1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 16−18, 1970
Host cityIowa Des Moines, Iowa
VenueDrake Stadium
Drake University
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The 1970

University Division outdoor track and field events in the United States
.

That year's outdoor meet was hosted by Drake University at Drake Stadium (the same location as the eponymous Drake Relays) in Des Moines, Iowa.[1]

Kansas, and Oregon
finished tied atop the team standings, with 35 points each. All three were declared co-champions; it was the Cougars' first title, the Jayhawks' third, and the Ducks' fourth.

Program changes

  • The decathlon was contested at the NCAA championships for the first time this year.

Results summary

Team standings

  • Note: Top 10 only
  • (H) = Hosts
  • Full results[2]
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kansas
Oregon
 35
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Washington State
 31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Oregon State
 30
4
UTEP
 28
5
UCLA
 27
6
Villanova
 26
7
USC
 22
8
California
 18
9
San Diego State
 17
10
Tennessee
 16

Individual event champions

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yard dash
Eddie Hart
 University of California Isaac Curtis University of California Jim Green University of Kentucky
220 yard dash
 Willie Turner Oregon State University Mel Gray University of Missouri Mike Goodrich Indiana University
440 yard dash
 Tom Turner Murray State University Curtis Mills Texas A&M University John Smith UCLA
880 yard run
 Ken Swenson Kansas State University Pat Collins Oregon State University Art Sandison Washington State University
One mile run
 Marty Liquori Villanova University Dave Wottle Bowling Green State University Howell Michael College of William & Mary
3,000 meter steeplechase
 Sidney Sink Bowling Green State University Jerome Liebenberg Western Michigan University Steve Savage University of Oregon
Three mile run
 Steve Prefontaine University of Oregon
Gary Bjorklund
 University of Minnesota
Richard Buerkle
 Villanova University
Six mile run
 Robert Bertelsen Ohio University David Hindley Brigham Young University Jon Anderson Cornell University

[3]

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "1970 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
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