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1955 NCAA Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 17−18, 1955
Host city California Los Angeles, California
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1954
1956

The 1955 NCAA Track and Field Championships were contested June 17−18 at the 34th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate track and field in the United States. This year's events were hosted by the University of Southern California at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. [1] [2]

Hosts USC won their seventh consecutive team national championship, the Trojans' 19th title in program history.

Team Result

  • Note: Top 10 finishers only
  • (H) = Hosts
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) USC (H) 42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) UCLA 34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kansas 30
4 Oregon 29
5 Northwestern 20
6 Manhattan
Villanova
18
7 Duke 16
8 Occidental
Penn State
14
9 Florida
Michigan
Penn
13
10 Miami (OH) 12

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "1954 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2016.