1971 NCAA University Division cross country championships

The 1971 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 33rd 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, 1971, the meet was hosted by the University of Tennessee at the Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee. The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.7 kilometers).

1971 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition33rd
DateNovember 22, 1971
Host cityTennessee Knoxville, TN
University of Tennessee
VenueFox Den Country Club
Distances6 miles (9.7 km)
Participation285 athletes
1970
1972

All NCAA University Division members were eligible to qualify for the meet. In total, 17 teams and 285 individual runners contested this championship.[1]

The team national championship was won by the Oregon Ducks, their first title. The individual championship was retained by Steve Prefontaine, from Oregon, with a time of 29:14.00, although he was unable to break his meet distance record from the previous year.[2]

Men's title

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  • Distance: 6 miles (9.7 kilometers)

Team Result (Top 10)

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Rank Team Points
  Oregon 51
  Washington State 77
  Penn 101
4 Villanova 122
5 Bowling Green 135
6 Wichita State 203
7 Miami (OH) 223
8 Michigan State 227
9 Air Force 256
10 Ball State 262

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1971 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships". MileSplit.com. Mile Split US. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved January 14, 2015.