The USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is an annual outdoor competition in the sport of athletics organised by USA Track & Field , which serves as the national championship for the sport in the United States. The venue of the championships is decided on an annual basis and several events are hosted separately.
The earliest national champions were declared by the New York Athletic Club at their annual men's championships, starting in 1876. The National Association of Amateur Athletes of America was formed and organised the men's national championships from 1879 to 1888, followed by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) from 1888 to 1979. The AAU held a women's championship for the first time in 1923, which has since been held annually (bar 1934). The men's and women's championships have been held jointly since 1976. Following professionalisation of the sport, the running of the national championships was taken over by The Athletics Congress of the USA (TAC) from 1980. TAC rebranded as USA Track & Field (USATF) in 1993. The national championships served as the United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in 1920, 1928, 1932, and from 1992 onwards. Olympic Trials were held separately in other years, and winners at the trial event were not declared national champions.[1] [2] [3]
The national championships for cross country and road running are held separately from the main track and field competition.
Men [ ]
100 metres [ ]
200 metres [ ]
400 metres [ ]
800 metres [ ]
1876–2016 Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
1500 metres [ ]
5000 metres [ ]
US National Championship winners in Men's 5000 m, 2 miles or 3 miles
1878–2016
1878: William Duffey
1879: P.J. McDonald
1880–94: Not held
1895:
1896:
1897–1902: Not held
1903–04: Alex Grant
1905: Sanford Lyon
1906–32: Not held
1933:
1934: Frank Crowley
1935: Joe McCluskey
1936: Don Lash
1937: Joe McCluskey
1938–42: Greg Rice
1943: Gunder Hägg (SWE) * Greg Rice
1944:
1945:
1946: Francis Martin
1947–48: Curt Stone
1949–51: Fred Wilt
1952: Curt Stone
1953:
1954–55: Horace Ashenfelter
1956: Dick Hart
1957:
1958:
1959–60: Bill Dellinger
1961: László Tábori (HUN) * Max Truex
1962: Murray Halberg (NZL) * Max Truex
1963: Pat Clohessy (AUS) *
1964–65: Bob Schul
1966: George Young
1967: Gerry Lindgren
1968: Bob Day
1969: Tracy Smith
1970: Frank Shorter
1971: Steve Prefontaine
1972: Mike Keough (IRL) * Dick Buerkle
1973: Steve Prefontaine
1974: Dick Buerkle
1975: Marty Liquori
1976: Dick Buerkle
1977: Marty Liquori
1978: Marty Liquori
1979–82: Matt Centrowitz
1983: Doug Padilla
1984: Sydney Maree
1985–86: Doug Padilla
1987: Sydney Maree
1988: Doug Padilla
1989:
1990: Doug Padilla
1991–92: John Trautmann
1993–94: Matt Giusto
1995–97: Bob Kennedy
1998: Marc Davis
1999–2000: Adam Goucher
2001: Bob Kennedy
2002: Alan Culpepper
2003–05: Tim Broe
2006–08: Bernard Lagat
2009: Matt Tegenkamp
2010–11: Bernard Lagat
2012: Galen Rupp
2013–14: Bernard Lagat
2015: Ryan Hill
2016: Bernard Lagat
2017-8: Paul Chelimo
2019: Lopez Lomong
20212020 OT : Paul Chelimo
Notes
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
10,000 metres [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's 10,000-meter run
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA
1880:
1881:
1882–83:
1884:
1885:
1886–87:
1888Note 1 : Thomas Conneff
1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1888–91Note 1 : Thomas Conneff
1892–93:
1894:
1899: Alex Grant
1900: Arthur Newton
1901:
1902: Alex Grant
1903: Not held
1904:
1905: Frank Verner
1906:
1907: John Daly
1908:
1909:
1910: William Kramer
1911: George Bonhag
1912: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Harry Smith
1913: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Joie Ray
1914: Ville Kyrönen (FIN) *
1915: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) *
1916: Joie Ray
1917–19:
1920OT : Not held
1921–23: Earle Johnson
1924:
1925: George Lermond
1926:
1927: Willie Ritola (FIN) * Russell Payne
1928OT : Joie Ray
1929-31: Lou Gregory
1932OT : Tom Ottey
1933: Lou Gregory
1934: Eino Pentti
1935: Tom Ottey
1936: Don Lash
1937–38: Eino Pentti
1939: Lou Gregory
1940: Don Lash
1941: Lou Gregory
1942: Joe McCluskey
1943: Lou Gregory
1944: Norm Bright
1945: Ted Vogel
1946–48:
1949: Fred Wilt
1950: Horace Ashenfelter
1951–54: Curt Stone
1955: Dick Hart
1956: Max Truex
1957: Doug Kyle
1958:
1959:
1960: Al Lawrence (AUS) * Max Truex
1961:
1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN) * Peter McArdle
1963–64: Peter McArdle
1965: Billy Mills
1966: Tracy Smith
1967: Van Nelson
1968: Tracy Smith
1969–70: Jack Bacheler
1971: Frank Shorter
1972:
1973: (GBR) *
1974–75: Frank Shorter
1976:
1977: Frank Shorter
1978–79: Craig Virgin
1980: Rodolfo Gomez
Garry Bjorklund
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1981: Alberto Salazar
1982: Craig Virgin
1983: Alberto Salazar
1984:
1985: Bruce Bickford
1986–87: Gerard Donakowski
1988:
1989: Pat Porter
1990: Steve Plasencia
1991:
1992OT : Todd Williams
1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993: Todd Williams
1994: Tom Ansberry
1995–96: Todd Williams
1997:
1998: Dan Browne
1999: Alan Culpepper
2000OT : Meb Keflezighi
2001: Abdi Abdirahman
2002: Meb Keflezighi
2003: Alan Culpepper
2004: Meb Keflezighi
2005: Abdi Abdirahman
2006: Jorge Torres
2007–08: Abdi Abdirahman
2009–16: Galen Rupp
2017: Hassan Mead
2018–19: Lopez Lomong
20212020 OT : Woody Kincaid
Notes
Note 1 : In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT : The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance : Until 1924 the event was 5 miles; from 1925–27 and from 1929–31 it was over 6 miles.
