USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

The USA Indoor Track and Field Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport. In years which feature a World Indoor Championships in Athletics, the championships serve as a way of selecting the best athletes for those competitions.

USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Sport	track and field
Founded	1906 (demonstration held in 1888)[1][2][3]
Country	United States

Editions

USATF era

Edition	Venue	Stadium	Date
2024	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Albuquerque Convention Center	February 16–17, 2024
2023	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Albuquerque Convention Center	February 16–18, 2023
2022	Spokane, Washington	The Podium (sports facility)	February 26–27, 2022
2020	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Albuquerque Convention Center	February 14–15, 2020
2019	New York City, New York	Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex	February 22–24, 2019
2018	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Albuquerque Convention Center	February 16–18, 2018
2017	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Albuquerque Convention Center	March 3–5, 2017
2016	Portland, Oregon	Oregon Convention Center	March 11–12, 2016
2015	Boston, Massachusetts	Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center	February 27 – March 1, 2015
2014	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Albuquerque Convention Center	February 21–23, 2014
2013	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Albuquerque Convention Center	March 2–3, 2013
2012	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Albuquerque Convention Center	February 25–26, 2012
2011	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Albuquerque Convention Center	February 26–27, 2011
2010	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Albuquerque Convention Center	February 27–28, 2010
2009	Boston, Massachusetts	Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center	February 28 – March 1, 2009
2008	Boston, Massachusetts	Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center	February 23–24, 2008
2007	Boston, Massachusetts	Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center	February 24–25, 2007
2006	Boston, Massachusetts	Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center	February 24–26, 2006
2005	Boston, Massachusetts	Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center	February 25–27, 2005
2004	Boston, Massachusetts	Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center	February 27–29, 2004
2003	Boston, Massachusetts	Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center	February 28 – March 2, 2003
2002	New York City, New York	Fort Washington Avenue Armory	March 1–2, 2002
2001	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Dome	March 2–3, 2001
2000	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Dome	March 3–4, 2000
1999	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Dome	February 26–27, 1999
1998	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Dome	February 27–28, 1998
1997	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Dome	February 28 – March 1, 1997
1996	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Dome	March 1–2, 1996
1995	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Dome	March 3–4, 1995
1994	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Dome	March 4–5, 1994
1993	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 26, 1993

TAC era

Edition	Venue	Stadium	Date
1992	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 28, 1992
1991	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 22, 1991
1990	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 23, 1992
1989	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 24, 1989
1988	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 26, 1988
1987	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 27, 1987
1986	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 28, 1986
1985	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 22, 1985
1984	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 25, 1984[4]
1983	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 25, 1983
1982	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 26, 1982
1981	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 27, 1981
1980	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 29, 1980

AAU combined gender era

Edition	Venue	Stadium	Date
1979	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 23, 1979
1978	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 24, 1978
1977	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 25, 1977
1976	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 27, 1976
1975	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 28, 1975
1974	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 22, 1974
1973	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 23, 1973
1972	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 25, 1972
1971	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 26, 1971
1970	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 27, 1970
1969	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Spectrum	March 1, 1969
1968	Oakland, California	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena	February 23–24, 1968
1967	Oakland, California	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena	March 3–4, 1967
1966	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Tingley Coliseum[5]	March 4–5, 1966
1965	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 19–20, 1965

AAU split gender era

Edition	Men's Venue	Men's Stadium	Men's Date	Women's Venue	Women's Stadium	Women's Date
1964	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden	February 22, 1964	Akron, Ohio[6]	University of Akron Athletics Field House	April 11–12, 1964
1963			February 23, 1963	Columbus, Ohio	Ohio State University French Field House	March 22–23, 1963
1962			February 24, 1962	Louisville, Kentucky	Freedom Hall	February 17, 1962
1961			February 25, 1961	Columbus, Ohio	Ohio State University French Field House	March 11, 1961
1960			February 20, 1960	Chicago, Illinois		April 16, 1960
1959			February 21, 1959	Washington, DC	D.C. Armory	January 24, 1959
1958			February 22, 1958	Akron, Ohio	University of Akron Athletics Field House	March 22, 1958
1957			1957	Cleveland, Ohio		1957
1956			1956	Washington, D.C.		1956
1955			1955	Chicago, Illinois		1955
1954			1954	New York City, New York		1954
1953			1953	Buffalo, New York		1953
1952			1952	Buffalo, New York		1952
1951			1951	New York City, New York		1951
1950			1950	New York City, New York		1950
1949			1949	New York City, New York		1949
1948			1948	Chicago, Illinois		1948
1947			1947	not held
1946			1946	Cleveland, Ohio		1946
1945			1945	Buffalo, New York		1945
1944			1944	not held
1943			1943
1942			1942
1941			1941	Atlantic City, New Jersey		1941
1940			1940	not held
1939			1939
1938			1938
1937			1937	St. Louis, Missouri		1937
1936			1936	St. Louis, Missouri		1936
1935			1935	St. Louis, Missouri		1935
1934			1934	Brooklyn, New York		1934
1933			1933	New York City, New York		1933
1932			1932	Newark, New Jersey		1932
1931			1931	Newark, New Jersey		1931
1930			1930	Boston, Massachusetts		1930
1929			1929	Boston, Massachusetts		1929
1928			1928	Boston, Massachusetts		1928
1927			1927	Boston, Massachusetts		1927
1926	Chicago, Illinois		1926	not held
1925	Louisville, Kentucky		1925
1924	New York City, New York		1924
1923	Buffalo, New York		1923
1922	Buffalo, New York		1922
1921	New York City, New York		1921
1920	New York City, New York		1920
1919	Brooklyn, New York		1919
1918	New York City, New York		1918
1917	New York City, New York		1917
1916	New York City, New York		1916
1915	New York City, New York		1915
1914	New York City, New York		1914
1913	New York City, New York		1913
1912	not held
1911	New York City, New York		1911
1910			1910
1909			1909
1908			1908
1907			1907
1906			1906

