1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 16−18, 1970
Host cityIowa Des Moines, Iowa
VenueDrake Stadium
Drake University
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The 1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 16−18 at the 48th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate University Division outdoor track and field events in the United States.

This year's outdoor meet was hosted by Drake University at Drake Stadium (the same location as the eponymous Drake Relays) in Des Moines, Iowa.[1]

BYU, Kansas, and Oregon finished tied atop the team standings, with 35 points each. All three were declared co-champions; it was the Cougars' first title, the Jayhawks' third, and the Ducks' fourth.

Program changes[]

  • The decathlon was contested at the NCAA championships for the first time this year.

Results summary[]

Team standings[]

  • Note: Top 10 only
  • (H) = Hosts
  • Full results[2]
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) BYU
Kansas
Oregon		 35
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Washington State 31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oregon State 30
4 UTEP 28
5 UCLA 27
6 Villanova 26
7 USC 22
8 Bowling Green State
California		 18
9 San Diego State 17
10 Tennessee 16

Individual event champions[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meter dash
200 meter dash
400 meter dash
800 meter run Dave Wottle
1,500 meter run
3,000 meter steeplechase
5,000 meter run
10,000 meter run

Individual event results[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "1970 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
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