1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships

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1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 16–17, 1922
Host city Chicago, Illinois
University of Chicago
Venue Stagg Field
Events14
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The 1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the second NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at Stagg Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1922. The University of California won the team title, and nine NCAA records were set at the two-day meet. [1]

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Overview

The 1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships were held at Stagg Field in Chicago on June 16 and 17, 1923. The University of California won the team championship with 28+118 points. Penn State finished in second place with 19+12 points. [1]

New NCAA records were set in nine events at the meet: 100-yard (91 m) dash, 220-yard (200 m) dash, low hurdles, mile, broad jump, discus, hammer throw, javelin and pole vault. [1]

Team Result

RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg California 28+18
Silver medal icon.svg Penn State 19+12
Bronze medal icon.svg Notre Dame 16+710
4 Illinois 15+710
5 Iowa 11+3435
6 Grinnell
Michigan
10
7 Penn 9
8 Georgetown 8
9 Ole Miss 7

Track events

100-yard dash
1. Leonard Paulu, Grinnell – 9.9 seconds (new NCAA record)
2. Hayes, Notre Dame
3. Erwin, Kansas Aggies
4. Eric Wilson, Iowa
5. Smith, Nebraska

120-yard high hurdles
1. Barron, Penn State – 15.4 seconds
2. Coow, Wesleyan Union
3. Ivey, Earlham
4. Brickman, Chicago
5. Sargent, Michigan

220-yard dash
1. Leonard Paulu, Grinnell – 21.8 seconds (new NCAA record)
2. Eric Wilson, Iowa
3. Spetz, Wisconsin
4. Hayes, Notre Dame
5. Erwin, Kansas Aggies

220-yard low hurdles
1. Charles Brookins, Iowa – 25.2 (new NCAA record)
2. Desch, Notre Dame
3. Ellis, Mississippi A&M
4. Stolley, Wisconsin
5. Barron, Penn State

440-yard dash
1. Commodore Cochran, Mississippi A&M (Mississippi State)- 49.7 seconds
2. McDonald, California
3. Fessenden, Illinois
4. Pyott, Chicago
5. Brickman, Chicago

880-yard run
1. Helffrick, Penn State - 1:58.1 seconds
2. Brown, Penn
3. Morrow, Iowa
4. Hales, Illinois
5. Gardner, Nebraska

One-mile run
1. Shields, Penn State – 4:20.4 (new NCAA record)
2. Patterson, Illinois
3. Connolly, Georgetown
4. Wickoff, Ohio State
5. Furnas, Purdue

Two-mile run
1. Rathbun, Iowa State – 9:32.1
2. Doolittle, Butler
3. Thompson, Hamilton College
4. Schuyler Enck, Penn State
5. Swanson, Illinois

Field events

Broad jump
1. Legendre, Georgetown – 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m) (new NCAA record)
2. Muller, California
3. Jones, Depauw
4. Merchant, California
5. Osborne, Illinois

High jump
1. Osborne, Illinois – 6 ft 2+58 in (1.895 m)
1. Murphy, Notre Dame – 6 ft 2+58 in (1.895 m)
3. Muller, California
4. Clark, Amherst
4. Treyer, California
4. Darling, Amherst
4. Campbell, Minnesota
4. Hoffman, Iowa
4. Turner, Nebraska
4. Jones, Depauw
4. Woods, Butler
4. Platten, Wisconsin
4. Shideker, Chicago

Pole vault
1. John Landowski, Michigan – 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
1. Norris, California – 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
3. A. Devine, Iowa
3. Rogers, Kansas
3. Merrick, Wisconsin
3. Hogan, Notre Dame
3. Collins, Illinois

Discus throw
1. Thomas Lieb, Notre Dame – 144 ft 2+12 in (43.955 m) (new NCAA record)
2. MacGowan, Montana
3. Gross, Minnesota
4. Muller, California
5. Friday, Chicago

Javelin
1. Howard Hoffman, Michigan – 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m) (new NCAA record)
2. Bronder, Penn
3. Sorrell, California
4. Angler, Illinois
5. Welchel, Georgia Tech

Shot put
1. Merchant, California – 44 ft 12 in (13.424 m)
2. Bronder, Penn
3. Witter, California
4. Hulscher, Western State Normal (Western Michigan)
5. Keen, Texas A&M

Hammer throw
1. Merchant, California – 161 ft 4 in (49.17 m) (new NCAA record)
2. Palm, Penn State
3. Hill, Illinois
4. White, Ohio State
5. Carl Schmidt, Michigan

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bears Win in National Meet: California, Illinois and Notre Dame Lead on Stagg Field". Ogden Standard-Examiner. 1922-06-18.