1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships

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The 1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships were contested June 12−13 at the 38th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate track and field events in the United States. This year's meet was hosted by the University of Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.[1][2]

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1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 12−13, 1959
Host city Lincoln, Nebraska
VenueMemorial Stadium
1958
1960
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Kansas won the team national championship, the Jayhawks' first team title.

Program changes

  • The two-mile run event was discontinued after being held annually since 1921.
  • The 5,000 meter run was added to the NCAA championship program, the first new event since 1948.

Team result

  • Note: Top 10 only
  • (H) = Hosts
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Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kansas73
2nd place, silver medalist(s) San José State48110
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Houston38
4 Oklahoma31
5 Oklahoma State22110
6 Boston University
Eastern Michigan
20
7 Missouri19
8 Illinois1814
9 New Mexico18
10 Oregon State17
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