1950 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

1950 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 12th
Date November 27, 1950
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
Location Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes participating 66
Distances 4 miles (6.4 km)
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1951

The 1950 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships were the 12th 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, 17 teams and 66 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State University on November 27, 1950 at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was won by the Penn State Nittany Lions, their third. The individual championship was won by Herb Semper, from Kansas, with a time of 20:31.7.[2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st Penn State 53
2nd Michigan State 55
3rd Wisconsin 65
4 Kansas 91
5 Notre Dame 110
6 Purdue 148
7 Eastern Michigan 194
8 Lawrence 208
9 Albion 248

References

  1. "1950 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved December 27, 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 27, 2014.