1938 NCAA cross country championships

1938 cross-country running meet of the NCAA January 2025 1938 NCAA Cross Country Championships NCAA 1st November 21, 1938 East Lansing, MIMichigan State College Forest Akers East Golf Course 50 4 miles (6.4 km) 1939 The 1938 NCAA Cross Country Championship was the first annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Prior to 1938, the national championship for collegiate cross country was organized, first, by the Inter-Collegiate Cross Country Association (1899 to 1907) and, second, the Inter-Collegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (1907 to 1939). Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championships did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 12 teams and 50 individual runners contested this championship.1938 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177356/results/310118 MileSplit.com Mile Split US December 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226191549/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177356/results/310118 December 26, 2014 live The meet was hosted by Michigan State College at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers). The inaugural team national championship was won by the Indiana Hoosiers while the individual championship was won by Greg Rice, from Notre Dame, with a time of 20:12.9. This time would remain the NCAA championship record until 1948.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 December 4, 2014 7–9 Men's title Distance: 4 miles (H) = Hosts Team result NCAA White Rank Team Points Indiana 51 Notre Dame 61 Drake 68 04 4 Michigan State (H) 70 05 5 Alfred 103 06 6 Purdue 133 See also List of pre-NCAA collegiate cross country champions References Category:NCAA cross country championships NCAA Cross Country Championships Category:Sports competitions in East Lansing, Michigan NCAA Cross Country Category:November 1938 sports events in the United States Category:Michigan State University Category:College track and field in Michigan