1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships

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1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 12−13, 1959
Host city
1960
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The 1959

University of Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.[1][2]

Kansas
won the team national championship, the Jayhawks' first team title.

Program changes

  • The two-mile run event was discontinued after being held annually since 1921.
  • The 5,000 meter run was added to the NCAA championship program, the first new event since 1948.

Team Result

  • Note: Top 10 only
  • (H) = Hosts
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kansas
 73
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
San José State
 481⁄10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Houston
 38
4
Oklahoma
 31
5
Oklahoma State
 221⁄10
6
Eastern Michigan
 20
7
Missouri
 19
8
Illinois
 181⁄4
9
New Mexico
 18
10
Oregon State
 17

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "1959 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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