1951 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

1951 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 13th
Date November 26, 1951
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
Location Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes participating 122
Distances 4 miles (6.4 km)
1950
1952

The 1951 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships were the 13th 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, 23 teams and 122 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State University on November 26, 1951 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 Syracuse Orangemen, their first. The individual championship was retained by Herb Semper, from Kansas, with a time of 20:09.74.[2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st Syracuse 80
2nd Kansas 118
3rd Wisconsin 120
4 Penn State 122
5 Michigan State 150
6 Tennessee 195
7 Indiana 204
8 Drake 207
9 Miami (OH) 219
10 Pittsburgh 222

References

  1. "1951 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved December 28, 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 28, 2014.