1966 NCAA University Division cross country championships

1966 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (University Division) 1966 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA 28th November 21, 1966 Kansas Lawrence, KSUniversity of Kansas Rim Rock Farm 189 6 miles (9.7 km) 1965 1967 The 1966 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 28th 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 21, 1966, the meet was hosted for the second straight year by the University of Kansas at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers). All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 25 teams and 189 individual runners contested this championship.1966 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/178186/results/311028 MileSplit.com Mile Split US January 5, 2015 The team national championship was won by the Villanova Wildcats, their first team title. The individual championship was won by Gerry Lindgren, from Washington State, with a time of 29:01.04.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 5, 2015 7–9 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012359/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_cross_country_champs_records/2013-14/DIMCC.pdf December 3, 2013 live Lindgren's time set the new event distance record, breaking the record set the previous year by John Lawson. Lindgren's time would hold until 1969, when he himself would break it during his senior year. Men's title Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Villanova 79 Kansas State 155 San José State 183 04 4 Iowa 193 05 5 Washington State 208 06 6 Colorado 248 07 7 Southern IllinoisOregon State 253 08 8 Western Michigan 256 09 9 Houston 292 10 10 New Mexico 311 See also NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship References Category:NCAA cross country championships NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships Category:Lawrence, Kansas Category:Track and field in Kansas Category:University of Kansas Category:Sports competitions in Kansas Category:College sports in Kansas