USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships is an annual track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport. Since the year 1992, in the years which feature a Summer Olympics, World Athletics Championships, Pan American Games, NACAC Championships, or an IAAF Continental Cup, the championships serve as a way of selecting the best athletes for those competitions.

USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Sport	Track and field
Founded	1980 (USATF) 1876 (NYAC)
Country	United States
Related competitions	U.S. Olympic Trials
Official website	USATF Official website

History

The history of the competition starts in 1876, when the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) decided to organize a national championships.^[1] Having previously held the NYAC Spring and Fall Games. The seventh, eight, and ninth edition of the Fall Games became the country's first, second and third national track and field championships. The Amateur Championship of America (prior to N.A.A.A.) 1876 to 1878 were all held in Mott Haven, New York. April 22, 1879 N.A.A.A. was formed. The National Association of Amateur Athletes of America (N.A.A.A.), began sponsoring the meeting in 1879, and organized the championships up to 1887. Past N.A.A.A. presidents were 1879 George W Carr was elected president, 1880 & 1881 & 1882 A. H. Curtis was elected president, 1883 & 1884 & 1885 Gilbert H Badeu elected president, and 1887 Walter Storm was elected. At this point, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), a more powerful athletic organization, began to hold their own version of the national championships. Two national championships were held in 1888, but the NAAA disbanded after this. The NAAA Championships 1879 to 1888 were all held in New York. Sept 19, 1888 the First AAU Outdoor Championship was held in Detroit, MI. Sept 14, 1889 Second Annual AAU T&F Championship competition was held at Travers Island, NY.  Oct 11, 1890 Third Annual AAU T&F National Championship competition was held at Washington, DC. The AAU was the sole organizer of the event for the next ninety years.^[1] In 1923, the AAU also sponsored the first American Track & Field championships for women.

As a result of the Sports Act of 1978, the AAU no longer had power over Olympic sports in the United States. A spin-off group, The Athletics Congress, held its first national track and field championships in 1980. The Athletics Congress was renamed USA Track & Field in 1993, and they have organized the annual championships ever since.^[1]

2020 Olympic Trials Held 2021

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), and the TrackTown USA Local Organizing Committee announced the release of the updated competition schedule for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track and Field, that will take place June 18-27, 2021, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.^[2]

Events

The following athletics events are currently featured on the national championships' program:

• Sprint: 100 m, 200 m, 400 m
• Middle distance track events: 800 m, 1500 m
• Long distance track events: 5000 m, 10,000 m
• Hurdles: 100 m hurdles, 110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles, 3000 m steeplechase
• Jumps: long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault
• Throws: shot put, discus, hammer, javelin
• Combined events: heptathlon, decathlon
• Walks: 20 km walk (road) / 20000 m walk (track)

In earlier editions before 1974, running distances were often measured in yards. All races were in yards until 1928. From then on, races were measured in meters for Olympic years and yards for other years, except 1933 to 1951 inclusive and 1959. In the early years, the 220 yard hurdles were included for many years in lieu of the 440 yard hurdles. The 220 yard hurdles were first included 1887 through 1962. USATF website lists Past Outdoor Champions (all events) on the statistic section of their website.^[3]

The cover page of the 1888 Program states "First Annual Championship Games Amateur Athletic Union of the United States".^[4]

Editions

Hayward Field has hosted the championships over 10 times, the most of all venues.

The Cobb Track and Angell Field stadium has played host to the championships on two occasions.

