1962_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Cross_Country_Championships

1962 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships

1962 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships

1962 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (University Division)

The 1962 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 24th 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 26, 1962, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

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All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 14 teams and 136 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the San José State Spartans, their first. They were the first racially integrated team to win the national cross country championship.[2] The individual championship was won by Tom O'Hara, from Loyola–Chicago, with a time of 19:20.30.[3]

Men's title

  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "1962 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "San Jose's historic feet".
  3. [3]
    "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
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