1963 NCAA University Division cross country championships

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1963 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition25th
DateNovember 26, 1963
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
Venue Forest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation166 athletes
1962
1964

The 1963 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 25th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 26, 1963, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

Contents

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 21 teams and 166 individual runners contested this championship. [1]

The team national championship was retained by the San José State Spartans, their second team title. The individual championship was won by Victor Zwolak, from Villanova, with a time of 19:35.00. [2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg San José State 52
Silver medal icon.svg Oregon 68
Bronze medal icon.svg Notre Dame 125
4 Kansas 153
5 Michigan State 171
6 Ohio 187
7 Houston 189
8 Miami (OH) 213
9 Villanova 223
10 Western Michigan 241

Individual results

PlaceNameTeamTimePoints
1 Victor Zwolak Villanova 19:35.01
2John Camien Emporia State University 19:38.0--
3 Jeffrey Fishback San José State 19:48.52
4Geoff Walker Houston 19:53.03
5Danny Murphy San José State 19:56.04
6G. Douglas Brown Montana State University 19:59.0--
7Richard Schramm Miami 20:04.55
8Ben Tucker San José State 20:06.46
9Arthur Scott Idaho State University 20:07.0--
10Richard Sharkey Michigan State 20:08.07
11Clayton Steinke Oregon 20:09.58
12Walter Hewlett Harvard University 20:10.0--
13Bill Clark Notre Dame 20:11.09
14 Kenny Moore Oregon 20:14.410
15David Wighton University of Colorado 20:15.2--
16Frank Carver Notre Dame 20:19.011
17 Jack Bacheler Miami 20:20.412
12Herman Gurule San José State 20:21.213
19Ralph Lingle University of Missouri 20:23.0--
20William Straub United States Military Academy 20:25.0--

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References

  1. "1963 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 3, 2015.