Time: 38:45 § 1975: Bill Rodgers – 3rd Team: 4th Age: 27 Distance: 12km Time: 35:27 § 1976: Gary Tuttle – 7th Team: 6th Age: 28 Distance: 12km Time: 35:19 § 1977: Jeff Wells – 24th Team: 12th Age: 22 Distance: 12.3km Time: 38:40 § 1978: Guy Arbogast – 5th Team: 2nd Age: 21 Distance: 12km Time: 39:52 § 1979: Craig Virgin – 13th Team: 8th Age: 23 Distance: 12km Time: 38:05 § 1980: Craig Virgin – 1st Team: 2nd Age: 24 Distance: 12km Time: 37:01 § 1981: Craig Virgin – 1st Team: 2nd Age: 25 Distance: 12km Time: 35:05 § 1982: Alberto Salazar – 2nd Team: 6th Age: 23 Distance: 12km Time: 33:44 § 1983: Alberto Salazar – 4th Team: 2nd Age: 24 Distance: 12km Time: 36:53 § 1984: Pat Porter – 4th Team: 2nd Age: 24 Distance: 11.8km Time: 33:34 § 1985: Bruce Bickford – 10th Team: 3rd Age: 28 Distance: 12km Time: 33:57 § 1986: Pat Porter – 6th Team: 3rd Age: 26 Distance: 12km Time: 35:48 § 1987: Pat Porter – 7th Team: 9th Age: 27 Distance: 12km Time: 37:04 § 1988: Pat Porter – 28th Team: 7th Age: 28 Distance: 12km Time: 36:26 § 1989: Ed Eyestone – 30th Team: 9th Age: 27 Distance: 12km Time: 41:31 § 1990: Ed Eyestone – 23rd Team: 8th Age: 28 Distance: 12.2km Time: 35:16 § 1991: Dan Nelson – 28th Team: 10th Age: 26 Distance: 11.8km Time: 35:01 § 1992: Todd Williams – 19th Team: 8th Age: 23 Distance: 12.5km Time: 37:51 § 1993: Todd Williams – 20th Team: 8th Age: 24 Distance: 11.8km Time: 34:00 § 1994: Timothy Gargiulo – 99th Team: 13th Age: 26 Distance: 12.1km Time: 36:57 § 1995: Todd Williams – 9th Team: 6th Age: 26 Distance: 12km Time: 34:47 § 1996: Brian Baker – 41st Team: 13th Age: 25 Distance: 12.1km Time: 35:57 § 1997: Scott Larson – 51st Team: 11th Age: 27 Distance: 12.3km Time: 37:15 § 1998: Bob Kennedy – 16th Team: 8th Age: 27 Distance: 12km Time: 35:18 § 1998: Marc Davis – 7th Team: 6th Age: 28 Distance: 4km Time: 11:08 § 1999: Alan Culpepper – 21st Team: 7th Age: 26 Distance: 12km Time: 41:10 § 1999: Adam Goucher – 12th Team: 9th Age: 24 Distance: 4.2km Time: 12:53 § 2000: Meb Keflezighi – 26th Team: 11th Age: 24 Distance: 12.3km Time: 36:45 § 2000: Jason Stewart – 45th Team: 12th Age: 27 Distance: 4.2km Time: 12:00 § 2001: Bob Kennedy – 12th Team: 3rd Age: 30 Distance: 12.3km Time: 40:43 § 2001: Brad Hauser – 15th Team: 4th Age: 23 Distance: 4.1km Time: 13:09 § 2002: Abdi Abdirahman – 11th Team: 5th Age: 23 Distance: 12km Time: 36:03 § 2002: Jorge Torres – 11th Team: 5th Age: 21 Distance: 4.2km Time: 12:35 § 2003: Meb Keflezighi – 13th Team: 7th Age: 27 Distance: 12.4km Time: 37:16 § 2003: Sandu Rebenciuc – 31st Team: 12th Age: 33 Distance: 4km Time: 11:47 § 2004: Abdi Abdirahman – 34th Team: 11th Age: 25 Distance: 12km Time: 38:09 § 2004: Robert Gary – 33rd Team: 7th Age: 30 Distance: 4km Time: 12:12 § 2005: Matt Withrow – 60th Team: 13th Age: 19 Distance: 12km Time: 38:41 § 2005: Jorge Torres – 13th Team: 13th Age: 24 Distance: 4.2km Time: 11:58 § 2006: Ryan Hall – 43rd Team: 12th Age: 23 Distance: 12km Time: 37:29 § 2006: Adam Goucher – 6th Team: 5th Age: 31 Distance: 4km Time: 11:02 35 Individual Medal