5K run [ ]
USA Championship winners in the men's 5K run
1979–81:
1982–89: Not held
1990: Terry Brahm
1991–93: Not held
1994: Matt Giusto
1995:
1996: Mark Coogan
1997: Marc Davis
1998: Dan Browne
1999–2001: Not held
2002: Meb Keflezighi
2003:
2004: Tim Broe
2005: Adam Goucher
2006: Anthony Famiglietti
2007: Dan Browne
2008: Anthony Famiglietti
2009: Matt Tegenkamp
2010: Robert Cheseret
2011–12: Ben True
2013: Andrew Bumbalough
2014: Diego Estrada
2015: David Torrence
2016: Ryan Hill
2017: Shadrack Kipchirchir
2018: Paul Chelimo
2019: Anthony Rotich
2020: Cancelled
8K run [ ]
USA Championship winners in the men's
1986–87:
1988:
1989: John Gregorek
1990:
1991: Aaron Ramirez
1992:
1993: Ed Eyestone
1994–2001: Not held
2002: Tim Broe
2003–04: Meb Keflezighi
2005: Jorge Torres
2006: Not held
2007: Anthony Famiglietti
2008: Jorge Torres
2009–10: Not held
2011:
10K run [ ]
USA Championship winners in the men's 10K run
1978: Bill Rodgers
1979: Herb Lindsay
1980: Not held
1981: Not held
1982: Bob Hodge
1983:
1984:
1985: Keith Brantly
1986:
1987: Keith Brantly
1988: Ed Eyestone
1989: Keith Brantly
1990:
1991:
1992: John Trautmann
1993: Ed Eyestone
1994: Arturo Barrios (MEX)
1995: Keith Brantly
1996: Matt Giusto
1997: Todd Williams
1998: Dan Browne
1999: Philemon Hanneck
2000:
2001: Nick Rogers
2002:
2003: Bob Kennedy
2004:
2005: Dathan Ritzenhein
2006: Not held
2007–09: Abdihakem Abdirahman
2010: Ed Moran
2011: Ben True
2012: Not held
2013: Matt Tegenkamp
2014: Christo Landry
2015–16: Not held
2017: Leonard Korir
2018: Bernard Lagat
2019–20: Not held
7 miles [ ]
12K run [ ]
1987:
1988–92: Not held
1993: Mark Coogan
1994–95:
1996: Mark Coogan
15K run [ ]
USA Championship winners in the men's
15K run
1889:
1890: Thomas Conneff
1891:
1892:
1893–94:
1895: Not held
1896:
1897: Not held
1898:
1899: George Orton (CAN)
1900–02: Not held
1903–05: John J. Joyce
1906: Not held
1907: John Daly (IRL)
1908: John Eisele
1909: George Bonhag
1910:
1911: Louis Scott
1912: Harry Smith
1913–16: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
1917: Ville Kyrönen (FIN)
1918:
1919–20: Fred Faller
1921: Earl Johnson
1922–23: Ville Ritola (FIN)
1924: Earl Johnson
1925–27: Ville Ritola (FIN)
1928:
1929:
1930:
1931:
1932–34:
1935–36:
1937:
1938: Victor Dyrgall
1939: Ellison Brown
1940: Eino Pentti
1941–42: Joe McCluskey
1943: Lou Gregory
1944:
1945:
1946: Victor Dyrgall
1947: Fred Kline
1948–49: Victor Dyrgall
1950–51:
1952:
1953:
1954–55: Browning Ross
1956:
1957:
1958: Pete McArdle
1959: Alex Breckenridge
1960:
1961:
1962: Pete McArdle
1963:
1964:
1965:
1966: Doug Brown
1967:
1968:
1969: Garry Bjorklund
1970:
1971:
1972–73: Chuck Smead
1974: Frank Shorter
1975:
1976: Gary Tuttle
1977:
1978:
1979:
1980: Pete Pfitzinger
1981:
1982:
1983: Bill Rodgers
1984: Paul Cummings
1985–93: Not held
1994–96: Todd Williams
1997:
1998–99: Todd Williams
2000: Dan Browne
2001–04: Meb Keflezighi
2005: Ryan Shay
2006: Meb Keflezighi
2007: Not held
2008:
2009: Anthony Famiglietti
2010–11: Mo Trafeh
2012: Christo Landry
2013–15: Ben True
2016: Stanley Kebenei
2017–18: Leonard Korir
2019: Shadrack Kipchirchir
2020:
2021:
Distance was 10 miles from 1899 to 1932
10 miles [ ]
USA Championship winners in the men's 10-mile run
1997: Todd Williams
1998:
1999:
2000]–02: Not held
2003:
2004: Dan Browne
2005–07: Abdihakem Abdirahman
2008: Not held
2009: Abdihakem Abdirahman
2010: Fasil Bizuneh
2011: Mo Trafeh
2012: Ben True
2013: Not held
2014: Christo Landry
2015–16: Sam Chelanga
2017–18: Shadrack Kipchirchir
2019: Futsum Zeinasellassie
2020: Not held
20K run [ ]
USA Championship winners in the men's
20K run
1933: Lou Gregory
1934:
1935: Ellison Brown
1936:
1937:
1938: Lou Gregory
1939–40: Ellison Brown
1941–42: Lou Gregory
1943:
1944–46: Charles Robbins
1947: Mikko Hietanen (FIN)
1948–49: Victor Dyrgall
1950:
1951:
1952:
1953: Charles Robbins
1954:
1955: Charles Robbins
1956–60:
1961: Pete McArdle
1962: Frederick Norris (GBR)
1963:
1964:
1965:
1966:
1967: Andy Boychuk (CAN)
1968––69: ?
1970:
1971:
1972:
1973: Bill Rodgers
1974: Gary Tuttle
1975:
1976–77: ?
1978–79:
1980–81: Bob Hodge
1982:
1983: ?
1984:
1985:
1986–88: Mark Curp
1989:
1990: Ed Eyestone
1991: Mark Curp
1992:
1993: Keith Brantly
1994: Ed Eyestone
1995–96:
1997:
1998:
1999: Philemon Hanneck
2000:
2001–02: Dan Browne
2003: Meb Keflezighi
2004: Ryan Shay
2005: Abdihakem Abdirahman
2006: Ryan Hall
2007: Dan Browne
2008:
2009: Brett Gotcher
2010:
2011: Abdihakem Abdirahman
2012–13: Matt Tegenkamp
2014:
2015: Jared Ward
2016: Leonard Korir
2017: Galen Rupp
2018–19: Leonard Korir
2020: Not held
Half marathon [ ]
USA Championship winners in the men's half marathon
1987: Paul Cummings
1988:
1989: Not held
1990: Mark Curp
1991:
1992: Don Janicki
1993: Ed Eyestone
1994: Rod DeHaven
1995: Steve Spence
1996:
1997:
1998: Rod DeHaven
1999: Todd Williams
2000: Rod DeHaven
2001: Dan Browne
2002:
2003–04: Ryan Shay
2005: Dan Browne
2006: Brian Sell
2007: Ryan Hall
2008:
2009: Meb Keflezighi
2010:
2011: Mo Trafeh
2012: Abdihakem Abdirahman
2013–14: Meb Keflezighi
2015: Diego Estrada
2016: Christo Landry
2017: Leonard Korir
2018: Chris Derrick
2019: Leonard Korir
2020: Not held
25K run [ ]
USA Championship winners in the men's
25K run
1925: Albert Michelsen
1926:
1927:
1928:
1929–31: William Agee
1932: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)
1933: Dave Komonen (CAN)
1934: Eino Pentti
1935: Ellison Brown
1936: Lou Gregory
1937:
1938: Ellison Brown
1939: Lou Gregory
1940: Ellison Brown
1941–44:
1945: Charles Robbins
1946–47:
1948: Victor Dyrgall
1949: Charles Robbins
1950:
1951:
1952: Browning Ross
1953:
1954: Nick Costes
1955: Browning Ross
1956–59:
1960–61: Pete McArdle
1962:
1963: Pete McArdle
1964:
1965: Thomas J. Osler
1966:
1967–68:
1969:
1970:
1971:
1972–73:
1974: Ed Mendoza
1975:
1976: Frank Shorter
1977–78: Duncan MacDonald
1979:
1980: Gary Tuttle
1981: ?
