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1958 NCAA University Division cross country championships
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1958 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (University Division)
January 2025
1958 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA 20th November 24, 1958 East Lansing, MIMichigan State University Forest Akers East Golf Course 106 4 miles (6.4 km) 1957 1959
The 1958 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 20th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. It was the first championship held exclusively for University Division (future Division I) teams; all small college teams were shifted to the established NCAA Men's College Division Cross Country Championship (later re-designated as Division II).
Held on November 24, 1958, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).
Following the creation of the NCAA"s multi-division structure this year, only NCAA University Division teams, and their respective runners, were eligible. In total, 14 teams and 106 individual runners contested this championship.1958 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177802/results/310961 MileSplit.com Mile Split US January 1, 2015
The team national championship was won by the Michigan State Spartans, their seventh. The individual championship was won by Crawford Kennedy, also from Michigan State, with a time of 20:07.1.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 January 1, 2015 7–9
Men's title
Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)
Team result
Rank Team Points Michigan State 79 Western Michigan 104 Army 111 04 4 Notre Dame 114 05 5 Iowa State 126 06 6 Kansas 144 07 7 Indiana 173 08 8 Iowa 202 09 9 Arkansas 239 10 10 Central Michigan 240 11 11 Drake 254 12 12 Syracuse 259 13 13 Duke 307 14 14 Miami (OH) 316
See also
NCAA Men's College Division Cross Country Championship
References
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