Organisers NCAA Date November 21, 1960 | Edition 22nd Athletes participating 99 | |
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University Location Forest Akers East Golf Course | ||
The 1960 NCAA University Divisions Cross Country Championships were the 22nd annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 21, 1960, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).
All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 12 teams and 99 individual runners contested this championship.
The team national championship was won by the Houston Cougars, their first. The individual championship was retained by Al Lawrence, also from Houston, with a time of 19:28.44.
Men's title
References
1960 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA