1942 NCAA Cross Country Championships

The 1942 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the fifth annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.

1942 NCAA Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition5th
DateNovember 21, 1942
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation63 athletes
1941
1944

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 16 teams and 63 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan for the fifth consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers). This was the first championship since 1942 after the 1943 race was cancelled due to World War II.

The team national championship was won by both Indiana and Penn State (the third for the Hoosiers and the first for the Nittany Lions) in a tie. The individual championship was won by Oliver Hunter, from Notre Dame, with a time of 20:18.0.[2]

Men's title

  • Distance: 4 miles

Team Result

RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Indiana
Penn State
57
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Rhode Island State79
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Michigan State College108
4Illinois134
5Notre Dame145
6Miami (OH)154
7Purdue160
8Cornell College216

References

  1. "1942 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
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