1951 NCAA cross country championships explained

1951 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Organisers:NCAA
Edition:13th
Date:November 26, 1951
Host City:East Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
Location:Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes Participating:122
Distances:4 miles (6.4 km)
Previous:1950
Next:1952

The 1951 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the 13th 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, 23 teams and 122 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College on November 26, 1951, 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 won by the Syracuse Orangemen, their first. The individual championship was retained by Herb Semper, from Kansas, with a time of 20:09.74.[2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
Syracuse 80
118
120
122
150
195
204
207
219
222

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1951 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships . MileSplit.com . Mile Split US . December 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141228174000/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177685/results/310742 . December 28, 2014 . live .
  2. Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship . NCAA . NCAA.org . December 28, 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 .