1939 NCAA track and field championships

1939 NCAA Track and Field Championships NCAA_logo_1938-1957.png California Los Angeles, California Team Champion: USC (8th title) 14 June 16-17, 1939 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 1938 1940 18th The 1939 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the 18th NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at the University of Southern California's Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in June 1939. The University of Southern California won its fifth consecutive team title.Here Are Complete Summaries on N.C.A.A. Championships Los Angeles Times 1939-06-18 The individual high scorers at the meet were William Watson of Michigan, who scored in three events, and double hurdles champion Fred Wolcott of Rice. Both finished with 20 points. Additionally, the NCAA hosted the first ever separate cross country national championships during the 1938–39 season. The 1938 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships were held in November 1938 in East Lansing, Michigan; Indiana won the team event and Greg Rice, from Notre Dame, won the individual event. Team scoring Rank Team Points Southern California 86 Stanford 44 1 2 Michigan 31 04 4 Washington State 24 05 5 Wisconsin 22 06 6 Rice Institute 20 07 7 Kansas State 18 08 8 Oregon 16 Track events 100-yard dash 1. Mozel Ellerbe, Tuskegee - 9.8 secondsOfficials initially ruled that Jeffrey had won the race. Following review of the tapes, it was determined that Ellerbe's torso was the first to cross the line, and he was awarded first place. 2. Clyde Jeffrey, Stanford 3. Willis, USC 4. Jordan, USC 5. Ledford, Washington State 120-yard high hurdles 1. Fred Wolcott, Rice - 14.2 seconds 2. Smith, Wisconsin 3. Corpening, North Carolina 4. Wright, Oklahoma A&M 5. Kinzle, Duke 6. Gatewood, Texas 220-yard dash 1. Clyde Jeffrey, Stanford - 21.1 seconds 2. Ledford, Washington State 3. Pettichord, Washington State 4. Jordan, USC 5. Ohl, Pitt 220-yard low hurdles 1. Fred Wolcott, Rice - 23 seconds 2. Earl Vickery, USC 3. Cochran, Indiana 4. Marshall, Butler 5. Hawkins, Stanford 440-yard dash 1. Erwin Miller, USC - 47.5 seconds 2. Watts, California 3. Simmons, Nebraska 4. Upton, USC 5. Breidenbach, Michigan 880-yard run 1. John Woodruff, Pitt - 1:51.3 2. Giddings, NYU 3. Dale, Washington State 4. Moore, Stanford 5. Storli, Oregon One-mile run 1. Louis Zamperini, USC - 4:13.6 2. Walter Mehl, Wisconsin 3. John Munski, Missouri 4. Holderman, Purdue 5. Girard, Stanford Two-mile run 1.Gregory Rice, Notre Dame - 9:02.6 (NCAA record) 2. Ralph Schwarzkopf, Michigan 3. Efaw, Oklahoma A&M 4. Dodds, Ashland 5. Garner, Washington State Field events Broad jump 1. Judson Atchison, Texas - 24 ft 9+1/4 in 2. Billy Brown, LSU - 24 ft 8 in 3. Turner, UCLA - 24 ft 5+1/2 in 4. William Watson, Michigan - 24 ft 1/2 in 5. Manuel, California - 24 feet High jump 1. Johnny Wilson, USC - 6 ft 6 in 2. Mallery, USC 2. Diefenthaler, Illinois 4. Burke, Marquette 4. Arrington, Michigan State 4. Lincoln, Stanford 4. Du Fresne, Oregon State Pole vault 1. Ganslen, Columbia - 14 ft 5 in 2. Day, USC 2. Padway, Wisconsin 2. Varoff, Oregon Discus throw 1. Pete Zagar, Stanford - 164 ft 1/4 in 2. William Watson, Michigan - 161 ft 9+3/4 in 3. Harris, Indiana 4. White, Tulane 5. Faymonville, Notre Dame Javelin 1. Bob Peoples, USC - 220 ft 6+1/2 in 2. Boyd Brown, Oregon 3. DeGroot, USC 4. Vukmanic, Penn 5. Graham, Texas Shot put 1. Elmer Hackney, Kansas State - 55 ft 10+3/8 in (NCAA and American record) 2. William Watson, Michigan - 54 ft 6+1/2 in 3. Lilburn Williams, Xavier New Orleans - 53 ft 11+3/4 in 4. Andersen, Stanford 5. Wohl, Stanford See also NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship 1938 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships References Category:NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship NCAA Category:1939 in sports in California NCAA track and field championships Category:June 1939 sports events in the United States Category:College sports tournaments in California Category:Track and field competitions in Los Angeles Category:Events at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum