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1952 NCAA cross country championships

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1952 NCAA Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition14th
DateNovember 24, 1952
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation97 athletes
1951
1953

The 1952 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships were the 14th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 24 teams and 97 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College on November 24, 1952, 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 host Michigan State Spartans, their fourth. The individual championship was won by Charles Capozzoli, from Georgetown, with a time of 19:36.94.[2]

Men's title

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  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

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Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michigan State College 65
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Indiana 68
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Iowa 103
4 Syracuse
Penn State
110
5 Miami (OH) 145
6 San Diego State 176
7 Drake 186
8 Wisconsin 212
9 NC State 242
10 Wheaton (IL) 259

References

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  1. ^ "1952 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. 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 December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2014.