# 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 28+1⁄18 points. Penn State finished in second place with 19+1⁄2 points.
New NCAA records were set in nine events at the meet: 100-yard (91 m) dash, 220-yard (200 m) dash, low hurdles, mile, broad jump, discus, hammer throw, javelin and pole vault.

## Team Result

* (H) = Hosts
| Rank | Team | Points |
| | California | 28+1⁄8 |
| | Penn State | 19+1⁄2 |
| | Notre Dame | 16+7⁄10 |
| 4 | Illinois | 15+7⁄10 |
| 5 | Iowa | 11+34⁄35 |
| 6 | Grinnell Michigan | 10 |
| 7 | Penn | 9 |
| 8 | Georgetown | 8 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 7 |

## Track events

100-yard dash
1. Leonard Paulu, Grinnell – 9.9 seconds (new NCAA record)
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 (new NCAA record)
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 (new NCAA record) 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 (Mississippi State)- 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 (new NCAA record)
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 – 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m) (new NCAA record)
2. Muller, California
3. Jones, Depauw
4. Merchant, California 5. Osborne, Illinois
High jump
1. Osborne, Illinois – 6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.895 m)
1. Murphy, Notre Dame – 6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.895 m)
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 – 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) 1. Norris, California – 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
3. A. Devine, Iowa
3. Rogers, Kansas 3. Merrick, Wisconsin 3. Hogan, Notre Dame 3. Collins, Illinois
Discus throw
1. Thomas Lieb, Notre Dame – 144 ft 2+1⁄2 in (43.955 m) (new NCAA record)
2. MacGowan, Montana
3. Gross, Minnesota
4. Muller, California 5. Friday, Chicago
Javelin
1. Howard Hoffman, Michigan – 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m) (new NCAA record)
2. Bronder, Penn
3. Sorrell, California
4. Angler, Illinois 5. Welchel, Georgia Tech
Shot put
1. Merchant, California – 44 ft 1⁄2 in (13.424 m)
2. Bronder, Penn
3. Witter, California
4. Hulscher, Western State Normal (Western Michigan) 5. Keen, Texas A&M
Hammer throw
1. Merchant, California – 161 ft 4 in (49.17 m) (new NCAA record)
2. Palm, Penn State
3. Hill, Illinois
4. White, Ohio State 5. Carl Schmidt, Michigan