1947 NCAA cross country championships

1947 cross-country running meet of the NCAA January 2025 1947 NCAA Cross Country Championships NCAA 9th November 24, 1947 East Lansing, MIMichigan State College Forest Akers East Golf Course 151 4 miles (6.4 km) 1946 1948 The 1947 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the ninth 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, 19 teams and 151 individual runners contested this championship.1947 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177528/results/310543 MileSplit.com Mile Split US December 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226193524/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177528/results/310543 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 ninth consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers). The team national championship was won by the Penn State Nittany Lions, their first overall. The individual championship was won by Jack Milne, from North Carolina, with a time of 20:41.1.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 26, 2014 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 Men's title Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Penn State 60 Syracuse 72 Drake 133 04 4 Purdue 144 05 5 Indiana 147 06 6 Michigan State College 152 07 7 Miami (OH) 172 08 8 Wisconsin 197 09 9 Notre Dame 216 10 10 Ohio Wesleyan 272 References Category:NCAA cross country championships NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships Category:Sports competitions in East Lansing, Michigan NCAA Cross Country NCAA cross country championships Category:Michigan State University Category:College track and field in Michigan