The 1983 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 45th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 3rd annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.

Held on November 21, 1983, the combined meet was hosted by Lehigh University at the Saucon Valley Fields in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).

The men's team national championship was won by UTEP, but the Miners' performance was later vacated by the NCAA. The individual championship was won by Zakarie Barie, also from UTEP, with a time of 29:20.0.^[1]

The women's team national championship was won by Oregon, their first. The individual championship was won by Betty Jo Springs, from NC State, with a time of 16:30.7.^[2] This was Springs' second championship after winning the inaugural race in 1981.

Qualification

• All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 22 teams and 182 runners contested the men's championship while 16 teams and 133 runners contested the women's title.^[3]

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Men's Team Result (Top 10)[edit] Rank Team Points UTEP† 108† Wisconsin 164 Oregon 171 4 Clemson 191 5 Arkansas 206 6 East Tennessee State 243 7 Providence 257 8 Iowa State 269 9 Illinois 273 10 Tennessee 291

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)[edit] Rank Name Nationality Time Zakarie Barie UTEP 29:20.00 Yobes Ondieki Iowa State 29:41.30 John Easker Wisconsin 29:44.40 4 Joseph Kipsang Iowa State 29:52.40 5 James Hill Oregon 29:54.40 6 Richard O'Flynn Providence 29:56.10 7 Hans Koeleman Clemson 29:59.80 8 Gidamis Shahanga UTEP 30:11.70 9 Ed Eyestone BYU 30:13.00 10 Paul Donovan Arkansas 30:13.20

• Note: UTEP's team title was later revoked by the NCAA for rules infractions.

Women's title

• Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10)[edit] Rank Team Points Oregon 95 Stanford 98 NC State 99 4 Tennessee 103 5 Wisconsin 107 6 Iowa State 137 7 Clemson 183 8 North Carolina 204 9 BYU 214 10 Minnesota 244

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)[edit] Rank Name Nationality Time Betty Jo Springs NC State 16:30.70 Nanette Doak Iowa 16:35.20 Kathy Hayes Oregon 16:35.50 4 Liz Natale Tennessee 16:42.60 5 Andrea Fischer Missouri 16:49.10 6 Sabrina Dornhoefer Missouri 16:54.60 7 Tina Krebs Clemson 16:54.70 8 Cathy Branta Wisconsin 16:54.80 9 Regina Jacobs Stanford 16:59.30 10 Patti Plumer Stanford 17:00.70