1947 NCAA Cross Country Championships

1947 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	9th
Date	November 24, 1947
Host city	East Lansing, MI; Michigan State College
Venue	Forest Akers East Golf Course
Distances	4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation	151 athletes
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The 1947 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the ninth annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 19 teams and 151 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 ninth consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was won by the Penn State Nittany Lions, their first overall. The individual championship was won by Jack Milne, from North Carolina, with a time of 20:41.1.[2]

Men's title

Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Penn State	60
	Syracuse	72
	Drake	133
4	Purdue	144
5	Indiana	147
6	Michigan State College	152
7	Miami (OH)	172
8	Wisconsin	197
9	Notre Dame	216
10	Ohio Wesleyan	272

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References

"1947 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
"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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[1] "1947 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on January 5, 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.