The 1974 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, were the first year the Division II/III designation was recognized in NCAA track and field. Previously, it was called the College Division. The top 6 athletes scored in their perspective event.
| 1974 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | May 29 - May 31, 1974[1] |
| Host city | Charleston, IL Eastern Illinois |
| Events | 20 |
1975 → | |
Results
edit100 Yard Dash
editThe event was wind aided. The 100 yd dash which is slightly shorter than a 100 meters, is 91.44 meters. All races at the time where hand timed.
| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 James Gilkes |
Fisk | 9.4 | NAIA |
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Joe Franklin | Southern–New Orleans | 9.5 | NAIA |
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Joe Kendrick | Ashland | 9.5 | DII |
| 4 | Herman Verdin | Southern–New Orleans | 9.8 | NAIA |
| 5 | Clint Alguire | Mount Union | 9.8 | |
| 6 | Fred Mintz | Baldwin Wallace | 9.8 |
220 Yard Dash
edit| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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James Gilkes |
Fisk | 20.7 | NAIA |
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Herman Verdin | Southern–New Orleans | 21.4 | |
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Joe Franklin | Southern–New Orleans | 21.5 | |
| 4 | Leonard Elion | Fisk | 21.6 | NAIA |
| 5 | Joe Kendrick | Ashland | 21.6 | DII |
| 6 | Vince Williams | Chicago State | 21.6 | DI |
440 yard Dash
edit| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kip Korir | Coe | 47.3 | |
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Mike Williams | Mount Union | 47.9 | |
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Ronald Bethune | Southern–New Orleans | 48.5 | NAIA |
| 4 | Terry Youngblood | Central (Iowa) | 48.7 | |
| 5 | Bill Taylor | Pomona-Pitzer | 48.8 | |
| 6 | Carl Hill | Southwestern (Ten.) | 48.9 | ' |
880 yard Run
edit| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Barry King | Ashland | 1:51.2 | DII |
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Bob Linn | Ashland | 1:51.3 | DII |
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Harold Small | Brandeis | 1:52.0 | |
| 4 | Al Tonks | Baldwin Wallace | 1:52.0 | |
| 5 | Alan Kleinsasser | Caltech | 1:52.0 | |
| 6 | Manny Rivera | Brandeis | 1:52.1 |
One Mile Run
edit| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Steve Foster | Ashland | 4:05.1 | DII |
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Scott Barrett | North Central | 4:06.6 | |
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Fred Suarez | SUNY Oswego | 4:07.4 | |
| 4 | Jim Muus | St. Olaf | 4:08.2 | |
| 5 | Chris Horton | Brandeis | 4:08.6 | |
| 6 | Dan Spear | Hamline | 4:08.7 |
Three Mile Run
edit| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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David Moller | Rochester | 13:54.6 | |
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John O'Conner | Augustana (IL) | 14:07.4 | |
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Cliff Karthauser | Nebraska Wesleyan | 14:08.8 | |
| 4 | Dan Copper | Augustana (IL) | 14:12.8 | |
| 5 | Randy Luce | Pomona-Pitzer | 14:14.6 | |
| 6 | John Bradford | Brandeis | 14:17.6 |
120 Yard Hurdles
edit| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Roger Retherford | Otterbein | 14.2 | |
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Wayne Covington | Lock Haven | 14.3 | DII |
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Steve Smith | Pomona-Pitzer | 14.4 | |
| 4 | Gerald Greenfield | Johns Hopkins | 14.4 | |
| 5 | Keith Wolling | RIT | 14.5 | |
| 6 | Steve Wilson | Western Maryland | 14.6 |
440 Yard Hurdles
edit| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tony Cornelious | Augustana (IL) | 53.3 | |
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Keith Wolling | RIT | 53.7 | |
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Jim Baum | Ashland | 53.7 | DII |
| 4 | Steve Smith | Pomona-Pitzer | 53.7 | |
| 5 | Greg Traxler | St. John's (MN) | 55.5 | |
| 6 | Terry Kozina | Ashland | 55.6 | DII |
3000 Meter Steeplechase
edit| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gary Johnson | Westmont | 9:17.8 | NAIA |
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Lee Pollock | St. Lawrence | 9:23.2 | |
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Mark Duggan | Boston State | 9:36.0 | |
| 4 | Larry Coy | Baldwin Wallace | 9:37.6 | |
| 5 | Dave Hanson | Luther | 9:41.0 | |
| 6 | Tim Hawley | Wabash | 10:07.4 |
| Rank | Name | University | Height | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kurt Nielson | Nebraska Wesleyan | 2.01m | |
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Greg Gornsuch | Wheaton | 2.01m | |
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Dave Miller | Baldwin Wallace | 1.96m | |
| 4 | Bruce Crowe | Washington (MD) | 1.96m | |
| 5 | John Stanek | Augustana (IL) | 1.96m | |
| 6 | Jim Wildgreen | Hope | 1.96m |
| Rank | Name | University | Height | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Steve Hughes | Westmont | 4.72m | NAIA |
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Craig Boyak | Kalamazoo | 4.57m | |
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Charles Novak | St. Olaf | 4.57m | |
