1970 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships

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1970 NCAA University Division Men's Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition32nd
DateNovember 23, 1970
Host cityVirginia Williamsburg, VA
College of William & Mary
VenueEastern State Hospital
Distances6 miles (9.7 km)
Participation307 athletes
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The 1970 NCAA University Division Men's Cross Country Championships were the 32nd 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, 1970, the meet was hosted by the College of William & Mary on the grounds of the Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 39 teams and 307 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was again won by the Villanova Wildcats, their fourth title. The individual championship was won by Steve Prefontaine, from Oregon, with a time of 28:00.02.[2] Prefontaine's time broke the event distance record, set the previous year by Gerry Lindgren. With the distance for the NCAA championships changing to 10,000 meters in 1976, his distance record would remain unbroken.

Men's title[]

  • Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)[]

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Villanova 85
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oregon 86
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) UTEP 124
4 Indiana 195
5 Western Michigan 214
6 Missouri 237
7 Michigan State 248
8 Bowling Green 324
9 San Diego State 356
10 William & Mary 366

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1970 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
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