1953 NCAA Cross Country Championships

1953 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	15th
Date	November 23, 1953
Host city	East Lansing, MI; Michigan State College
Venue	Forest Akers East Golf Course
Distances	4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation	99 athletes
	← 1952 1954 → ;

The 1953 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the 15th 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, 11 teams and 99 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College on November 23, 1953, at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was won by the Kansas Jayhawks, their first. The individual championship was won by Wes Santee, also from Kansas, with a time of 19:43.74.[2]

Men's title

Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Kansas	70
	Indiana	81
	Syracuse	93
4	Penn State	97
5	Pittsburgh	104
6	Michigan State College	125
7	South Dakota State	163
8	Wisconsin	175
9	Miami (OH)	184
10	Oberlin	261

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References

"1953 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 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 28, 2014.

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[1] "1953 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 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 28, 2014.