Edition	Venue	Stadium	Date
2024	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 21-30, 2024
2023	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	July 6–9, 2023
2022	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 23–26, 2022
2021	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 18–27, 2021
2020	Not held (pandemic)
2019	Des Moines, Iowa	Drake Stadium, Drake University	July 25–28, 2019
2018	Des Moines, Iowa	Drake Stadium, Drake University	June 21–24, 2018
2017	Sacramento, California	Hornet Stadium, California State University, Sacramento	June 22–25, 2017
2016	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	July 1–10, 2016
2015[5]	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 25–28, 2015
2014[6]	Sacramento, California	Hornet Stadium, California State University, Sacramento	June 25–29, 2014
2013	Des Moines, Iowa	Drake Stadium, Drake University	June 19–23, 2013
2012	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 21–July 1, 2012
2011	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 23–26, 2011
2010	Des Moines, Iowa	Drake Stadium, Drake University	June 23–27, 2010
2009	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 25–28, 2009
2008	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 27–July 6, 2008
2007	Indianapolis, Indiana	IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium, IUPUI	June 20–24, 2007
2006	Indianapolis, Indiana	IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium, IUPUI	June 21–25, 2006
2005	Carson, California	Home Depot Center	June 23–26, 2005
2004	Sacramento, California	Hornet Stadium, California State University, Sacramento	July 9–18, 2004
2003	Palo Alto, California	Cobb Track and Angell Field, Stanford University	June 19–22, 2003
2002	Palo Alto, California	Cobb Track and Angell Field, Stanford University	June 21–23, 2002
2001	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 21–24, 2001
2000	Sacramento, California	Hornet Stadium, California State University, Sacramento	July 14–23, 2000
1999	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 24–27, 1999
1998	New Orleans, Louisiana	Tad Gormley Stadium	June 17–21, 1998
1997	Indianapolis, Indiana	IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium, IUPUI	June 12–15, 1997
1996	Atlanta, Georgia	Centennial Olympic Stadium	June 14–23, 1996
1995	Sacramento, California	Hughes Stadium, Sacramento City College	June 15–18, 1995
1994	Knoxville, Tennessee	Tom Black Track, University of Tennessee	June 15–18, 22, 1994
1993	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 16–19, 1993
The Athletics Congress of the USA
1992	New Orleans, Louisiana	Tad Gormley Stadium	June 19–28, 1992
1991	New York, New York	Downing Stadium	June 12–15, 1991
1990	Norwalk, California	Cerritos College	June 16–19, 1990
1989	Houston, Texas	University of Houston	June 14–16, 1989
1988	Tampa, Florida	Pepin-Rood Stadium, University of Tampa[7]	June 16–19, 1988
1987	San Jose, California	San Jose City College	June 25–27, 1987
1986	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 19–21, 1986
1985	Indianapolis, Indiana	IUPUI Track and Soccer Stadium, IUPUI	June 14–16, 1985
1984	San Jose, California	San Jose City College	June 8–10, 1984
1983	Indianapolis, Indiana	IUPUI Track and Soccer Stadium, IUPUI	June 17–19, 1983
1982	Knoxville, Tennessee	Tom Black Track, University of Tennessee	June 18–20, 1982
1981	Sacramento, California	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento City College	June 19–21, 1981
1980	Walnut, California	Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Mt. San Antonio College	June 13–15, 1980
Amateur Athletic Union
1979	Walnut, California	Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Mt. San Antonio College	June 15–17, 1979
1978	Westwood, California	Drake Stadium, UCLA[8]	June 8–10, 1978
1977	Westwood, California	Drake Stadium, UCLA	June 9–11, 1977
1976	Westwood, California	Drake Stadium, UCLA	June 10–12, 1976

