The 1944 NCAA Track and Field Championships were contested at the 23rd annual NCAA-hosted track meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate track and field events in the United States. This year's events were hosted by Marquette University at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Due to World War II, this meet was held in one day as opposed to the usual two since many of the athletes were members of the Navy and not allowed more than 48 hours away from school. Prelims were in the morning and finals were at night. There was also a travel restriction in the United States, preventing any schools from the Pacific Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference or Southwest Conference from competing. This meant all competitors represented schools from the Midwest and Northeast, dramatically decreasing the level of competition.
Illinois captured their third team championship (and first since 1927).
Team result Note: Top 10 finishers only (H) = Hosts
Rank Team Points Illinois 79 Notre Dame 43 Michigan 40 Ohio State 23 Morgan StateNorthwesternPurdue 20 Marquette (H) 19 MissouriNYU 18 Miami (OH)Wisconsin 16 Oberlin 15 Utah 14
See also NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
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