1945 NCAA Cross Country Championships

The 1945 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the seventh annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.

1945 NCAA Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition7th
DateNovember 24, 1945
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation72 athletes
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The 1945 Drake University National Championship Cross Country Team

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 19 teams and 72 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan for the seventh consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was retained by the Drake Bulldogs, their second overall. The individual championship was also retained by Fred Feiler from Drake with a time of 21:14.2.[2]

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

Team Result
RankTeamPoints
Drake50
Notre Dame65
Wisconsin84
4Miami (OH)89
5Ohio State113
6Michigan State College149
7Kansas179
8Wayne197
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References
  1. "1945 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
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