Split gender editions

Edition	Men's Venue	Stadium	Date	Women's Venue	Stadium	Date	Events
1975	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 25–27, 1975	White Plains, New York	Glen Loucks Memorial Stadium	June 27-28, 1975	14 + NY Mar.
1974	Westwood, Los Angeles, California	Drake Stadium UCLA	June 21–23, 1974	Bakersfield, California	Memorial Stadium	June 28-29, 1974	15
1973	Bakersfield, California	Memorial Stadium	June 15–17, 1973	Irvine, California	Anteater Stadium	June 22- 23, 1973	14
1972	Seattle, Washington	Husky Stadium	June 16–18, 1972	Canton, Ohio	Citizens Field	July 1-2, 1972	13
1971	Eugene, Oregon	Hayward Field, University of Oregon	June 25–27, 1971	Bakersfield, California	Memorial Stadium	July 9-10, 1971	13
1970	Bakersfield, California	Memorial Stadium	June 26–28, 1970	Westwood, Los Angeles, California	Drake Stadium UCLA	July 3-4, 1970	13
1969	Miami, Florida	Miami Dade College North Stadium	June 27–29, 1969	Dayton, Ohio	Welcome Stadium	July 5-6, 1969	12
1968	Sacramento, California	Charles C. Hughes Stadium, Sacramento City College	June 19–21, 1968	Aurora, Colorado	Aurora Public School Stadium	August 14–18, 1968	12
1967	Bakersfield, California	Memorial Stadium	June 22–23, 1967	Santa Barbara, California	La Playa Stadium	July 1–2, 1967	12
1966	New York City	Downing Stadium	June 25–26, 1966	Frederick, Maryland	Thomas Johnson High School	July 1-2, 1966	12
1965	San Diego, California	Balboa Stadium	June 26–27, 1965	Columbus, Ohio	Whetstone High School	July 1-3, 1965	12
1964	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Rutgers Stadium	June 26–28, 1964	Hanford, California	Neighbor Field	July 9-11, 1964	11
1963	St. Louis, Missouri	Public School Stadium	June 21–22, 1963	Dayton, Ohio	Welcome Stadium	July 4-6, 1963	11
1962	Walnut, California	Mt. San Antonio College, Hilmer Lodge Stadium	June 22–23, 1962	Los Angeles	Memorial Coliseum	July 7-8, 1962	11
1961	New York City	Downing Stadium	June 23–24, 1961	Gary, Indiana	Gilroy Field	July 1-2, 1961	11
1960	Bakersfield, California	Memorial Stadium	June 24–25, 1960	Corpus Christi, Texas	Buccaneer Stadium	July 8-9, 1960	11
1959	Boulder, Colorado	Folsom Field	June 19–20, 1959	Cleveland, Ohio	John Adams Field	June 27- 28, 1959	12
1958	Bakersfield, California	Memorial Stadium	June 20–21, 1958	Morristown, New Jersey	Memorial Field	July 4-5, 1958	11
1957	Dayton, Ohio	Welcome Stadium	June 21–22, 1957	Shaker Heights, Ohio	Shaker Heights High School Field	August 9- 10, 1957	10
1956	Bakersfield, California	Memorial Stadium	June 22–23, June	Philadelphia	Franklin Field	August 17-18, 1956	10
1955	Boulder, Colorado	Folsom Field	June 24–25, 1955	Ponca City, Oklahoma	Blaine Stadium	June 17-18, 1955	10
1954	St. Louis, Missouri	Public Schools Stadium	June 18–19, 1954	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania		July 30- 31, 1954	10
1953	Dayton, Ohio	Welcome Stadium	June 26–27, 1953	San Antonio, Texas	Alamo Heights Stadium	July 24-25, 1953	10
1952	Long Beach, California	Veterans Memorial Stadium	June 20–21, 1953	Waterbury, Connecticut	Municipal Stadium	June 29, 1952	10
1951	Berkeley, California	Edwards Stadium	June 22–23, 1951	Waterbury, Connecticut	Municipal Stadium	August 12, 1951	10
1950	College Park, Maryland	Byrd Stadium	June 23–24, 1950	Freeport, Texas	Hopper Field	August 25- 26, 1950	10
1949	Fresno, California	Ratcliffe Stadium	June 24–25, 1949	Odessa, Texas	Broncho Stadium	August 12-13, 1949	9
