1927 NCAA Track and Field Championships

May 2025 1927 NCAA Track and Field Championships National-Collegiate-Athletic-Association-Logo-1910 (1).png Illinois Chicago, IllinoisUniversity of Chicago Team Champion: Illinois (2nd title) 14 June 10-11, 1927 Soldier Field 1926 1928 6th The 1927 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the sixth NCAA track and field championship. The meet was held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1927.CONGER'S FAST MILE AND LOW HURDLING OF SPENCE FEATURE WINDY CITY MEET Los Angeles Times (AP wire story) 1927-06-12 Team scoring No team championship was recognized at the 1927 event. However, the Associated Press reported that, if team points had been counted, the following universities would have been the points leaders: 1. Illinois - 17-7/10 points 2. Texas - 14 3 4 points 3. Washington - 14 1 3 points 4. Iowa - 13 3 4 points 5. Pittsburgh - 13 points 6. Michigan - 11 points 6. Michigan State - 11 points 7. Northwestern - 10-6/10 points Track events 100-yard dash 1. Fred Alderman, Michigan St. - 9.9 seconds 2. Dean Anderson, Washington 3. Hermansen, Northwestern 4. Aubrey Cockrell, Texas 5. Wibecan, Pittsburgh 6. Lowell Grady, Kansas 120-yard high hurdles 1. Weems Baskin, Alabama Poly - 14.9 seconds 2. Frank Cuhel, Iowa 3. Ray Dunson, Oklahoma 4. Don McKeever, Illinois 5. George Otterness, Minnesota 6. Charles Doorbos, Kansas 220-yard dash 1. Fred Alderman, Michigan St. - 21.1 seconds 2. Lowell Grady, Kansas 3. Della Maria, Notre Dame 4. John Everingham, Iowa 5. Bohn Grim, Michigan St. 6. Aubrey Cockrell, Texas 220-yard low hurdles 1. Edwin Spence, College of City of Detroit (Wayne State) - 23.4 seconds (NCAA record) 2. Frank Cuhel, Iowa 3. Reay, Carelton 4. Goeriz, Hillsdale 5. William Shelley, Washington 6. Paul Toolin, New Hampshire 440-yard dash 1. Herman Phillips, Butler 48.5 (NCAA record) 2. Ed Haynes, Denver 3. Butler, Geneva 4. Ernest Knotz, Georgia Tech 5. Ben Brite, Southwest Texas State Teachers 6. Ed Peltret, Washington 880-yard run 1. John Sittig, Illinois - 1:54.2 (NCAA record) 2. Jim Charteris, Washington 3.Virgil Gist, Chicago 4. Lindus Caulum, Iowa St. 5. Glenn Johnson, Nebraska 6. Emmett Brunson, Rice Institute One-mile run 1. Ray Conger, Iowa St. - 4:17.6 (NCAA record) 2. Galen Elliott, North Carolina 3. Emmett Brunson, Rice Institute 4. Burke, Utah Aggies 5. Hooper, SMU 6. Jim Little, Purdue Two-mile run 1. Melvin Shimek, Marquette - 9:34.4 2. Harold Kennedy, Ohio St. 3. Poco Frazier, Kansas 4. Arnold Gillette, Montana 5. Ray Hall, Illinois 6. Harold Fields, Indiana Field events Broad jump 1. Ed Hamm, Georgia Tech - 24 feet, 1 inch 2. Joseph Simon, Illinois 3. C.B. Smith, Texas 4. McCormick, Hendrix 5. Arthur Meislahn, Illinois 6. Williams Mullins, Oklahoma High jump 1. Anton Burg, Chicago - 6 feet, 5 1 2 inches 1. Garland Shepherd, Texas - 6 feet, 5 1 2 inches 3. Summerfield Brunk, Drake 5. Geer, Doane 5. Nolder, Illinois Normal 6. McCormick, Hendrix 6. John Kingerly, Iowa St. 6. Rettig, Northwestern 6. Ted Wachowski, Illinois Pole vault 1. William Droegemueller, Northwestern 13 feet 2. J.B. O'Dell, Clemson 2. Claude Dailey, SW Texas St Teachers 2. Frank Glaser, Marquette 2. Frank Wirsig, Nebraska 2. Xavier Boyles, Iowa 2. Ralph Hammons, Texas Discus throw 1. James Corson, College of Pacific - 144 feet, 2 inches 2. Welch, Pittsburgh 3. Tiny Gooch, Texas 4. Jack Taylor, Baylor 5. Cecil Mau, Iowa 6. Peter Rasmus, Ohio St. Javelin 1. Doral Pilling, Utah - 199 feet, 8 inches 2. Jack Lovette, Michigan 3. Lee Bartlett, Albion 4. Wilmer Rinehart, Indiana 5. Dunkak, South Dakota 6. Fred Stuttle, Illinois Shot put 1. Herman Brix, Washington - 48 feet, 7 5 8 inches 2. Daniel Lyon, Illinois 3. Forest Rinefort, Grinnell 4. Leland Lewis, Northwestern 5. Jack Lovette, Michigan 6. Karsten, Northwestern Hammer throw 1. Dan Gwinn, Pittsburgh - 155 feet, 8 inches 2. Holly Campbell, Michigan 3. Howard Linn, Pittsburgh 4. Wilford Ketz, Michigan 5. Vern Lapp, Iowa 6. Olwin, Chicago See also NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship References Category:NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Category:Events at Soldier Field Category:1927 in sports in Illinois NCAA track and field championships NCAA track and field championships Category:June 1927 sports events in the United States