1928 NCAA Track and Field Championships

May 2025 1928 NCAA Track and Field Championships National-Collegiate-Athletic-Association-Logo-1910 (1).png Illinois Chicago, IllinoisUniversity of Chicago Team Champion: Stanford (2nd title) 14 June 8-9, 1928 Soldier Field 1927 1929 7th The 1928 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the seventh NCAA track and field championship. The meet was held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1928.Charles W. Dunkley STANFORD SCORES SMASHING WIN IN CHICAGO MEET Los Angeles Times (AP wire story) 1928-06-10 Team championship Rank Team Points Stanford 72 Illinois 30 3 4 Ohio State 30 04 4 Washington 26 05 5 IowaRice 25 07 7 Northwestern 24 08 8 Michigan 22 09 9 Pittsburgh 16 10 10 Ohio Wesleyan 15 Track events 100-yard dash 1. Claude Bracey, Rice Institute 9.3 2. George Simpson, Ohio St. 3. Wes Foster, Washington St. 4. George Hester, Michigan 5. Arthur Engle, Iowa St. 6. Hermansen, Northwestern 120-yard high hurdles 1. Dwight Kane, Ohio Wesleyan 14.7 2. Morris Penquite, Drake 3. Harold Trumble, Nebraska 4. Ralph Pahlmeyer, Wisconsin 5. Don Cooper, Michigan 6. Percy Beard, Alabama Poly 220-yard dash 1. Claude Bracey, Rice Institute 20.9 2. George Simpson, Ohio State 3. H.L. Henson, Michigan State 4. Arthur Engle, Iowa St. 5. Root, Chicago 6. Lambacher, Ohio Wesleyan 220-yard low hurdles 1. Frank Cuhel, Iowa 23.2 2. Steve Anderson, Washington 3. Don Cooper, Michigan 4. Edwin Spence, College of City of Detroit 5. Dwight Kane, Ohio Wesleyan 6. Richard Rockaway, Ohio St. 440-yard dash 1. Emerson Spencer, Stanford 47.7 2. Russell Walter, Northwestern 3. Snitz Snider, Alabama Poly 4. George Baird, Iowa 5. Strong College, of City of Detroit 6. Ernest Knotz, Georgia Tech 880-yard run 1. Virgil Gist, Chicago 1:54.4 2. Hal White, Illinois 3. Robert Orlovich, Illinois 4. Emmett Brunson, Rice Institute 5. Lindus Caulum, Iowa St. 6. Gorby, Northwestern One-mile run 1. Rufus Kiser, Washington 4:17.3 2. Leroy Potter, Michigan Normal 3. Hanson, Oregon St. 4. Galen Elliott, North Carolina 5. Frank Stine, Illinois 6. Harold Fields, Indiana Two-mile run 1. David Abbott, Illinois 9:28.8 2. D. Cleaver, Idaho 3. Poco Frazier, Kansas 4. Haworth, Penn 5. William Clapham, Indiana 6. Charles Bullamore, Wisconsin Field events Broad jump 1. Ed Hamm, Georgia Tech 25 feet, 0 inches 2. Dyer, Stanford 3. Striff, Oregon St. 4. Rice, College of Ozarks 5. Tom Humes, Washington 6. Cyrus Spangler, Kansas High jump 1. Bob King, Stanford 6 feet, 4 1 2 inches 2. Parker Shelby, Oklahoma 3. Warren Anson, Ohio St. 4. Robert Carr, Illinois 4. Summerfield Brunk, Drake 4. Frey, Chicago 4. Jack Cline, Central Michigan Pole vault 1. Ward Edmonds, Stanford 13 feet, 6 1 2 inches 2. William Droegemueller, Northwestern 3. Vic Pickard, Pittsburgh 4. Frank Glaser, Marquette 4. J.B. O'Dell, Clemson 4. Harold McAtee, Michigan St. 4. Weldon Cabaness, Rice Institute 4. Norman Heinsen, Illinois 4. Albright, Coe Discus throw 1. Eric Krenz, Stanford 149 feet, 2 inches 2. Leo Baldwin, Texas 3. Peter Rasmus, Ohio St. 4. Lorin Hagerty, Iowa 5. Welch, Pittsburgh 6. Emerson Nelson, Iowa Javelin 1. Lee Bartlett, Albion 216 feet, 7 inches 2. Goode, McKendree 3. Rice, College of the Ozarks 4. Kibby, Stanford 5. George Mackinnon, Minnesota 6. Sparling, Stanford Shot put 1. Harlow Rothert, Stanford 49 feet, 10 3 4 inches 2. Eric Krenz, Stanford 3. Herman Brix, Washington 4. White, Kansas St. Teach. 5. Daniel Lyon, Illinois 6. Foster, Stanford Hammer throw 1. Wilford Ketz, Michigan 163 feet, 8 3 4 inches 2. Donald Gwinn, Pittsburgh 3. Justin Dart, Northwestern 4. Emerson Nelson, Iowa 5. Vern Lapp, Iowa 6. Joseph Ujhelyi, Ohio St. 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 Soldier Field NCAA track and field championships NCAA track and field championships Category:June 1928 sports events in the United States