1940 NCAA Track and Field Championships
1940 NCAA Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | June 1940 |
Host city | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Venue | Memorial Stadium |
Events | 14 |
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The 1940 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the 19th NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at the University of Minnesota's Memorial Stadium in June 1940. The University of Southern California won its sixth consecutive team title.[1]
The meet took place during a two-day downpour that flooded the stadium and forced the field events to be moved indoors at the Minnesota field house.
Team result[]
Rank | Team | Points |
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USC | 44 |
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Stanford | 28⅔ |
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California Penn State |
24 |
4 | LSU | 22 |
5 | Indiana Texas |
20 |
6 | Michigan | 19 |
7 | Nebraska | 18⅓ |
8 | Washington State Tufts Rice |
18 |
Track events[]
100-yard dash[]
- Barney Ewell, Penn State - 9.6 seconds
- , Stanford
- , LSU
- , Pitt
- , Alabama State
120-yard high hurdles[]
- , Tufts - 13.9 seconds (NCAA record, tied American record)
- Fred Wolcott, Rice
- , Texas
- Frank Fuller, Virginia
- , Washington
220-yard dash[]
- Barney Ewell, Penn State - 21.1 seconds (American record)
- Billy Brown, LSU
- Mickey Anderson, USC
- Leo Tarrant, Alabama State
- George Koettel, Oklahoma
220-yard low hurdles[]
- Fred Wolcott, Rice - 23.1 seconds
- Ed Dugger, Tufts
- Boyce Gatewood, Texas
- Jim Buck, Oregon
- Harold Stickel, Pitt
440-yard dash[]
- Lee Orr, Washington State - 47.3 seconds
- Gene Littler, Nebraska
- , USC
- Warren Breidenbach, Michigan
- , Prairie View Texas State
880-yard run[]
- , Indiana - 1:51.5
- Ed Burrowes, Princeton
- Paul Moore, Stanford
- James Kehoe, Maryland
- , California
One-mile run[]
- , Missouri
- Leslie MacMitchell, NYU
- Lou Zamperini, USC
- , Maryland
- , Loyola of Chicago
Two-mile run[]
- , Michigan State - 9 minutes, 18.9 seconds
- , Washington State
- , Michigan
- Tom Quinn, Michigan Normal
- Ray Harris, Kansas
Field events[]
Long jump[]
1. Jackie Robinson, UCLA - 24 feet, 10¼ inches
2. Billy Brown, LSU
3. Welles Hodgson, Minnesota
4. Pat Turner, UCLA
5. William Lacefield, UCLA
High jump[]
1. Don Canham, Michigan - 6 feet, 6⅜ inches
1. John Wilson, USC - 6 feet, 6⅜ inches
3. Alfred Flechner, Idaho
4. , Oklahoma A&M
4. Joshua Williamson, Xavier of New Orleans
4. Russell Wulff, Stanford
Pole vault[]
1. , USC - 13 feet, 10 inches
2. Quinn Smith, California
3. George Hoffman, Fresno State
4. Ralph Ross, Army
5. William Williams, Wisconsin
Discus throw[]
1. Archie Harris, Indiana - 162 feet, 4½ inches
2. Jack Hughes, Texas - 161 feet, 6 inches
3. Al Blozis, Georgetown - 161 feet, 5 inches
4. A. Cornet, Stanford
5. Edsel Wibbels, Nebraska
Javelin[]
1. Martin Biles, California - 204 feet, 10 inches
2. , Nebraska
3. Boyd Brown, Oregon
4. , Penn State
5. , Utah
Shot put[]
1. Al Blozis, Georgetown - 56 feet, 1/2 inch
2. Stan Anderson, Stanford
3. Herb Michael, California
4. Don McNeil, USC
5. John Mazyk, Pitt
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Henry, Bill (1940-06-23). "N.C.A.A. Title Kept by Troy". Los Angeles Times.
- NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship