1953 NCAA Cross Country Championships

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.

1953 NCAA Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition15th
DateNovember 23, 1953
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation99 athletes
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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)
RankTeamPoints
Kansas70
Indiana81
Syracuse93
4Penn State97
5Pittsburgh104
6Michigan State College125
7South Dakota State163
8Wisconsin175
9Miami (OH)184
10Oberlin261
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References
  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.
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