1958 NCAA College Division Cross Country Championships

The 1958 NCAA College Division Cross Country Championships were contested at the first annual NCAA-sanctioned cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running among small colleges in the United States.

1958 NCAA College Division Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition1st
DateNovember 15, 1958
Host cityIllinois Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton College
VenueChicago Country Club
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation20–teams
114–individuals athletes
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This was the first NCAA championship held exclusively for College Division (future Divisions II and III) teams; all university teams remained part of the NCAA University Division Cross Country Championship (later re-designated as Division I).

Held on November 15, 1958, the meet was hosted by Wheaton College at the Chicago Country Club in Wheaton, Illinois. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was won by Northern Illinois, the Huskies' first. The individual championship was won by Paul Whiteley, from Kansas State Teachers, with a time of 20:45.[1]

Qualification

Following the creation of the NCAA"s multi-division structure this year, only NCAA College Division teams, and their respective runners, were eligible. In total, 20 teams and 114 individual runners contested this championship.[2]

Results
  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Northern Illinois90
2nd place, silver medalist(s)South Dakota State93
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Central Michigan107
4Wheaton (IL) (H)131
5Southern Illinois134
6Wabash140
7Kansas State Teachers148
8Slippery Rock State202
9Ohio Wesleyan205
10Mankato State217
11Roanoke231
12DePauw258
13Albion319

See also

References
  1. "1958 NCAA DII Cross Country Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. "1958 NCAA DII Cross Country Championships". USTFCCCA.com. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
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