1969 NCAA University Division cross country championships

1969 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (University Division) 1969 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA 31st November 24, 1969 New York Bronx, New York City, NYManhattan College Van Cortlandt Park 254 6 miles (9.7 km) 1968 1970 The 1969 NCAA University Division Men's Cross Country Championships were the 31st 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 24, 1969, the meet was hosted by Manhattan College at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York City, New York. 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, 29 teams and 254 individual runners contested this championship.1969 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/178190/results/311033 MileSplit.com Mile Split US January 12, 2015 The team national championship was won by the UTEP Miners, their first title. The individual championship was won by Gerry Lindgren, from Washington State, his third title, with a time of 28:59.20.NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_cross_country_champs_records/2013-14/DIMCC.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 12, 2015 7–9 2016, Lindgren remains one of four runners (Steve Prefontaine, Henry Rono, and Edward Cheserek are the others) to win three individual cross country national championships. Prefontaine finished third in 1969 and would go on to win the following three years. Men's title Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points UTEP 74 Villanova 88 Oregon 112 04 4 Washington State 183 05 5 Illinois 200 06 6 Western Michigan 220 07 7 Minnesota 287 08 8 Penn 292 09 9 Bowling Green State 325 10 10 Penn StateConnecticut 345 See also NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship References autocollapse Category:NCAA cross country championships NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Category:Manhattan Jaspers track and field Category:Track and field competitions in New York City Category:College sports tournaments in New York City