1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships explained

1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Host City: Des Moines, Iowa
Dates:June 16−18, 1970
Stadium:Drake Stadium
Drake University
Previous:1969
Next:1971

The 1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 16−18 at the 48th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate University Division outdoor track and field events in the United States.

That year's outdoor meet was hosted by Drake University at Drake Stadium (the same location as the eponymous Drake Relays) in Des Moines, Iowa.[1]

BYU, Kansas, and Oregon finished tied atop the team standings, with 35 points each. All three were declared co-champions; it was the Cougars' first title, the Jayhawks' third, and the Ducks' fourth.

Program changes

Results summary

Team standings

Rank Team Points
BYU
Kansas
Oregon
35
31
30
28
27
26
22
18
17
16

Individual event champions

100 yard dashEddie HartUniversity of CaliforniaIsaac CurtisUniversity of CaliforniaJim GreenUniversity of Kentucky
220 yard dashWillie TurnerOregon State UniversityMel GrayUniversity of MissouriMike GoodrichIndiana University
440 yard dashTom TurnerMurray State UniversityCurtis MillsTexas A&M UniversityJohn SmithUCLA
880 yard runKen SwensonKansas State UniversityPat CollinsOregon State UniversityArt SandisonWashington State University
One mile runMarty LiquoriVillanova UniversityDave WottleBowling Green State UniversityHowell MichaelCollege of William & Mary
3,000 meter steeplechaseSidney SinkBowling Green State UniversityJerome LiebenbergWestern Michigan UniversitySteve SavageUniversity of Oregon
Three mile runSteve PrefontaineUniversity of OregonGary BjorklundUniversity of MinnesotaRichard BuerkleVillanova University
Six mile runRobert BertelsenOhio UniversityDavid HindleyBrigham Young UniversityJon AndersonCornell University
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. June 18, 2016.
  2. Web site: 1970 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results . USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report . USTFCCCA . June 18, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150913155111/http://www.ustfccca.org/infozone/public-meet-single.php?contno=309 . September 13, 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. June 18, 2016.