1976 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | June 1−5, 1976 |
Host city | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Venue |
Franklin Field University of Pennsylvania |
←
1975
1977 → |
The 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 1−5 at the 54th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.
This year's meet was hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. [1] [2]
USC finished first in the team standings, capturing their record twenty-sixth national title. [3] [4] [5]
High jumper Dwight Stones of Long Beach State raised his three-year-old world record a half-inch (1 cm) to 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m). [3] [4] [5]
This was the first edition of the NCAA championships with the races measured in meters; [6] previously the race distances were measured in yards. [7]
Rank | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
USC | 64 | |
UTEP | 44 | |
Tennessee | 40 | |
4 | Washington State | 34 |
5 | Arizona State | 31 |
6 | BYU | 30 |
7 | Washington | 28 |
8 | Auburn | 22 |
9 |
Kansas San José State |
20 |
10 | Long Beach State | 18 |
1976 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
---|---|
Dates | June 1−5, 1976 |
Host city | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Venue |
Franklin Field University of Pennsylvania |
←
1975
1977 → |
The 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 1−5 at the 54th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.
This year's meet was hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. [1] [2]
USC finished first in the team standings, capturing their record twenty-sixth national title. [3] [4] [5]
High jumper Dwight Stones of Long Beach State raised his three-year-old world record a half-inch (1 cm) to 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m). [3] [4] [5]
This was the first edition of the NCAA championships with the races measured in meters; [6] previously the race distances were measured in yards. [7]
Rank | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
USC | 64 | |
UTEP | 44 | |
Tennessee | 40 | |
4 | Washington State | 34 |
5 | Arizona State | 31 |
6 | BYU | 30 |
7 | Washington | 28 |
8 | Auburn | 22 |
9 |
Kansas San José State |
20 |
10 | Long Beach State | 18 |