1970 NCAA University Division Men's Cross Country Championships

1970 NCAA University Division Men's Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 32nd
Date November 23, 1970
Host city Williamsburg, VA
College of William & Mary
Location Eastern State Hospital
Athletes participating 307
Distances 6 miles (9.7 km)
1969
1971

The 1970 NCAA University Division Men's Cross Country Championships were the 32nd 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 23, 1970, the meet was hosted by the College of William & Mary on the grounds of the Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).

All NCAA Division I members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 39 teams and 307 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was again retained by the Villanova Wildcats, their fourth title. The individual championship was won by Steve Prefontaine, from Oregon, with a time of 28:00.02.[2] Prefontaine's time broke the event distance record, set the previous year by Gerry Lindgren. With the distance for the NCAA championships changing to 10,000 meters in 1976, his distance record would remain unbroken.

Men's title

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
1st Villanova 85
2nd Oregon 86
3rd UTEP 124
4 Indiana 195
5 Western Michigan 214
6 Missouri 237
7 Michigan State 248
8 Bowling Green 324
9 San Diego State 356
10 William & Mary 366

See also

References

  1. "1970 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
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