Winners | 42 Team Podium Finishes | 50 Years Competing § 2007: Michael Spence – 56th Team: 11th Age: 28 Distance: 12km Time: 39:32 § 2008: Jorge Torres – 19th Team: 7th Age: 27 Distance: 12km Time: 36:03 § 2009: Ryan Vail – 33rd Team: 8th Age: 22 Distance: 12km Time: 36:54 § 2010: Patrick Smyth – 34th Team: 9th Age: 23 Distance: 11.6km Time: 34:51 § 2011: Ben True – 35th Team: 9th Age: 25 Distance: 12km Time: 35:56 § 2013: Ben True – 6th Team: 2nd Age: 26 Distance: 12km Time: 33:11 § 2015: Chris Derrick – 24th Team: 7th Age: 24 Distance: 12km Time: 36:45 Senior Women: § 1967: Doris Brown Heritage – 1st Team: 5th Age: 24 Distance: 3km Time: 14:28 § 1968: Doris Brown Heritage – 1st Team: 1st Age: 25 Distance: 4.5km Time: 15:00 § 1969: Doris Brown Heritage – 1st Team: 1st Age: 26 Distance: 4km Time: 14:46 § 1970: Doris Brown Heritage – 1st Team: 2nd Age: 27 Distance: 4km Time: 15:04 § 1971: Doris Brown Heritage – 1st Team: 3rd Age: 28 Distance: 3.5km Time: 11:08 § 1972: Eileen Claugus – 2nd Team: 2nd Age: 16 Distance: 5km Time: 16:13 § 1973: Doris Brown Heritage – 15th Team: 3rd Age: 30 Distance: 4km Time: 14:24 § 1974: Clare Choate – 12th Team: 5th Age: 20 Distance: 4km Time: 13:20 § 1975: Julie Brown – 1st Team: 1st Age: 20 Distance: 4.2km Time: 13:42 § 1976: Lynn Bjorklund – 7th Team: 3rd Age: 18 Distance: 4.8km Time: 17:02 § 1977: Sue Kinsey – 8th Team: 2nd Age: 23 Distance: 5.1km Time: 17:49 § 1978: Julie Shea – 4th Team: 2nd Age: 18 Distance: 4.7km Time: 17:12 § 1979: Ellison Goodall – 3rd Team: 1st Age: 24 Distance: 5km Time: 17:18 § 1980: Jan Merrill – 5th Team: 3rd Age: 23 Distance: 4.5km Time: 15:57 § 1981: Jan Merrill – 2nd Team: 2nd Age: 24 Distance: 4.4km Time: 14:22 § 1982: Jan Merrill – 10th Team: 4th Age: 25 Distance: 4.7km Time: 14:59 § 1983: Joan Benoit – 4th Team: 1st Age: 25 Distance: 4.1km Time: 13:57 § 1984: Betty Springs – 9th Team: 1st Age: 22 Distance: 5km Time: 16:21 § 1985: Cathy Branta – 2nd Team: 1st Age: 22 Distance: 5km Time: 15:24 § 1986: Lynn Jennings – 2nd Team: 4th Age: 25 Distance: 4.7km Time: 15:07 § 1987: Lynn Jennings – 4th Team: 1st Age: 26 Distance: 5.1km Time: 16:55 § 1988: Lynn Jennings – 4th Team: 4th Age: 27 Distance: 6km Time: 19:38 § 1989: Lynn Jennings – 6th Team: 3rd Age: 28 Distance: 6km Time: 22:59 § 1990: Lynn Jennings – 1st Team: 5th Age: 29 Distance: 6km Time: 19:21 § 1991: Lynn Jennings – 1st Team: 4th Age: 30 Distance: 6.4km Time: 20:24 § 1992: Lynn Jennings – 1st Team: 2nd Age: 31 Distance: 6.4km Time: 21:16 § 1993: Lynn Jennings – 3rd Team: 10th Age: 32 Distance: 6.4km Time: 20:09 § 1994: Gwynn Coogan – 27th Team: 10th Age: 28 Distance: 6.2km Time: 21:33 § 1995: Joan Nesbit – 6th Team: 5th Age: 33 Distance: 6.5km Time: 20:50 § 1996: Joan Nesbit – 25th Team: 13th Age: 34 Distance: 6.4km Time: 21:19 § 1997: Amy Rudolph – 26th Team: 6th Age: 23 Distance: 6.6km Time: 22:00 § 1998: Deena Kastor – 20th Team: 5th Age: 25 Distance: 8km Time: 27:06 § 1998: Elva Dryer – 8th Team: 3rd Age: 26 Distance: 4km Time: 12:51 § 1999: Deena Kastor – 10th Team: 8th Age: 26 