1948 NCAA cross country championships

1948 cross-country running meet of the NCAA January 2025 1948 NCAA Cross Country Championships NCAA 10th November 22, 1948 East Lansing, MIMichigan State College Forest Akers East Golf Course 131 4 miles (6.4 km) 1947 1949 The 1948 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the tenth 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, 18 teams and 131 individual runners contested this championship.1948 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177529/results/310544 MileSplit.com Mile Split US December 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226193643/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177529/results/310544 December 26, 2014 live The meet was hosted by Michigan State College on November 22, 1948, at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers). The team national championship was won by the host Michigan State Spartans, their second overall. The individual championship was won by Robert Black, from Rhode Island State, with a time of 19:52.84, a new distance record. Black's four mile time, which replaced Greg Rice's 1938 time of 20:12.9, would remain in place until 1953.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 Michigan State College 41 Wisconsin 69 Syracuse 93 04 4 Penn State 118 05 5 Notre Dame 164 06 6 Purdue 165 07 7 Kansas 213 08 8 Indiana 224 09 9 Miami (OH) 245 10 10 Cornell College (IA) 316 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