1949 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

1949 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 11th
Date November 28, 1949
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
Location Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes participating 131
Distances 4 miles (6.4 km)
1948
1950

The 1949 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships were the 11th 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, 18 teams and 131 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State University on November 28, 1949 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 retained by the host Michigan State Spartans, their third. The individual championship was retained by Robert Black, from Rhode Island, with a time of 20:25.94 after setting the distance record the previous year.[2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st Michigan State 59
2nd Syracuse 81
3rd Manhattan 86
4 Penn State 93
5 Army 133
6 Kansas 147
7 Wisconsin 207
8 Illinois 244
9 Purdue 255
10 Notre Dame 265

References

  1. "1949 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. 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.
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