1970 NCAA University Division cross country championships explained

1970 NCAA University Division Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers:NCAA
Edition:32nd
Date:November 23, 1970
Host City: Williamsburg, VA
College of William & Mary
Location:Eastern State Hospital
Athletes Participating:307
Distances:6 miles (9.7 km)
Previous:1969
Next:1971

The 1970 NCAA University Division Men's Cross Country Championships were the 32nd 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 23, 1970, the meet was hosted by the College of William & Mary on the grounds of the Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 39 teams and 307 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was again won by the Villanova Wildcats, their fourth title. The individual championship was won by Steve Prefontaine, from Oregon, with a time of 28:00.2.[2] Prefontaine's time broke the event distance record, set the previous year by Gerry Lindgren. With the distance for the NCAA championships changing to 10,000 meters in 1976, his distance record would remain unbroken.

Men's title

Individual Result (Top 10)

!Rank[3] !Individual!School!Time
Steve PrefontaineOregon28:00.2
Donald WalshVillanova28:08
Donald KardongStanford28:10
4Gregory FredericksPenn St28:12
5John BednarskiUTEP28:14
6Keith MunsonOregon St28:22
7Bob BertelsonOhio28:28
8Sidney SinkBowling Green28:30
9Marty LiquoriVillanova28:37
10Scott BringhurstUtah28:40

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
Villanova 85
86
124
195
214
237
248
324
356
366

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1970 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships. MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. January 12, 2015.
  2. Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. January 12, 2015. 7–9.
  3. Web site: 1970 NCAA Cross Country Championships . 2023-03-20 . Track & Field News . en-US.