Distance: 8km Time: 28:53 § 1999: Elva Dryer – 18th Team: 9th Age: 27 Distance: 4.2km Time: 15:58 § 2000: Deena Kastor – 12th Team: 3rd Age: 27 Distance: 8.1km Time: 26:59 § 2000: Collette Liss – 20th Team: 12th Age: 26 Distance: 4.2km Time: 13:32 § 2001: Deena Kastor – 12th Team: 8th Age: 28 Distance: 7.7km Time: 29:28 § 2001: Elva Dryer – 38th Team: 10th Age: 29 Distance: 4.1km Time: 16:05 § 2002: Deena Kastor – 2nd Team: 2nd Age: 29 Distance: 8km Time: 27:04 35 Individual Medal Winners | 42 Team Podium Finishes | 50 Years Competing § 2002: Suzy Favor Hamilton – 5th Team: 6th Age: 33 Distance: 4.2km Time: 13:47 § 2003: Deena Kastor – 2nd Team: 3rd Age: 30 Distance: 7.9km Time: 26:02 § 2003: Sarah Toland – 38th Team: 13th Age: 24 Distance: 4km Time: 13:44 § 2004: Kate O’Neill – 15th Team: 5th Age: 23 Distance: 8km Time: 28:37 § 2004: Shalane Flanagan – 14th Team: 7th Age: 22 Distance: 4km Time: 13:34 § 2005: Colleen de Reuck – 13th Team: 5th Age: 40 Distance: 8km Time: 27:51 § 2005: Lauren Fleshman – 11th Team: 3rd Age: 23 Distance: 4km Time: 13:44 § 2006: Blake Russell – 11th Team: 5th Age: 30 Distance: 8km Time: 26:23 § 2006: Blake Russell – 18th Team: 5th Age: 30 Distance: 4km Time: 13:21 § 2007: Catherine Ferrell – 30th Team: 8th Age: 22 Distance: 8km Time: 29:34 § 2008: Emily Brown – 18th Team: 4th Age: 23 Distance: 7.9km Time: 26:36 § 2009: Julie Culley – 21st Team: 5th Age: 27 Distance: 8km Time: 28:08 § 2010: Shalane Flanagan – 12th Team: 3rd Age: 28 Distance: 7.7km Time: 25:20 § 2011: Shalane Flanagan – 3rd Team: 3rd Age: 29 Distance: 8km Time: 25:10 § 2013: Neely Spence – 13th Team: 4th Age: 22 Distance: 8km Time: 25:08 § 2015: Sara Hall – 20th Team: 5th Age: 31 Distance: 8km Time: 28:19 Junior Men: § 1974: Rich Kimball – 1st Team: 1st Age: 17 Distance: 7km Time: 21:30 § 1975: Bobby Thomas – 1st Team: 1st Age: 18 Distance: 7km Time: 20:59 § 1976: Eric Hulst – 1st Team: 1st Age: 19 Distance: 7.8km Time: 23:53 § 1977: Thom Hunt – 1st Team: 1st Age: 19 Distance: 7.5km Time: 23:15 § 1978: Rod Berry – 10th Team: 7th Age: 18 Distance: 7km Time: 23:24 § 1979: Jeff Nelson – 4th Team: 7th Age: 17 Distance: 7.4km Time: 23:22 § 1980: Ed Eyestone – 3rd Team: 2nd Age: 18 Distance: 7km Time: 22:27 § 1981: Keith Brantly – 3rd Team: 1st Age: 18 Distance: 7km Time: 22:07 § 1982: John Easker – 11th Team: 3rd Age: 18 Distance: 7.9km Time: 23:25 § 1983: Joseph Leuchtmann – 27th Team: 6th Age: 18 Distance: 8km Time: 26:41 § 1984: Patrick Piper – 12th Team: 4th Age: 18 Distance: 8km Time: 22:04 § 1985: Jeff Cannada – 12th Team: 4th Age: 19 Distance: 7.9km Time: 23:23 § 1986: Scott Fry – 15th Team: 5th Age: 17 Distance: 7.8km Time: 23:54 § 1987: Todd Williams – 23rd Team: 4th Age: 18 Distance: 7.1km Time: 23:30 § 1988: Todd Williams – 14th Team: 5th Age: 19 Distance: 8km Time: 25:08 § 1989: Sean McCusker – 46th Team: 17th Age: 19 Distance: 8km Time: 27:30 § 1990: Mark Johansen – 20th Team: 10th Age: 18 Distance: 8km Time: 23:43 § 1991: Michael Cox – 40th Team: 10th Age: 15 Distance: 8.4km Time: 26:11 § 1992: Jason