1974 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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1974 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships
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DatesMay 29 - May 31, 1974 [1]
Host city Charleston, IL
Eastern Illinois
Events20
1975

The 1974 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, were the first year the Division II/III designation was recognized in NCAA track and field. Previously, it was called the College Division. The top 6 athletes scored in their perspective event.

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Results

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100 Yard Dash

The event was wind aided. The 100 yd dash which is slightly shorter than a 100 meters, is 91.44 meters. All races at the time where hand timed.

RankNameUniversityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Guyana.svg James Gilkes Fisk 9.4 NAIA
Silver medal icon.svgJoe Franklin Southern–New Orleans 9.5 NAIA
Bronze medal icon.svgJoe Kendrick Ashland 9.5 DII
4 Herman Verdin Southern–New Orleans 9.8 NAIA
5 Clint Alguire Mount Union 9.8
6 Fred Mintz Baldwin Wallace 9.8

220 Yard Dash

RankNameUniversityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Guyana.svg James Gilkes Fisk 20.7 NAIA
Silver medal icon.svg Herman Verdin Southern–New Orleans 21.4

NAIA

Bronze medal icon.svgJoe Franklin Southern–New Orleans 21.5

NAIA

4 Leonard Elion Fisk 21.6 NAIA
5Joe Kendrick Ashland 21.6 DII
6Vince Williams Chicago State 21.6 DI

440 yard Dash

RankNameUniversityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Kip Korir Coe 47.3
Silver medal icon.svgMike Williams Mount Union 47.9
Bronze medal icon.svg Ronald Bethune Southern–New Orleans 48.5 NAIA
4 Terry Youngblood Central (Iowa) 48.7
5Bill Taylor Pomona-Pitzer 48.8
6Carl Hill Southwestern (Ten.) 48.9'

880 yard Run

RankNameUniversityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgBarry King Ashland 1:51.2 DII
Silver medal icon.svg Bob Linn Ashland 1:51.3 DII
Bronze medal icon.svg Harold Small Brandeis 1:52.0
4 Al Tonks Baldwin Wallace 1:52.0
5 Alan Kleinsasser Caltech 1:52.0
6 Manny Rivera Brandeis 1:52.1

One Mile Run

RankNameUniversityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgSteve Foster Ashland 4:05.1 DII
Silver medal icon.svgScott Barrett North Central 4:06.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Fred Suarez SUNY Oswego 4:07.4
4 Jim Muus St. Olaf 4:08.2
5Chris Horton Brandeis 4:08.6
6 Dan Spear Hamline 4:08.7

Three Mile Run

RankNameUniversityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgDavid Moller Rochester 13:54.6
Silver medal icon.svg John O'Conner Augustana (IL) 14:07.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Cliff Karthauser Nebraska Wesleyan 14:08.8
4 Dan Copper Augustana (IL) 14:12.8
5 Randy Luce Pomona-Pitzer 14:14.6
6John Bradford Brandeis 14:17.6

120 Yard Hurdles

RankNameUniversityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Roger Retherford Otterbein 14.2
Silver medal icon.svg Wayne Covington Lock Haven 14.3 DII
Bronze medal icon.svgSteve Smith Pomona-Pitzer 14.4
4 Gerald Greenfield Johns Hopkins 14.4
5 Keith Wolling RIT 14.5
6Steve Wilson Western Maryland 14.6

440 Yard Hurdles

RankNameUniversityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Tony Cornelious Augustana (IL) 53.3
Silver medal icon.svg Keith Wolling RIT 53.7
Bronze medal icon.svg Jim Baum Ashland 53.7 DII
4Steve Smith Pomona-Pitzer 53.7
5 Greg Traxler St. John's (MN) 55.5
6 Terry Kozina Ashland 55.6 DII

3000 Meter Steeplechase

RankNameUniversityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgGary Johnson Westmont 9:17.8 NAIA
Silver medal icon.svg Lee Pollock St. Lawrence 9:23.2
Bronze medal icon.svgMark Duggan Boston State 9:36.0
4 Larry Coy Baldwin Wallace 9:37.6
5Dave Hanson Luther 9:41.0
6 Tim Hawley Wabash 10:07.4

High Jump

RankNameUniversityHeightNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Kurt Nielson Nebraska Wesleyan 2.01m
Silver medal icon.svg Greg Gornsuch Wheaton 2.01m
Bronze medal icon.svgDave Miller Baldwin Wallace 1.96m
4 Bruce Crowe Washington (MD) 1.96m
5 John Stanek Augustana (IL) 1.96m
6 Jim Wildgreen Hope 1.96m

