1954 NCAA cross country championships explained

1954 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Organisers:NCAA
Edition:16th
Date:November 22, 1954
Host City:East Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
Location:Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes Participating:113
Distances:4 miles (6.4 km)
Previous:1953
Next:1955

The 1954 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the 16th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 22, 1954, the meet was hosted by Michigan State College at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 14 teams and 113 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys, their first. The individual championship was won by Allen Frame, from Kansas, with a time of 19:54.20.[2]

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
Oklahoma A&M 60
111
113
122
146
160
168
173
203
211

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1954 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships . MileSplit.com . Mile Split US . December 29, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141229230120/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177794/results/310944 . December 29, 2014 . live .
  2. Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship . NCAA . NCAA.org . December 29, 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 .