1956 NCAA cross country championships

1956 cross-country running meet of the NCAA January 2025 1956 NCAA Cross Country Championships NCAA 18th November 26, 1956 East Lansing, MIMichigan State College Forest Akers East Golf Course 115 4 miles (6.4 km) 1955 1957 The 1956 NCAA Cross Country Championships were contested at the 18th annual NCAA-sanctioned 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 26, 1956, the meet was hosted by Michigan State College at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers). Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 14 teams and 115 individual runners contested this championship.1956 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177798/results/310948 MileSplit.com Mile Split US December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531083226/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177798/results/310948 May 31, 2016 live The team national championship was won by the Michigan State Spartans, their fifth and second consecutive. The individual championship was won by Walter McNew, from Texas, with a time of 19:55.94.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 30, 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 Michigan State 28 Kansas 88 Texas 89 04 4 Illinois 128 05 5 Saint Joseph's 166 06 6 Notre Dame 175 07 7 Penn State 192 08 8 Indiana 200 09 9 Miami (OH) 219 10 10 Connecticut 228 References Category:NCAA cross country championships NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships Category:Sports competitions in East Lansing, Michigan Category:College track and field in Michigan NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships Category:Michigan State University