1982:
1983:
1984–86: ?
1987: Greg Meyer
1988–94: Not held
1995: Keith Brantly
1996:
1997–98:
1999: Todd Williams
2000:
2001:
2002:
2003–04: Dan Browne
2005: Brian Sell
2006: Fernando Cabada
2007–08: Brian Sell
2009: Dan Browne
2010:
2011: Fernando Cabada
2012: Joseph Chirlee
2013:
2014: Christo Landry
2015: Jared Ward
2016: Christo Landry
2017: Dathan Ritzenhein
2018: Sam Chelanga
2019:
2020: Not held
Distance was 15 miles from 1925 to 1932
30K run [ ]
USA Championship winners in the men's
1930–31:
1932:
1933: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)
1934: Lou Gregory
1935: Les Pawson
1936: Pat Dengis
1937:
1938: Les Pawson
1939: Lou Gregory
1940:
1941: Lou Gregory
1942:
1943:
1944: Fred Kline
1945: Charles Robbins
1946–47:
1948: Victor Dyrgall
1949:
1950:
1951: Victor Dyrgall
1952: Browning Ross
1953: Not held
1954–55: Browning Ross
1956–57: Ted Corbitt
1958:
1959: Alex Breckenridge
1960–62: Pete McArdle
1963: Norm Higgins
1964: Hal Higdon
1965: Lou Castagnola
1966:
1967: Thomas J. Osler
1968–69: ?
1970:
1971:
1972:
1973:
1974:
1975:
1976: Bill Rodgers
1977: Tom Fleming
1978:
1979:
1980:
1981: Pete Pfitzinger
1982: Phil Coppess
1983:
1984: Don Norman
1985: Marty Froelick
1986–87: ?
1988:
Distance was 20 miles from 1930 to 1932
Marathon [ ]
1925-1979Amateur Athletic Union
1925: Charles Mellor
1926–29: Clarence DeMar
1930: Karl Koski
1931: William Agee
1932:
1933–34:
1935: Pat Dengis
1936: Billy McMahon
1937:
1938–39: Pat Dengis
1940: Lou Gregory
1941:
1942–43:
1944–45:
1946: Johnny Kelley
1947: Ted Vogel
1948: Johnny Kelley
1949: Victor Dyrgall
1950: Johnny Kelley
1951:
1952: Victor Dyrgall
1953:
1954: Ted Corbitt
1955:
1956–63: John J. Kelley
1964: Buddy Edelen
1965:
1966: Norm Higgins
1967: Ron Daws
1968: George Young
1969:
1970:
1971: Kenny Moore
1972:
1973:
1974:
1975–76: Gary Tuttle
1977:
1978:
1979:
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Frank Richardson
1981:
1982:
1983: Pete Pfitzinger
1984–85: Ken Martin
1986: Bill Donakowski
1987: Ric Sayre
1988: Mark Conover
1989: Bill Reifsnyder
1990: Steve Spence
1991: Bill Reifsnyder
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1992: Steve Spence
1993: Ed Eyestone
1994:
1995: Keith Brantly
1996: Bob Kempainen
1997: Dave Scudamore
1998: Keith Brantly
1999:
2000: Rod DeHaven
2001:
2002: Dan Browne
2003: Ryan Shay
2004: Alan Culpepper
2005–06: Mbarak Hussein
2007: Ryan Hall
2008: Fernando Cabada
2009: Meb Keflezighi
2010: Sergio Reyes
2011: Not held
2012: Meb Keflezighi
2013: Nicholas Arciniaga
2014: Tyler Pennel
2015: Jared Ward
2016: Galen Rupp
2017: Tim Ritchie
2018:
2019: Not held
2020: Galen Rupp
50K run [ ]
Champions from USATF[4]
1976: Chuck Smead
1977:
1978:
1979:
1980:
1981:
1982–83:
1984:
198–88: Not held
1989:
1990: Barney Klecker
1991–98: Not held
1999:
2000–01: Not held
2002:
2003: Not held
2004:
2005: Not held
2006:
2007:
2008–11: Michael Wardian
2012–13: Joseph Gray
50 miles [ ]
Champions from USATF[5]
1966: Jim McDonagh
1967: Thomas J. Osler
1968: Ted Corbitt
1969: Not held
1970:
1971: Not held
1972:
1973: Not held
1974:
1975:
1976:
1977:
1978:
1979:
1980: Barney Klecker
1981:
1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986–96: Not held
1997–98:
1999:
2000–03: Not held
2004:
2005:
2006: Not held
2007:
2008:
2009–10:
2011: Michael Wardian
2012: Zach Bitter
2013:
100K run [ ]
Champions from USATF[6]
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:
1991:
1992:
1993:
1994–95:
1996–98:
1999: Not held
2000:
2001:
2002:
2003: Not held
2004:
2005–06: Not held
2007:
2008: Michael Wardian
2009: Not held
2010:
2011:
2012: Not held
2013:
2014: Zach Bitter
2015:
100 miles [ ]
Champions from GBR Athletics[7]
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987: Roy Pirrung
1988: Not held
1989:
1990–2002: Not held
2003:
2004:
2005:
24-hour run [ ]
Champions from USATF[8]
1988: Roy Pirrung
1989:
1990:
1991: Roy Pirrung
1992: Not held
1993:
1994:
1995:
1996:
1997:
1998:
1999:
2000:
2001:
2002:
2003:
2004–05:
2006:
2007:
2008:
2009:
2010:
2011:
2012:
3000 metres steeplechase [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's steeplechase
1889–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1889: (GBR)
1890:
1891–92: (SWE)
1893–94: George Orton (CAN)
1895: not held
1896–99: George Orton (CAN)
1900: Alexander Grant
1901: George Orton (CAN)
1902: Arthur Newton
1903: not held
1904: John Daly (IRL)
1905: Harvey Cohn
1906–15: not held
1916: Michael Devaney
1917–18: not held
1919: Michael Devaney
1920: Patrick Flynn
1921–22: Michael Devaney
1923: Ville Ritola (FIN)
1924: Marvin Rick
1925: Russell Payne
1926–27: Ville Ritola (FIN)
1928: William Spencer
1929: David Abbott
1930–33: Joe McCluskey
1934: Harold Manning
1935: Joe McCluskey
1936: Harold Manning
1937:
1938–40: Joe McCluskey
1941:
1942:
1943: Joe McCluskey
1944:
1945:
1946:
1947–48:
1949: Curt Stone
1950: Warren Druetzler
1951: Horace Ashenfelter
1952:
1953: Horace Ashenfelter
1954: Bill Ashenfelter
1955:
1956: Horace Ashenfelter
1957–58: Deacon Jones
1959–60: Phil Coleman
1961: Deacon Jones
1962: George Young
1963:
1964: Jeff Fishback
1965: George Young
1966–67:
1968: George Young
1969: Mike Manley
1970: Bill Reilly
1971:
1972:
1973: Doug Brown
1974:
1975–76:
1977: James Munyala (KEN) * George Malley
1978–79: Henry Marsh
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Doug Brown
1981–87: Henry Marsh
1988–90: Brian Diemer
1991: Mark Croghan
1992: Brian Diemer
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993: Marc Davis
1994–97: Mark Croghan
1998–2000: Pascal Dobert
2001:
2002: Anthony Famiglietti
2003: Steve Slattery
2004–06: Daniel Lincoln
2007: Joshua McAdams
2008: Anthony Famiglietti
2009: Joshua McAdams
2010: Daniel Huling
2011: Billy Nelson
2012–18: Evan Jager
2019: Hillary Bor
20212020 OT : Hillary Bor
Notes
2 mile steeplechase in 1889–1919, 1921–27, 1929–31, 1953–55 and 1957; 3000 m steeplechase otherwise.
