At the NCAA Championship, RPI sophomore Grant O'Connor overcame a fall and recovered to finish in 25th place in the nation, running the 8K course in 24:47.2 to earn National All-America. His average mile pace was 4:59.2. He was less than a second from the 22nd position. As a team, the Engineers finished a school record 13th of the 32 schools. There were 278 individuals in the field.