The 1930 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the ninth NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at

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in June 1930. The

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won the team title. The highlight of the meet was a new world record in the 100-yard dash, as

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ran the event in 9.4 seconds. Wykoff's time broke the prior world record of 9.5 seconds set by

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Team scoring

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- 20-1/7 #

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Track events

100-yard dash

, USC - 9.4 seconds (new world record) # George Simpson, Ohio State # Edwin Toppino, Loyola (New Orleans) #

, Michigan #

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, Rice

120-yard high hurdles

# Steve Anderson, Washington - 14.4 (equals world record) #Lee Sentman, Illinois #James Hatfield, Indiana #W. Lamson, Nebraska #John Morris, Southwest Louisiana Institute

220-yard dash

# George Simpson, Ohio State - 20.7 seconds (new NCAA record) # Cy Leland, Texas Christian #

, Michigan #C.M. Farmer, North Carolina #Allen East, Chicago

220-yard low hurdles

# Lee Sentman, Illinois - 23.2 seconds (equals NCAA record) #Richard Rockaway, Ohio State # Steve Anderson, Washington #O.R. Welch, Missouri #E. Payne, USC

440-yard dash

# Reginald Bowen, Pitt - 48 seconds #Victor Williams, USC #Russell Walter, Northwestern #A. Wilson, Notre Dame #T. Hartley, Washington

880-yard run

# Orval Martin, Purdue - 1:54.2 (new NCAA record) #Dale Letts, Chicago #B. Little, Notre Dame #Ralph Wolf, Northwestern #William McGeagh, USC

One-mile run

# Joseph Sivak, Butler - 4:19.3 #Rufus Kiser, Washington #Joseph Mackeever, Illinois #Ray Swartz, Western Michigan #L. Erwall, Carleton College

Two-mile run

# Harold Manning, Wichita - 9:18.1 (new NCAA record) #H.A. Brockwaithe, Indiana #W.E. Clapham, Indiana #Russell Putnam, Iowa State #C.E. Meisinger, Penn State

Field events

Broad jump

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, Iowa - 25 feet #

Ed Hamm Edward Barton Hamm (April 13, 1906 – June 25, 1982) was an American athlete, who won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, becoming the first Arkansan to win a gold medal. The ''Atlanta Jour ...

, Georgia Tech #R. Barber, USC #D. Hamilton, Colorado #D. Graydon, Georgia Tech

High jump

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, USC - 6 feet, 3-3/4 inches #M. Ehrlich, Kansas City State Agricultural College #R. Bowa, Mississippi A&M #M. Strong, Southwestern State Teachers #C. Bradey, Louisville #Parker Shelby, Oklahoma

Pole vault

# Tommy Warne, Northwestern - 13 feet, 9 inches (new NCAA record) #L.L. Lansrud, Drake #W. Hubbard, USC #P. Miller, Washington University, St. Louis #R. Robinson, Oregon

Discus throw

# Paul Jessup, Washington - 160 feet, 9-3/8 inches (new NCAA record) #

Eric Krenz Eric Christian William Krenz (May 7, 1906 – August 18, 1931) was an American shot putter and discus thrower. Krenz set two world records in the discus and was considered a favorite for the 1932 Summer Olympics, but his career was cut short when ...

, Stanford #Eugene Moeller, Oregon #Hall, USC # Harlow Rothert, Stanford

Javelin

# Kenneth Churchill, California - 204 feet, 2 inches #L. Friedman, Geneva College #

Jess Mortensen Jesse Philo Mortensen (April 16, 1907 in Thatcher, Arizona – February 19, 1962) was an NCAA champion track athlete and coach. Mortensen is one of only three men to win Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship team titles as both ...

, USC #L.D. Weldon, Iowa #O.E. Nelson, Iowa

Shot put

# Harlow Rothert, Stanford - 52 feet, 1-3/4 inches (new NCAA record) #Eric Krenz, Stanford #H. Rhea, Nebraska #Paul Jessup, Washington #Sam Behr, Wisconsin

Hammer throw

# Holly Campbell, Michigan - 162 feet, 8-1/4 inches #J.M. Gilchrist, Iowa #Arthur Frisch, Wisconsin #W.J. Youngerman, Iowa #J.O. Hart, Iowa

External links

*Highlights

References

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