1976 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1976 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 1−5, 1976
Host cityPennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
VenueFranklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
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The 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 1−5 at the 54th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.

This year's meet was hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.[1][2]

USC finished first in the team standings, capturing their record twenty-sixth national title.[3][4][5]

High jumper Dwight Stones of Long Beach State raised his three-year-old world record a half-inch (1 cm) to 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m).[3][4][5]

This was the first edition of the NCAA championships with the races measured in meters;[6] previously the race distances were measured in yards.[7]

Team result

  • Note: Top 10 only
  • (H) = Hosts
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) USC 64
2nd place, silver medalist(s) UTEP 44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tennessee 40
4 Washington State 34
5 Arizona State 31
6 BYU 30
7 Washington 28
8 Auburn 22
9 Kansas
San José State		 20
10 Long Beach State 18
Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "1976 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Stones does as promised, clearing 7-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). June 6, 1976. p. 1C.
  4. ^ a b c "Stones soars 7-7". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. June 6, 1976. p. 67.
  5. ^ a b Putnam, Pat (June 14, 1976). "The right height for Dwight's flight". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  6. ^ "NCAA summary". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). June 4, 1976. p. 3D.
  7. ^ Ferguson, George (June 7, 1975). "NCAA gun lap tonight, UTEP leads". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A6.