1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships explained

1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships
Host City:	Lincoln, Nebraska
Dates:	June 12−13, 1959
Stadium:	Memorial Stadium
Previous:	1958
Next:	1960

The 1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships were contested June 12−13 at the 38th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate track and field events in the United States. This year's meet was hosted by the University of Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.^{[1] [2]}

Kansas won the team national championship, the Jayhawks' first team title.

Program changes

• The two-mile run event was discontinued after being held annually since 1921.
• The 5,000 meter run was added to the NCAA championship program, the first new event since 1948.

Team Result

• Note: Top 10 only
• (H) = Hosts

Rank	Team	Points
	Kansas	73
		48
		38
		31
		22
		20
		19
		18
		18
		17

See also

• NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
• 1958 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

Notes and References

1. Web site: NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. May 23, 2016.
2. Web site: 1959 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20150913162611/http://www.ustfccca.org/infozone/public-meet-single.php?contno=205 . dead . September 13, 2015 . USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report . USTFCCCA . May 23, 2016 .