1966 NCAA University Division cross country championships

1966 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	28th
Date	November 21, 1966
Host city	Lawrence, KA University of Kansas
Venue	Rim Rock Farm
Distances	6 miles (9.7 km)
Participation	189 athletes
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The 1966 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 28th 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 21, 1966, the meet was hosted for the second straight year by the University of Kansas at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 25 teams and 189 individual runners contested this championship. ^[1]

The team national championship was won by the Villanova Wildcats, their first team title. The individual championship was won by Gerry Lindgren, from Washington State, with a time of 29:01.04. ^[2] Lindgren's time set the new event distance record, breaking the record set the previous year by John Lawson. Lindgren's time would hold until 1969, when he himself would break it during his senior year.

Men's title

• Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Villanova	79
	Kansas State	155
	San José State	183
4	Iowa	193
5	Washington State	208
6	Colorado	248
7	Southern Illinois Oregon State	253
8	Western Michigan	256
9	Houston	292
10	New Mexico	311

See also

• NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship

References

1. "1966 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
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 January 5, 2015.