The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
110 metres hurdles [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's 110 m/120 yd hurdles
1876–1878New York Athletic Club
1876:
1877–78: Edwards Ficken
1879–1888NAAAA
1879:
1880:
1881–82: (GBR)
1883–84:
1885–87:
1888Note 1 :
1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1888Note 1 :
1889:
1890:
1891:
1892–93: Fred Puffer
1894–95:
1896:
1897:
1898–99: Alvin Kraenzlein
1900: Ralph Hutchinson
1901:
1902:
1903: Frederick Schule
1904: Frank Castleman
1905: Hugo Friend
1906:
1907: Forrest Smithson
1908: Arthur Shaw
1909: Forrest Smithson
1910: John Case
1911: Arthur Shaw
1912: John Nicholson
1913: Fred Kelly
1914: Harry Goelitz
1915: Feg Murray
1916: Robert Simpson
1917: Harold Barron
1918: Earl Thomson (CAN)
1919: Robert Simpson
1920: Harold Barron
1921–22: Earl Thomson (CAN)
1923: Karl Anderson
1924: Ivan Riley
1925: George Guthrie
1926: Leighton Dye
1927:
1928–30: Steve Anderson
1931: Percy Beard
1932: Jack Keller
1933:
1934–35: Percy Beard
1936: Forrest Towns
1937: Allen Tolmich
1938: Fred Wolcott
1939:
1940–41: Fred Wolcott
1942–43:
1944:
1945:
1946–47: Harrison Dillard
1948: William Porter
1949: Craig Dixon
1950–51: Dick Attlesey
1952: Harrison Dillard
1953–54: Jack Davis
1955: Milt Campbell
1956–57: Lee Calhoun
1958: Hayes Jones
1959: Lee Calhoun
1960–61: Hayes Jones
1962: Jerry Tarr
1963–64: Hayes Jones
1965–67: Willie Davenport
1968: Earl McCullouch
1969: Willie Davenport & Leon Coleman
1970: Thomas Hill
1971–72: Rod Milburn
1973: Thomas Hill
1974: Charles Foster
1975:
1976: Thomas Hill
1977: James Owens & Charles Foster
1978–79: Renaldo Nehemiah
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Renaldo Nehemiah
1981: Greg Foster
1982: Willie Gault
1983: Greg Foster
1984: Tonie Campbell
1985: Roger Kingdom
1986–87: Greg Foster
1988–90: Roger Kingdom
1991: Greg Foster
1992: Jack Pierce
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993: Jack Pierce
1994: Mark Crear
1995: Roger Kingdom
1996–97: Allen Johnson
1998: Reggie Torian
1999: Mark Crear
2000–03: Allen Johnson
2004: Terrence Trammell
2005: Allen Johnson
2006: Dominique Arnold
2007: Terrence Trammell
2008: David Oliver
2009: David Payne
2010–11: David Oliver
2012: Aries Merritt
2013: Ryan Wilson
2014: Devon Allen
2015: David Oliver
2016: Devon Allen
2017: Aleec Harris
2018: Devon Allen
2019: Daniel Roberts
20212020 OT : Grant Holloway
Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
120 yd hurdles 1876–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67 and 1969–71; 110 m hurdles otherwise.
First place was shared in 1969 and 1977.
The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
200 metres hurdles [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's 200 m/220 yd hurdles
1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1888–89:
1890:
1891: (CAN)
1892–94: Fred Puffer
1895:
1896:
1897–99: Alvin Kraenzlein
1900–01:
1902: Harry Hillman
1903:
1904:
1905: Frank Waller
1906: Harry Hillman
1907–08: John Eller
1909:
1910–12: John Eller
1913:
1914:
1915–16: Feg Murray
1917–18: Frank Loomis
1919: Robert Simpson
1920: Not held
1921: Earl Thomson (CAN)
1922: John Coard Taylor
1923: Charles Brookins
1924:
1925: Charles Brookins
1926:
1927: Robert Maxwell
1928: Frank Cuhel
1929: Steve Anderson
1930–31: Robert Maxwell
1932: George Saling
1933:
1934:
1935: Dale Schofield
1936:
1937: Allan Tolmich
1938–41: Fred Wolcott
1942:
1943:
1944:
1945:
1946–47: Harrison Dillard
1948:
1949: Craig Dixon
1950:
1951: Jack Davis
1952:
1953–54: Jack Davis
1955–56:
1957:
1958:
1959: Charlie Tidwell
1960: Dick Howard
1961: Don Styron
1962: Jerry Tarr
Notes
In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
220 yd hurdles 1887–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, and 1961–62; 200 m hurdles otherwise.
The event was held on a straight track in various years, depending on the host facility
400 metres hurdles [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's 400 m/440 yd hurdles
1914–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1914–15: Bill Meanix
1916: Walter Hummel
1917: Floyd Smart
1918:
1919: Floyd Smart
1920: Frank Loomis
1921: August Desch
1922:
1923: Ivan Riley
1924–26: Morgan Taylor
1927: Johnny Gibson
1928: Morgan Taylor
1929: Gordon Allott
1930:
1931:
1932: Joe Healey
1933–34: Glenn Hardin
1935: Tom Moore
1936: Glenn Hardin
1937–38:
1939: Roy Cochran
1940:
1941:
1942:
1943–46:
1947:
1948: Roy Cochran
1949–52: Charles Moore
1953–55: Josh Culbreath
1956–58: Glenn Davis
1959: Dick Howard
1960: Glenn Davis
1961: Cliff Cushman
1962:
1963: Rex Cawley
1964: Billy Hardin
1965: Rex Cawley
1966:
1967–68: Ron Whitney
1969–71: Ralph Mann
1972: Dick Bruggeman
1973–74: Jim Bolding
1975: Ralph Mann
1976: Tom Andrews
1977: Edwin Moses
1978: James Walker
1979: Edwin Moses
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: David Lee
1981: Edwin Moses
1982: David Patrick
1983: Edwin Moses
1984: David Patrick
1985: Andre Phillips
1986: Danny Harris
1987: Edwin Moses
1988:
1989–90: David Patrick
1991: Danny Harris
1992: Kevin Young
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993: Kevin Young
1994–95: Derrick Adkins
1996–98: Bryan Bronson
1999–2001: Angelo Taylor
2002: James Carter
2003: Eric Thomas
2004: James Carter
2005–06: Kerron Clement
2007: James Carter
2008–10: Bershawn Jackson
2011: Jeshua Anderson
2012–13: Michael Tinsley
2014: Johnny Dutch
2015: Bershawn Jackson
2016: Kerron Clement
2017: Eric Futch
2018: Kenny Selmon
2019: Rai Benjamin
20212020 OT : Rai Benjamin
Notes
440 yd hurdles 1914–27, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67, 1969–71 and 1973; 400 m hurdles otherwise.
