1954 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

1954 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 16th
Date November 22, 1954
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
Location Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes participating 113
Distances 4 miles (6.4 km)
1953
1955

The 1954 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships were the 16th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 22, 1954, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 14 teams and 113 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys, their first. The individual championship was won by Alien Frame, from Kansas, with a time of 19:54.20.[2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st Oklahoma A&M 60
2nd Syracuse 111
3rd Miami (OH) 113
4 Kansas 122
5 Penn State 146
6 Notre Dame 160
7 Pittsburgh 168
8 Maryland 173
9 South Dakota State 203
10 Michigan State 211

References

  1. "1954 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved December 29, 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 29, 2014.