1937 NCAA Track and Field Championships

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1937 NCAA Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 1937
Host cityBerkeley, California
VenueCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Events14
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The 1937 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the 16th NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at Berkeley, California in June 1937. The University of Southern California won its second consecutive team championship.[1]

Team scoring[]

1. University of Southern California - 62 points
2. Stanford - 50 points
3. Ohio State - 28
4. Washington State - 24
5. Indiana - 22
6. Columbia - 21
7. Pittsburg State - 17
8. Michigan - 16
9. Notre Dame - 15
10. Wisconsin - 12

Track events[]

100-yard dash
1. Sam Stoller, Michigan - 9.7 seconds
2. Ben Johnson, Columbia
3. Donald Dunn, Kansas Teachers (Pittsburg)
4. George Boone, USC
5. Bob Grieve, Illinois

120-yard high hurdles
1. Forrest Towns, Georgia - 14.3 seconds
2. Allen Tolmich, Wayne University
3. Roy Staley, USC
4. , Kansas Teachers (Emporia)
5. Bob Osgood, Michigan

220-yard dash
1. Ben Johnson, Columbia - 21.3 seconds
2. , Stanford
3. Lee Orr, Washington State
4. Curt Ledford, Washington State
5. Fred Elliott, Indiana

220-yard low hurdles
1. , USC - 23.3 seconds
2. Jack Weiershauser, Stanford
3. Verne Sumner, Kansas Teachers (Emporia)
4. Robert Lemen, Purdue
5. Tom Berkeley, UCLA

440-yard dash
1. , Washington State - 47.1 seconds
2. , Stanford
3. Harley Howells, Ohio State
4. Charles Belcher, Georgia Tech
5. Richard Gill, Boston College

880-yard run
1. John Woodruff, Pitt - 1:50.3 (NCAA record)
2. , USC
3. Chuck Beetham, USC
4. Vic Palmason, Washington
5. Dick Squire, Ohio State

One-mile run
1. , Wisconsin - 4:13.9
2. Jim Smith, Indiana
3. Mel Trutt, Indiana
4. Gregory Rice, Notre Dame
5. , Kentucky

Two-mile run
1. Gregory Rice, Notre Dame - 9:14.2 (NCAA record)
2. , Drake
3. Richard Frey, Michigan State
4. Thomas Deckard, Indiana
5. , Drake

Field events[]

Broad jump
1. , Kansas Teachers (Pittsburg) - 25 feet, 3-1/4 inches
2. , California
3. Eulace Peacock, Temple
4. Bob Hubbard, Minnesota
5. George Boone, USC

High jump
1. Dave Albritton, Ohio State - 6 feet, 6-1/4 inches
2. , Colorado - 6 feet, 6-1/4 inches[2]
3. Delos Thurber, USC - 6 feet, 6-1/4 inches
4. Mel Walker, Ohio State
5. Jack Vickery, Texas
5. Ed Burke, Marquette

Pole vault
1. Bill Sefton, USC - 14 feet, 8-7/8 inches
2. George Varoff, Oregon
3. Earle Meadows, USC
4. Irving Howe, USC
5. Albert Haller, Wisconsin

Discus throw
1. , Stanford - 156 feet, 3 inches
2. , Stanford
3. Charles Socolofsky, Kansas State
4. , USC
5. Donald Johnson, Idaho

Javelin
1. , San Jose State - 214 feet, 9-3/8 inches
2. , UCLA
3. Don Johnson, Idaho
4. John Guckeyson, Maryland
5. Chuck Soper, USC

Shot put
1. Sam Francis, Nebraska - 53.50
2. Dimitri Zaitz, Boston College - 52.17
3. Jim Reynolds, Stanford - 51.76
4. William Watson, Michigan - 51.15
5. Dan Taylor, Columbia

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Braven Dyer (1937-06-20). "Trojan Team Wins N.C.A.A. Track Title". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Albritton, Cruter and Thurber all reached the same height of 6 feet, 6-1/4 inches. Under the tie-breaker rule, Albritton was deemed the winner as the first to clear the height.
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