The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
High jump [ ]
Pole vault [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's pole vault
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA
1879–81:
1882:
1883–86:
1887: (GBR) &
1888Note 1 :
1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1888Note 1 :
1889: Lat Stones (GBR) &
1890:
1891–92:
1893–94:
1895:
1896:
1897:
1898:
1899: Irving Baxter
1900:
1901: Charles Dvorak
1902:
1903: Charles Dvorak
1904:
1905:
1906: LeRoy Samse
1907: Ed Cook
1908: William Halpenny (CAN) & Claude Allen
1909:
1910: Harry Babcock
1911: Ed Cook , Frank Coyle & Sam Bellah
1912: Harry Babcock
1913: Stanley Wagoner
1914:
1915: Sam Bellah
1916: Sherman Landers
1917: Edward Knourek
1918:
1919–20: Frank Foss
1921–22: Edward Knourek
1923–24: Edwin Myers
1925:
1926:
1927–28: Lee Barnes
1929–30: Fred Sturdy
1931:
1932: Bill Graber
1933: Keith Brown & Matt Gordy
1934: Keith Brown , Bill Graber &
1935: Earle Meadows & Bill Sefton
1936: George Varoff
1937: Bill Sefton
1938: Cornelius Warmerdam
1939: George Varoff
1940–44: Cornelius Warmerdam
1945: Boo Morcom &
1946:
1947: Boo Morcom
1948: Boo Morcom & Bob Richards
1949–51: Bob Richards
1952: Bob Richards & Don Laz
1953: Don Laz & George Mattos
1954–57: Bob Richards
1958: Ron Morris
1959: Don Bragg
1960:
1961–62: Ron Morris
1963: Brian Sternberg
1964: Fred Hansen
1965: John Pennel
1966: Bob Seagren
1967: Paul Wilson
1968: Dick Railsback
1969–70: Bob Seagren
1971: Jan Johnson
1972: Dave Roberts
1973: Mike Cotton
1974: Dave Roberts
1975: Don Baird (AUS) * Terry Porter
1976: Earl Bell
1977: Mike Tully
1978: Dan Ripley
1979: Mike Tully
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Tom Hintnaus
1981: Billy Olson
1982: Dan Ripley & Billy Olson
1983:
1984: Earl Bell
1985: Joe Dial
1986: Mike Tully
1987: Joe Dial
1988–89: Kory Tarpenning
1990: Earl Bell
1991–92: Tim Bright
1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993–95: Scott Huffman
1996–97: Lawrence Johnson
1998–99: Jeff Hartwig
2000–01: Lawrence Johnson
2002–03: Jeff Hartwig
2004: Tim Mack
2005: Brad Walker
2006:
2007: Brad Walker
2008: Derek Miles
2009: Brad Walker
2010: Mark Hollis
2011: Derek Miles
2012–13: Brad Walker
2014–19: Sam Kendricks
2020 not held
20212020 OT : Chris Nilsen
Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Pole vault for distance [ ]
1893:
1906: Martin Sheridan
1907: Martin Sheridan
1908:
1909: Harry Babcock
1910: Platt Adams
1911: Harry Babcock
1912: Not held
1913: Platt Adams
1914: Platt Adams
1915: Platt Adams
Long jump [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's long jump
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA
1879:
1880–81:
1882:
1883–86:
1887:
1888Note 1 :
1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1888Note 1 :
1889:
1890:
1891:
1892:
1893:
1894:
1895–97:
1898: Myer Prinstein
1899: Alvin Kraenzlein
1900–01:
1902: Myer Prinstein
1903: Percival Molson
1904: Myer Prinstein
1905: Hugo Friend
1906: Myer Prinstein
1907: Daniel Kelly
1908: Platt Adams
1909–10: Frank Irons
1911–12: Platt Adams
1913:
1914: Platt Adams
1915–16: Harry Worthington
1917: Joseph Irish
1918:
1919: Floyd Smart
1920OT : Sol Butler
1921: Edward Gourdin
1922–27: DeHart Hubbard
1928OT : Ed Hamm
1929: Edward Gordon
1930–31: Al Bates
1932OT : Edward Gordon
1933–34: Jesse Owens
1935: Eulace Peacock
1936: Jesse Owens
1937:
1938–39:
1940–42: Billy Brown
1943:
1944:
1945: Herb Douglas
1946–47: Willie Steele
1948:
1949: Gay Bryan
1950:
1951–53: George Brown
1954: John Bennett
1955: Greg Bell
1956–58:
1959: Greg Bell
1960: Henk Visser (NED) *
1961–66: Ralph Boston
1967:
1968–69: Bob Beamon
1970: Bouncy Moore
1971–72: Arnie Robinson
1973: Randy Williams
1974: Bouncy Moore
1975–78: Arnie Robinson
1979: Larry Myricks
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Larry Myricks
1981–83: Carl Lewis
1984: Mike McRae
1985: Mike Conley Sr.
