1940 NCAA cross country championships

1940 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition3rd
DateNovember 25, 1940
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation90 athletes
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The 1940 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the third annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 21 teams and 90 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan for the third consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was won by the Indiana Hoosiers, their second, while the individual championship was won by Gil Dodds, from Ashland, with a time of 20:30.2.[2]

Men's title

  • Distance: 4 miles

Team Result

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Indiana 65
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michigan State Normal 68
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rhode Island State 91
4 Michigan State College 102
5 Notre Dame 115
6 Ohio State 123
7 Drake 168
8 Oberlin 193
9 Alfred 195
10 Earlham 288

References

  1. ^ "1940 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. Retrieved December 24, 2014.