1966 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships

The 1966 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 28th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 21, 1966, the meet was hosted for the second straight year by the University of Kansas at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).

1966 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition28th
DateNovember 21, 1966
Host city Lawrence, KA
University of Kansas
VenueRim Rock Farm
Distances6 miles (9.7 km)
Participation189 athletes
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All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 25 teams and 189 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the Villanova Wildcats, their first team title. The individual championship was won by Gerry Lindgren, from Washington State, with a time of 29:01.04.[2] Lindgren's time set the new event distance record, breaking the record set the previous year by John Lawson. Lindgren's time would hold until 1969, when he himself would break it during his senior year.

Men's title
  • Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)
RankTeamPoints
Villanova79
Kansas State155
San José State183
4Iowa193
5Washington State208
6Colorado248
7Southern Illinois
Oregon State		253
8Western Michigan256
9Houston292
10New Mexico311
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See also

References
  1. "1966 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
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