1965 NCAA University Division cross country championships

The 1965 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 27th 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 22, 1965, the meet was hosted by the University of Kansas at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas. This was the first meet not held at Michigan State. The distance for this race was extended to 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).

1965 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition27th
DateNovember 22, 1965
Host cityLawrence, KS
University of Kansas
VenueRim Rock Farm
Distances6 miles (9.7 km)
Participation148 athletes
1964
1966

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 17 teams and 148 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was retained by the Western Michigan Broncos, their second team title. The individual championship was won by John Lawson, from Kansas State, with a time of 29:24.00.[2] Given this was the first race at 6 miles, Lawson's time became the meet's distance record. However, his time would be superseded the following year, 1966, by Gerry Lindgren from Washington State.

Men's title

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  • Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

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Rank Team Points
  Western Michigan 81
  Kansas State 92
  Northwestern 114
4 Tennessee 138
5 Georgetown 139
6 Oklahoma State 185
7 Notre Dame 225
8 Oregon 228
9 Wyoming 266
10 BYU 271

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1965 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 4, 2015.