1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 16−18 at the 48th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate University Division outdoor track and field events in the United States.

1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	June 16−18, 1970
Host city	Des Moines, Iowa
Venue	Drake Stadium Drake University
← 1969 1971 →

That year's outdoor meet was hosted by Drake University at Drake Stadium (the same location as the eponymous Drake Relays) in Des Moines, Iowa.^[1]

BYU, Kansas, and Oregon finished tied atop the team standings, with 35 points each. All three were declared co-champions; it was the Cougars' first title, the Jayhawks' third, and the Ducks' fourth.

Program changes

• The decathlon was contested at the NCAA championships for the first time this year.

Results summary

Team standings

• Note: Top 10 only
• (H) = Hosts
• Full results^[2]

Rank	Team	Points
	BYU Kansas Oregon	35
	Washington State	31
	Oregon State	30
4	UTEP	28
5	UCLA	27
6	Villanova	26
7	USC	22
8	Bowling Green State California	18
9	San Diego State	17
10	Tennessee	16

Individual event champions

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yard dash	Eddie Hart	University of California	Isaac Curtis	University of California	Jim Green	University of Kentucky
220 yard dash	Willie Turner	Oregon State University	Mel Gray	University of Missouri	Mike Goodrich	Indiana University
440 yard dash	Tom Turner	Murray State University	Curtis Mills	Texas A&M University	John Smith	UCLA
880 yard run	Ken Swenson	Kansas State University	Pat Collins	Oregon State University	Art Sandison	Washington State University
One mile run	Marty Liquori	Villanova University	Dave Wottle	Bowling Green State University	Howell Michael	College of William & Mary
3,000 meter steeplechase	Sidney Sink	Bowling Green State University	Jerome Liebenberg	Western Michigan University	Steve Savage	University of Oregon
Three mile run	Steve Prefontaine	University of Oregon	Gary Bjorklund	University of Minnesota	Richard Buerkle	Villanova University
Six mile run	Robert Bertelsen	Ohio University	David Hindley	Brigham Young University	Jon Anderson	Cornell University

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