Team 1961 Cross Country National Champions (1991) - Hall of Fame

Team 1961 Cross Country National Champions

Induction:
1991

The 1961 cross country team earned Oregon State's only NCAA Championship (as of 6/2003), and it marked the first time in 23 years that OSU had competed in a NCAA event.

Dale Story, who ran the four-mile race barefooted, won the individual title with a time of 19:46.6. The meet was held at Michigan State University in 32-degree weather and a 20 mile-per-hour wind.

Beaver Richard Cuddihy also earned All-American honors by placing 12th and two other Oregon State runners finished in the top 25. The team, coached by Sam Bell, scored 68 points. Team members included Story, Cuddihy, Jerry Brady, William Boyd, and Clifford Thompson.