1948 NCAA Track and Field Championships

1948 NCAA Track and Field Championships
Host city	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date(s)	June 18–19, 1948
Main stadium	Memorial Stadium
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The 1948 NCAA Track and Field Championships were held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in June 1948. The University of Minnesota won the team title. Two NCAA meet records were broken, and one American record was tied, at the event.Fortune Gordien was the high point scorer for Minnesota as he won the discus thrown and finished second in the shotput, accounting for 18 of Minnesota’s points.

Clyde “Smackover” Scott tied the world record in the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 13.7 seconds.

Mel Patton was the only athlete two win two events at the meet. Patton won both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes.

Charlie Fonville of the University of Michigan won the shot put competition with a distance of 54 feet, defending his 1947 NCAA title.

1. Minnesota – 46
2. University of Southern California – 41½
3. Texas – 40
4. Illinois – 34¼
5. California – 19¼

100-meter dash
1. Mel Patton, Univ. South. Calif.
2. Don Anderson, California
3. Charles Parker, Texas

110-meter high hurdles
1. Clyde Scott, Arkansas
2. W.F. Porter, Northwestern
3. Craig Dixon, UCLA

200-meter dash
1. Mel Patton, Univ. South. Calif.
2. Charles Parker, Texas
3. Paul Bienz, Tulane

400-meter dash
1. Norman Rucks, South Carolina
2. Arthur Harnden, Texas A&M
3. John Hammack, U.S. Military Academy

400-meter hurdles
1. George Walker, Illinois
2. Jeffrey Kirk, Penn
3. Ron Frazier, Univ. South. Calif.

800-meter run
1. Mal Whitfield, Ohio State
2. Jack Dianetti, Michigan State
3. Bob Chambers, Univ. South. Calif.

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