1959 NCAA University Division cross country championships

1959 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (University Division) January 2025 1959 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA 21st November 23, 1959 East Lansing, MIMichigan State University Forest Akers East Golf Course 113 4 miles (6.4 km) 1958 1960 The 1959 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 21st 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 23, 1959, 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, 13 teams and 113 individual runners contested this championship.1959 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177803/results/310962 MileSplit.com Mile Split US January 2, 2015 The team national championship was won by the Michigan State Spartans, their eighth. The individual championship was won by Al Lawrence, from Houston, with a time of 20:35.94.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 2, 2015 7–9 Men's title Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) Team result Rank Team Points Michigan State 44 Houston 120 Iowa 134 04 4 Notre Dame 141 05 5 Western Michigan 148 06 6 Iowa State 153 07 7 Army 160 08 8 Indiana 185 09 9 Air Force 188 10 10 Penn State 213 11 11 Syracuse 226 12 12 Alfred 241 13 13 Miami (OH) 335 See also NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship References Category:NCAA cross country championships NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships Category:Sports competitions in East Lansing, Michigan NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships Category:College track and field in Michigan NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships Category:Michigan State University