1953 NCAA cross country championships

1953 cross-country running meet of the NCAA January 2025 1953 NCAA Cross Country Championships NCAA 15th November 23, 1953 East Lansing, MIMichigan State College Forest Akers East Golf Course 99 4 miles (6.4 km) 1952 1954 The 1953 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the 15th 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, 11 teams and 99 individual runners contested this championship.1953 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177792/results/310943 MileSplit.com Mile Split US December 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228180043/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177792/results/310943 December 28, 2014 live The meet was hosted by Michigan State College on November 23, 1953, 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 Kansas Jayhawks, their first. The individual championship was won by Wes Santee, also from Kansas, with a time of 19:43.74.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 28, 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 Kansas 70 Indiana 81 Syracuse 93 04 4 Penn State 97 05 5 Pittsburgh 104 06 6 Michigan State College 125 07 7 South Dakota State 163 08 8 Wisconsin 175 09 9 Miami (OH) 184 10 10 Oberlin 261 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