1958 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships

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).

1958 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition20th
DateNovember 24, 1958
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation106 athletes
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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
  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Michigan State79
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Western Michigan104
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Army111
4Notre Dame114
5Iowa State126
6Kansas144
7Indiana173
8Iowa202
9Arkansas239
10Central Michigan240
11Drake254
12Syracuse259
13Duke307
14Miami (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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