1948	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Marquette Stadium	July 2–3, 1948	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Houseman Field	July 6, 1948	9
1947	Lincoln, Nebraska	Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)	July 3–4, 1947	San Antonio, Texas	Alamo Stadium	June 28-29,1947	9
1946	San Antonio, Texas	Alamo Stadium	June 28–29, 1946	Buffalo, New York	All- High Stadium	August 4, 1946	9
1945	New York City	Downing Stadium	June 29–30, 1945	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Fager Field	June 30, 1945
1944	New York City	Downing Stadium	June 17–18, 1944	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Fager Field	July 8, 1944
1943	New York City	Downing Stadium	June 19–20, 1943	Lakewood, Ohio	Lakewood High School	August 15, 1943
1942	New York City	Downing Stadium	June 19–20, 1942	Ocean City, New Jersey	Carey Stadium	July 4, 1942
1941	Philadelphia	Franklin Field	June 24–25, 1941	Ocean City, New Jersey	Carey Stadium	July 5, 1941
1940	Fresno, California	Ratcliffe Stadium	June 28–29, 1940	Ocean City, New Jersey	Carey Stadium	July 7, 1940
1939	Lincoln, Nebraska	Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)	July 3–4, 1939	Waterbury, Connecticut	Municipal Stadium	September 4, 1939
1938	Buffalo, New York	Civic Stadium	July 2–3, 1938	Naugatuck, Connecticut	Recreation Field	August 4, 1938
1937	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Marquette Stadium	July 2–3, 1937	Trenton, New Jersey	Trenton High School	September 25, 1937
1936	Princeton, New Jersey	Palmer Stadium	July 3–4, 1936	Providence, Rhode Island	Brown University Field	July 4, 1936
1935	Lincoln, Nebraska	Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)	July 3–4, 1935	New York, New York	Ohio Field	September 14, 1935
1934	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Marquette Stadium	June 29–30, 1934	not held
1933	Chicago, Illinois	Soldier Field	June 30-July 1, 1933	Chicago, Illinois	Soldier Field	June 30, 1933
1932	Palo Alto, California	Stanford Stadium	July 15–16, 1932	Evanston, Illinois	Dyche Stadium	July 16- 17, 1932
1931	Lincoln, Nebraska	Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)	July 3–4, 1931	Jersey City, New Jersey	Pershing Field	July 25, 1931
1930	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pitt Stadium	August 22–25, 1930	Dallas, Texas	Ownby Stadium	July 4, 1930
1929	Denver, Colorado	DU Stadium	July 3–5, 1929	Chicago, Illinois	Soldier Field	July 27, 1929
1928	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cambridge, Massachusetts	Franklin Field Harvard Stadium	July 3–5, 1928 July 6–7, 1928	Newark, New Jersey	City Field	July 4, 1928
1927	Lincoln, Nebraska	Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)	July 2–4, 1927	Eureka, California	Allbee Stadium	September 3, 1927
1926	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Municipal Stadium	July 2, 5-6, 1926	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Municipal Stadium	July 9–10, 1926
1925	San Francisco, California	Kezar Stadium	July 2–4, 1925	Pasadena, California	Paddock Field	July 11, 1925
1924	West Orange, New Jersey	Colgate Field, Newark Athletic Country Club	September 5–7, 1924	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Forbes Field	September 20, 1924
1923	Chicago, Illinois	Stagg Field	Sept 1, 1923	Newark, New Jersey	Weequahic Park	September 29, 1923

