First Oregon Runner . . .

Who was the first Oregon runner to win an individual NCAA X-Country title?

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Pre. These are all 4 of Oregon's NCAA Men's XC individual titles.

1970 Steve Prefontaine, Oregon, 28:00.2, 6 miles
1971 Steve Prefontaine, Oregon, 29:14, 6 miles
1973 Steve Prefontaine, Oregon, 28:14.8, 6 miles
1978 Alberto Salazar, Oregon, 29:29.7, 10000m

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Not Prefontaine; kinda of a trick question.

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I was assuming you meant U of Oregon and were talking about NCAA Div I. Then it's Pre followed by Salazar.

Assuming NCAA Div I and:

- high school in Oregon then it's still Pre.
or
- any Oregon college, then it's Dale Story of Oregon St in 1961

If not, how about a hint?

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No hint required; you got'em--Dale Story. Perhaps I should have said ". . . from Oregon." Interesting though, that the first Oregon champ was a Beaver, not a Duck.

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gahearn wrote: "No hint required; you got'em--Dale Story. Perhaps I should have said ". . . from Oregon." Interesting though, that the first Oregon champ was a Beaver, not a Duck."

Comment: Actually, Gary, you should have said "Which runner from an Oregon College or University was the first runner to win an NCAA X Country title" since although Dale Story ran for Oregon State University he was from Orange, CA, where he had won the California State H.S. Championship mile, in, I believe, his Senior Year.

Picky, picky, picky.

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Anything unusual about his win?

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