1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships

1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships
Men's Champion: Illinois (1st title)
Edition	1st
Dates	June 18, 1921
Host city	Chicago, Illinois University of Chicago
Venue	Stagg Field
Events	14
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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 20+1⁄4 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	20+1⁄4
	Notre Dame	16+3⁄4
	Iowa	14
4	Washington	12+1⁄4
5	Wisconsin	10
6	Nebraska	8
7	Grinnell	7
8	Northwestern Ohio State	6
10	Ames College	5+1⁄2

Track events

100-yard dash

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Time
	Leonard Paulu	United States	Grinnell Pioneers	10.0
	Billy Hayes	United States	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	N/A
	Ed Smith		Nebraska Cornhuskers	N/A
4	Eric Wilson	United States	Iowa Hawkeyes	N/A
5	Vic Hurley		Washington Huskies	N/A

120-yard high hurdles

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Time	Notes
	Earl Thomson	Canada	Dartmouth Big Green	14.4	= WR
	Harold Crawford		Iowa Hawkeyes	N/A
	Karl Anderson	United States	Minnesota Golden Gophers	N/A
4	Chet Wynn	United States	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	N/A
5	Bill Coughlan	United States	Sewanee Tigers	N/A	University of the South

220-yard dash

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Time
	Eric Wilson	United States	Iowa Hawkeyes	22.6
	Ed Smith		Nebraska Cornhuskers	N/A
	Leonard Paulu	United States	Grinnell Pioneers	N/A
4	Billy Hayes	United States	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	N/A
5	Harold King		Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops	N/A

220-yard low hurdles

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Time
	Gus Desch	United States	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	24.8
	Al Kollin		Wisconsin Badgers	N/A
	Earl Frazier		Baylor Bears	N/A
4	Henry Wallace		Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A
5	Chet Wynn	United States	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	N/A

440-yard dash

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Time
	Frank Shea	United States	Pittsburgh Panthers	49.0
	Lawrence Butler		Michigan Wolverines	N/A
	Philip Donohoe		Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A
4	James Pratt		Washington Huskies	N/A
5	Edward Johnson		Wisconsin Badgers	N/A

Half-mile run

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Time	Notes
	Earl Eby	United States	Penn Quakers	1:57.4
	Joseph Higgins		Iowa State Cyclones	N/A	Ames College
	Clyde Nash		Wisconsin Badgers	N/A
4	Howard Yates		Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A
5	Philip Donohoe		Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A

One-mile run

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Time	Notes
	Ray Watson	United States	Kansas State Wildcats	4:23.4	Kansas Aggies
	Gordon McGinnis		Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A
	J. Mearl Sweitzer		Minnesota Golden Gophers	N/A
4	Oscar Ferguson		Ohio State Buckeyes	N/A
5	Stanley Graham		Iowa State Cyclones	N/A	Ames College

Two-mile run

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Time	Notes
	John Romig	United States	Penn State Nittany Lions	9:31
	John Wharton		Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A
	Lloyd Rathbun		Iowa State Cyclones	N/A	Ames College
4	Ernie Canton		St. Olaf Oles	N/A
5	George Finkle		Wisconsin Badgers	N/A

Field events

Broad jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Distance
	Gaylord Stinchcomb	United States	Ohio State Buckeyes	23 ft 3+3⁄8 in	7.10 m
	Joseph H. Sward		Knox	22 ft 9 in	6.93 m
	Harold Osborn		Illinois Fighting Illini	22 ft 9 in	6.93 m
4	Guy Sundt	United States	Wisconsin Badgers	N/A	N/A
5	Dewey Alberts		Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A	N/A

High jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Height
	Johnny Murphy	United States	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6 ft 3 in	1.91 m
	Dewey Alberts		Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A	N/A
	Edgar Hoffman		Iowa Hawkeyes	N/A	N/A
4	Chuck Frankland	United States	Washington Huskies	N/A	N/A
4	Harold Osborne	United States	Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A	N/A

Pole vault

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Height
	Longino Welch	United States	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	12 ft	3.66 m
	Eldon Jenne	United States	Washington State Cougars	12 ft	3.66 m
	Lloyd Wilder		Wisconsin Badgers	12 ft	3.66 m
	Sam Gardner		Yale Bulldogs	12 ft	3.66 m
5	Dale Merrick		Wisconsin Badgers	N/A	N/A
5	Eddie Hogan		Notre Dame Fighting Irish	N/A	N/A

Discus throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Distance
	Gus Pope	United States	Washington Huskies	142 ft 2+1⁄4 in	43.34 m
	H. Chester Blackwood		Northwestern Wildcats	N/A	N/A
	Will Praeger		Kalamazoo Hornets	N/A	N/A
4	Duke Slater	United States	Iowa Hawkeyes	N/A	N/A
5	John Weiss		Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A	N/A

Javelin

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Distance
	Flint Hanner	United States	Stanford Cardinal	191 ft 2+1⁄4 in	52.27 m
	Art Tuck	United States	Oregon Ducks	N/A	N/A
	Howard Hoffman	United States	Michigan Wolverines	N/A	N/A
4	Jack Mahan	United States	Texas A&M Aggies	N/A	N/A
5	Eugene Oberst	United States	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	N/A	N/A

Shot put

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Distance		Notes
	Gus Pope	United States	Washington Huskies	45 ft 4+1⁄2 in	13.83 m
	Fred Dale	United States	Nebraska Cornhuskers	N/A	N/A
	John Weiss		Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A	N/A
4	Guy Lindsay		Rice Owls	N/A	N/A	Rice Institute
5	Buck Shaw	United States	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	N/A	N/A

Hammer throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Team	Distance		Notes
	Charles Redmon	United States	Chicago Maroons	133 ft 9+3⁄4 in	40.79 m
	H. Chester Blackwood		Northwestern Wildcats	N/A	N/A
	Duke Slater	United States	Iowa Hawkeyes	N/A	N/A
4	Fletcher Skidmore	United States	Sewanee Tigers	N/A	N/A	University of the South
5	Sam Hill		Illinois Fighting Illini	N/A	N/A

See also

• NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship