1963 NCAA University Division Men's Cross Country Championships

1963 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 25th
Date November 26, 1963
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
Location Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes participating 166
Distances 4 miles (6.4 km)
1962
1964

The 1963 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 25th 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 26, 1963, 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).

All NCAA Division I members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 21 teams and 166 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was retained by the San José State Spartans, their second team title. The individual championship was won by Victor Zwolak, from Villanova, with a time of 19:35.00.[2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st San José State 52
2nd Oregon 68
3rd Notre Dame 125
4 Kansas 153
5 Michigan State 171
6 Ohio 187
7 Houston 189
8 Miami (OH) 213
9 Villanova 223
10 Western Michigan 241

See also

References

  1. "1963 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 3, 2015.