1960 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships

The 1960 NCAA University Divisions Cross Country Championships were the 22nd 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 21, 1960, 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).

1960 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition22nd
DateNovember 21, 1960
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation99 athletes
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All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 12 teams and 99 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the Houston Cougars, their first. The individual championship was retained by Al Lawrence, also from Houston, with a time of 19:28.44.[2]

Men's title
  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result
RankTeamPoints
Houston54
Michigan State80
Western Michigan84
4Penn State104
5Colorado State118
6Army173
7Air Force181
8Iowa182
9Miami (OH)233
10Notre Dame252
11Alfred260
12Texas275

See also

References
  1. "1960 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
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