The 1931 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the ninth NCAA track and field championship. The meet was held at

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in June 1931. Athletes from 80 universities and colleges participated in the meet.

Team championship

Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most po ...

- 77-1/7 points (NCAA record)
2.

Ohio State The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...

- 31-1/7 points
3. Illinois - 28 points
4.

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

- 26-1/7 points
5.

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

- 26 points
6.

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

- 23¾ points
7.

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

- 20 points
8. Iowa St. - 16 points
8. Miami (Ohio) - 16 points
10.

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...

- 14 points
10.

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

- 14 points

Track events

100-yard dash
1.

Frank Wykoff Frank Clifford Wykoff (October 29, 1909 – January 1, 1980) was an American athlete, triple gold medal winner in 4 × 100 m relay at the Olympic Games. Career Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Frank Wykoff has a place in track and field h ...

, USC - 9.6 seconds
2.

Eddie Tolan Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan (September 29, 1908 – January 30/31, 1967), nicknamed the "Midnight Express", was an American track and field athlete who competed in sprints. He set world records in the 100-yard dash and 100 meters event and Olympi ...

. Michigan
3. Emmett Toppino, Loyola (New Orleans)
4. George "Dee" Hutson, Denison
5. Jesse Fazekas, Ohio St.
6. Peyton Glass, Oklahoma Aggies 120-yard high hurdles
1. Jack Keller, Ohio St. - 14.6 seconds
2. Jimmy Hatfield, Indiana
3. Bob Hager, Iowa St.
4. Ken Yarger, Michigan St.
5. Charles Scheifley, Minnesota
6. Bill Stokes, USC 220-yard dash
1. Eddie Tolan, Michigan - 21.5 seconds
2. Peyton Glass, Oklahoma Aggies
3. George "Dee" Hutson, Denison
4. Jesse Fazekas, Ohio St.
5. Roy Delby, USC
6. Tierney, Marquette 220-yard low hurdles
1. Jack Keller, Ohio St. - 23.8 seconds
2. Bill Carls, USC
3. Brownlee, Duke
4. James Cave, Illinois
5. Jimmy Hatfield, Indiana
6. Eugene Beatty, Michigan Normal 440-yard dash
1. Victor Willams, USC - 48.3 seconds
2. James Gordon, Miami
3. Art Woessner, USC
4. Arnold, Michigan Normal
5. Talbot Hartley, Washington
6. John McCague, Union 880-yard run
1. Dale Letts, Chicago - 1:53.5
2. Alex Wilson, Notre Dame
3. Edwin Genung, Washington
4. Bill Bloor, Ohio St.
5. Edwin Turner, Michigan
6. Elmer Gray, Abilene Christian One-mile run
1. Ray Putnam, Iowa St. - 4:18.0
2. Ralph Hill, Oregon
3. Glen Dawson, Oklahoma
4. Pearson, North Dakota
5. Prichard, Hamilton
6. Joe Spivak, Butler Two-mile run
1. Clark Chamberlin, Michigan St. - 9:23.0
2. Charles Shugert, Miami
3. Clifford Watson, Indiana
4. Henry Brocksmith, Indiana
5. George Wright, Wisconsin
6. Mike Pilbrow, Grinnell

Field events

Broad jump
1. Edward Gordon, Iowa 24 feet, 11¾ inches
2. Lamoine Boyle, Penn
3.

Dick Barber Richard Alvah Barber (July 24, 1910 – May 22, 1983) was an American long jumper. Barber won the long jump at the 1932 United States Olympic Trials and qualified for the 1932 Summer Olympics, where he played fifth. He was IC4A long jump champion ...

, USC
4. Donald Gray, Nebraska
5. Clifford Mell, Oklahoma
6. Bert Hoiston, Ohio St. High jump
1. Darrell Jones, Ball St. - 6 feet, 3¾ inches
2. Milton Ehrlich, Kansas Aggies
3. Will Brannan, USC
3. Ted Shaw, Wisconsin
3. Jack Stewart, Alabama Poly
6. Jim Stewart, USC
6. Bert Nelson, Butler
6. Ralston Russell, Ohio St
6. Edward Gordon, Iowa
6. Cam Hackle, Minnesota
6. Nelson Schrier, Western St. Teachers
6. Bob Schroeder, Kansas St. Teachers Pole vault
1. Bill Graber, USC 13 feet, 10 inches
1. Verne McDermont, Illinois
1. Tom Warne, Northwestern
4. Clyde Coffman, Kansas
4. Don Zimmerman, Tulane
4. Ralph Lovshin, Wisconsin
4. Ralph Johnson, Notre Dame Discus throw
1. Bob Hall, USC 152 feet, 7½ inches
2. Frank Purma, Illinois
3. Ed Moeller, Oregon
4. Greg Kabat, Wisconsin
5. Gerboth, Milwaukee St. Teachers
6. Wesley Youngerman, Iowa Javelin
1. Ken Churchill, California 215 feet, 0 inches
2. Elmo Nelson, Iowa
3. Homer Hein, Washington St.
4. Lee Weldon, Iowa
5. Ken McKenzie, USC
6. Sam Robinson, Alabama Poly Shot put
1. Bob Hall, USC 49 feet, 9 inches
2. Sammy Behr, Wisconsin
3.

Hugh Rhea Hugh McCall Rhea (September 9, 1909 – October 18, 1973) was an American football player and track and field athlete. A native of Arlington, Nebraska, Rhea attended Arlington High School and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He played ...

, Nebraska
4.

Clarence Munn Clarence Lester "Biggie" Munn (September 11, 1908 – March 18, 1975) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at Albright College (1935–1936), Syracuse University (1946), and mos ...

, Minnesota
5. LeRoy Dues, College of City of Detroit
6. Percy Burk, Rice Institute Hammer throw
1. Ivan Dyekman, Colorado Aggies 162 feet, 1½ inches
2. Otto Hills, Illinois
3. Noble Biddinger, Indiana
4. Arthur Frisch, Wisconsin
5. Wesley Youngerman, Iowa
6. Elgar Mathies, Iowa

References

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Team championship

Track events

Field events

See also

References