1926 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships

1926 NCAA Track and Field Championships
Host city	Chicago, Illinois University of Chicago
Date(s)	June 1926
Main stadium	Soldier Field
Events	14
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The 1926 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the fifth NCAA track and field championship. Athletes representing 65 universities participated in the event, which was held at Soldier's Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1926. The meet was called "the college Olympics of America."

No team championship was recognized at the 1926 event. However, the Los Angeles Times reported that, if team points had been counted, the following universities would have been the points leaders:

1. Southern California - 27½ points
2. Michigan - 25 points
3. Nebraska - 13 points
4. Notre Dame - 10⅔ points
5. Ohio State - 10 points

100-yard dash
1. Roland Locke, Nebraska - 9.9 seconds
2. George Hester, Michigan
3. Tom Sharkey, Miami
4. Fred Alderman, Michigan St.
5. George Clarke, Washington
6. Murray Schultz, Cal Tech

120-yard high hurdles
1. George Guthrie, Ohio St. - 14.8 seconds
2. Leighton Dye, USC
3. Charles Werner, Illinois
4. Clifton Reynolds, USC
5. Duren, Tulane
6. Weems Baskin, Alabama Poly

220-yard dash
1. Roland Locke, Nebraska - 20.9 seconds (NCAA record)
2. Tom Sharkey, Miami
3. Fred Alderman, Michigan St.
4. Edgar House, USC
5. Victor Leschinsky, Michigan
6. Engle, Oberlin

220-yard low hurdles
1. Edwin Spence, College of City of Detroit 23.5 (NCAA record)
2. Ken Grumbles, USC
3. Lawrence Irwin, Ohio St.
4. George Guthrie, Ohio St
5. Charles Werner, Illinois
6. Frank Cuhel, Iowa

440-yard dash
1. Herman Phillips, Butler - 48.7 seconds (NCAA record)
2. Harry Oestreich, Gustavus Adolphus
3. Nathan Feinsinger, Michigan
4. Behoch, Illinois
5. Ken Kennedy, Wisconsin
6. Kentz, Georgia Tech

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