1962 NCAA University Division cross country championships

1962 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (University Division) January 2025 1962 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA 24th November 26, 1962 East Lansing, MIMichigan State University Forest Akers East Golf Course 136 4 miles (6.4 km) 1961 1963 The 1962 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 24th 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 26, 1962, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers). All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 14 teams and 136 individual runners contested this championship.1962 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/177791/results/310942 MileSplit.com Mile Split US January 3, 2015 The team national championship was won by the San José State Spartans, their first. They were the first racially integrated team to win the national cross country championship.https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/san-joses-historic-feet San Jose's historic feet The individual championship was won by Tom O'Hara, from Loyola–Chicago, with a time of 19:20.30.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 3, 2015 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 San José State 58 Villanova 69 Western Michigan 120 04 4 Houston 134 05 5 Iowa 147 06 6 Ohio 165 07 7 Colorado 202 08 8 Oregon State 206 09 9 Idaho 229 10 10 Kansas 232 See also NCAA Men's College Division Cross Country Championship References Category:NCAA cross country championships NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships Category:Sports competitions in East Lansing, Michigan NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships Category:College track and field in Michigan Category:Michigan State University