1986–87: Carl Lewis
1988: Eric Metcalf
1989: Larry Myricks
1990: Mike Powell
1991: Carl Lewis
1992OT : Mike Powell
1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993–96OT : Mike Powell
1997: Joe Greene
1998: Roland McGhee
1999: Kevin Dilworth
2000OT : Melvin Lister
2001–02: Savanté Stringfellow
2003–04OT : Dwight Phillips
2005: Miguel Pate
2006: Brian Johnson
2007: Dwight Phillips
2008OT : Trevell Quinley
2009–10: Dwight Phillips
2011–12OT : Marquise Goodwin
2013: George Kitchens
2014: Jeff Henderson
2015: Marquis Dendy
2016: Jeff Henderson
2017: Jarrion Lawson
2018: Jeff Henderson
2019:
20212020 OT : JuVaughn Harrison
Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Triple jump [ ]
US National Champions in men's triple jump
1888-1979Amateur Athletic Union
1893:
1894-1908: Not held
1909: Frank Irons
1910–11: Dan Ahearn
1912: Platt Adams
1913–18: Dan Ahearn
1919-20: Sherman Landers
1921: Kaufman Geist
1922-23: DeHart Hubbard
1924-25:
1926-28: Levi Casey
1929:
1930: Levi Casey
1931:
1932: Sidney Bowman
1933:
1934: Dudley Wilkins
1935: Rolland Romero
1936–37: Billy Brown
1938–39:
1940–43: Billy Brown
1944: Don Barksdale
1945:
1946:
1947: Bob Beckus
1948–51: Gay Bryan
1952: Walter Ashbaugh
1953: George Shaw
1954: (CUB) *
1955: (CUB) *Bill Sharpe
1956:
1957: Bill Sharpe
1958–60: Ira Davis
1961–62: Bill Sharpe
1963: Kent Floerke
1964: (GRE) * Ira Davis
1965–66: Art Walker
1967: Charles Craig
1968: Art Walker
1969: John Craft
1970: Milan Tiff
1971–74: John Craft
1975:
1976: Tommy Haynes
1977: Milan Tiff
1978: James Butts
1979:
1980-1992The Athletics Congress
1980–81: Willie Banks
1982: Robert Cannon
1983: Willie Banks
1984: Al Joyner
1985: Willie Banks
1986: Charlie Simpkins
1987–89: Mike Conley
1990–91: Kenny Harrison
1992: Charlie Simpkins
1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993–95: Mike Conley
1996–97: Kenny Harrison
1998–99: LaMark Carter
2000: Robert Howard
2001: LaMark Carter
2002: Walter Davis
2003: Kenta Bell
2004: Melvin Lister
2005–06: Walter Davis
2007–08: Aarik Wilson
2009: Brandon Roulhac
2010: Kenta Bell
2011–12: Christian Taylor
2013: Omar Craddock
2014: Will Claye
2015: Omar Craddock
2016-7: Will Claye
2018–19: Donald Scott
20212020 OT : Will Claye
Notes
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Shot put [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's shot put
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA
1879–80:
1881–86:
1887: George Gray /
1888Note 1 :
1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1888–94Note 1 : George Gray
1895:
1896: George Gray
1897: Charles Hennemann
1898–99: Richard Sheldon
1900: Denis Horgan
1901:
1902: George Gray
1903: Leon Feuerbach
1904: Martin Sheridan
1905–06: Wesley Coe
1907–10: Ralph Rose
1911–12: Pat McDonald
1913: Lawrence Whitney
1914: Pat McDonald
1915–17: Arlie Mucks
1918: Alma Richards
1919–20OT : Pat McDonald
1921: Bud Houser
1922: Pat McDonald
1923:
1924: Ralph Hills
1925: Bud Houser
1926:
1927: John Kuck
1928OT –31: Herman Brix
1932OT : Leo Sexton
1933–35: Jack Torrance
1936: Dimitri Zaitz
1937:
1938:
1939:
1940–42: Al Blozis
1943–44: Earl Audet
1945–46:
1947–48: Jim Delaney
1949–50: Jim Fuchs
1951–55: Parry O'Brien
1956: Ken Bantum
1957: Bill Nieder
1958–60: Parry O'Brien
1961: Dallas Long
1962: Gary Gubner
1963: Dave Davis
1964: Randy Matson
1965:
1966–68: Randy Matson
1969: Neal Steinhauer
1970: Randy Matson
1971: Karl Salb
1972: Randy Matson
1973–75: Al Feuerbach
1976–77: Terry Albritton
1978: Al Feuerbach
1979: Dave Laut
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Brian Oldfield
1981: Dave Laut
1982:
1983: Dave Laut
1984: Augie Wolf
1985: Dave Laut
1986–87: John Brenner
1988:
1989: Randy Barnes
1990: Jim Doehring
1991: Ron Backes
1992OT : Mike Stulce
1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993: Randy Barnes
1994: C. J. Hunter
1995: Brent Noon
1996OT –97: Randy Barnes
1998–99: John Godina
2000OT : Adam Nelson
2001: John Godina
2002: Adam Nelson
2003: John Godina
2004OT : Adam Nelson
2005: Christian Cantwell
2006: Adam Nelson
2007–08OT : Reese Hoffa
2009–10: Christian Cantwell
2011: Adam Nelson
2012OT : Reese Hoffa
2013: Ryan Whiting
2014–15: Joe Kovacs
2016OT -17: Ryan Crouser
2018: Darrell Hill
2019: Ryan Crouser
20212020 OT : Ryan Crouser
Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Discus throw [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's discus throw
1897-1979Amateur Athletic Union
1897-98: Charles Hennemann
1899-1900: Richard Sheldon
1901: (CAN) * Dick Sheridan
1902: Charles Hennemann
1903:
1904: Martin Sheridan
1905: Ralph Rose
1906-07: Martin Sheridan
1908: Marquis Horr
1909: Ralph Rose
1910: Merritt Giffin
1911: Martin Sheridan
1912-14: Emil Muller
1915-17: Arlie Mucks
1918: Emil Muller
1919: Arlie Mucks
1920-22: Gus Pope
1923-24: Thomas Lieb
1925-26: Bud Houser
1927: Eric Krenz
1928: Bud Houser
1929: Eric Krenz
1930-31: Paul Jessup
1932-33: John Anderson
1934:
1935-36: Ken Carpenter
1937:
1938:
1939-40:
1941: Archie Harris
1942: Bob Fitch
1943-44:
1945:
1946: Bob Fitch
1947-50: Fortune Gordien
1951:
1952: James Dillion
1953-54: Fortune Gordien
1955: Parry O'Brien
1956:
1957: Al Oerter
1958: Rink Babka
1959-60: Al Oerter
1961: Jay Silvester
1962: Al Oerter
1963: Jay Silvester
1964: Al Oerter
1965: Ludvík Daněk (TCH) * Jay Silvester
1966: Al Oerter
1967: Gary Carlsen
1968: Jay Silvester
1969: Jon Cole
1970: Jay Silvester
1971: Tim Vollmer
1972: Jay Silvester
1973: Mac Wilkins
1974-75: John Powell
1976-79: Mac Wilkins
1980-1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Mac Wilkins
1981: Ben Plucknett
1982: Luis Delís (CUB) * Mac Wilkins
1983-87: John Powell
1988: Mac Wilkins
1989-90: Kamy Keshmiri
1991: Anthony Washington
