1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 16−18, 1970
Host cityIowa Des Moines, Iowa
VenueDrake Stadium
Drake University
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The 1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 16−18 at the 48th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate University Division outdoor track and field events in the United States.

That year's outdoor meet was hosted by Drake University at Drake Stadium (the same location as the eponymous Drake Relays) in Des Moines, Iowa.[1]

BYU, Kansas, and Oregon finished tied atop the team standings, with 35 points each. All three were declared co-champions; it was the Cougars' first title, the Jayhawks' third, and the Ducks' fourth.

Program changes

  • The decathlon was contested at the NCAA championships for the first time this year.

Results summary

Team standings

  • Note: Top 10 only
  • (H) = Hosts
  • Full results[2]
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) BYU
Kansas
Oregon		 35
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Washington State 31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oregon State 30
4 UTEP 28
5 UCLA 27
6 Villanova 26
7 USC 22
8 Bowling Green State
California		 18
9 San Diego State 17
10 Tennessee 16

Individual event champions

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yard dash Eddie Hart University of California Isaac Curtis University of California Jim Green University of Kentucky
220 yard dash Willie Turner Oregon State University Mel Gray University of Missouri Mike Goodrich Indiana University
440 yard dash Tom Turner Murray State University Curtis Mills Texas A&M University John Smith UCLA
880 yard run Ken Swenson Kansas State University Pat Collins Oregon State University Art Sandison Washington State University
One mile run Marty Liquori Villanova University Dave Wottle Bowling Green State University Howell Michael College of William & Mary
3,000 meter steeplechase Sidney Sink Bowling Green State University Jerome Liebenberg Western Michigan University Steve Savage University of Oregon
Three mile run Steve Prefontaine University of Oregon Gary Bjorklund University of Minnesota Richard Buerkle Villanova University
Six mile run Robert Bertelsen Ohio University David Hindley Brigham Young University Jon Anderson Cornell University

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References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "1970 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 18, 2016.