1945 NCAA cross country championships

1945 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	7th
Date	November 24, 1945
Host city	East Lansing, MI Michigan State College
Venue	Forest Akers East Golf Course
Distances	4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation	72 athletes
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The 1945 Drake University National Championship Cross Country Team

The 1945 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the seventh 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 72 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 seventh consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was retained by the Drake Bulldogs, their second overall. The individual championship was also retained by Fred Feiler from Drake with a time of 21:14.2.^[2]

Men's title

• Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result

Rank	Team	Points
	Drake	50
	Notre Dame	65
	Wisconsin	84
4	Miami (OH)	89
5	Ohio State	113
6	Michigan State College	149
7	Kansas	179
8	Wayne	197

References

1. "1945 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 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 26, 2014.