1992: Kamy Keshmiri
1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993: Anthony Washington
1994:
1995: Mike Buncic
1996: Anthony Washington
1997-98: John Godina
1999: Anthony Washington
2000-02: Adam Setliff
2003: Carl Brown
2004: Jarred Rome
2005-06: Ian Waltz
2007: Michael Robertson
2008: Ian Waltz
2009-10: Casey Malone
2011: Jarred Rome
2012-13: Lance Brooks
2014:
2015: Jared Schuurmans
2016-7: Mason Finley
2018: Reggie Jagers
2019: Sam Mattis
20212020 OT : Mason Finley
Notes
The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials , otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Discus throw – Greek style [ ]
Hammer throw [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's hammer throw
1876-1878New York Athletic Club
1876: William Curtis
1877:
1878: William Curtis
1879-1888 - NAAAA
1879:
1880: William Curtis
1881-2:
1883:
1884-5:
1886:
1887:
1888Note 1 :
1888-1979Amateur Athletic Union
1888Note 1 :
1889-96: James Mitchel
1897-9: John Flanagan
1900:
1901-2: John Flanagan
1903: James Mitchel
1904-5:
1906-7: John Flanagan
1908: Matt McGrath
1909: Lee Talbott
1910: Matt McGrath
1911: Con Walsh
1912: Matt McGrath
1913-7: Pat Ryan
1918: Matt McGrath
1919-21OT : Pat Ryan
1922: Matt McGrath
1923-4: Fred Tootell
1925-6: Matt McGrath
1927: Jack Merchant
1928OT : Edmund Black
1929: Jack Merchant
1930:
1931: Ed Flanagan
1932OT : Frank Conner
1933: Pat O'Callaghan
1934: Donald Favor
1935: Henry Dreyer
1936: William Rowe
1937-8: Irving Folwartshny
1939: Chester Cruikshank
1940:
1941: Irving Folwartshny
1942: Chester Cruikshank
1943-5: Henry Dreyer
1946: Irving Folwartshny
1947-8: Bob Bennett
1949-51: Samuel Felton
1952: Tom Bane
1953: Marty Engel
1954: Bob Backus
1955-61: Hal Connolly
1962-3: Albert Hall
1964-5: Hal Connolly
1966-8: Ed Burke
1969: Tom Gage
1970-1: George Frenn
1972: Al Schoterman
1973:
1974:
1975: Boris Djerassi
1976: Larry Hart
1977:
1978: Boris Djerassi
1979: Scott Nielson
1980: Giampaolo Urlando
1980-1992The Athletics Congress
1981: Richard Olsen
1982-3:
1984-5: Jud Logan
1986: Bill Green
1987: Jud Logan
1988: Ken Flax
1989: Lance Deal
1990: Ken Flax
1991-2OT : Jud Logan
1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993-6OT : Lance Deal
1997: Kevin McMahon
1998-2000OT : Lance Deal
2001: Kevin McMahon
2002: Lance Deal
2003-5: James Parker
2006-9: A. G. Kruger
2010: Jake Freeman
2011-2: Kibwé Johnson
2013: A. G. Kruger
2014-5: Kibwé Johnson
2016: Rudy Winkler
2017: Alex Young
2018: Rudy Winkler
2019: Conor McCullough
20212020 OT : Rudy Winkler
Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Weight throw [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's weight throw
1876-1878 – NYAC 1879-1888 - NAAAA
1879–80:
1881:
1882:
1883:
1884–87:
1888: James Mitchel (IRL)
1888-1979Amateur Athletic Union
1888–89:
1890:
1891–97: James Mitchel
1898: Richard Sheldon
1899: John Flanagan (IRL)
1900: James Mitchel
1901: John Flanagan
1902: Étienne Desmarteau (CAN)
1903: James Mitchel
1904: John Flanagan
1905: James Mitchel
1906–08: John Flanagan
1909: Lee Talbott
1910: Con Walsh
1911: Patrick McDonald
1912: Patrick Ryan
1913: Matt McGrath
1914: Patrick McDonald
1915: Lee Talbott
1916: Matt McGrath
1917: Patrick Ryan
1918: Matt McGrath
1919–21: Patrick McDonald
1922–25: Matt McGrath
1926–29: Patrick McDonald
1930–32: Leo Sexton
1933: Patrick McDonald
1934–35:
1936–38:
1939:
1940: Henry Dreyer
1941–44:
1945: Henry Dreyer
1946–47:
1948–49: Henry Dreyer
1950:
1951–52: Henry Dreyer
1953–59: Bob Backus
1960–64: Not held
1965: Bob Backus
Javelin throw [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's javelin throw
1909–1979 Amateur Athletic Union
1909: Ralph Rose
1910: Bruno Brodd
1911:
1912:
1913: Bruno Brodd
1914–19:
1920–21: Milton Angier
1922: Flint Hanner
1923: Harry Hoffman
1924:
1925: Zeke Bonura
1926: John Kuck
1927: Charles Harlow
1928: Creth Hines
1929: Jess Mortensen
1930–31:
1932: Malcolm Metcalf Note
1933: Lee Bartlett
1934:
1935: Horace Odell
1936: John Mottram
1937:
1938:
1939–42:
1943–44: Martin Biles
1945:
1946:
1947–48: Steve Seymour
1949: Bud Held
1950: Steve Seymour
1951: Bud Held
1952: Bill Miller
1953–55: Bud Held
1956: Cy Young
1957:
1958: Bud Held
1959–60: Al Cantello
1961:
1962: Dan Studney
1963: Larry Stuart
1964: Frank Covelli
1965:
1966:
1967:
1968: Frank Covelli
1969: Mark Murro
1970–71: Bill Skinner
1972: Fred Luke
1973: Cary Feldmann
1974: Sam Colson
1975: Richard George
1976: Fred Luke
1977: Bruce Kennedy
1978: Bill Schmidt
1979: Duncan Atwood
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress
1980: Duncan Atwood
1981: Bruce Kennedy
1982: Bob Roggy
1983: Rod Ewaliko
1984:
1985–86: Tom Petranoff
1987: Duncan Atwood
1988: Dave Stephens
1989: Mike Barnett
1990:
1991: Mike Barnett
1992: Tom Pukstys
1993–onwards USA Track & Field
1993: Tom Pukstys
1994: Todd Riech
1995: Tom Pukstys
1996: Todd Riech
1997–99: Tom Pukstys
2000–07: Breaux Greer
2008: Bobby Smith
2009:
2010: Sean Furey
2011: Mike Hazle
2012:
2013: Riley Dolezal
2014–15: Sean Furey
2016: Cyrus Hostetler
2017: Riley Dolezal
2018: Curtis Thompson
2019: Michael Shuey
20212020 OT : Curtis Thompson
Olympic Trials
The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials , otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Notes
Kenneth Churchill had the longest throw in the 1932 competition (which doubled as the Olympic Trials), ahead of Malcolm Metcalf. However, Churchill qualified for the final only due to a late rule change by the U.S. Olympic Committee, allowing eight rather than five finalists. As this rule change applied only to the Olympic Trials, Churchill is considered to have won at the Trials and Metcalf at the national championships, even though they were the same meet.
