1939 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

1939 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 2nd
Date November 27, 1939
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
Location Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes participating 67
Distances 4 miles (6.4 km)
1938
1940

The 1939 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships were the second annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 19 teams and 67 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan for the second consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was won by the Michigan State Spartans, their first, while the individual championship was won by Walter Mehl from Wisconsin, with a time of 20:30.9.[2]

Men's title

Team Result

Rank Team Points
1st Michigan State 51
2nd Wisconsin 57
3rd Indiana 84
4 Drake 104
5 Oklahoma State 114
6 Eastern Michigan 129
7 Alfred 138
8 Notre Dame 217
9 Ohio State 227

See also

References

  1. "1939 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved December 24, 2014.