1965 NCAA University Division cross country championships

1965 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (University Division) 1965 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA 27th November 22, 1965 Lawrence, KSUniversity of Kansas Rim Rock Farm 148 6 miles (9.7 km) 1964 1966 The 1965 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 27th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 22, 1965, the meet was hosted by the University of Kansas at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas. This was the first meet not held at Michigan State. The distance for this race was extended to 6 miles (9.7 kilometers). All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 17 teams and 148 individual runners contested this championship.1965 NCAA Cross Country Championships https://trackandfieldnews.com/ncaa-cross-country-championships-mens-results/1965-ncaa-cross-country-championships/ TrackandFieldNews.com April 24, 2026 The team national championship was retained by the Western Michigan Broncos, their second team title. The individual championship was won by John Lawson, from the University of Kansas, with a time of 29:24.00.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 4, 2015 7–9 Given this was the first race at 6 miles, Lawson's time became the meet's distance record. However, his time would be superseded the following year, 1966, by Gerry Lindgren from Washington State. Men's title Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) Team Result (Top 10) Rank Team Points Western Michigan 81 Kansas State 92 Northwestern 114 04 4 Tennessee 138 05 5 Georgetown 139 06 6 Oklahoma State 185 07 7 Notre Dame 225 08 8 Oregon 228 09 9 Wyoming 266 10 10 BYU 271 See also NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship References Category:NCAA cross country championships NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships Category:Lawrence, Kansas Category:Track and field in Kansas Category:University of Kansas Category:Sports competitions in Kansas