1975 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships explained

1975 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Host City: Provo, Utah
Dates:June 3−7, 1975
Stadium:Cougar Stadium
Brigham Young University
Previous:1974
Next:1976

The 1975 NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 3−7 at the 53rd annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.

This year's meet was hosted by Brigham Young University at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah.[1] [2] The venue previously hosted the championships eight years earlier in 1967; the approximate elevation of the track was 4660feet above sea level. (The track was removed from the stadium in 1982.)

The UTEP Miners finished just ahead of UCLA in the team standings and captured their first team national title. The title marked the beginning of UTEP's reign as a track & field dynasty – in the following seven seasons, they finished either as champion or runner-up, including five consecutive titles (197882).

This was the last edition of the NCAA championships with the races measured in yards;[3] race distances were changed to meters for 1976.[4]

Team result

Rank Team Points
UTEP 55
42
37
32
27
24
BYU (H) 21
20
17
16

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. June 25, 2016.
  2. Web site: 1975 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results . USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report . USTFCCCA . June 25, 2016 . September 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150913162851/http://www.ustfccca.org/infozone/public-meet-single.php?contno=328 . dead .
  3. News: NCAA gun lap tonight, UTEP leads . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . Ferguson . George . June 7, 1975 . A6.
  4. News: NCAA summary . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . June 4, 1976 . 3D.