The track surface changed over these years. Synthetic tracks were used in the men's editions in 1963 (rubber), 1965, 1969, 1971, 1972 and from 1974 on. The tracks in the other years were cinders, sometimes with a mix of brick (1967, 1970 and 1973). 1923 was the First AAU Women’s National Championship.

Men only editions

Edition	Venue	Stadium	Date	Events
1922	Newark, New Jersey	Weequahic Park	Sept 9 & 11, 1922
1921	Pasadena, California	Paddock Field	July 3–5, 1921
1920	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Harvard Stadium	July 17, 1920
1919	Philadelphia, PA	Franklin Field	Sept 13, 1919
1918	Great Lakes, IL	Great Lakes Naval Station	Sept 21, 1918
1917	St Louis, MO	Washington University in St. Louis	Aug 31-Sept 1, 1917
1916	Newark, NJ	Weequahic Park	Sept 9, 1916
1915	San Francisco, California	Panama–Pacific International Exposition	Aug 7, 1915
1914	Baltimore, MD	Homewood Field	Sept 12, 1914
1913	Chicago, Illinois	Grant Park (Chicago)	July 5, 1913
1912	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	Sept 21, 1912
1911	Pittsburgh, PA	Forbes Field	July 1, 1911
1910	New Orleans, LA	Tulane Park	Oct 14-15, 1910
1909	Seattle, WA	Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Grounds University of Washington	Aug 15, 1909
1908	New York, NY	New York AC Grounds, Travers Island	Sept 19, 1908
1907	Norfolk, VA	Jamestown Exposition, Sewell's Point	Sept 7, 1907
1906	New York, NY	New York AC Grounds, Travers Island	Sept 8, 1906
1905	Portland, OR	Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Guild's Lake	Aug 5, 1905
1904	St. Louis, Missouri	Francis Field	June 4, 1904
1903	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Sept 11, 1903
1902	New York, NY	New York AC Grounds, Travers Island	Sept 12, 1902
1901	Buffalo, NY	Pan-American Exposition	June 15, 1901
1900	New York, NY	Columbia Field	Sept 15, 1900
1899	Newtown, MA	Riverside Recreation Club’s Field	Aug 26, 1899
1898	Chicago, Illinois	Marshall Field	June 23, 1898
1897	Manhattan, NY	Manhattan Field	Aug 28, 1897
1896	Manhattan, NY	Manhattan Field	Sept 12, 1896
1895	Manhattan, NY	Manhattan Field	Sept 14, 1895
1894	New York, NY	New York AC Grounds, Travers Island	Sept 15, 1894
1893	Chicago, Illinois	Marshall Field	Sept 16, 1893
1892	Manhattan, NY	Manhattan Field	Oct 1, 1892
1891	St Louis, MO	Fair Grounds	Oct 3, 1891
1890	Washington, DC	Analostan Island	Oct 11, 1890
1889	New York, NY	New York AC Grounds, Travers Island	Sept 14, 1889
1888	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit Athletic Club Grounds	Sept 19, 1888

NAAA National Championships (prior to AAU) 1879 to 1888

In 1888 there was both a NAAA and AAU Championships. Competitions were held at various athletic clubs grounds.

1888 Manhattan AC grounds, New York city Oct. 13, 1888

1887 Manhattan AC grounds, New York city Sept 17, 1887

1886-2 NYAC grounds, Mott Haven, NY Sept 18, 1886

1886-1 Staten Island AC grounds, West Brighton, Staten Island June 26, 1886

1885 Manhattan AC grounds, New York city June 13 or 18, 1885

1884 Williamsburg AC grounds, Brooklyn Sept 28, 1884

1883 NYAC grounds, Mott Haven, NY June 3, 1883

1882 Polo grounds, New York city June 10, 1882

1881 NYAC grounds, Mott Haven, NY Sept 24, 1881

1880 NYAC grounds, Mott Haven, NY Sept 25, 1880

1879 NYAC grounds, Mott Haven, NY Sept 27, 1879

Amateur National Championships (prior to NAAA) 1876 to 1879

In 1879 the meet doubled at the 1st AAU Championship.

