1964 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships

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1964 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition26th
DateNovember 23, 1964
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation180 athletes
← 1963
1965 →

The 1964 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 26th 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 23, 1964, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the final race hosted by Michigan State after 25 straight years. The distance for this race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers). This was the final meet held at this distance. Starting in 1965, the race was extended to 6 miles.

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 23 teams and 180 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the Western Michigan Broncos, their first team title. The individual championship was won by , from Ohio, with a time of 20:07.50.[2]

Men's title[]

  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)[]

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Western Michigan 86
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oregon 116
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ohio 120
4 Notre Dame 122
5 BYU 136
6 Georgetown 162
7 Miami (OH) 219
8 Houston 235
9 Kansas 254
10 Air Force 288

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1964 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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