1953 NCAA MEN Lincoln, Nebraska—Memorial Stadium; June 19–20 1. USC...... 80 2. Illinois...... 41 =3. Fresno State...... 22 =3. Stanford...... 22 3/ 5. Texas A&M...... 18 5 3/ 6. tie, Kansas, Kansas State & Michigan 18; 9. Cal 13; 10. UCLA 12 5; 11. tie, Georgetown & Marquette 12; 13. tie, Iowa & San José State 10; 15. tie, Penn & 3/ Washington State 8 5; 17. tie, Arizona State, Florida, Loyola/LA, Villanova & Wayne State 8; 22. Pur- due 7; 23. tie, Miami/Ohio, Ohio State, VMI & Wyoming 6; 27. tie, Bradley, Notre Dame & Washington 5; 30. tie, Auburn, Idaho & Texas 4; 33. Oregon State 3; 34. tie, Morgan State & 3/ Nebraska 2; 36. tie, Columbia, Manhattan & Whittier 1; 39. Colorado State 5; 40. tie, tie, Drake, Penn State & Utah ⅓. 100 YARDS 1. Willie Williams (Illinois)...... Jr...... 9.7 2. (Kansas State)...... Sr...... 9.8 3. Les Laing' (Fresno State)...... Jr...... 9.8 4. (UCLA)...... Sr...... 10.0 5. Guy Blackburn (Cal)...... Jr...... 10.0 6. Joe Schatzle (Manhattan)...... Sr...... 10.0 220 YARDS 1. Thane Baker (Kansas State)...... Sr...... 21.4+ 2. Rod Richard (UCLA)...... Sr...... 21.7+ 3. Les Laing' (Fresno State)...... Jr...... 21.7+ 4. Charlie Thomas (Texas)...... Jr...... 21.9+ 5. Merv Brock (Oregon State)...... Sr...... 22.1+ 6. Clint Richardson (Washington State)...... Sr...... 22.1+ 7. Joe Walker (La Salle)...... Jr...... 22.5+

© Track & Field News - 1 - 440 YARDS 1. (USC)...... Jr...... 47.0 2. Don Smith (Kansas)...... Jr...... 47.1 3. Verle Sorgen (USC)...... Sr...... 47.7 4. Don Johnson (Auburn)...... Jr...... 47.8 5. Jim Rogers (Morgan State)...... So...... 48.2 6. Fred Schlereth (Columbia)...... Jr...... 48.4 7. Jack Carroll' (Michigan)...... Jr...... 49.1 880 YARDS 1. Lang Stanley (San José State)...... So...... 1:52.4 2. Paul Raudenbush (Penn)...... Jr...... 1:52.7 3. Paul Carlin (Wyoming)...... Sr...... 1:53.0 4. Gene Maynard (Illinois)...... Jr...... 1:53.3 5. Lon Spurrier (Cal)...... Jr...... 1:53.5 6. Stacey Siders (Illinois)...... Sr...... 1:53.7 7. John Ross' (Michigan)...... Jr...... nt … dnc— (Kansas)...... Jr MILE 1. Wes Santee (Kansas)...... Jr...... 4:03.7 (MR) 2. Fred Dwyer (Villanova)...... Sr...... 4:07.1 3. Len Simpson (Cal)...... Jr...... 4:11.5 4. Joe LaPierre (Georgetown)...... Sr...... 4:12.0 5. Wayne Robins (Marquette)...... Sr...... 4:12.5 6. Russ Bonham (Whittier)...... Jr...... 4:14.9 7. John Moule (Michigan)...... So...... 4:17.9 8. Bob Simon (Stanford)...... Sr...... 4:18.0

© Track & Field News - 2 - 2 MILES 1. Rich Ferguson' (Iowa)...... So...... 9:02.7 2. Charley Capozzoli (Georgetown)...... Sr...... 9:08.3 3. Gene Matthews (Purdue)...... Jr...... 9:14.4 4. Lou Gourley (Idaho)...... Jr...... 9:18.6 5. Walt Jewsbury (Illinois)...... Sr...... 9:19.4 6. Denny Meyer (Washington)...... Sr...... 9:28.1 7. Walker Glassford (Rutgers)...... Sr...... 9:32.6 8. Larry Carter (UCLA)...... Jr...... 9:38.5 120 HURDLES 1. (USC)...... Sr...... 14.0 2. Joel McNulty (Illinois)...... Sr...... 14.3 3. Willard Thomson (Illinois)...... So...... 14.6 4. Gerry Wood (Stanford)...... Jr...... 14.6 5. Van Bruner (Michigan)...... Sr...... 14.7 6. Jim Philbee (Bradley)...... Sr...... 14.7 7. Ronnie Dobson (Oklahoma)...... So-Jr-Sr...... 15.0 220 HURDLES 1. Jack Davis (USC)...... Sr...... 23.3 2. Joel McNulty (Illinois)...... Sr...... 23.5 3. Johnny Mapp (VMI)...... Jr...... 23.6 4. Jim Philbee (Bradley)...... Sr...... 23.6 5. Joe Corley (Illinois)...... Jr...... 23.8 6. Tom Hughes (Purdue)...... So-Jr...... 24.0 7. Ronnie Dobson (Oklahoma)...... So-Jr-Sr...... 24.5 HIGH JUMP =1. J. Lewis Hall (Florida)...... Sr...... 6‑8 =1. Milt Mead (Michigan)...... Jr...... 6‑8 =1. Mark Smith (Wayne State)...... So...... 6‑8 4. Ernie Shelton (USC)...... So...... 6‑7 5. Manuel Ronquillo (USC)...... Sr...... 6‑5 =6. Arnold Betton (Drake)...... Sr...... 6‑4 =6. Cal Clark (Utah)...... So...... 6‑4 =6. Jim Herb (Penn State)...... Sr...... 6‑4 (2.06, 2.01, 1.96, 1.93)