Events

The following athletics events feature on the national championships' program:

• Sprint: 60 m, 200 m, 300 m, 400 m
• Middle-distance track events: 600 m, 800 m, 1000 m, 1500m, Mile
• Long distance track events: 3000 m
• Hurdles: 60 m hurdles
• Jumps: long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault
• Throws: shot put, weight throw
• Combined events: heptathlon, pentathlon
• Walks: 3000 m walk, 2 mile walk, 5000 m walk

Championships records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref.
60 m	6.34 A	Christian Coleman	United States	18 February 2018	2018 Championships	Albuquerque	[7]
200 m	20.31	Coby Miller	United States	3 March 2001		Atlanta
300 m	31.87 A	Noah Lyles	United States	4 March 2017	2017 Championships	Albuquerque	[8]
400 m	44.63	Michael Johnson	United States	4 March 1995		Atlanta
600 m	1:15.07 A	Erik Sowinski	United States	5 March 2017	2017 Championships	Albuquerque	[9]
800 m	1:45.10 A	Donovan Brazier	United States	18 February 2018	2018 Championships	Albuquerque
1000 m	2:18.60 A	Clayton Murphy	United States	5 March 2017	2017 Championships	Albuquerque	[10]
1500 m	3:37.51 A	Cole Hocker	United States	17 February 2024	2024 Championships	Albuquerque	[11]
Mile	3:52.99	Noureddine Morceli	Algeria	22 February 1991		New York City
3000 m	7:42.81	Moses Kiptanui	Kenya	5 March 1994		Atlanta
Two miles	8:25.29	Drew Hunter	United States	23 February 2015	2019 Championships	Staten Island	[12]
60 m hurdles	7.27 A	Grant Holloway	United States	16 February 2024	2024 Championships	Albuquerque	[13]
High jump	2.38 m	Matt Hemingway	United States	4 March 2000		Atlanta
Pole vault	6.00 m	Chris Nilsen	United States	16 February 2024	2024 Championships	Albuquerque	[14]
Long jump	8.59 m	Miguel Pate	United States	2 March 2002		New York City
Triple jump	17.76 m	Mike Conley	United States	27 February 1987		New York City
Shot put	22.80 m A	Ryan Crouser	United States	17 February 2024	2024 Championships	Albuquerque	[15]
Weight throw	26.35 m A	Daniel Haugh	United States	16 February 2024	2024 Championships	Albuquerque	[16]
Heptathlon	6382 pts	Garrett Scantling	United States	26–27 February 2022	2022 Championships	Spokane	[17]
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.86 7.34 m 16.16 m 2.05 m 7.81 5.20 m 2:43.04
3000 m walk	11:36.27 A	Trevor Barron	United States	25 February 2012	2012 Championships	Albuquerque	[18][19]
5000 m walk	18:53.25	Guillaume LeBlanc	Canada	26 February 1988		New York City

