1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships

1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 12−13, 1959
Host cityNebraska Lincoln, Nebraska
VenueMemorial Stadium
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The 1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships were contested June 12−13 at the 38th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate track and field events in the United States. This year's meet was hosted by the University of Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.[1][2]

Kansas won the team national championship, the Jayhawks' first team title.

Program changes

  • The two-mile run event was discontinued after being held annually since 1921.
  • The 5,000 meter run was added to the NCAA championship program, the first new event since 1948.

Team result

  • Note: Top 10 only
  • (H) = Hosts
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kansas 73
2nd place, silver medalist(s) San José State 481⁄10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Houston 38
4 Oklahoma 31
5 Oklahoma State 221⁄10
6 Boston University
Eastern Michigan		 20
7 Missouri 19
8 Illinois 181⁄4
9 New Mexico 18
10 Oregon State 17

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "1959 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2016.