1941 NCAA cross country championships

1941 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	4th
Date	November 24, 1941
Host city	East Lansing, MI Michigan State College
Venue	Forest Akers East Golf Course
Distances	4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation	94 athletes
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The 1941 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the fourth 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, 19 teams and 94 individual runners contested this championship.^[1]

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan for the fourth consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was won by the Rhode Island State Rams, their first, while the individual championship was won by Fred Wilt, from Indiana, with a time of 20:32.1.^[2]

Men's title

• Distance: 4 miles

Team Result

Rank	Team	Points
	Rhode Island State	83
	Penn State	110
	Connecticut	114
4	Purdue	120
5	Michigan State College	122
6	Notre Dame	137
7	Michigan State Normal	166
7	Miami (OH)	166
9	Indiana	177
10	Illinois	288

References

1. "1941 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved December 24, 2014.