1964 NCAA University Division track and field championships

The 1964 NCAA University Division Track and Field Championships were contested June 18−20 at the 42nd annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate University Division track and field events in the United States.

1964 NCAA University Division Track and Field Championships
Dates	June 18−20, 1964
Host city	Eugene, Oregon
Venue	Hayward Field University of Oregon
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Video on YouTube University of Oregon Highlights]

This year's meet was hosted by the University of Oregon at Hayward Field in Eugene.

Oregon won the team national championship, the Ducks' second title in program history.

Program changes

• Two new events, the 400 meter relay and the 1,600 meter relay, were added to the championship program. The inaugural titles were won by Illinois and California, respectively.

Team standings

• Note: Top 10 only
• (H) = Hosts

Rank	Team	Points
	Oregon (H)	70
	San José State	40
	California Fresno State USC	30
4	North Carolina College	28
5	Washington State	191⁄2
6	BYU	17
7	Illinois	16
8	Arizona Harvard Northeastern Rice Villanova	14
9	Oregon State	13
10	Michigan	12

Results

100 Meters

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	Harry Jerome Canada	Oregon	10.1	CR
	Ed Roberts	North Carolina State	10.1	CR
	Trenton Jackson	Illinois	10.1	CR
4	Darel Newnan	Fresno State	10.2
5	Dick Stebbins	Grambling	10.2
6	Lynn Headley Jamaica	Nebraska	10.3

200 Meters

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Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	Bob Hayes	Florida A&M	20.4w
	Ed Roberts	North Carolina State	20.4w
	Harry Jerome Canada	Oregon	20.6w
4	Dave Blunt	Oregon	20.7w
5	Wayne Herman	San Jose State	20.9w
5	Earl Horner	Villanova	21.0w

400 Meters

Rank	Name	Team	Time
tie	Bob Tobler Ulis Williams	Brigham Young Arizona State	45.9
	Kent Bernard Trinidad and Tobago	Michigan	45.9
4	Dave Archibald	California	46.0
5	Bill Boyle	Notre Dame	46.2
6	Nick Lee	Morgan State	46.6
7	Forrest Beaty	California	46.6
8	Don Owen	Grambling	nt

800 Meters

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Thomas Farrell	St. Johns	1:48.5
	Barry Sugden	Ohio University	1:48.7
	Bruce Bess	USC	1:48.9
4	John Garrison	San Jose State	1:49.1
5	Ray Van Asten	Oregon	1:49.2
6	Noel Carroll Ireland	Villanova	1:49.4
7	Dave Perry	Oklahoma State	1:50.1
8	Don Scott	Oregon	nt

1500 Meters

Rank	Name	Team	Time	Notes
	Morgan Groth	Oregon State	3:40.4	CR
	Archie San Romani	Oregon	3:40.8
	John Camien	Emporia State	3:41.0
4	Ben Tucker	San Jose State	3:41.4
5	Robin Lingle	Missouri	3:42.0
6	Bob Day	UCLA	3:42.1
7	Richard Romo	Texas	3:44.8

5000 Meters

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	James Murphy Bill Straub	Air Force Army	14:12.5	CR
	Jim Keefe	Central Connecticut	14:13.0
4	Ken Moore	Oregon	14:14.4
5	Joe Lynch	Georgetown	14:16.2
6	Doug Brown	Montana	14:16.2

10,000 Meters

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	Danny Murphy	San Jose State	29:37.8	CR
	Doug Brown	Montana	29:52.4
	Gene Gurule	San Jose State	29:56.3
4	John Valiant	Washington State	29:57.2
5	Jim Keefe	Central Connecticut	30:15.0
6	Dick Weeks	UCLA	30:19.6

110-Meter Hurdles

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	Bobby May	Rice	13.7
	Pete Whitehouse	Notre Dame	14.1
	Norm Johnston	Iowa State	14.2
4	Theo Viltz	USC	14.2
5	Cyler Thompson	Houston	14.2
6	Steve Cortright	Stanford	14.3

400-Meter Hurdles

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Billy Hardin	LSU	50.2
	Vincent McArdle	Manhattan College	50.8
	Andrew McCray	North Carolina College	50.9
4	Kenneth Reynard	Pennsylvania	51.3
5	Anthony Lynch	Harvard	51.4
6	John Bethea	Morgan State	51:14
7	Boy Burlelon	Pepperdine	51.4
8	Al Hontalbano	Wisconsin	nt

3,000-Meter Steeplechase

Rank	Name	Team	Time	Notes
	Vic Zwolak	San Jose State	8:42.0	CR
	Mike Lehner	Oregon	8:50.6
	Bill Silverberg	Kansas	8:53.4
4	John Valinat	Washington State	8:57.1
5	Clayton Steinke	Oregon	9:00.5
6	Ken Moore	Oregon	9:02.8
7	Jack Bacheler	Miami	9:03.2
8	Bruce Mortensen	Oregon	nt

