1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships

January 2025 1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships National-Collegiate-Athletic-Association-Logo-1910 (1).png Illinois Chicago, IllinoisUniversity of Chicago Men's Champion: Illinois (1st title) 14 June 18, 1921 Stagg Field 1922 1st The 1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the first NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at Stagg Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1921. The University of Illinois won the team title. Overview The 1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships were held at Stagg Field in Chicago on June 17 and 18, 1921. The University of Illinois won the team championship with 20 1 4 points. Notre Dame finished in second place. Gus Pope of the University of Washington was the individual points leader with 10 points earned through first-place finishes in both the shot put and the discus.Illinois First in Great Meet: Notre Dame Second in National Collegiate Contests Ogden Standard-Examiner 1921-06-19 Results Team standings Note: Top 10 only (H) = Hosts Full results1st NCAA Championship • Chicago, IL • June 18, 1921 https://trojanforcestats.us/NCAA-Meet-Results/NCAAresults1921.pdf trojanforcestats.us Rank Team Points Illinois 20 1 4 Notre Dame 16 3 4 Iowa 14 04 4 Washington 12 1 4 05 5 Wisconsin 10 06 6 Nebraska 8 07 7 Grinnell 7 08 8 Northwestern Ohio State 6 10 10 Ames College 5 1 2 Individual titles, by team Track events +100-yard dash Rank AthleteNationality Team Time Leonard PauluGrinnell Pioneers10.0Billy HayesNotre Dame Fighting IrishN/AEd SmithNebraska CornhuskersN/A4Eric WilsonIowa HawkeyesN/A5Vic HurleyWashington HuskiesN/A +120-yard high hurdles Rank AthleteNationality Team TimeNotes Earl ThomsonDartmouth Big Green14.4= WRHarold CrawfordIowa HawkeyesN/AKarl AndersonMinnesota Golden GophersN/A4Chet WynnNotre Dame Fighting IrishN/A5Bill CoughlanSewanee TigersN/AUniversity of the South +220-yard dash Rank AthleteNationality Team Time Eric WilsonIowa Hawkeyes22.6Ed SmithNebraska CornhuskersN/ALeonard PauluGrinnell PioneersN/A4Billy HayesNotre Dame Fighting IrishN/A5Harold KingOhio Wesleyan Battling BishopsN/A +220-yard low hurdles Rank AthleteNationality Team Time Gus DeschNotre Dame Fighting Irish24.8Al KollinWisconsin BadgersN/AEarl FrazierBaylor BearsN/A4Henry WallaceIllinois Fighting IlliniN/A5Chet WynnNotre Dame Fighting IrishN/A +440-yard dash Rank AthleteNationality Team Time Frank SheaPittsburgh Panthers49.0Lawrence ButlerMichigan WolverinesN/APhilip DonohoeIllinois Fighting IlliniN/A4James PrattWashington HuskiesN/A5Edward JohnsonWisconsin BadgersN/A +Half-mile run Rank AthleteNationality Team TimeNotes Earl EbyPenn Quakers1:57.4Joseph HigginsIowa State CyclonesN/AAmes CollegeClyde NashWisconsin BadgersN/A4Howard YatesIllinois Fighting IlliniN/A5Philip DonohoeIllinois Fighting IlliniN/A +One-mile run Rank AthleteNationality Team TimeNotes Ray WatsonKansas State Wildcats4:23.4Kansas AggiesGordon McGinnisIllinois Fighting IlliniN/AJ. Mearl SweitzerMinnesota Golden GophersN/A4Oscar FergusonOhio State BuckeyesN/A5Stanley GrahamIowa State CyclonesN/AAmes College +Two-mile run Rank AthleteNationality Team TimeNotes John RomigPenn State Nittany Lions9:31John WhartonIllinois Fighting IlliniN/ALloyd RathbunIowa State CyclonesN/AAmes College4Ernie CantonSt. Olaf OlesN/A5George FinkleWisconsin BadgersN/A Field events +Broad jump Rank AthleteNationality Team Distance Gaylord StinchcombOhio State Buckeyes23 ft 3 3 8 in7.10 mJoseph H. SwardKnox22 ft 9 in6.93 mHarold OsbornIllinois Fighting Illini22 ft 9 in6.93 m4Guy SundtWisconsin BadgersN/AN/A5Dewey AlbertsIllinois Fighting IlliniN/AN/A +High jump Rank AthleteNationality Team Height Johnny MurphyNotre Dame Fighting Irish6 ft 3 in1.91 mDewey AlbertsIllinois Fighting IlliniN/AN/AEdgar HoffmanIowa HawkeyesN/AN/A4Chuck FranklandWashington HuskiesN/AN/A4Harold OsborneIllinois Fighting IlliniN/AN/A +Pole vault Rank AthleteNationality Team Height Longino WelchGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets12 ft3.66 mEldon JenneWashington State Cougars12 ft3.66 mLloyd WilderWisconsin Badgers12 ft3.66 mSam GardnerYale Bulldogs12 ft3.66 m5Dale MerrickWisconsin BadgersN/AN/A5Eddie HoganNotre Dame Fighting IrishN/AN/A +Discus throw Rank AthleteNationality Team Distance Gus PopeWashington Huskies142 ft 2 1 4 in43.34 mH. Chester BlackwoodNorthwestern WildcatsN/AN/AWill PraegerKalamazoo HornetsN/AN/A4Duke SlaterIowa HawkeyesN/AN/A5John WeissIllinois Fighting IlliniN/AN/A +Javelin Rank AthleteNationality Team Distance Flint HannerStanford Cardinal191 ft 2 1 4 in52.27 mArt TuckOregon DucksN/AN/AHoward HoffmanMichigan WolverinesN/AN/A4Jack MahanTexas A&M AggiesN/AN/A5Eugene OberstNotre Dame Fighting IrishN/AN/A +Shot put Rank AthleteNationality Team DistanceNotes Gus PopeWashington Huskies45 ft 4 1 2 in13.83 mFred DaleNebraska CornhuskersN/AN/AJohn WeissIllinois Fighting IlliniN/AN/A4Guy LindsayRice OwlsN/AN/ARice Institute5Buck ShawNotre Dame Fighting IrishN/AN/A +Hammer throw Rank AthleteNationality Team DistanceNotes Charles RedmonChicago Maroons133 ft 9 3 4 in40.79 mH. Chester BlackwoodNorthwestern WildcatsN/AN/ADuke SlaterIowa HawkeyesN/AN/A4Fletcher SkidmoreSewanee TigersN/AN/AUniversity of the South5Sam HillIllinois Fighting IlliniN/AN/A See also NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship References Category:NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Category:Events at Stagg Field (1893–1957) NCAA track and field championships Category:June 1921 sports events in the United States Category:1921 in the sport of athletics