1949 NCAA cross country championships

1949 cross-country running meet of the NCAA January 2025 1949 NCAA Cross Country Championships NCAA 11th November 28, 1949 East Lansing, MIMichigan State College Forest Akers East Golf Course 131 4 miles (6.4 km) 1948 1950 The 1949 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the 11th 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.1949 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177681/results/310738 MileSplit.com Mile Split US December 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226202631/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177681/results/310738 December 26, 2014 live The meet was hosted by Michigan State College on November 28, 1949, 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 retained by the host Michigan State Spartans, their third. The individual championship was retained by Robert Black, from Rhode Island, with a time of 20:25.94 after setting the distance record the previous year.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 59 Syracuse 81 Manhattan 86 04 4 Penn State 93 05 5 Army 133 06 6 Kansas 147 07 7 Wisconsin 207 08 8 Illinois 244 09 9 Purdue 255 10 10 Notre Dame 265 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