1921 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships
| 1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships | |
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| Host city |
Chicago, Illinois University of Chicago |
| Date(s) | June 17–18, 1921 |
| Main stadium | Stagg Field |
| Events | 14 |
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The 1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the first NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at Stagg Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1921. The University of Illinois won the team title.
Overview
The 1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships were held at Stagg Field in Chicago on June 17 and 18, 1921. The University of Illinois won the team championship with 20¼ points. Notre Dame finished in second place.[1]
Gus Pope of the University of Washington was the individual points leader with 10 points earned through first-place finishes in both the shot put and the discus.[1]
Team scoring
1. Illinois - 20¼
2. Notre Dame - 16¾
3. Iowa - 14
4. Washington - 12¼
5. Wisconsin - 10
6. Nebraska - 8
7. Grinnell - 7
8. Northwestern - 6
8. Ohio State - 6
10. Ames College (now Iowa State University) - 5½
Track events
100-yard dash
1. Leonard Paulu, Grinnell – 10 seconds
2. Hayes, Notre Dame
3. Smith, Nebraska
4. Wilson, Iowa
5. Hurley, Washington
120-yard high hurdles
1. Earl Thomson, Dartmouth - 14.4 seconds (tied his own world record)
2. Crawford
3. Anderson, Minnesota
4. Wynn, Notre Dame
5. Couglan, University of the South
220-yard dash
1. Eric Wilson, Iowa - 22.6 seconds
2. Smith, Nebraska
3. Leonard Paulu, Grinnell
4. Hayes, Notre Dame
5. Jing, Ohio
220-yard low hurdles
1. Gus Desch, Notre Dame - 24.8 seconds
2. Kollin, Wisconsin
3. Frazier, Baylor
4. Wallace, Illinois
5. Wynn, Notre Dame
440-yard dash
1. Frank Shea, Pittsburgh - 49 seconds
2. Butler, Michigan
3. Donohoe, Illinois
4. Pratt, Washington
5. Johnson, Wisconsin
Half-mile run
1. Earl Eby, Penn - 1:57.4
2. Higgins, Ames
3. Nash, Wisconsin
4. Yates, Illinois
5. Donohoe, Illinois
One-mile run
1. Ray Watson, Kansas Aggies - 4:23.4
2. McGinnis, Illinois
3. Sweitzer, Minnesota
4. Ferguson, Ohio State
5. Graham, Ames
Two-mile run
1. John Romig, Penn State - 9:31
2. Wharton, Illinois
3. Rathbun, Ames
4. Canton, St. Olafs
5. Finkle, Wisconsin
Field events
Broad jump
1. Gaylord Stinchcomb, Ohio State - 23 feet, 3⅜ inches
2. Sward, Knox
2. Osborn, Illinois
4. Sundt, Wisconsin
5. Alberts, Illinois
High jump
1. Johnny Murphy, Notre Dame - 6 feet, 3 inches
2. Alberts, Illinois
3. Hoffman, Iowa
4. Frankland, Washington
4. Osborne, Illinois
Pole vault
1. Longino Welch, Georgia Tech - 12 feet
1. Eldon Jenne, Washington State - 12 feet
1. Lloyd Wilder, Wisconsin - 12 feet
1. R. Gardner, Yale - 12 feet
5. Merrick, Wisconsin
5. Hogan, Notre Dame
Discus throw
1. Gus Pope, Washington - 142 feet, 2¼ inches
2. Blackwood, Northwestern
3. Praeger, Kalamazoo
4. Duke Slater, Iowa
5. Weiss, Illinois
Javelin
1. Flint Hanner, Stanford - 191 feet, 2-l/4 inches
2. Tuck, Oregon
3. Hoffman, Michigan
4. Mahan, Texas A&M
5. Oberst, Notre Dame
Shot put
1. Gus Pope, Washington - 45 feet, 4½ inches
2. Dale, Nebraska
3. Weiss, Illinois
4. Lindsay, Rice
5. Shaw, Notre Dame
Hammer throw
1. Charles Redmon, Chicago - 133 feet 9¾ inches
2. Blackwood, Northwestern
3. Duke Slater, Iowa
4. Skidmore, University of Southern Illinois
See also
- NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
References
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