1949 NCAA cross country championships explained

1949 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Organisers:NCAA
Edition:11th
Date:November 28, 1949
Host City:East Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
Location:Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes Participating:131
Distances:4 miles (6.4 km)
Previous:1948
Next:1950

The 1949 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the 11th 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, 18 teams and 131 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College on November 28, 1949, at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was retained by the host Michigan State Spartans, their third. The individual championship was retained by Robert Black, from Rhode Island, with a time of 20:25.94 after setting the distance record the previous year.[2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
Michigan State College 59
81
86
93
133
147
207
244
255
265

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1949 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships . MileSplit.com . Mile Split US . December 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141226202631/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177681/results/310738 . December 26, 2014 . 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 .