The 1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the first NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at Stagg Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1921. The University of Illinois won the team title.
Overview The 1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships were held at Stagg Field in Chicago on June 17 and 18, 1921. The University of Illinois won the team championship with points. Notre Dame finished in second place.
Gus Pope of the University of Washington was the individual points leader with 10 points earned through first-place finishes in both the shot put and the discus.
Results Team standings Note: Top 10 only (H) = Hosts Full results
Rank Team Points Illinois Notre Dame Iowa 14 Washington Wisconsin 10 Nebraska 8 Grinnell 7 Northwestern Ohio State 6 Ames College
Individual titles, by team
Track events +100-yard dash Rank AthleteNationality Team Time Leonard Paulu10.0Billy HayesN/AEd SmithN/A4Eric WilsonN/A5Vic HurleyN/A +120-yard high hurdles Rank AthleteNationality Team TimeNotes Earl Thomson14.4= WRHarold CrawfordN/AKarl AndersonN/A4Chet WynnN/A5Bill CoughlanN/AUniversity of the South +220-yard dash Rank AthleteNationality Team Time Eric Wilson22.6Ed SmithN/ALeonard PauluN/A4Billy HayesN/A5Harold KingN/A +220-yard low hurdles Rank AthleteNationality Team Time Gus Desch24.8Al KollinN/AEarl FrazierN/A4Henry WallaceN/A5Chet WynnN/A +440-yard dash Rank AthleteNationality Team Time Frank Shea49.0Lawrence ButlerN/APhilip DonohoeN/A4James PrattN/A5Edward JohnsonN/A +Half-mile run Rank AthleteNationality Team TimeNotes Earl Eby1:57.4Joseph HigginsN/AAmes CollegeClyde NashN/A4Howard YatesN/A5Philip DonohoeN/A +One-mile run Rank AthleteNationality Team TimeNotes Ray Watson4:23.4Kansas AggiesGordon McGinnisN/AJ. Mearl SweitzerN/A4Oscar FergusonN/A5Stanley GrahamN/AAmes College +Two-mile run Rank AthleteNationality Team TimeNotes John Romig9:31John WhartonN/ALloyd RathbunN/AAmes College4Ernie CantonN/A5George FinkleN/A Field events +Broad jump Rank AthleteNationality Team Distance Gaylord Stinchcomb23 ft in7.10 mJoseph H. SwardKnox22 ft 9 in6.93 mHarold Osborn22 ft 9 in6.93 m4Guy SundtN/AN/A5Dewey AlbertsN/AN/A +High jump Rank AthleteNationality Team Height Johnny Murphy6 ft 3 in1.91 mDewey AlbertsN/AN/AEdgar HoffmanN/AN/A4Chuck FranklandN/AN/A4Harold OsborneN/AN/A +Pole vault Rank AthleteNationality Team Height Longino Welch12 ft3.66 mEldon Jenne12 ft3.66 mLloyd Wilder12 ft3.66 mSam Gardner12 ft3.66 m5Dale MerrickN/AN/A5Eddie HoganN/AN/A +Discus throw Rank AthleteNationality Team Distance Gus Pope142 ft in43.34 mH. Chester BlackwoodN/AN/AWill PraegerN/AN/A4Duke SlaterN/AN/A5John WeissN/AN/A +Javelin Rank AthleteNationality Team Distance Flint Hanner191 ft in52.27 mArt TuckN/AN/AHoward HoffmanN/AN/A4Jack MahanN/AN/A5Eugene OberstN/AN/A +Shot put Rank AthleteNationality Team DistanceNotes Gus Pope45 ft in13.83 mFred DaleN/AN/AJohn WeissN/AN/A4Guy LindsayN/AN/ARice Institute5Buck ShawN/AN/A +Hammer throw Rank AthleteNationality Team DistanceNotes Charles Redmon133 ft in40.79 mH. Chester BlackwoodN/AN/ADuke SlaterN/AN/A4Fletcher SkidmoreN/AN/AUniversity of the South5Sam HillN/AN/A See also NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
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