1963 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships

The 1963 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 25th 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 26, 1963, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

1963 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition25th
DateNovember 26, 1963
Host cityEast Lansing, MI
Michigan State University
VenueForest Akers East Golf Course
Distances4 miles (6.4 km)
Participation166 athletes
1962
1964

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 21 teams and 166 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was retained by the San José State Spartans, their second team title. The individual championship was won by Victor Zwolak, from Villanova, with a time of 19:35.00.[2]

Men's title

  • Distance: 4 miles (6.4 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

RankTeamPoints
San José State52
Oregon68
Notre Dame125
4Kansas153
5Michigan State171
6Ohio187
7Houston189
8Miami (OH)213
9Villanova223
10Western Michigan241

Individual results

PlaceNameTeamTimePoints
1Victor ZwolakVillanova19:35.01
2John CamienEmporia State University19:38.0--
3Jeffrey FishbackSan José State19:48.52
4Geoff WalkerHouston19:53.03
5Danny MurphySan José State19:56.04
6G. Douglas BrownMontana State University19:59.0--
7Richard SchrammMiami20:04.55
8Ben TuckerSan José State20:06.46
9Arthur ScottIdaho State University20:07.0--
10Richard SharkeyMichigan State20:08.07
11Clayton SteinkeOregon20:09.58
12Walter HewlettHarvard University20:10.0--
13Bill ClarkNotre Dame20:11.09
14Kenny MooreOregon20:14.410
15David WightonUniversity of Colorado20:15.2--
16Frank CarverNotre Dame20:19.011
17Jack BachelerMiami20:20.412
12Herman GuruleSan José State20:21.213
19Ralph LingleUniversity of Missouri20:23.0--
20William StraubUnited States Military Academy20:25.0--

See also

References

  1. "1963 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
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