1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships

1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships
Host city Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska
Date(s) June 12−13, 1959
Main stadium Memorial Stadium
← 1958
1960 →

The 1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships were contested June 12−13 at the 38th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate track and field events in the United States. This year's meet was hosted by the University of Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.[1][2]

Kansas won the team national championship, the Jayhawks' first team title.

Program changes

  • The two-mile run event was discontinued after being held annually since 1921.
  • The 5,000 meter run was added to the NCAA championship program, the first new event since 1948.

Team Result

  • Note: Top 10 only
  • (H) = Hosts
Rank Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s) Kansas73
2nd, silver medalist(s) San José State48​1⁄10
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Houston38
4 Oklahoma31
5 Oklahoma State22​1⁄10
6 Boston University
Eastern Michigan		20
7 Missouri19
8 Illinois18​1⁄4
9 New Mexico18
10 Oregon State17

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1959 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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