The 1942

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were the fifth annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the

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. Since the current multi-division format for

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championship did not begin until 1973, all NCAA members were eligible. In total, 16 teams and 63 individual runners contested this championship. The meet was hosted by

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at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in

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for the fifth consecutive time. Additionally, the distance for the race was 4 miles (6.4 kilometers). The following year in 1943 the race was cancelled due to

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. The team national championship was won by both

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and

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(the third for the Hoosiers and the first for the Nittany Lions) in a tie. The individual champion was Oliver Hunter, from Notre Dame, with a time of 20:18.0.

Men's title

*Distance: 4 miles

Team Result

References

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