1951 NCAA cross country championships

The 1951 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the 13th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.

1951 NCAA Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition13th
DateNovember 26, 1951
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation122 athletes
1950
1952

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 23 teams and 122 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College on November 26, 1951, at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was won by the Syracuse Orangemen, their first. The individual championship was retained by Herb Semper, from Kansas, with a time of 20:09.74.[2]

Men's title

  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Syracuse80
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Kansas118
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Wisconsin120
4Penn State122
5Michigan State College150
6Tennessee195
7Indiana204
8Drake207
9Miami (OH)219
10Pittsburgh222

References

  1. "1951 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
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