1934 NCAA Championship

Los Angeles, June 22–23—323 contestants from 89 schools; some autotiming
available.
TEAM SCORING
The meet was scored 6-deep on the 10-8-6-4-2-1 system. Stanford wins
team title on Gordon Dunn’s last throw in the discus:
1. Stanford.................................................................................63
2. USC.......................................................................................577/20
3. LSU........................................................................................43
=4. Indiana.................................................................................20
=4. Marquette............................................................................20
6. tie, Fresno State & Manhattan 18; 8. NYU 17; 9. Miami/Ohio 16; 10.
Oregon 14; 11. UCLA 113/5; 12. tie, tie, Cal & Eastern Michigan (Michigan
Normal) 103/5; 14. tie, North Carolina, Princeton, Rhode Island State (Rhode
Island) & San Diego State 10;
18. Illinois 93/5; 19. tie, Auburn (Alabama Poly) & Kansas 9; 21. Texas
A&M 8; 22. tie, Butler, Maine, Nebraska, Penn & Washington State 6; 27.
tie, Colorado State & William & Mary 5;
29. Occidental, Oklahoma Baptist & Rice 4; 31. tie, Dartmouth & Notre
Dame 3¾; 33. Emporia State (Emporia Teachers), Harvard, Oklahoma &
San José State 1.
100 YARDS
1. Ralph Metcalfe (Marquette)................................ Sr................ 9.7
=2. Charlie Parsons (USC)..................................... Sr................ 9.8
=2. Hunter Russell (Illinois).................................... Sr................ 9.8
4. Foy Draper (USC)............................................... So............... 10.0
5. Jimmy Willson (Stanford)................................... Sr................ 10.0
6. Sterling Dupree (Auburn).................................... Sr................ 10.3
7. Durward Crooms (Emporia State)...................... So............... nt
c8. Herman Neugass (Tulane)................................ Jr................. nt
c9. Ed Hall (Kansas)............................................... Jr-Sr............ nt
(Original announced order: Metcalfe, Parsons, Russell [not tied], Wilson,
Draper, Crooms, Dupree. Results were changed next day after reading
of film.)
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220 YARDS
1. Ralph Metcalfe (Marquette)................................ Sr................ 20.9 straight away
2. Charlie Parsons (USC)....................................... Sr................ 21.4
3. Jimmy Willson (Stanford)................................... Sr................ 21.6
4. Foy Draper (USC)............................................... So............... 21.7
5. Sterling Dupree (Auburn).................................... Sr................ 21.8
6. Ed Hall (Kansas)................................................. Jr-Sr............ 22.0
Also ran—
Dave Powers (Denver)........................................ Sr................ nt
Perrin Walker (Georgia Tech).............................. So............... nt
440 YARDS
1. Glenn Hardin (LSU)............................................ Jr................. 47.0
(MR) (auto-timed between 46.95 and 47.04)
2. Ivan Fuqua (Indiana)........................................... Sr................ 47.51
3. John McCarthy (USC)........................................ Jr................. 47.85
4. Louis Brothers (Rice).......................................... So............... 47.99
5. Ed Ablowich (USC)............................................ Sr................ 48.11
6. Al Fitch (USC).................................................... So............... 48.12
7. Jimmy LuValle (UCLA)........................................ Jr................. 48.13
8. Alex Cox (Texas)................................................ Sr................ c48.2
880 YARDS
1. Chuck Hornbostel (Indiana)............................... Sr................ 1:51.9
2. Jimmy Miller (UCLA).......................................... So-Jr........... 1:53.1
3. William Ray (Manhattan).................................... So............... 1:53.2
4. Elroy Robinson (Fresno State)............................ Jr................. 1:53.5
5. Estel Johnson (USC).......................................... So............... 1:54.7
6. Ted O’Neal (LSU)............................................... Jr................. 1:55.2
Also ran—
Bill Bloor (Ohio State)......................................... Sr................ nt
Glenn Cunningham (Kansas).............................. Sr................ nt
Jack Fleming (Northwestern).............................. So............... nt
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MILE
1. Bill Bonthron (Princeton).................................... Sr................ 4:08.9
(MR)
2. Glenn Cunningham (Kansas).............................. Sr................ 4:10.6
3. Gene Venzke (Penn)........................................... So............... 4:15.2
4. Harry Williamson (North Carolina)...................... Jr................. 4:15.3
5. Otto Pongrace (Michigan State)......................... Sr................ 4:19.5
6. Charles Nimmo (Stanford).................................. So............... 4:19.6
2 MILES
1. Frank Crowley (Manhattan)................................ Sr................ 9:22.4
2. William Zepp (Eastern Michigan)........................ Jr................. 9:23.12
3. Ray Sears (Butler).............................................. Sr................ 9:30.04
4. Robert Wagner (Oregon).................................... Jr................. 9:32.8
5. John Sanders (LSU)........................................... Jr................. 9:35.58
6. Floyd Lochner (Oklahoma)................................. So............... 9:39.1
120 HURDLES
1. Sam Klopstock (Stanford).................................. So............... 14.63
