1954 NCAA cross country championships

1954 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	16th
Date	November 22, 1954
Host city	East Lansing, MI Michigan State College
Venue	Forest Akers East Golf Course
Distances	4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation	113 athletes
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The 1954 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the 16th 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 22, 1954, the meet was hosted by Michigan State College at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 14 teams and 113 individual runners contested this championship.^[1]

The team national championship was won by the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys, their first. The individual championship was won by Allen Frame, from Kansas, with a time of 19:54.20.^[2]

Men's title

• Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Oklahoma A&M	60
	Syracuse	111
	Miami (OH)	113
4	Kansas	122
5	Penn State	146
6	Notre Dame	160
7	Pittsburgh	168
8	Maryland	173
9	South Dakota State	203
10	Michigan State College	211

References

1. "1954 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 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 29, 2014.