1971 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships

1971 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 33rd
Date November 22, 1971
Host city Tennessee Knoxville, TN
University of Tennessee
Location Fox Den Country Club
Athletes participating 285
Distances 6 miles (9.7 km)
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The 1971 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 33rd 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, 1971, the meet was hosted by the University of Tennessee at the Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 17 teams and 285 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was again retained by the Oregon Ducks, their first title. The individual championship was retained by Steve Prefontaine, from Oregon, with a time of 29:14.00, although he was unable to break his meet distance record from the previous year.[2]

Men's title

  • Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamPoints
1st, gold medalist(s)Oregon 51
2nd, silver medalist(s)Washington State77
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Penn101
4Villanova122
5Bowling Green135
6Wichita State203
7Miami (OH)223
8Michigan State227
9Air Force256
10Ball State262

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1971 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
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