1949 NCAA cross country championships

The 1949 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the 11th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.

1949 NCAA Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition11th
DateNovember 28, 1949
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation131 athletes
1948
1950

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 18 teams and 131 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College on November 28, 1949, 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 retained by the host Michigan State Spartans, their third. The individual championship was retained by Robert Black, from Rhode Island, with a time of 20:25.94 after setting the distance record the previous year.[2]

Men's title

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  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

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Rank Team Points
  Michigan State College 59
  Syracuse 81
  Manhattan 86
4 Penn State 93
5 Army 133
6 Kansas 147
7 Wisconsin 207
8 Illinois 244
9 Purdue 255
10 Notre Dame 265

References

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  1. ^ "1949 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 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 26, 2014.