1973 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
1973 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | NCAA |
Edition | 35th |
Date | November 19, 1973 |
Host city |
Spokane, WA Washington State University |
Location | Hangman Valley Golf Course |
Athletes participating | 210 |
Distances | 6 miles (9.7 km) |
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The 1973 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 35th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 19, 1973, the meet was hosted by Washington State University at the Hangman Valley Golf Course in Spokane, Washington. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).
The team national championship was won by the Oregon Ducks, their second title.
The individual championship was won by Steve Prefontaine, from Oregon, with a time of 28:14.80. This was Prefontaine's third individual title in four years. Along with Gerry Lindgren (1966, 1967, and 1969) and Henry Rono (1976, 1977, and 1979), both from Washington State, Prefontaine is one of only three Division I collegiate runners with three individual titles. [1]
Qualification
All Division I members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 22 teams and 210 individual runners contested this championship.[2] This was the first championship after the NCAA rebranded the former University Division as Division I in 1973. On a related note, the inaugural NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship was held this year at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.
Men's title
- Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers)
Team Result (Top 10)
Rank | Team | Points |
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Oregon | 89 | |
UTEP | 157 | |
Washington State | 166 | |
4 | William & Mary | 174 |
5 | Colorado | 198 |
6 | Oklahoma State | 204 |
7 | East Tennessee State | 247 |
8 | Wisconsin | 251 |
9 | Penn State | 253 |
10 | Indiana | 254 |
See also
- NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship
- NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship (began in 1973)
References
- ↑ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1973 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 16, 2015.