1938 NCAA Track and Field Championships

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1938 NCAA Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 1938
Host cityMinneapolis, Minnesota
VenueMemorial Stadium
Events14
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The 1938 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the 17th NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at the University of Minnesota's Memorial Stadium in June 1938. The University of Southern California won its fourth consecutive team title, and new NCAA records were established in the 120-yard high hurdles, one-mile run, two-mile run and high jump.[1]

Team results[]

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Southern California 69¾
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stanford 38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michigan 28¾
4 Wisconsin 28
5 Notre Dame
Rice Institute		 24

Track events[]

100-yard dash
1. , Tuskegee - 9.7 seconds
2. , USC
3. Ben Johnson, Columbia
5. William Clifford, Notre Dame

120-yard high hurdles
1. Fred Wolcott, Rice - 14.1 seconds[2]
2. , Colorado
3. Elmer Gedeon, Michigan

220-yard dash
1. Mack Robinson, Oregon - 21.3 seconds
2. , Stanford
3. , Montana

220-yard low hurdles
1. Fred Wolcott, Rice - 23.3 seconds
2. , USC
3. , Michigan State

440-yard dash
1. Ray Malott, Stanford - 46.8 seconds
2. E. Miller, USC
3. H. Bachman, USC

880-yard run
1. John Woodruff, Pitt
2. John Francis, Notre Dame
3. John Marion, Prairieview Teachers

One-mile run
1. Louis Zamperini, USC - 4:08.3 (NCAA record)
2. , Wisconsin

Two-mile run
1. , Wisconsin - 9:11.1 (NCAA record)
2. , Notre Dame
3. Richard Frey, Michigan State

Field events[]

Broad jump
1. , UCLA - 25 feet, 1⅛ inches
2. William Watson, Michigan - 24 feet, 11½ inches
3. , Ohio State - 24 feet, 9½ inches

High jump
1. David Albritton, Ohio State - 6 feet, 8¾ inches (NCAA record)
1. , Colorado - 6 feet, 8¾ inches (NCAA record)
3. , Marquette
3. , Michigan
3. Delos Thurber, USC
3. Lloyd Thompson, Xavier

Pole vault
1. , USC - 14 feet, 2 inches
2. Irving Howe, USC
2. , Wisconsin
2. George Varofr, Oregon

Discus throw
1. , Stanford - 162 feet, 3¼ inches
2. , Stanford - 155 feet, 2½ inches
3. , Notre Dame - 155 feet, 1 inch

Javelin
1. , Penn State - 215 feet, 8¼ inches
2. , Miami (Ohio) - 208 feet, 7¾ inches
3. , Texas - 205 feet, 4¼ inches

Shot put
1. Elmer Hackney, Kansas State - 51 feet, 8½ inches
2. Francis Ryan, Columbia - 51 feet, 5¼ inches
3. William Watson, Michigan - 51 feet, 3⅜ inches

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kansas Athlete Wins Shot Put: Trojans Take National Title for Fourth Time". The Hutchinson, Kansas News-Herald (AP wire story). 1938-06-19.
  2. ^ Wolcott set an NCAA record with a time of 14.0 in the trials.
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