1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships

The 1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the second NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at Stagg Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1922. The University of California won the team title, and nine NCAA records were set at the two-day meet.

Overview

The 1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships were held at Stagg Field in Chicago on June 16 and 17, 1923. The University of California won the team championship with points. Penn State finished in second place with points.
New NCAA records were set in nine events at the meet: dash, dash, low hurdles, mile, broad jump, discus, hammer throw, javelin and pole vault.

Team result

' = Hosts
Rank Team Points
California '
Penn State
Notre Dame
Illinois
Iowa
Grinnell
Michigan 10
Penn 9
Georgetown 8
Ole Miss 7

Track events
100-yard dash

1. Leonard Paulu, Grinnell – 9.9 seconds

2. Hayes, Notre Dame

3. Erwin, Kansas Aggies

4. Eric Wilson, Iowa
5. Smith, Nebraska
120-yard high hurdles

1. Barron, Penn State – 15.4 seconds

2. Coow, Wesleyan Union

3. Ivey, Earlham

4. Brickman, Chicago
5. Sargent, Michigan
220-yard dash

1. Leonard Paulu, Grinnell – 21.8 seconds

2. Eric Wilson, Iowa

3. Spetz, Wisconsin

4. Hayes, Notre Dame
5. Erwin, Kansas Aggies
220-yard low hurdles

1. Charles Brookins, Iowa – 25.2
2. Desch, Notre Dame
3. Ellis, Mississippi A&M
4. Stolley, Wisconsin
5. Barron, Penn State
440-yard dash

1. Commodore Cochran, Mississippi A&M - 49.7 seconds

2. McDonald, California

3. Fessenden, Illinois

4. Pyott, Chicago
5. Brickman, Chicago
880-yard run
1. Helffrick, Penn State - 1:58.1 seconds
2. Brown, Penn
3. Morrow, Iowa
4. Hales, Illinois
5. Gardner, Nebraska
One-mile run

1. Shields, Penn State – 4:20.4

2. Patterson, Illinois

3. Connolly, Georgetown

4. Wickoff, Ohio State
5. Furnas, Purdue
Two-mile run

1. Rathbun, Iowa State – 9:32.1

2. Doolittle, Butler

3. Thompson, Hamilton College

4. Schuyler Enck, Penn State
5. Swanson, Illinois
Field events
Broad jump

1. Legendre, Georgetown –

2. Muller, California

3. Jones, Depauw

4. Merchant, California
5. Osborne, Illinois
High jump

1. Osborne, Illinois –

1. Murphy, Notre Dame –

3. Muller, California

4. Clark, Amherst
4. Treyer, California
4. Darling, Amherst
4. Campbell, Minnesota
4. Hoffman, Iowa
4. Turner, Nebraska
4. Jones, Depauw
4. Woods, Butler
4. Platten, Wisconsin
4. Shideker, Chicago
Pole vault

1. John Landowski, Michigan –
1. Norris, California –

3. A. Devine, Iowa

3. Rogers, Kansas
3. Merrick, Wisconsin
3. Hogan, Notre Dame
3. Collins, Illinois
Discus throw

1. Thomas Lieb, Notre Dame –

2. MacGowan, Montana

3. Gross, Minnesota

4. Muller, California
5. Friday, Chicago
Javelin

1. Howard Hoffman, Michigan –

2. Bronder, Penn

3. Sorrell, California

4. Angler, Illinois
5. Welchel, Georgia Tech
Shot put

1. Merchant, California –

2. Bronder, Penn

3. Witter, California

4. Hulscher, Western State Normal
5. Keen, Texas A&M
Hammer throw

1. Merchant, California –

2. Palm, Penn State

3. Hill, Illinois

4. White, Ohio State
5. Carl Schmidt, Michigan

Rank	Team	Points
	California	'
	Penn State
	Notre Dame
	Illinois
	Iowa
	Grinnell Michigan	10
	Penn	9
	Georgetown	8
	Ole Miss	7