1973 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

1973 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 35th
Date November 19, 1973
Host city Washington (state) Spokane, WA
Washington State University
Location Hangman Valley Golf Course
Athletes participating 210
Distances 6 miles (9.7 km)
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The 1973 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 35th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 19, 1973, the meet was hosted by Washington State University at the Hangman Valley Golf Course in Spokane, Washington. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).

The team national championship was won by the Oregon Ducks, their second title.

The individual championship was won by Steve Prefontaine, from Oregon, with a time of 28:14.80. This was Prefontaine's third individual title in four years. Along with Gerry Lindgren (1966, 1967, and 1969) and Henry Rono (1976, 1977, and 1979), both from Washington State, Prefontaine is one of only three Division I collegiate runners with three individual titles. [1]

Qualification

All Division I members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 22 teams and 210 individual runners contested this championship.[2] This was the first championship after the NCAA rebranded the former University Division as Division I in 1973. On a related note, the inaugural NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship was held this year at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s) Oregon 89
2nd, silver medalist(s) UTEP 157
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Washington State 166
4 William & Mary 174
5 Colorado 198
6 Oklahoma State 204
7 East Tennessee State 247
8 Wisconsin 251
9 Penn State 253
10 Indiana 254

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1973 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
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