The 1926 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the fifth NCAA track and field championship

NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship

The NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate outdoor track and field competition for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It has three divisions: Division I, II, and III. Athlete's individual performances earn points for their institution and...

. Athletes representing 65 universities participated in the event, which was held at Soldier's Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1926. The meet was called "the college Olympics of America."

Team scoring

No team championship was recognized at the 1926 event. However, the Los Angeles Times reported that, if team points had been counted, the following universities would have been the points leaders:

1. Southern California

USC Trojans

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 - 27½ points

2. Michigan

Michigan Wolverines

The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which...

 - 25 points

3. Nebraska

Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Nebraska Cornhuskers is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference...

 - 13 points

4. Notre Dame - 10⅔ points

5. Ohio State - 10 points

Track events

100-yard dash

1. Roland Locke, Nebraska - 9.9 seconds

2. George Hester, Michigan

3. Tom Sharkey

Tom Sharkey

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, Miami

4. Fred Alderman, Michigan St.

5. George Clarke, Washington

6. Murray Schultz, Cal Tech

120-yard high hurdles

1. George Guthrie

George Guthrie (athlete)

George Phineas Guthrie, Jr. was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Elyria, Ohio and died in Columbus, Ohio....

, Ohio St. - 14.8 seconds

2. Leighton Dye, USC

3. Charles Werner, Illinois

4. Clifton Reynolds, USC

5. Duren, Tulane

6. Weems Baskin, Alabama Poly

220-yard dash

1. Roland Locke, Nebraska - 20.9 seconds (NCAA record)

2. Tom Sharkey, Miami

3. Fred Alderman, Michigan St.

4. Edgar House, USC

5. Victor Leschinsky, Michigan

6. Engle, Oberlin

220-yard low hurdles

1. Edwin Spence, College of City of Detroit 23.5 (NCAA record)

2. Ken Grumbles, USC

3. Lawrence Irwin, Ohio St.

4. George Guthrie, Ohio St

5. Charles Werner, Illinois

6. Frank Cuhel, Iowa

440-yard dash

1. Herman Phillips, Butler - 48.7 seconds (NCAA record)

2. Harry Oestreich, Gustavus Adolphus

3. Nathan Feinsinger

Nathan Feinsinger

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, Michigan

4. Behoch, Illinois

5. Ken Kennedy, Wisconsin

6. Kentz, Georgia Tech

880-yard run

1. Alva Martin, Northwestern - 1:51.7 (world record)

2. Walter Caine, Indiana

3. Garbury, Northwestern

4. John Sittig, Illinois

5. Jim Charteris, Washington

6. Ray Conger, Iowa St.

One-mile run

1. Charley Judge, Notre Dame 4:22.5

2. Arnold Gillette, Montana

3. Willis, Bates

4. Jim Little, Purdue

5. Ray Conger, Iowa St.

6. Doran Rue, Illinois

Two-mile run

1. Arnold Gillette, Montana - 9:40.3

2. Fred "Duke" Peaslee, New Hampshire

3. Vic Chapman, Wisconsin

4. Emery, Miami

5. Leslie Niblick, Oklahoma

6. Red Ramsey, Washington

Field events

Broad jump

1. Harold Chere, Illinois - 23 feet, 3¾ inches

2. Phil Northrup

Phil Northrup

Philip Northrup was an American track and field athlete. He won the NCAA javelin championship in 1925 and 1926 and tied for the NCAA championship in the pole vault in 1925.-Biography:...

, Michigan - 23 feet, 1/2 inch

3. C.B. Smith, Texas

4. Robert Stephens, Nebraska

5. Clifton Reynolds, USC

6. Coulter, Lombard

High jump

1. Rufus Haggard, Texas - 6 feet, 7¼ inches (world record)

2. Anton Burg

Anton Burg

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, Chicago

3. Henry Coggeshall, USC

3. Bob King, Stanford

5. David Thomas, Iowa

5. Charles McGinnis, Wisconsin

5. Arthur Meislahn, Illinois

Pole vault

1. Paul Harrington, Notre Dame - 13 feet, 3 inches (NCAA record)

2. J.B. O'Dell, Clemson

3. Glenn Graham, Cal Tech

3. Frank Glaser, Marquette

3. Frank Wirsig, Nebraska

6. William Droegemueller

William Droegemueller

William Droegemueller was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault....

, Northwestern

Discus throw

1. Bud Houser, USC - 148 feet, 11¾ inches (NCAA record)

2. Jack Taylor, Baylor

3. Richard Doyle, Michigan

4. Doss Richardson, Missouri

5. Arthur Hoffman, Stanford

6. Welch, Pittsburgh

Javelin

1. Phil Northrup

Phil Northrup

Philip Northrup was an American track and field athlete. He won the NCAA javelin championship in 1925 and 1926 and tied for the NCAA championship in the pole vault in 1925.-Biography:...

, Michigan - 200 feet, 10 inches

2. L.G. "Ox" Dieterich, Texas A&M

3. John Kuck

John Kuck

John Henry Kuck was an American athlete who mainly competed in the shot put.Born in Wilson, Kansas, Kuck competed for the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands where he won the gold medal in the men's shot put event.-References:*...

, Kansas St. Teachers

4. Arthur Cox, Oklahoma

5. Andrew Cook, USC

6. Louis Kreuz, Wisconsin

Shot put

1. John Kuck

John Kuck

John Henry Kuck was an American athlete who mainly competed in the shot put.Born in Wilson, Kansas, Kuck competed for the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands where he won the gold medal in the men's shot put event.-References:*...

, Kansas St. Teachers - 50 feet, 3/4 inch

2. Bud Houser, USC

3. Arthur Hoffman, Stanford

4. Doss Richardson, Missouri

5. Herman Brix, Washington

6. Joseph Boland, Notre Dame

Hammer throw

1. Harry Hawkins

Harry Hawkins

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, Michigan - 148 feet, 1/4 inch

2. Howard Linn, Pittsburgh

3. Emerson Nelson, Iowa

4. Earl Williams, Iowa

5. Fred Marquis, Iowa

6. Willis Tressler, Wisconsin