1958 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships

1958 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 20th
Date November 24, 1958
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
Location Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes participating 106
Distances 4 miles (6.4 km)
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The 1958 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 20th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. It was the first championship held exclusively for University Division (future Division I) teams; all small college teams were shifted to the established NCAA Men's College Division Cross Country Championship (later re-designated as Division II).

Held on November 24, 1958, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

Following the creation of the NCAA"s multi-division structure this year, only NCAA University Division teams, and their respective runners, were eligible. In total, 14 teams and 106 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the Michigan State Spartans, their seventh. The individual championship was won by Crawford Kennedy, also from Michigan State, with a time of 20:07.1.[2]

Men's title

Team Result

Rank Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s) Michigan State 79
2nd, silver medalist(s) Western Michigan 104
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Army 111
4 Notre Dame 114
5 Iowa State 126
6 Kansas 144
7 Indiana 173
8 Iowa 202
9 Arkansas 239
10 Central Michigan 240
11 Drake 254
12 Syracuse 259
13 Duke 307
14 Miami (OH) 316

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1958 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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