1968 NCAA University Division cross country championships

1968 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	30th
Date	November 25, 1968
Host city	Bronx, New York City, NY Manhattan College
Venue	Van Cortlandt Park
Distances	6 miles (9.7 km)
Participation	217 athletes
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The 1968 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 30th 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 25, 1968, the meet was hosted by Manhattan College at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York City, New York. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 24 teams and 217 individual runners contested this championship.^[1]

The team national championship was again retained by the Villanova Wildcats, their third title. The individual championship was won by Michael Ryan, from Air Force, with a time of 29:16.8.^[2]

Men's title

• Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Villanova	78
	Stanford	100
	USC	115
4	Minnesota	239
5	Colorado	241
6	San Diego State	247
7	Drake	255
8	Caltech	273
9	Harvard	276
10	Miami (OH)	277

See also

• NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship

References

1. "1968 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 5, 2015.