1959_NCAA_Track_and_Field_Championships

1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships

1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships

International athletics championship event

The 1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships were contested June 12−13 at the 38th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate track and field events in the United States. This year's meet was hosted by the University of Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.[1][2]

Quick Facts Dates, Host city ...

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
More information Rank, Team ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  2. [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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