1945 NCAA cross country championships explained

1945 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Organisers:NCAA
Edition:7th
Date:November 24, 1945
Host City:East Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
Location:Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes Participating:72
Distances:4 miles (6.4 km)
Previous:1944
Next:1946

The 1945 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the seventh 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, 19 teams and 72 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 seventh consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was retained by the Drake Bulldogs, their second overall. The individual championship was also retained by Fred Feiler from Drake with a time of 21:14.2.[2]

Men's title

Team Result

Rank Team Points
Drake 50
65
84
89
113
149
179
197

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1945 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships . MileSplit.com . Mile Split US . December 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160318014401/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177525/results/310541 . March 18, 2016 . live .
  2. Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship . NCAA . NCAA.org . December 26, 2014 . 7–9 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012359/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_cross_country_champs_records/2013-14/DIMCC.pdf . December 3, 2013 . live .