[1][2] The distance for this race was 6 miles (9.66 km), and the approximate average elevation was 1,900 feet (580 m) above sea level.
The team national championship was won by the Oregon Ducks, their second title.
[1][2] The individual championship was won by Oregon's Steve Prefontaine, with a time of 28:14.80.
[2] Along with Gerry Lindgren (1966, 1967, and 1969) and Henry Rono (1976, 1977, and 1979), both from Washington State, Prefontaine is one of only three Division I collegiate runners with three individual titles.
[3] Washington State hosted the championship again four years later in 1977, also at Hangman Valley, south of the city.