1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships

October 2024 1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska University of Nebraska Team Champion: Kansas (1st title) June 12−13, 1959 Memorial Stadium 1958 1960 38th The 1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships were contested June 12−13 at the 38th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate track and field events in the United States. This year's meet was hosted by the University of Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.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 23, 20161959 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results http://www.ustfccca.org/infozone/public-meet-single.php?contno=205 https://web.archive.org/web/20150913162611/http://www.ustfccca.org/infozone/public-meet-single.php?contno=205 dead September 13, 2015 USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report USTFCCCA May 23, 2016 Kansas won the team national championship, the Jayhawks' first team title. Program changes The two-mile run event was discontinued after being held annually since 1921. The 5,000 meter run was added to the NCAA championship program, the first new event since 1948. Team result Note: Top 10 only (H) = Hosts Rank Team Points Kansas 73 San José State 481 10 Houston 38 04 4 Oklahoma 31 05 5 Oklahoma State 221 10 06 6 Boston UniversityEastern Michigan 20 07 7 Missouri 19 08 8 Illinois 181 4 09 9 New Mexico 18 10 10 Oregon State 17 See also NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship 1958 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships References Category:NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship NCAA Track and Field Championships NCAA NCAA Track and Field Championships NCAA track and field championships, 1959 men's