1878 Mott Haven, NY Oct 12, 1878

1877 Mott Haven, NY Sept 8, 1877

1876 Mott Haven, NY Sept 30, 1876

The 1876 Amateur Championship included the following winners: Frederick C Saportas (100), Edward Merritt (440), Harold Lambe (Canadian) (880 and mile), George Hitchcock (120 hurdles), H Edwards Fickens (HJ), Isaiah Frazier (LJ), Harry Buermeyer (SP), William Buckingham Curtis(HT), and D M Stern & Charles Connor (Walks).^[9]

Records

Championships records^[10]

Event	Men						Women
	Athlete	Record	Date	Championship	Ref	Video	Athlete	Record	Date	Championship	Ref
100 m	Fred Kerley	9.76 (+1.4 m/s) [note 1]	24 June 2022	2022 Eugene	[13]		Marion Jones	10.71	19 June 1998	1998 New Orleans
							Sha'Carri Richardson	10.71 (+0.1 m/s)	6 July 2023	2023 Eugene	[14]
200 m	Noah Lyles	19.53 (+0.5 m/s)	29 June 2024	2024 Eugene	[15]		Gabrielle Thomas	21.60 (-0.4 m/s)	9 July 2023	2023 Eugene	[16]
400 m	Michael Johnson	43.44	19 June 1996	1996 Atlanta			Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	48.74	8 July 2023	2023 Eugene	[17]
800 m	Bryce Hoppel	1:42.77	30 June 2024	2024 Eugene	[18]		Athing Mu	1:56.07	27 June 2021	2021 Eugene	[19]
1500 m	Cole Hocker	3:30.59	24 June 2024	2024 Eugene	[20]		Nikki Hiltz	3:55.33	30 June 2024	2024 Eugene	[21]
3000 m	-	-					Mary Decker	8:38.36	19 June 1983	1983 Indianapolis
5000 m	Grant Fisher	13:03.86	26 June 2022	2022 Eugene	[22]		Elle Purrier St. Pierre	14:40.34	24 June 2024	2024 Eugene	[23]
10000 m	Galen Rupp	27:25.33	22 June 2012	2012 Eugene	[24]		Karissa Schweizer	30:49.56	27 May 2022	2022 Eugene	[25]
100 m hurdles	—	—					Masai Russell	12.25 (+0.7 m/s)	30 June 2024	2024 Eugene	[26]
110 m hurdles	Allen Johnson	12.92	23 June 1996	1996 Atlanta
	Grant Holloway	12.92 (+0.8 m/s)	24 June 2024	2024 Eugene	[27]		—	—	—	—
400 m hurdles	Rai Benjamin	46.62	9 July 2023	2023 Eugene	[28]		Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	50.65	30 June 2024	2024 Eugene	[29]
3000 m steeplechase	Evan Jager	8:12.29	28 June 2015	2015 Eugene	[30]		Valerie Constien	9:03.22	27 June 2024	2024 Eugene	[31]
High jump	Jesse Williams	2.37 m	26 June 2011	2011 Eugene	[32]
	Erik Kynard		26 June 2015	2015 Eugene	[33]		Chaunte Howard	2.05 m	26 June 2010	2010 Des Moines	[34]
Pole vault	Sam Kendricks	6.06 m	27 July 2019	2019 Des Moines	[35]		Katie Nageotte	4.95 m	26 June 2021	2021 Eugene	[36]
Long jump	Carl Lewis	8.79 m	19 June 1983	1983 Indianapolis			Brittney Reese	7.31 m (+1.7 m/s)	1 July 2016	2016 Eugene	[37]
Triple jump	Willie Banks	17.97 m	16 June 1985	1985 Indianapolis			Keturah Orji	14.79 m (+1.8 m/s)	25 June 2022	2022 Eugene	[38]
Shot put	Ryan Crouser	23.37 m WR	18 June 2021	2021 Eugene	[39]		Chase Ealey	20.51 m	26 June 2022	2022 Eugene	[40]
Discus throw	John Powell	71.26 m	9 June 1984	1984 San Jose			Valarie Allman	70.89 m	24 June 2024	2024 Eugene	[41]
Hammer throw	Rudy Winkler	82.71 m	20 June 2021	2021 Eugene	[42]		DeAnna Price	80.31 m	26 June 2021	2021 Eugene	[43]
Javelin throw	Breaux Greer	91.29 m	21 June 2007	2007 Indianapolis	[44]		Kara Patterson	66.67 m	25 June 2010	2010 Des Moines	[45]
Decathlon Heptathlon	Ashton Eaton	9039 pts	22–23 June 2012	2012 Eugene	[46]		Jackie Joyner-Kersee	6979 pts	23–24 June 1987	1987 San Jose
10000 m walk (track)	Nick Christie	41:56.61	28 July 2019	2019 Des Moines			Katie Burnett	46:12.45	28 July 2019	2019 Des Moines
20000 m walk (track)	Trevor Barron	1:23:00.10	22 June 2012	2012 Eugene	[47]		Teresa Vaill	1:33:28.15	2005	2005 Carson	[48]
20 km walk (road)	Curt Clausen	1:23:34					Michelle Rohl	1:32:39	2000	2000 Sacramento	[48]
10 km walk (road)	-	-					Teresa Vaill	45:01	1995	1995 Sacramento	[48]

