1963 NCAA University Division cross country championships

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).

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

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

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  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

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Rank Team Points
  San José State 52
  Oregon 68
  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

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Place Name Team Time Points
1 Victor Zwolak Villanova 19:35.0 1
2 John Camien Emporia State University 19:38.0 --
3 Jeffrey Fishback San José State 19:48.5 2
4 Geoff Walker Houston 19:53.0 3
5 Danny Murphy San José State 19:56.0 4
6 G. Douglas Brown Montana State University 19:59.0 --
7 Richard Schramm Miami 20:04.5 5
8 Ben Tucker San José State 20:06.4 6
9 Arthur Scott Idaho State University 20:07.0 --
10 Richard Sharkey Michigan State 20:08.0 7
11 Clayton Steinke Oregon 20:09.5 8
12 Walter Hewlett Harvard University 20:10.0 --
13 Bill Clark Notre Dame 20:11.0 9
14 Kenny Moore Oregon 20:14.4 10
15 David Wighton University of Colorado 20:15.2 --
16 Frank Carver Notre Dame 20:19.0 11
17 Jack Bacheler Miami 20:20.4 12
12 Herman Gurule San José State 20:21.2 13
19 Ralph Lingle University of Missouri 20:23.0 --
20 William Straub United States Military Academy 20:25.0 --

See also

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References

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  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.