1959 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships

The 1959 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 21st annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 23, 1959, 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).

1959 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition21st
DateNovember 23, 1959
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation113 athletes
1958
1960

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 13 teams and 113 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the Michigan State Spartans, their eighth. The individual championship was won by Al Lawrence, from Houston, with a time of 20:35.94.[2]

Men's title

  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result

RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Michigan State44
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Houston120
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Iowa134
4Notre Dame141
5Western Michigan148
6Iowa State153
7Army160
8Indiana185
9Air Force188
10Penn State213
11Syracuse226
12Alfred241
13Miami (OH)335

See also

References

  1. "1959 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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