| 1960 NCAA Track and Field Championships | |
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| Host city | Berkeley, CA |
| Date(s) | June 1960 |
| Main stadium | Edwards Stadium |
| Events | 18 |
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The 1960 NCAA Track and Field Championships were held in Berkeley, California in June 1960. The University of Kansas won the team title for the second consecutive year. Ten NCAA meet records were broken, and one was tied.
1. Kansas - 50
2. University of Southern California - 37
3. UCLA - 31
4. Oregon - 22
4. Oregon State – 22
6. Boston University – 20
6. Houston – 20
6. San Jose State – 20
9. Illinois – 18
10. Arizona – 16
10. Grambling - 16
100-meter dash
1. Charlie Tidwell, Kansas – 10.2 (ties NCAA meet record)
2. Paul Winder, Morgan State – 10.3
3. Larry Dunn, Arizona – 10.6
110-meter high hurdles
1. Jim Johnson, UCLA – 14.0
2. Dave Odegard, Minnesota – 14.0
3.Dave Edstrom, Oregon – 14.2
200-meter dash
1. Charlie Tidwell, Kansas – 20.8
2. Stone Johnson, Grambling – 21.1
3. Paul Winder, Morgan State – 21.2
400-meter dash
1. Ted Woods, Colorado – 45.7 (new NCAA meet record)
2. Vic Hall, Cal Poly – 46.1
3. Walt Johnson, North Carolina College – 46.3
400-meter hurdles
1. Cliff Cushman, Kansas – 50.8
2. Ron Ablowich, Georgia Tech – 51.7
3. Ray Wilson, Texas – 52.2
800-meter run
1. George Kerr, Illinois – 1:46.1 (new NCAA meet record)
2. Jerry Siebert, California – 1:46.9
3. Ernie Cunliffe, Stanford – 1:47.6
1,500-meter run
1. Dyrol Burleson, Oregon – 3:44.2 (new NCAA meet record)
2. Bob Holland, UCLA – 3:47.5
3. Mildford Dahl, UCLA – 3:47.9
3,000-meter steeplechase
1. Charlie Clark, San Jose State – 9:02.1
2. Steve Moorehead, Penn State – 9:16.6
3. Mauri Jorinakka, Eastern Michigan – 9:18.7
5,000-meter run 1. Al Lawrence, Houston – 14:19.8 (new NCAA meet record)
2. Pat Clohessey, Houston – (no time)
3. Ken Brown, Illinois – 14:43.0
Broad jump
1. Ralph Boston, Tennessee A&I – 25 feet, 5¾ inches
2. Henk Visser, Univ. Calif., Santa Barbara – 25 feet, 5½ inches
3. Darrell Horn, Oregon – 25 feet