The 1939 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the 18th NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at the University of Southern California's Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in June 1939. The University of Southern California won its fifth consecutive team title.

The individual high scorers at the meet were William Watson of Michigan, who scored in three events, and double hurdles champion Fred Wolcott of Rice. Both finished with 20 points.

Additionally, the NCAA hosted the first ever separate cross country national championships during the 1938–39 season. The 1938 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships were held in November 1938 in East Lansing, Michigan; Indiana won the team event and Greg Rice, from Notre Dame, won the individual event.

Team scoring Rank Team Points Southern California 86 Stanford Michigan 31 Washington State 24 Wisconsin 22 Rice Institute 20 Kansas State 18 Oregon 16

Track events 100-yard dash 1. Mozel Ellerbe, Tuskegee - 9.8 secondsOfficials initially ruled that Jeffrey had won the race. Following review of the tapes, it was determined that Ellerbe's torso was the first to cross the line, and he was awarded first place. 2. Clyde Jeffrey, Stanford 3. Willis, USC 4. Jordan, USC 5. Ledford, Washington State

120-yard high hurdles 1. Fred Wolcott, Rice - 14.2 seconds 2. Smith, Wisconsin 3. Corpening, North Carolina 4. Wright, Oklahoma A&M 5. Kinzle, Duke 6. Gatewood, Texas

220-yard dash 1. Clyde Jeffrey, Stanford - 21.1 seconds 2. Ledford, Washington State 3. Pettichord, Washington State 4. Jordan, USC 5. Ohl, Pitt

220-yard low hurdles 1. Fred Wolcott, Rice - 23 seconds 2. Earl Vickery, USC 3. Cochran, Indiana 4. Marshall, Butler 5. Hawkins, Stanford

440-yard dash 1. Erwin Miller, USC - 47.5 seconds 2. Watts, California 3. Simmons, Nebraska 4. Upton, USC 5. Breidenbach, Michigan

880-yard run 1. John Woodruff, Pitt - 1:51.3 2. Giddings, NYU 3. Dale, Washington State 4. Moore, Stanford 5. Storli, Oregon

One-mile run 1. Louis Zamperini, USC - 4:13.6 2. Walter Mehl, Wisconsin 3. John Munski, Missouri 4. Holderman, Purdue 5. Girard, Stanford

Two-mile run 1.Gregory Rice, Notre Dame - 9:02.6 (NCAA record) 2. Ralph Schwarzkopf, Michigan 3. Efaw, Oklahoma A&M 4. Dodds, Ashland 5. Garner, Washington State

Field events

Broad jump 1. Judson Atchison, Texas - 2. Billy Brown, LSU - 3. Turner, UCLA - 4. William Watson, Michigan - 5. Manuel, California - 24 feet

High jump 1. Johnny Wilson, USC - 2. Mallery, USC 2. Diefenthaler, Illinois 4. Burke, Marquette 4. Arrington, Michigan State 4. Lincoln, Stanford 4. Du Fresne, Oregon State

Pole vault 1. Ganslen, Columbia - 2. Day, USC 2. Padway, Wisconsin 2. Varoff, Oregon

Discus throw 1. Pete Zagar, Stanford - 2. William Watson, Michigan - 3. Harris, Indiana 4. White, Tulane 5. Faymonville, Notre Dame

Javelin 1. Bob Peoples, USC - 2. Boyd Brown, Oregon 3. DeGroot, USC 4. Vukmanic, Penn 5. Graham, Texas

Shot put 1. Elmer Hackney, Kansas State - (NCAA and American record) 2. William Watson, Michigan - 3. Lilburn Williams, Xavier New Orleans - 4. Andersen, Stanford 5. Wohl, Stanford

See also NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship 1938 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

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