Hicks Wins NCAA Title – Stanford University Athletics

STILLWATER, Okla. – For all the success Stanford has had in cross country over the years, winning a combined nine national team titles between its men’s and women’s teams, the program never had an individual NCAA champion until Saturday.

Charles Hicks, a senior who has two more years of eligibility if he wants to use them, pulled in front with just over a kilometer to go and maintained the lead all the way to the finish of the men’s NCAA championship race at Greiner Family Cross Country Course.

Hicks covered 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in 28:43.6 and, along with 10th-place finisher Ky Robinson, led the Stanford men to fourth as a team, with 195 points. It was the 17th top-four team finish for the Cardinal men and first since 2017. 

The Stanford women were 13th with 371 points. Zofia Dudek completed the 6K (3.73-mile) course in 20:01.7 to lead the Cardinal in 20th overall and earn her first All-America honor. 

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