| 1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships | |
| Host City: | Chicago, Illinois University of Chicago |
| Events: | 14 |
| Dates: | June 16–17, 1922 |
| Stadium: | Stagg Field |
| Previous: | 1921 |
| Next: | 1923 |
The 1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the second NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at Stagg Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1922. The University of California won the team title, and nine NCAA records were set at the two-day meet.[1]
The 1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships were held at Stagg Field in Chicago on June 16 and 17, 1923. The University of California won the team championship with points. Penn State finished in second place with points.[1]
New NCAA records were set in nine events at the meet: 100yard dash, 220yard dash, low hurdles, mile, broad jump, discus, hammer throw, javelin and pole vault.[1]
| Rank | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | |||
| 10 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 7 |
100-yard dash
1. Leonard Paulu, Grinnell – 9.9 seconds (new NCAA record)
2. Hayes, Notre Dame
3. Erwin, Kansas Aggies
4. Eric Wilson, Iowa
5. Smith, Nebraska
120-yard high hurdles
1. Barron, Penn State – 15.4 seconds
2. Coow, Wesleyan Union
3. Ivey, Earlham
4. Brickman, Chicago
5. Sargent, Michigan
220-yard dash
1. Leonard Paulu, Grinnell – 21.8 seconds (new NCAA record)
2. Eric Wilson, Iowa
3. Spetz, Wisconsin
4. Hayes, Notre Dame
5. Erwin, Kansas Aggies
220-yard low hurdles
1. Charles Brookins, Iowa – 25.2 (new NCAA record)
2. Desch, Notre Dame
3. Ellis, Mississippi A&M
4. Stolley, Wisconsin
5. Barron, Penn State
440-yard dash
1. Commodore Cochran, Mississippi A&M (Mississippi State)- 49.7 seconds
2. McDonald, California
3. Fessenden, Illinois
4. Pyott, Chicago
5. Brickman, Chicago
880-yard run
1. Helffrick, Penn State - 1:58.1 seconds
2. Brown, Penn
3. Morrow, Iowa
4. Hales, Illinois
5. Gardner, Nebraska
One-mile run
1. Shields, Penn State – 4:20.4 (new NCAA record)
2. Patterson, Illinois
3. Connolly, Georgetown
4. Wickoff, Ohio State
5. Furnas, Purdue
Two-mile run
1. Rathbun, Iowa State – 9:32.1
2. Doolittle, Butler
3. Thompson, Hamilton College
4. Schuyler Enck, Penn State
5. Swanson, Illinois
Broad jump
1. Legendre, Georgetown – (new NCAA record)
2. Muller, California
3. Jones, Depauw
4. Merchant, California
5. Osborne, Illinois
High jump
1. Osborne, Illinois –
1. Murphy, Notre Dame –
3. Muller, California
4. Clark, Amherst
4. Treyer, California
4. Darling, Amherst
4. Campbell, Minnesota
4. Hoffman, Iowa
4. Turner, Nebraska
4. Jones, Depauw
4. Woods, Butler
4. Platten, Wisconsin
4. Shideker, Chicago
Pole vault
1. John Landowski, Michigan –
1. Norris, California –
3. A. Devine, Iowa
3. Rogers, Kansas
3. Merrick, Wisconsin
3. Hogan, Notre Dame
3. Collins, Illinois
Discus throw
1. Thomas Lieb, Notre Dame – (new NCAA record)
2. MacGowan, Montana
3. Gross, Minnesota
4. Muller, California
5. Friday, Chicago
Javelin
1. Howard Hoffman, Michigan – (new NCAA record)
2. Bronder, Penn
3. Sorrell, California
4. Angler, Illinois
5. Welchel, Georgia Tech
Shot put
1. Merchant, California –
2. Bronder, Penn
3. Witter, California
4. Hulscher, Western State Normal (Western Michigan)
5. Keen, Texas A&M
Hammer throw
1. Merchant, California – (new NCAA record)
2. Palm, Penn State
3. Hill, Illinois
4. White, Ohio State
5. Carl Schmidt, Michigan