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1937 NCAA Track and Field Championships

1937 NCAA Track and Field Championships
Host city Berkeley, California
Date(s) June 1937
Main stadium California Memorial Stadium
Events 14
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The 1937 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the 16th NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at Berkeley, California in June 1937. The University of Southern California won its second consecutive team championship.

1. University of Southern California - 62 points
2. Stanford - 50 points
3. Ohio State - 28
4. Washington State - 24
5. Indiana - 22
6. Columbia - 21
7. Pittsburg State - 17
8. Michigan - 16
9. Notre Dame - 15
10. Wisconsin - 12

100-yard dash
1. Sam Stoller, Michigan - 9.7 seconds
2. Ben Johnson, Columbia
3. Donald Dunn, Kansas Teachers (Pittsburg)
4. George Boone, USC
5. Bob Grieve, Illinois

120-yard high hurdles
1. Forrest Towns, Georgia - 14.3 seconds
2. Allen Tolmich, Wayne University
3. Roy Staley, USC
4. Verne Sumner, Kansas Teachers (Emporia)
5. Bob Osgood, Michigan

220-yard dash
1. Ben Johnson, Columbia - 21.3 seconds
2. Jack Weiershauser, Stanford
3. Lee Orr, Washington State
4. Curt Ledford, Washington State
5. Fred Elliott, Indiana

220-yard low hurdles
1. Earl Vickery, USC - 23.3 seconds
2. Jack Weiershauser, Stanford
3. Verne Sumner, Kansas Teachers (Emporia)
4. Robert Lemen, Purdue
5. Tom Berkeley, UCLA

440-yard dash
1. Lorin Benke, Washington State - 47.1 seconds
2. Ray Malott, Stanford
3. Harley Howells, Ohio State
4. Charles Belcher, Georgia Tech
5. Richard Gill, Boston College

880-yard run
1. John Woodruff, Pitt - 1:50.3 (NCAA record)
2. Ross Bush, USC
3. Chuck Beetham, USC
4. Vic Palmason, Washington
5. Dick Squire, Ohio State


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