1929 NCAA Track and Field Championships

January 2025 1929 NCAA Track and Field Championships National-Collegiate-Athletic-Association-Logo-1910 (1).png Illinois Chicago, IllinoisUniversity of Chicago Team Champion: Ohio State (1st title) 14 June 7-8, 1929 Stagg Field 1928 1930 8th The 1929 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the seventh NCAA track and field championship. The meet was held at Stagg Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1929.Charles W. Dunkley SIMPSON SMASHES HUNDRED-YARD DASH RECORD Los Angeles Times (AP wire story) 1929-06-09 Team championship 1. Ohio St. - 50 points 2. Washington - 42 points 3. Illinois - 351 2 points 4. Southern California - 32 points 5. Stanford - 28 points 6. Iowa - 24 points 7. Michigan - 22 points 8. Pittsburgh - 21 points 9. Northwestern - 19 points 10. Chicago - 15 points Track events 100-yard dash 1. George Simpson, Ohio State - 9.4 seconds (new world record but not ratified)http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/13-lists/1028-a-history-of-the-ncaa-championships A History of the NCAA Championships Hill, E. Garry Track & Field News April 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150327042954/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/13-lists/1028-a-history-of-the-ncaa-championships March 27, 2015 dead 2. Claude Bracey, Rice Institute 3. Eddie Tolan, Michigan 4. Cy Leland, TCU 5. Jack Elder, Notre Dame 6. Jay Wilcox, Kansas 120-yard high hurdles 1. Richard Rockaway, Ohio St. - 14.7 seconds 2. Lee Sentman, Illinois 3. Stephen Anderson, Washington 4. Robert Rodgers, Illinois 5. Dwight Kane, Ohio Wesleyan 6. Byron Grant, Utah 220-yard dash 1. George Simpson, Ohio St. - 20.8 seconds (new meeting record) 2. Eddie Tolan, Michigan 3. Claude Bracey, Rice Institute 4. Cy Leland, TCU 5. Norm Root, Chicago 6. George "Dee" Hutson, Denison 220-yard low hurdles 1. Stephen Anderson, Washington 23.5 2. Richard Rockaway, Ohio St. 3. Jim Payne, USC 4. Lee Sentman, Illinois 5. Dwight Kane, Ohio Wesleyan 6. Ernie Payne, USC 440-yard dash 1. Rut Walter, Northwestern - 47.9 seconds 2. Riley Williamson, Okla. Baptist 3. Pete Bowen, Pittsburgh 4. Johnny Lewis, College of City of Detroit 5. John Wilson, Warrensburg Teachers College 6. Keith Hursley, Missouri 880-yard run 1. Edwin Genung, Washington - 1:55.0 2. Virgil Gist, Chicago 3. Hal White, Illinois 4. Dale Letts, Chicago 5. Gordon Dodds, Washington 6. Dyle Vaughn, Abilene Christian One-mile run 1. Wilbur Getz, Alfred College - 4:19.6 2. Orval Martin, Purdue 3. Rufus Kiser, Washington 4. Ralph Hill, Oregon 5. Bob Young, Georgia 6. John Faulkner, Oklahoma A&M Two-mile run 1. Dave Abbott, Illinois 9:30.0 2. Harold Manning, Wichita 3. Harold Fields, Indiana 4. Rodney Leas, Indiana 5. William Clapham, Indiana 6. Frederick Cope, Mount Union Field events Broad jump 1. Ed Gordon, Iowa - 24 feet, 81 2 inches 2. Jess Hill, USC 3. Howard Paul, USC 4. Coburn Tomson, Nebraska 5. Frank Simon, Illinois 6. Byron Grant, Utah High jump 1. Parker Shelby, Oklahoma - 6 feet, 3 inches 2. Ed Gordon, Iowa 3. Charles Brady, Louisville 3. Logan Carter, Oregon Aggies 5. John Russell, Bradley Poly 5. Robert Carr, Illinois 5. D. Davis, Miami 5. Shelby Sanford, Georgia 5. Byron Grant, Utah 5. Cam Hackle, Western Michigan Pole vault 1. Tom Warne, Northwestern - 13 feet, 87 8 inches (new meeting record) 1. Ward Edmonds, Stanford - 13 feet, 87 8 inches (new meeting record) 3. Henry Canby, Iowa 3. Victor Pickard, Pittsburgh 5. Jack Williams, USC 5. Verne McDermott, Illinois 5. Harold McAtee, Michigan State Discus throw 1. Pete Rasmus, Ohio St. 159 feet, 17 8 inches (new meeting record) 2. Ed Moeller, Oregon 3. John Anderson, Cornell 4. Paul Jessup, Washington 5. Dan Beattie, Colorado St. 6. Eric Krenz, Stanford Javelin 1. Jess Mortensen, USC - 203 feet, 73 4 inches 2. Marion Hammon, SMU 3. J.G. Floyd, Texas A&M 4. Ted Harpstrite, Millikin 5. Lee Bartlett, Albion College 6. Mel Whitlock, Oregon Aggies Shot put 1. Harlow Rothert, Stanford - 50 feet, 3 inches (new meeting record) 2. Eric Krenz, Stanford 3. Sam Behr, Wisconsin 4. Paul Jessup, Washington 5. Don Paul, Armour Institute - 46 feet, 111 4 inches 1929 NCAA MEN https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1929.pdf 6. Charles Weaver, Chicago Hammer throw 1. Donald Gwinn, Pittsburgh - 163 feet, 93 4 inches 2. Wilford Ketz, Michigan 3. Earl Clark, Denver 4. Dan Beattie, Colorado St. 5. Joseph Ujhelyi, Ohio State 6. John Gilchrist, Iowa See also NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship References Category:NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship NCAA Track and Field Championships Category:Events at Stagg Field (1893–1957) NCAA track and field championships NCAA track and field championships Category:June 1929 sports events in the United States