1955 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

1955 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 17th
Date November 28, 1955
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
Location Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes participating 60
Distances 4 miles (6.4 km)
1954
1956

The 1955 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships were the 17th 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 28, 1955, 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).

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 5 teams and 60 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the Michigan State Spartans, their fourth. The individual championship was won by Charles Jones, from Iowa, with a time of 19:57.4.[2]

Men's title

Team Result

Rank Team Points
1st Michigan State 46
2nd Kansas 68
3rd NYU
Notre Dame
95
4 St. Joseph's 115
5 Indiana 142
6 Miami (OH) 151
7 Western Michigan 197
8 Oberlin 216

References

  1. "1955 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
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