| 1937 NCAA Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 1937 |
| Host city | Berkeley, California |
| Venue | California Memorial Stadium |
| Events | 14 |
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The 1937 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the 16th NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at Berkeley, California in June 1937. The University of Southern California won its second consecutive team championship. [1]
1. University of Southern California - 62 points
2. Stanford - 50 points
3. Ohio State - 28
4. Washington State - 24
5. Indiana - 22
6. Columbia - 21
7. Pittsburg State - 17
8. Michigan - 16
9. Notre Dame - 15
10. Wisconsin - 12
100-yard dash
1. Sam Stoller, Michigan - 9.7 seconds
2. Ben Johnson, Columbia
3. Donald Dunn, Kansas Teachers (Pittsburg)
4. George Boone, USC
5. Bob Grieve, Illinois
120-yard high hurdles
1. Forrest Towns, Georgia - 14.3 seconds
2. Allen Tolmich, Wayne University
3. Roy Staley, USC
4. Verne Sumner, Kansas Teachers (Emporia)
5. Bob Osgood, Michigan
220-yard dash
1. Ben Johnson, Columbia - 21.3 seconds
2. Jack Weiershauser, Stanford
3. Lee Orr, Washington State
4. Curt Ledford, Washington State
5. Fred Elliott, Indiana
220-yard low hurdles
1. Earl Vickery, USC - 23.3 seconds
2. Jack Weiershauser, Stanford
3. Verne Sumner, Kansas Teachers (Emporia)
4. Robert Lemen, Purdue
5. Tom Berkeley, UCLA
440-yard dash
1. Lorin Benke, Washington State - 47.1 seconds
2. Ray Malott, Stanford
3. Harley Howells, Ohio State
4. Charles Belcher, Georgia Tech
5. Richard Gill, Boston College
880-yard run
1. John Woodruff, Pitt - 1:50.3 (NCAA record)
2. Ross Bush, USC
3. Chuck Beetham, USC
4. Vic Palmason, Washington
5. Dick Squire, Ohio State
One-mile run
1. Charles Fenske, Wisconsin - 4:13.9
2. Jim Smith, Indiana
3. Mel Trutt, Indiana
4. Gregory Rice, Notre Dame
5. Dave Rogan, Kentucky
Two-mile run
1. Gregory Rice, Notre Dame - 9:14.2 (NCAA record)
2. Bill Feiler, Drake
3. Richard Frey, Michigan State
4. Thomas Deckard, Indiana
5. Fred Padget, Drake
Broad jump
1. Kermit King, Kansas Teachers (Pittsburg) - 25 feet, 3-1/4 inches
2. Arnold Nutting, California
3. Eulace Peacock, Temple
4. Bob Hubbard, Minnesota
5. George Boone, USC
High jump
1. Dave Albritton, Ohio State - 6 feet, 6-1/4 inches
2. Gilbert Cruter, Colorado - 6 feet, 6-1/4 inches [2]
3. Delos Thurber, USC - 6 feet, 6-1/4 inches
4. Mel Walker, Ohio State
5. Jack Vickery, Texas
5. Ed Burke, Marquette
Pole vault
1. Bill Sefton, USC - 14 feet, 8-7/8 inches
2. George Varoff, Oregon
3. Earle Meadows, USC
4. Irving Howe, USC
5. Albert Haller, Wisconsin
Discus throw
1. Pete Zagar, Stanford - 156 feet, 3 inches
2. Hugh Gribbin, Stanford
3. Charles Socolofsky, Kansas State
4. Phil Gaspar, USC
5. Donald Johnson, Idaho
Javelin
1. Lowell Todd, San Jose State - 214 feet, 9-3/8 inches
2. Bill Reitz, UCLA
3. Don Johnson, Idaho
4. John Guckeyson, Maryland
5. Chuck Soper, USC
Shot put
1. Sam Francis, Nebraska - 53.50
2. Dimitri Zaitz, Boston College - 52.17
3. Jim Reynolds, Stanford - 51.76
4. William Watson, Michigan - 51.15
5. Dan Taylor, Columbia
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