Women

Event	Athlete	Record	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref.	Video
60 m	6.94 A	Aleia Hobbs	United States	18 February 2023	2023 Championships	Albuquerque	[20]
200 m	22.33	Gwen Torrence	United States	2 March 1996		Atlanta
300 m	35.95	Brittany Brown	United States	23 February 2015	2019 Championships	Staten Island	[21]
400 m	50.34 A	Alexis Holmes	United States	17 February 2024	2024 Championships	Albuquerque	[22]
600 m	1:23.57	Athing Mu	United States	24 February 2019	2019 Championships	Staten Island	[23]
800 m	1:58.41	Maria Mutola	Mozambique	4 March 1995		Atlanta
1000 m	2:34.71	Ajeé Wilson	United States	24 February 2019	2019 Championships	Staten Island	[24]
1500 m	4:03.08	Mary Slaney	United States	4 March 1997
Mile	4:25.92	Regina Jacobs	United States	4 March 2000		Atlanta
3000 m	8:40.45	Lynn Jennings	United States	23 February 1990		New York City
Two miles	9:28.15	Lynn Jennings	United States	1986
60 m hurdles	7.67 A	Tia Jones	United States	16 February 2024	2024 Championships	Albuquerque	[25]
High jump	2.02 m A	Chaunté Lowe	United States	26 February 2012	2012 Championships	Albuquerque	[26]
Pole vault	5.02 m A	Jenn Suhr	United States	2 March 2013	2013 Championships	Albuquerque	[27]
Long jump	7.32 m	Heike Drechsler	East Germany	27 February 1987		New York City
Triple jump	14.64 m	Tori Franklin	United States	14 February 2020	2020 Championships	Albuquerque	[28]
Shot put	20.23 m	Ilona Briesenick	East Germany	27 February 1987		Princeton
Weight throw	26.02 m A	DeAnna Price	United States	17 February 2023	2023 Championships	Albuquerque	[29]
Pentathlon	5004 pts A	Anna Hall	United States	16 February 2023	2023 Championships	Albuquerque	[20]
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.04 1.91 m 13.80 m 6.34 m 2:05.70
3000 m walk	12:28.32	Michelle Rohl	United States	3 March 2001		Atlanta
2 Miles walk	13:55.27	Maria Michta-Coffey	United States	5 March 2017	2017 Championships	Albuquerque	[30]

See also

• USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
• USA Marathon Championships
• USA Half Marathon Championships
• USA Cross Country Championships

References

1. "USA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
2. "United States Indoor Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics.
3. "History of American Indoor Athletics". worldathletics.org. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
4. "TRACK INDOOR FINALS". The Press Democrat. 26 Feb 1984. p. 45. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
5. "Soaring Above Snafus".
6. "United States Indoor Championships (Women)".
7. Jon Hendershott (18 February 2018). "Coleman breaks world indoor 60m record at US Indoor Championships in Albuquerque". IAAF. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
8. Jon Hendershott (5 March 2017). "Lyles clocks world indoor 300m best in Albuquerque". IAAF. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
9. "Merritt among Olympic stars to win in US". supersport.com. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
10. "Merritt among Olympic stars to win in US". supersport.com. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
11. Andrew Greif (18 February 2024). "Lyles pips Coleman to claim US indoor 60m crown". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
12. Jon Mulkeen; Bob Ramsak (24 February 2019). "Indoor round-up: Duplantis vaults 5.92m in Fayetteville". IAAF. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
13. Andrew Greif (17 February 2024). "World 60m hurdles records for Holloway and Jones in Albuquerque". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
14. Andrew Greif (17 February 2024). "World 60m hurdles records for Holloway and Jones in Albuquerque". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
15. Andrew Greif (18 February 2024). "Lyles pips Coleman to claim US indoor 60m crown". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
16. Andrew Greif (17 February 2024). "World 60m hurdles records for Holloway and Jones in Albuquerque". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
17. "Scantling and Crouser book Belgrade places with world-leading victories at US Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
18. Kirby Lee (26 February 2012). "Claye triples 17.63m in Albuquerque - USA indoor champs, day 1". IAAF. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
19. "Weight Throw Results". www.flashresults.com. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
20. "Hobbs and Hall go No.2 all time at US Indoor Championships in Albuquerque | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
21. Jon Mulkeen; Bob Ramsak (24 February 2019). "Indoor round-up: Duplantis vaults 5.92m in Fayetteville". IAAF. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
22. Andrew Greif (18 February 2024). "Lyles pips Coleman to claim US indoor 60m crown". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
23. Jon Mulkeen; Bob Ramsak (25 February 2019). "Brazier clocks 600m world best in New York, Lisek and Kendricks clear 5.93m world lead in Clermont Ferrand: Weekend indoor round-up". IAAF. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
24. Jon Mulkeen; Bob Ramsak (25 February 2019). "Brazier clocks 600m world best in New York, Lisek and Kendricks clear 5.93m world lead in Clermont Ferrand: Weekend indoor round-up". IAAF. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
25. Andrew Greif (17 February 2024). "World 60m hurdles records for Holloway and Jones in Albuquerque". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
26. "High Jump Results". www.flashresults.com. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
27. "Pole Vault Results". USATF. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
28. "Indoor round-up: world-leading marks from Crouser and Coleman in Albuquerque, Mihambo in Berlin and Holloway in Clemson". World Athletics. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
29. "Weight Throw Results" (PDF). flashresults.com. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
30. "Merritt among Olympic stars to win in US". supersport.com. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

External links

• Official website from USATF
• USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Records USATF (2006-01-01)
• Past champions USATF (2006-01-01)