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1960 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition22nd
DateNovember 21, 1960
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation99 athletes
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The 1960 NCAA University Divisions Cross Country Championships were the 22nd 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 21, 1960, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 12 teams and 99 individual runners contested this championship.

The team national championship was won by the Houston Cougars, their first. The individual championship was retained by Al Lawrence, also from Houston, with a time of 19:28.44.

Men's title

  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Houston 54
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michigan State 80
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Western Michigan 84
4 Penn State 104
5 Colorado State 118
6 Army 173
7 Air Force 181
8 Iowa 182
9 Miami (OH) 233
10 Notre Dame 252
11 Alfred 260
12 Texas 275

See also

References

  1. "1960 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
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