1940 NCAA cross country championships

1940 cross-country running meet of the NCAA January 2025 1940 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships NCAA 3rd November 25, 1940 East Lansing, MIMichigan State College Forest Akers East Golf Course 90 4 miles (6.4 km) 1939 1941 The 1940 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the third annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 21 teams and 90 individual runners contested this championship.1940 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177521/results/310537 MileSplit.com Mile Split US December 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226184019/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177521/results/310537 December 26, 2014 live The meet was hosted by Michigan State College at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan for the third consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers). The team national championship was won by the Indiana Hoosiers, their second, while the individual championship was won by Gil Dodds, from Ashland, with a time of 20:30.2.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 24, 2014 7–9 Men's title Distance: 4 miles Team result Rank Team Points Indiana 65 Michigan State Normal 68 Rhode Island State 91 04 4 Michigan State College 102 05 5 Notre Dame 115 06 6 Ohio State 123 07 7 Drake 168 08 8 Oberlin 193 09 9 Alfred 195 10 10 Earlham 288 References Category:NCAA cross country championships NCAA Cross Country Championships Category:Sports competitions in East Lansing, Michigan NCAA Cross Country Category:November 1940 sports events in the United States Category:Michigan State University Category:College track and field in Michigan