1951 NCAA cross country championships

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1951 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition13th
DateNovember 26, 1951
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
Venue Forest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation122 athletes
1950
1952

The 1951 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the 13th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.

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Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 23 teams and 122 individual runners contested this championship. [1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College on November 26, 1951, 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 won by the Syracuse Orangemen, their first. The individual championship was retained by Herb Semper, from Kansas, with a time of 20:09.74. [2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Syracuse 80
Silver medal icon.svg Kansas 118
Bronze medal icon.svg Wisconsin 120
4 Penn State 122
5 Michigan State College 150
6 Tennessee 195
7 Indiana 204
8 Drake 207
9 Miami (OH) 219
10 Pittsburgh 222

References

  1. "1951 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2014.