Pole Vault

RankNameUniversityHeightNotes
Gold medal icon.svgSteve Hughes Westmont 4.72m NAIA
Silver medal icon.svg Craig Boyak Kalamazoo 4.57m
Bronze medal icon.svg Charles Novak St. Olaf 4.57m
4Steve Mason Pomona-Pitzer 4.42m
5Joe Thompson Augustana (IL) 4.27mTie
5 Paul Ksionzyk Cortland (SUNY) 4.27mTie

Long Jump

RankNameUniversityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svgDavid Boyd Fisk University 7.82m NAIA
Silver medal icon.svg Chuck Larsuel Mount Union 7.30m
Bronze medal icon.svg Rick Steinberg Luther 7.22m
4 Milt Snodgrass Mount Union 7.22m
5 Ronald Bethune Southern–New Orleans 7.10m NAIA
6Don Harvey Alma 7.02m

Triple Jump

RankNameUniversityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svgAnthony Palumbo Rochester 15.21m
Silver medal icon.svg Rudy Sawyerl St. John's (MN) 14.86m
Bronze medal icon.svg Kip Korir Coe 14.73m
4 Guy Jensen Otterbein 14.37m
5Mike Williams Widener 14.35m
6Charles Drummond Brockport St. 14.18m

Shot Put

RankNameUniversityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Steve Lindgren Hamline 17.03m
Silver medal icon.svg Ray Fogg Pomona-Pitzer 16.91m
Bronze medal icon.svgJoe Gould Queens 16.40m DII
4 Rudy Vido Albany (SUNY) 16.23m DI
5 Stephan Ondrejack Trenton State 15.90m
6 John Dupuis Worcester State 15.40m

Discus Throw

RankNameUniversityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Bill Iovino Ohio Wesleyan 52.14m
Silver medal icon.svg George Liset Wheaton 49.76m
Bronze medal icon.svgBob Scott Augustana (IL) 49.66m
4 Rod Ridgeway Wittenberg 49.14m
5 Terrance Bruce Alfred 48.26m
6 John Dupuis Worcester State 47.72m

Hammer Throw

RankNameUniversityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svgJohn Pearson MIT 51.92m
Silver medal icon.svgJoe Gould Queens 50.60m DII
Bronze medal icon.svg John Kock RIT 48.62m
4 Warren Shank Westmont 48.28m
5 Tom Lowell RPI 48.18m
6 Lewis Farber RPI 45.26m

Javelin Throw

The Javelin thrown in 1973 was different from the current model. Therefore, results cannot be directly compared to today's results.

RankNameUniversityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svgRobert Sing Ursinus 71.60m
Silver medal icon.svgJoe Gould Queens 68.32m DII
Bronze medal icon.svg Kevin Peter Pomona-Pitzer 68.14m
4 Bob Orell Pomona-Pitzer 67.62m
5 Greg Afman Calvin 63.84m
6 Glenn Levengood Susquehanna 62.74m

Decathlon

RankNameUniversityPointsNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jim Baum Ashland 7,030 DII
Silver medal icon.svgRobert Ryan Rochester 6,528
Bronze medal icon.svg Mark Lineweaver Brockport St. 6,499
4Chuck Williams Case Western 6,376
5 Larry Griffith Mount Union 6,300
6Mike Hunt Capital 6,244

440 Yard Relay

RankTeamNameTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Mount Union Milt Snodgrass 41.1
Chuck Larsuel
Mike Williams
Clint Alguire
Silver medal icon.svg Southern–New Orleans Herman Verdin 41.2 NAIA
Ronald Bethune
Larry Williams
Joe Franklin
Bronze medal icon.svg Fisk David Boyd41.3 NAIA
Leonard Elion
Leon Stubbs
Flag of Guyana.svg James Gilkes
4 Baldwin-Wallace Everett Head 41.8
Mark Allio
Tony DiMarzo
Fred Mintz
5 Denison B. Thompson42.1
Ed Cione
R. Price
Tony Thompson
6 Chicago State Clifford Fletcher 42.4 DI
Willie Patton
Sudie Davis
Vince Williams

Mile Relay

RankTeamNameTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Mount Union Chuck Larsuel 3:15.7
Jim Freund
Mike Williams
Milt Snodgrass
Silver medal icon.svg Ashland Jim Baum 3:16.2 DII
Barry King
Terry Kozma
Bob Linn
Bronze medal icon.svg Southern–New Orleans Herman Verdin 3:16.2 NAIA
Craig Louis
Ronald Bethune
Donald Clark
4 Augustana (IL) Enyo DeWith 3:17.2
Scott Stephens
Bill Yemm
Tony Cornelious
5 Brandeis Allen Knight3:18.2
Mike Ricciardone
Manny Rivera
Harold Small
6 Baruch Tyrone Cunningham 3:18.6
Harold Reardon
George Bailey
Mario Church

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