High Jump

Rank	Name	Team	Height
	John Rambo	Long Beach State	7 ft 01⁄2 in (2.14 m)
	Gene Johnson	California	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
	Bob Keppael	LSU	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
4	Chris Pardee	Harvard	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
5	Roger Olson	California	6 ft 9 in (2.05 m)
6	Paul Stuber	Oregon	6 ft 9 in (2.05 m)
7	John Harnett	Princeton	6 ft 7 in (2 m)

Pole Vault

Rank	Name	Team	Height
	John Uelses	LaSalle	16 ft 0 in (4.87 m)
	Mike Flanagan	USC	15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
	Billy Pembleton	Abilene Christian	15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
4	Bill Self	Washington State	15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
5	Rolando Cruz Puerto Rico	Villanova	15 ft 3 in (4.64 m)
6 tie	Preston Hollsinger Bob Yard	Oklahoma State Washington State	15 ft 3 in (4.64 m)
8	Bob Neutzling	Ohio State	15 ft 3 in (4.64 m)

Long Jump

Rank	Name	University	Distance	Notes
	Gayle Hopkins	Arizona	26 ft 91⁄4 in (8.15 m)	CR
	Sid Nickolas	Fresno State	26 ft 1 in (7.95 m)
	Phil Shinnick	Washington	25 ft 71⁄4 in (7.8 m)
4	Wellesley Clayton Jamaica	USC	25 ft 03⁄4 in (7.63 m)
5	Wariboko West Nigeria	Washington	25 ft 71⁄4 in (7.8 m)
6	Victor Brooks Jamaica	Nebraska	24 ft 11⁄4 in (7.34 m)

Triple Jump

Rank	Name	Team	Distance
	Charles Craig	Fresno State	51 ft 83⁄4 in (15.76 m)
	Lester Bond	San Jose State	50 ft 71⁄4 in (15.42 m)
	Norm Tate	North Carolina College	50 ft 3 in (15.31 m)
4	Gayle Hopkins	Arizona	50 ft 2 in (15.29 m)
5	Christian Ohiri Nigeria	Harvard	50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
6	Bob Daugherty	Tulsa	49 ft 41⁄2 in (15.04 m)
7	Henry Lawson	Sacramento State	48 ft 11 in (14.9 m)

Shot Put

Rank	Name	Team	Distance
	Gary Gulmor	NYU	61 ft 8 in (18.79 m)
	George Woods	Southern Illinois	60 ft 43⁄4 in (18.4 m)
	Carl Wallin	Northeastern	59 ft 3 in (18.05 m)
4	Mike Berkowitz	Navy	58 ft 93⁄4 in (17.92 m)
5	Don Castle	Southern California	58 ft 6 in (17.83 m)
6	Lee Johnson	Redlands	57 ft 101⁄2 in (17.64 m)
7	Lahoen Samson	Oregon State	57 ft 71⁄2 in (17.56 m)

Discus

Rank	Team	Members	Distance
	Larry Kennedy	New Mexico	185 ft 21⁄2 in (56.45 m)
	Bill Neville	Occidental	131 ft 71⁄2 in (40.11 m)
	Don Sohmidt	California	175 ft 0 in (53.34 m)
4	Bob Akers	San Jose State	174 ft 9 in (53.26 m)
5	Lloyd Petrozljc	Cal Poly	174 ft 01⁄2 in (53.04 m)
6	Don Hendrickson	Wisconsin	172 ft 11 in (52.7 m)

Javelin

Rank	Name	Team	Distance
	Les Tipton	Oregon	249 ft 101⁄2 in (76.16 m)
	Gary Reddaway	Oregon	246 ft 1 in (75 m)
	Ron Gomez	Oregon	232 ft 81⁄2 in (70.92 m)
4	Ed Red	Rice	252 ft 61⁄2 in (76.97 m)
5	Bob Brown	San Jose State	229 ft 0 in (69.79 m)
6	Buck Kipe	Washington State	225 ft 2 in (68.63 m)

Hammer Throw

Rank	Name	University	Time	Notes
	Alex Schulten	Bowdoin	191 ft 6 in (58.36 m)
	Bill Crosseti	Northeastern	190 ft 7 in (58.08 m)
	Olney Crossdale	Harvard	189 ft 2 in (57.65 m)
4	Tom Gage	Cornell	185 ft 10 in (56.64 m)
5	Warren Sumoski	Connecticut	180 ft 1 in (54.88 m)
6	George Frenn	Long Beach State	179 ft 5 in (54.68 m)

Decathlon

Rank	Name	University	Score	Notes
	Richard Emberger	Roanoke College
	Paul Herman	Westmont College
	Russ Hodge	New York Military Academy
	Don Jeisy	Arizona State

External links

• Highlights Video on YouTube