1. Tyson Gay ran 9.75 at the 2013 Des Moines edition, but his performance was annulled after the race for doping.^[11][12]

Most successful athletes

By event

Event	Male athlete	Most wins	Female athlete	Most wins
50 metres	Not contested		Alice Coachman	5
100 metres	Carl Lewis Justin Gatlin	5	Evelyn Ashford	5
200 metres	Ralph Metcalfe Michael Johnson	5	Stella Walsh	11
400 metres	Lon Myers	6	Sanya Richards-Ross	6
800 metres	Mark Everett	8	Madeline Manning	6
1500 metres	Joie Ray	8	Regina Jacobs	11
3000 metres	Not contested		Jan Merrill	4
5000 metres	Bernard Lagat	8	Regina Jacobs Marla Runyan	3
10,000 metres	Lou Gregory Galen Rupp	7	Lynn Jennings	7
110/100 m hurdles	Allen Johnson	7	Gail Devers	10
200 m hurdles	John Eller	5	Pat Hawkins	4
400 m hurdles	Oris Erwin Edwin Moses Bershawn Jackson	5	Kim Batten	6
3000 m steeplechase	Joe McCluskey Henry Marsh	9	Emma Coburn	9
20,000 m walk	Kevin Eastler Tim Seaman	4	Maria Michta	5
High jump	Dwight Stones Charles Austin	6	Alice Coachman	10
Pole vault	Bob Richards	9	Stacy Dragila	9
Pole vault for distance	Platt Adams	4	Not contested
Long jump	DeHart Hubbard Ralph Boston Arnie Robinson Carl Lewis Mike Powell	6	Willye White	12
Triple jump	Dan Ahearn	8	Sheila Hudson	7
Shot put	George Gray	10	Connie Price-Smith	11
Discus throw	Fortune Gordien Al Oerter Mac Wilkins	6	Frances Kaszubski	7
Hammer throw	Hal Connolly Lance Deal	9	Dawn Ellerbe	6
Javelin throw	Breaux Greer	8	Dorothy Dodson	11
Weight throw	James Mitchel	11	Not contested
Baseball	Not contested		Babe Didrikson Zaharias Marion Barone Juanita Watson Marion Brown	3
Pentathlon	Eulace Peacock	6	Not contested
Heptathlon	Not contested		Jane Frederick	9
Decathlon	Dan O'Brien Tom Pappas	5	Not contested
All around	Bill Urban	5	Not contested

See also

• USA Track & Field Indoor Championships
• United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
• USA Marathon Championships
• USA Half Marathon Championships
• USA Cross Country Championships

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Champions

• United States Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-28.
• United States Championships (Men 1876-1942). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-28.
• United States Championships (Men 1943-). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-28.

External links

• Official website from USATF
• A brief history of the US national championship Archived October 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine from Track & Field News
• Past results from Track & Field News
• Past Champions from USATF
• Past Locations of Championships (Back pages of USATF Outdoor Champions PDF).