© Track & Field News - 3 - POLE VAULT 1. Fred Barnes (Fresno State)...... Jr...... 14‑6 2. Dave Kenly (Arizona State)...... Sr...... 14‑1¾ =3. Joe Springer (Notre Dame)...... Jr...... 13‑9¾ =3. Jerry Welbourn (Ohio State)...... Sr...... 13‑9¾ =5. Vic Anderson (Washington State)...... Jr...... 13‑5½ =5. Len Eilers (UCLA)...... Jr...... 13‑5½ =5. Malcolm Marks (Texas A&M)...... Sr...... 13‑5½ =5. Gordon Riddell (Colorado State)...... Jr...... 13‑5½ =5. Van Zimmermann (Penn)...... So...... 13‑5½ (4.42, 4.31, 4.21, 4.10) 1. John Bennett (Marquette)...... Jr...... 25‑3¾ 2. Bobby Ragsdale (Texas A&M)...... Sr...... 24‑6¾w 3. Clint Richardson (Washington State)...... Sr...... 24‑1½w 4. Darold Skartvedt (Washington)...... Jr...... 24‑¼w 5. Glenn Beerline (Nebraska)...... Sr...... 23‑11¾w 6. Phil Greenwood (Cal)...... So-Jr-Sr...... 23‑10½w 7. Tom Floyd (Illinois)...... Sr...... 23‑5¾ 8. Neville Price' (Oklahoma)...... Jr...... 23‑2¼ (7.71, 7.48, 7.35, 7.32, 7.31, 7.27, 7.15, 7.06) SHOT 1. Parry O’Brien (USC)...... Sr...... 58‑7¼ (MR; also MR 17.39/57‑¾) 2. (Texas A&M)...... Sr...... 56‑4¼ 3. (Miami/Ohio)...... So...... 55‑7½ 4. Fritz Nilsson' (Michigan)...... Jr...... 54‑9½ 5. Howard Hertz (Stanford)...... Sr...... 52‑10 6. Joe Morgan (Ohio State)...... Sr...... 50‑9½ 7. Joe McLaughlin (St. Joseph’s)...... Sr...... 50‑4 8. Clyde Wetter (UCLA)...... So...... 49‑8 (17.86, 17.17, 16.95, 16.70, 16.10, 15.48, 15.34, 15.13)

© Track & Field News - 4 - DISCUS 1. (USC)...... Sr...... 190‑0 (WR, AR, CR, MR on last throw; 183‑0/55.78 MR first throw) 2. Parry O’Brien (USC)...... Sr...... 173‑8 3. Chuck Renfro (Stanford)...... Sr...... 165‑5 4. Fritz Nilsson' (Michigan)...... Jr...... 162‑8 5. Darrow Hooper (Texas A&M)...... Sr...... 162‑2 6. Howard McCants (Washington State)...... Jr...... 158‑6 7. Al Thompson (Columbia)...... Jr...... 156‑9 8. Sam Adams (Cal)...... Sr...... 154‑4 (57.92, 52.94, 50.42, 49.58, 49.12, 48.32, 47.78, 47.04) JAVELIN 1. Dick Genther (USC)...... Sr...... 216‑9 2. Ray Rocker (Loyola/New Orleans)...... Jr...... 211‑1 3. Bob Kimball (Stanford)...... So...... 209‑7 4. Leo Long (Stanford)...... Jr...... 206‑0 5. Sam Adams (Cal)...... Sr...... 206‑0 6. Ralph Sutton (Oregon State)...... Sr...... 205‑9 7. Al Cantello (La Salle)...... So...... 202‑4 8. Chuck Harlow (Stanford)...... Sr...... 198‑0 (66.08, 64.34, 63.88, 62.80, 62.80, 62.72, 61.68, 60.36)

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