1944 NCAA track and field championships

1944 NCAA Track and Field Championships NCAA_logo_1938-1957.png Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin Team Champion: Illinois (12th title) June 10, 1944 Marquette Stadium 1943 1945 23rd The 1944 NCAA Track and Field Championships were contested at the 23rd annual NCAA-hosted track meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate track and field events in the United States. This year's events were hosted by Marquette University at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_outdoor_champs_records/2012-13/2012_d1_motf.pdf NCAA NCAA.org May 18, 2016 Due to World War II, this meet was held in one day as opposed to the usual two since many of the athletes were members of the Navy and not allowed more than 48 hours away from school. Prelims were in the morning and finals were at night. There was also a travel restriction in the United States, preventing any schools from the Pacific Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference or Southwest Conference from competing. This meant all competitors represented schools from the Midwest and Northeast, dramatically decreasing the level of competition.1944 NCAA MEN https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1944.pdf trackandfieldnews.com Illinois captured their third team championship (and first since 1927). Team result Note: Top 10 finishers only (H) = Hosts Rank Team Points Illinois 79 Notre Dame 43 Michigan 40 04 4 Ohio State 23 05 5 Morgan StateNorthwesternPurdue 20 06 6 Marquette (H) 19 07 7 MissouriNYU 18 08 8 Miami (OH)Wisconsin 16 09 9 Oberlin 15 10 10 Utah 14 See also NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship References Category:NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship NCAA NCAA Category:1940s in Milwaukee NCAA Track and Field Championships