| 4 | Steve Mason | Pomona-Pitzer | 4.42m | |
| 5 | Joe Thompson | Augustana (IL) | 4.27m | Tie |
| 5 | Paul Ksionzyk | Cortland (SUNY) | 4.27m | Tie |
| Rank | Name | University | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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David Boyd | Fisk University | 7.82m | NAIA |
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Chuck Larsuel | Mount Union | 7.30m | |
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Rick Steinberg | Luther | 7.22m | |
| 4 | Milt Snodgrass | Mount Union | 7.22m | |
| 5 | Ronald Bethune | Southern–New Orleans | 7.10m | NAIA |
| 6 | Don Harvey | Alma | 7.02m |
| Rank | Name | University | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anthony Palumbo | Rochester | 15.21m | |
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Rudy Sawyerl | St. John's (MN) | 14.86m | |
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Kip Korir | Coe | 14.73m | |
| 4 | Guy Jensen | Otterbein | 14.37m | |
| 5 | Mike Williams | Widener | 14.35m | |
| 6 | Charles Drummond | Brockport St. | 14.18m |
| Rank | Name | University | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Steve Lindgren | Hamline | 17.03m | |
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Ray Fogg | Pomona-Pitzer | 16.91m | |
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Joe Gould | Queens | 16.40m | DII |
| 4 | Rudy Vido | Albany (SUNY) | 16.23m | DI |
| 5 | Stephan Ondrejack | Trenton State | 15.90m | |
| 6 | John Dupuis | Worcester State | 15.40m |
| Rank | Name | University | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bill Iovino | Ohio Wesleyan | 52.14m | |
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George Liset | Wheaton | 49.76m | |
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Bob Scott | Augustana (IL) | 49.66m | |
| 4 | Rod Ridgeway | Wittenberg | 49.14m | |
| 5 | Terrance Bruce | Alfred | 48.26m | |
| 6 | John Dupuis | Worcester State | 47.72m |
| Rank | Name | University | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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John Pearson | MIT | 51.92m | |
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Joe Gould | Queens | 50.60m | DII |
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John Kock | RIT | 48.62m | |
| 4 | Warren Shank | Westmont | 48.28m | |
| 5 | Tom Lowell | RPI | 48.18m | |
| 6 | Lewis Farber | RPI | 45.26m |
The Javelin thrown in 1973 was different from the current model. Therefore, results cannot be directly compared to today's results.
| Rank | Name | University | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Robert Sing | Ursinus | 71.60m | |
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Joe Gould | Queens | 68.32m | DII |
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Kevin Peter | Pomona-Pitzer | 68.14m | |
| 4 | Bob Orell | Pomona-Pitzer | 67.62m | |
| 5 | Greg Afman | Calvin | 63.84m | |
| 6 | Glenn Levengood | Susquehanna | 62.74m |
| Rank | Name | University | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jim Baum | Ashland | 7,030 | DII |
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Robert Ryan | Rochester | 6,528 | |
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Mark Lineweaver | Brockport St. | 6,499 | |
| 4 | Chuck Williams | Case Western | 6,376 | |
| 5 | Larry Griffith | Mount Union | 6,300 | |
| 6 | Mike Hunt | Capital | 6,244 |
440 Yard Relay
edit| Rank | Team | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mount Union | Milt Snodgrass | 41.1 | |
| Chuck Larsuel | ||||
| Mike Williams | ||||
| Clint Alguire | ||||
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Southern–New Orleans | Herman Verdin | 41.2 | NAIA |
| Ronald Bethune | ||||
| Larry Williams | ||||
| Joe Franklin | ||||
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Fisk | David Boyd | 41.3 | NAIA |
| Leonard Elion | ||||
| Leon Stubbs | ||||
| James Gilkes
| ||||
| 4 | Baldwin-Wallace | Everett Head | 41.8 | |
| Mark Allio | ||||
| Tony DiMarzo | ||||
| Fred Mintz | ||||
| 5 | Denison | B. Thompson | 42.1 | |
| Ed Cione | ||||
| R. Price | ||||
| Tony Thompson | ||||
| 6 | Chicago State | Clifford Fletcher | 42.4 | DI |
| Willie Patton | ||||
| Sudie Davis | ||||
| Vince Williams |
Mile Relay
edit| Rank | Team | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mount Union | Chuck Larsuel | 3:15.7 | |
| Jim Freund | ||||
| Mike Williams | ||||
| Milt Snodgrass | ||||
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Ashland | Jim Baum | 3:16.2 | DII |
| Barry King | ||||
| Terry Kozma | ||||
| Bob Linn | ||||
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Southern–New Orleans | Herman Verdin | 3:16.2 | NAIA |
| Craig Louis | ||||
| Ronald Bethune | ||||
| Donald Clark | ||||
| 4 | Augustana (IL) | Enyo DeWith | 3:17.2 | |
| Scott Stephens | ||||
| Bill Yemm | ||||
| Tony Cornelious | ||||
| 5 | Brandeis | Allen Knight | 3:18.2 | |
| Mike Ricciardone | ||||
| Manny Rivera | ||||
| Harold Small | ||||
| 6 | Baruch | Tyrone Cunningham | 3:18.6 | |
| Harold Reardon | ||||
| George Bailey | ||||
| Mario Church |
References
edit- ^ "Division III Timeline". Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Division III Championships 1974" (PDF). cmsathletics.org. USTFCCCA. Retrieved May 22, 2019.