2. Amsden Oliver (Miami/Ohio).............................. Jr................. 14.65
3. George Fisher (LSU)........................................... Sr................ 14.66
4. Sam Allen (Oklahoma Baptist)........................... So............... 14.67
5. Ned Bacon (Denison)......................................... Sr................ 14.79
6. Lee Haring (Emporia State)................................ Jr................. 14.97
Also ran—
Forrest Wilson (Texas)........................................ Jr
Phil Good (Bowdoin).......................................... So
(Results are a reread of photo—original order: Fisher, Klopstock, Oliver,
Allen, Bacon, Wilson, Haring, Good)
220 HURDLES
1. Glenn Hardin (LSU)............................................ Jr................. 22.7st
(=MR; superior to WR, never ratified; 23.16 auto)
2. Amsden Oliver (Miami/Ohio).............................. Jr................. 23.3
3. Heye Lambertus (Nebraska).............................. Sr................ 23.6
4. Vince Reel (Oxy)................................................. Jr................. nt
5. Wilbert Randow (Texas A&M)............................. Jr................. nt
6. Ned Bacon (Denison)......................................... Sr................ nt
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HIGH JUMP
=1. Walter Marty (Fresno State)............................. Sr................6-6¾
=1. George Spitz (NYU).......................................... Sr................6-6¾
3. Lloyd Richey (Auburn)........................................ Jr................. 6-2
=4. Will Brannan (USC).......................................... Sr................ 6-0
=4. Vincent Murphy (Notre Dame).......................... Jr................. 6-0
=4. Howard Spencer (Geneva)............................... Sr................ 6-0
=4. Steve Woodbury (Dartmouth)........................... Sr................ 6-0
(2.00, 1.88, 1.83)
POLE VAULT
1. Jack Rand (San Diego State)............................. Jr.................14-½
(MR)
2. Bud Deacon (Stanford)...................................... Sr................ 13-9
=3. James Fimple (USC)........................................ So............... 13-6
=3. Ray Lowry (Eastern Michigan)......................... Jr-Sr............ 13-6
=3. Scott Massey (UCLA)....................................... So............... 13-6
=3. Irving Seeley (Illinois)....................................... Jr................. 13-6
=3. Charles Van Tress (Cal).................................... Sr................ 13-6
(4.28, 4.19, 4.11)
LONG JUMP
1. Al Olson (USC)................................................... So...............25-4¼
2. Bob Clark (Cal)................................................... So-Jr...........24-6¼
=3. Moncure Little (William & Mary)....................... Jr.................24-1¾
=3. Floyd Wilson (Fresno State)............................. Jr.................24-1¾
5. George Meagher (Notre Dame).......................... So...............24-¼
6. Douglas Taylor (San José State)........................ So-Jr-Sr......23-10½
(7.72, 7.47, 7.36, 7.36, 7.32, 7.27)
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SHOT
1. Jack Torrance (LSU)........................................... Sr................54-6½
(MR)
2. Jack Lyman (Stanford)....................................... Sr................53-7¾
(broke MR first day)
3. George Theodoratus (Washington State)........... Jr.................52-10½
(also over old MR)
4. Gordon Dunn (Stanford)..................................... Sr................52-1¼
5. Honk Irwin (Texas A&M)..................................... Sr................51-2¾
6. Hueston Harper (USC)....................................... Sr................50-3¾
7. Don Elser (Notre Dame)..................................... So...............48-10
(16.62, 16.35, 16.11, 15.88, 15.61, 15.33, 14.88)
DISCUS
1. Gordon Dunn (Stanford)..................................... Sr................162-7
2. Ken Carpenter (USC)......................................... So...............155-9
3. Jack Lyman (Stanford)....................................... Sr................155-1
4. Honk Irwin (Texas A&M)..................................... Sr................150-3
5. Wes Busbee (Indiana)........................................ Jr.................149-8
6. Chester Cruikshank (Colorado State)................. Jr.................148-5
7. Hugh Cannon (BYU)........................................... So...............146-4
(49.56, 47.48, 47.28, 45.78, 45.62, 45.26, 44.60)
HAMMER
1. Henry Dreyer (Rhode Island).............................. Sr................169-8
2. Peter Zaremba (NYU)......................................... Sr................168-2
3. Donald Favor (Maine)......................................... Sr................164-3
4. Chester Cruikshank (Colorado State)................. Jr.................163-10
5. Gantt Miller (West Virginia)................................. Sr................162-0
6. Norman Cahners (Harvard)................................ So...............149-3
(51.72, 51.26, 50.06, 49.94, 49.38, 45.50)
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JAVELIN
1. Bob Parke (Oregon)........................................... So...............220-11
(MR)
2. John Mottram (Stanford).................................... Jr.................216-5
3. Ralston LeGore (North Carolina)........................ Jr.................216-0
4. Nathan Blair (LSU)............................................. Jr.................213-7
5. Horace Odell (Manhattan).................................. Jr.................207-0
6. Bill Reitz (UCLA)................................................. So...............206-0
7. Mark Panther (Iowa)........................................... So...............205-10
(67.34, 65.96, 65.84, 65.10, 63.10, 62.78, 62.74
Courtesy Track & Field News