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1950 NCAA Cross Country Championships

1950 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Organisers NCAA
Edition 12th
Date November 27, 1950
Host city East Lansing, MI
Michigan State College
Location Forest Akers East Golf Course
Athletes participating 66
Distances 4 miles (6.4 km)
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The 1950 NCAA Cross Country Championships were the 12th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.

Since the current multi-division format for NCAA championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 17 teams and 66 individual runners contested this championship.

The meet was hosted by Michigan State College on November 27, 1950, at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers).

The team national championship was won by the Penn State Nittany Lions, their third. The individual championship was won by Herb Semper, from Kansas, with a time of 20:31.7.


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