1979 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1979 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesMay 29−June 2, 1979
Host cityIllinois Champaign, Illinois
VenueMemorial Stadium
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
← 1978
1980 →

The 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested May 29−June 2 at the 57th 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 contested at Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois, which hosted for the second time overall and for the first time since 1977.[1][2]

After winning a co-championship in 1978, UTEP easily finished atop this year's team standings and claimed their third national title.

Team result

  • Note: Top 10 only
  • (H) = Hosts
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) UTEP 64
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Villanova 48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) UCLA 36
4 Auburn 30
5 Oregon
Washington		 28
6 USC 251⁄2
7 LSU
Maryland		 22
8 Washington State 21
9 Arizona
Florida State
Tennessee
Texas A&M		 20
10 Oregon State 17

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1979 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2016.