1937 NCAA Track and Field Championships

Team scoring

1. University of Southern California - 62 points

2. Stanford - 50 points

3. Ohio State - 28

4. Washington State - 24

5. Indiana - 22

6. Columbia - 21

7. Pittsburg State - 17

8. Michigan - 16

9. Notre Dame - 15

10. Wisconsin - 12

Track events

100-yard dash

1. Sam Stoller, Michigan - 9.7 seconds

2. Ben Johnson, Columbia

3. Donald Dunn, Kansas Teachers (Pittsburg)

4. George Boone, USC

5. Bob Grieve, Illinois

120-yard high hurdles

1. Forrest Towns, Georgia - 14.3 seconds

2. Allen Tolmich, Wayne University

3. Roy Staley, USC

4. Verne Sumner, Kansas Teachers (Emporia)

5. Bob Osgood, Michigan

220-yard dash

1. Ben Johnson, Columbia - 21.3 seconds

2. Jack Weiershauser, Stanford

3. Lee Orr, Washington State

4. Curt Ledford, Washington State

5. Fred Elliott, Indiana

220-yard low hurdles

1. Earl Vickery, USC - 23.3 seconds

2. Jack Weiershauser, Stanford

3. Verne Sumner, Kansas Teachers (Emporia)

4. Robert Lemen, Purdue

5. Tom Berkeley, UCLA

440-yard dash

1. Lorin Benke, Washington State - 47.1 seconds

2. Ray Malott, Stanford

3. Harley Howells, Ohio State

4. Charles Belcher, Georgia Tech

5. Richard Gill, Boston College

880-yard run

1. John Woodruff, Pitt - 1:50.3 (NCAA record)

2. Ross Bush, USC

3. Chuck Beetham, USC

4. Vic Palmason, Washington

5. Dick Squire, Ohio State

One-mile run

1. Charles Fenske, Wisconsin - 4:13.9

2. Jim Smith, Indiana

3. Mel Trutt, Indiana

4. Gregory Rice, Notre Dame

5. Dave Rogan, Kentucky

Two-mile run

1. Gregory Rice, Notre Dame - 9:14.2 (NCAA record)

2. Bill Feiler, Drake

3. Richard Frey, Michigan State

4. Thomas Deckard, Indiana

5. Fred Padget, Drake

Field events

Broad jump

1. Kermit King, Kansas Teachers (Pittsburg) - 25 feet, 3-1/4 inches

2. Arnold Nutting, California

3. Eulace Peacock, Temple

4. Bob Hubbard, Minnesota

5. George Boone, USC

High jump

1. Dave Albritton, Ohio State - 6 feet, 6-1/4 inches

2. Gilbert Cruter, Colorado - 6 feet, 6-1/4 inches

3. Delos Thurber, USC - 6 feet, 6-1/4 inches

4. Mel Walker, Ohio State

5. Jack Vickery, Texas

6. Ed Burke, Marquette

Pole vault

1. Bill Sefton, USC - 14 feet, 8-7/8 inches

2. George Varoff, Oregon

3. Earle Meadows, USC

4. Irving Howe, USC

5. Albert Haller, Wisconsin

Discus throw

1. Pete Zagar, Stanford - 156 feet, 3 inches

2. Hugh Gribbin, Stanford

3. Charles Socolofsky, Kansas State

4. Phil Gaspar, USC

5. Donald Johnson, Idaho

Javelin

1. Lowell Todd, San Jose State - 214 feet, 9-3/8 inches

2. Bill Reitz, UCLA

3. Don Johnson, Idaho

4. John Guckeyson, Maryland

5. Chuck Soper, USC

Shot put

1. Sam Francis, Nebraska - 53.50

2. Dimitri Zaitz, Boston College - 52.17

3. Jim Reynolds, Stanford - 51.76

4. William Watson, Michigan - 51.15

5. Dan Taylor, Columbia

References

References

1. Braven Dyer. (1937-06-20). "Trojan Team Wins N.C.A.A. Track Title". Los Angeles Times.
2. Albritton, Cruter and Thurber all reached the same height of 6 feet, 6-1/4 inches. Under the tie-breaker rule, Albritton was deemed the winner as the first to clear the height.