The 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships will be broadcast live on Versus, marking the third consecutive year the championships will be on live television, and the first with Versus. A live web stream of the championships will also be available on NCAA.com.

Indiana State University is hosting the championships on Monday, November 23, at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute. The men’s race will start at about noon Eastern time, with the women’s race to follow.

Indiana State hosted the five previous championships as well. Oregon is the two-time defending men’s team champion, while Washington will defend its title on the women’s side.

“The entire cross country community has enjoyed watching the event live on television and on the Internet, and everyone will be pleased they have the ability to do that again this year on Versus,” said David Beauchem, chair of the Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Committee and head cross country and women’s track and field coach at Bradley University. “It is important that we continue to obtain the best exposure for the sport.”

Versus is available in more than 75 million U.S. households.