1947 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

1947 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 9th
Date November 24, 1947
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
Location Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes participating 151
Distances 4 miles (6.4 km)
1946
1948

The 1947 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships were the ninth 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 151 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 ninth consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was won by the Penn State Nittany Lions, their first overall. The individual championship was won by Jack Milne, from North Carolina, with a time of 20:41.1.[2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st Penn State 60
2nd Syracuse 72
3rd Drake 133
4 Purdue 144
5 Indiana 147
6 Michigan State 152
7 Miami (OH) 172
8 Wisconsin 197
9 Notre Dame 216
10 Ohio Wesleyan 272

References

  1. "1947 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved December 26, 2014.