| 1960 NCAA Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 1960 |
| Host city | Berkeley, CA |
| Venue | Edwards Stadium |
| Events | 18 |
← 1959 1961 → | |
The 1960 NCAA Track and Field Championships were held in Berkeley, California in June 1960. The University of Kansas won the team title for the second consecutive year. Ten NCAA meet records were broken, and one was tied.
1. Kansas - 50
2. University of Southern California - 37
3. UCLA - 31
4. Oregon - 22
4. Oregon State – 22
6. Boston University – 20
6. Houston – 20
6. San Jose State – 20
9. Illinois – 18
10. Arizona – 16
10. Grambling - 16
100-meter dash [2]
1. Charlie Tidwell, Kansas – 10.2 (ties NCAA meet record)
2. Paul Winder, Morgan State – 10.3
3. Larry Dunn, Arizona – 10.6
110-meter high hurdles [2]
1. Jim Johnson, UCLA – 14.0
2. Dave Odegard, Minnesota – 14.0
3.Dave Edstrom, Oregon – 14.2
200-meter dash [2]
1. Charlie Tidwell, Kansas – 20.8
2. Stone Johnson, Grambling – 21.1
3. Paul Winder, Morgan State – 21.2
400-meter dash [2]
1. Ted Woods, Colorado – 45.7 (new NCAA meet record)
2. Vic Hall, Cal Poly – 46.1
3. Walt Johnson, North Carolina College – 46.3
400-meter hurdles [2]
1. Cliff Cushman, Kansas – 50.8
2. Ron Ablowich, Georgia Tech – 51.7
3. Ray Wilson, Texas – 52.2
800-meter run [2]
1. George Kerr, Illinois – 1:46.1 (new NCAA meet record)
2. Jerry Siebert, California – 1:46.9
3. Ernie Cunliffe, Stanford – 1:47.6
1,500-meter run [2]
1. Dyrol Burleson, Oregon – 3:44.2 (new NCAA meet record)
2. Bob Holland, UCLA – 3:47.5
3. Mildford Dahl, UCLA – 3:47.9
3,000-meter steeplechase [2]
1. Charlie Clark, San Jose State – 9:02.1
2. Steve Moorehead, Penn State – 9:16.6
3. Mauri Jorinakka, Eastern Michigan – 9:18.7
5,000-meter run [2]
1. Al Lawrence, Houston – 14:19.8 (new NCAA meet record)
2. Pat Clohessy, Houston – (no time)
3. Ken Brown, Illinois – 14:43.0
Broad jump [2]
1. Ralph Boston, Tennessee A&I – 25 feet, 5¾ inches
2. Henk Visser, Univ. Calif., Santa Barbara – 25 feet, 5½ inches
3. Darrell Horn, Oregon – 25 feet
High jump [2]
1. John Thomas, Boston University – 7 feet (new NCAA meet record)
2. Charles Lewis, Grambling – 6 feet, 9 inches
3. Charles Dumas, Univ. South. Calif. – 6 feet, 8 inches
3. Errol Williams, San Jose State – 6 feet, 8 inches
Pole vault [2]
1. J.D. Martin, Oklahoma – 14 feet, 9 inches
2. Aubrey Dooley, Oklahoma State – 14 feet, 6 inches
2. Dick Kimmel, San Jose State – 14 feet, 6 inches
2. Wayne Wilson, Washington State – 14 feet, 6 inches
2. Henry Wadsworth, Florida – 14 feet, 6 inches
2. Jim Brewer, Univ. South. Calif. – 14 feet, 6 inches
2. Dexter Elkins, SMU – 14 feet, 6 inches
2. Dave Clark, North Texas State – 14 feet, 6 inches
Discus throw [2]
1. Dick Cochran, Missouri – 188 feet, 3½ inches
2. Jim Wade, Univ. South. Calif. – 176 feet, 3½ inches
3. Jim Burke, Arizona – 172 feet, 2 inches
Javelin [2]
1. Bill Alley, Kansas – 268 feet, 9 inches (new NCAA meet record)
2. Gary Stenlund, Oregon State – 246 feet, 3 inches
3. Terry Beucher, Kansas – 245 feet, 7 inches
Shot put [2]
1. Dallas Long, Univ. of Southern Calif. – 61 feet, 9 inches (new NCAA meet record)
2. Jerry Winter, Stanford – 57 feet, 10¾ inches
3. Mike Lewis, Occidental College – 57 feet, 6½ inches
Hammer throw [2]
1. John Lawlor, Boston University – 209 feet, 2 inches (new NCAA meet record)
2. Stan Doten, Harvard – 197 feet, 8½ inches
3. Dave Cross, Yale – 185 feet, 7 inches
Hop, step and jump [2]
1. Luther Hayes, Univ. South. Calif. – 50 feet, 11½ inches
2. Darrell Horn, Oregon State – 48 feet, 7½ inches
3. John Kelly, Stanford – 48 feet, 5¼ inches
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