Pentathlon [ ]
USA Championship winners in men's pentathlon
1920: Brutus Hamilton
1921–22: Edward Gourdin
1923: Not held
1924:
1925:
1926:
1927:
1928: Not held
1929:
1930: Barney Berlinger
1931: Jim Bausch
1932: Not held
1933–34: Eulace Peacock
1935: Clyde Coffman
1936:
1937: Eulace Peacock
1938–39:
1940:
1941:
1942: Not held
1943–45: Eulace Peacock
1946:
1947: John Voight
1948:
1949–50:
1951–54:
1955: Des Koch
1956–58:
1959:
1960–61: Bill Toomey
1962: Paul Herman
1963–64: Bill Toomey
1965:
1966: Jeff Bannister
1967:
1968:
1969:
1970:
1971–73: Rick Wanamaker
1974:
1975:
1976:
1977:
1978:
All-Around [ ]
USA Championship winners in men's All-Around
1879-1888 - NAAAA
1884: (CAN)
1885–86:
1887:
1888:
1888-1979Amateur Athletic Union
1889–91:
1892–94:
1895:
1896: Lewis Sheldon
1897: Ellery Harding Clark
1898:
1899:
1900: (CAN)
1901–02: Adam Gunn
1903: Ellery Harding Clark
1904: Tom Kiely (IRL)
1905: Martin Sheridan
1906: Tom Kiely (IRL)
1907: Martin Sheridan
1908: John L. Bredemus
1909: Martin Sheridan
1910–11: Fred Thomson
1912: John L. Bredemus
1913: Fred Thomson
1914: Avery Brundage
1915: Not held
1916: Avery Brundage
1917: Harry Goelitz
1918: Avery Brundage
1919: Harrison Thomson
1920: Not held
1921: Harrison Thomson
1922–41: Not held
1942:
1943–49: Not held
1950:
1951: John Voight
1952:
1953: Bob Richards
1954:
1955:
1956:
1957–59:
1960:
1961:
1962:
1963–65:
1966:
1967:
1968:
1969–70:
1971:
1972:
1973:
1974: Not held
1975–76:
Decathlon [ ]
US National Championship winners in men's decathlon
1915–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1915: Alma Richards
1916–19: not held
1920: Brutus Hamilton
1921:
1922:
1923: Harold Osborn
1924: Tony Plansky
1925–26: Harold Osborn
1927: Fait Elkins
1928–29: Ken Doherty
1930: Wilson Charles
1931: Jess Mortensen
1932: James Bausch
1933: Barney Berlinger
1934–35: Bob Clark
1936: Glenn Morris
1937: not held
1938–39:
1940: Bill Watson
1941:
1942:
1943: Bill Watson
1944: Irv Mondschein
1945:
1946–47: Irv Mondschein
1948–50: Bob Mathias
1951: Bob Richards
1952: Bob Mathias
1953: Milt Campbell
1954–55: Bob Richards
1956: Rafer Johnson
1957:
1958: Rafer Johnson
1959: C.K. Yang (TPE) *
1960: Rafer Johnson
1961: Paul Herman
1962: C.K. Yang (TPE) * Paul Herman
1963:
1964: C.K. Yang (TPE) * Paul Herman
1965–69: Bill Toomey
1970:
1971: Rick Wanamaker
1972–73: Jeff Bennett
1974: Bruce Jenner
1975: Fred Samara
1976: Bruce Jenner
1977: Fred Dixon
1978:
1979: Bobby Coffman
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Bob Coffman
1981–82: John Crist
1983:
1984: John Crist
1985:
1986: Dave Johnson
1987: Tim Bright
1988: Gary Kinder
1989–90: Dave Johnson
1991: Dan O'Brien
1992: Dave Johnson
1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993–96: Dan O'Brien
1997: Steve Fritz
1998–99: Chris Huffins
2000: Tom Pappas
2001: Kip Janvrin
2002–03: Tom Pappas
2004–05: Bryan Clay
2006–07: Tom Pappas
2008: Bryan Clay
2009: Trey Hardee
2010: Jake Arnold
2011–13: Ashton Eaton
2014–15: Trey Hardee
2016: Ashton Eaton
2017: Trey Hardee
2018: Zach Ziemek
2019: Devon Williams
20212020 OT : Garrett Scantling
Notes
The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Women [ ]
50 metres [ ]
USA Championship winners in women's 50-meter dash
1923:
1924:
1925–28: Elta Cartwright
1929: Betty Robinson
1930: Mary Carew
1931:
1932:
1933: Louise Stokes
1934: Not held
1935: Louise Stokes
1936:
1937–38:
1939:
1940:
1941:
1942:
1943–47: Alice Coachman
1948: Mabel Walker
1949:
1950: Dolores Dwyer
1951:
1952: Catherine Hardy Lavender
1953–54: Mabel Landry
1955–56: Isabelle Daniels
1957–58: Barbara Jones
1959: Isabelle Daniels
Notes
The event was over 50 yards from 1923–32 and also 1955, 1957 and 1958. The 1959 distance was 60 meters.
100 metres [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash
1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union
1923–1924:
1925:
1926:
1927–1928OT : Elta Cartwright
1929: Betty Robinson
1930: Stella Walsh
1931:
1932OT : Wilhelmina von Bremen
1933: Annette Rogers
1934: not held
1935–1936: Helen Stephens
1937:
1938: Lula Hymes
1939:
1940–1941:
1942: Alice Coachman
1943–1944: Stella Walsh
1945–1946: Alice Coachman
1947:
1948: Stella Walsh
1949–1950: Jean Patton
1951:
1952: Catherine Hardy
1953–1954: Barbara Jones
1955–1956: Mae Faggs
1957: Barbara Jones
1958: Margaret Matthews
1959–1962: Wilma Rudolph
1963: Edith McGuire
1964–1966: Wyomia Tyus
1967: Barbara Ferrell
1968: Margaret Bailes
1969: Barbara Ferrell
1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) * Iris Davis
1971: Iris Davis
1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Iris Davis
1973: Iris Davis
1974:
1975: Rosalyn Bryant
1976: Chandra Cheeseborough
1977: Evelyn Ashford
1978: Leleith Hodges (JAM) * Brenda Morehead
1979: Evelyn Ashford
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress
1980: Alice Brown
1981–1983: Evelyn Ashford
1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Alice Brown
1985: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall
1986: Pam Marshall
1987: Diane Williams
1988: Sheila Echols
1989: Dawn Sowell
1990: Michelle Finn
1991: Carlette Guidry
1992OT : Gwen Torrence
1993–present USA Track & Field
1993–1994: Gail Devers
1995–1996OT : Gwen Torrence
1997–1998: Marion Jones
1999: Inger Miller
2000OT : Marion Jones
2001–2002: Chryste Gaines
2003: Torri Edwards
2004OT : LaTasha Colander
2005: Me'Lisa Barber
2006: Lauryn Williams
2007: Torri Edwards
2008OT : Muna Lee
2009: Carmelita Jeter
2010: Allyson Felix
2011–2012OT : Carmelita Jeter
2013: English Gardner
2014: Tianna Bartoletta
2015: Tori Bowie
2016OT : English Gardner
2017: Tori Bowie
2018: Aleia Hobbs
2019: Teahna Daniels
20212020 OT : Javianne Oliver
Notes
OT : 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance : The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974.
200 metres [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's 200-meter dash
1926–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1926:
1927:
1928OT :
1929:
1930–1931: Stella Walsh
1932OT –1933
1934: not held
1935: Helen Stephens
1936:
1937:
1938:
1939–1940: Stella Walsh
1941:
1942–1948: Stella Walsh
1949–1950: Nell Jackson
1951: Jean Patton
1952: Catherine Hardy
1953: Dolores Dwyer
1954–1956: Mae Faggs
1957: Isabelle Daniels
1958: Lucinda Williams
1959: Isabelle Daniels
1960: Wilma Rudolph
1961: Lacey O'Neal
1962–1963: Vivian Brown
1964–1965: Edith McGuire
1966: Wyomia Tyus
1967:
1968: Wyomia Tyus
1969: Barbara Ferrell
1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) *
1971: Raelene Boyle (AUS) *
1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Pamela Greene
1973: Mable Fergerson
1974: Alice Annum (GHA) *
1975: Debra Armstrong
1976: Brenda Morehead
1977–1979: Evelyn Ashford
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Karen Hawkins
1981: Evelyn Ashford
1982: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Florence Griffith
1983: Evelyn Ashford
1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * (3) Pam Marshall
1985 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall
1986–1987: Pam Marshall
1988: Gwen Torrence
1989: Dannette Young
1990: Grace Jackson (JAM) * Dannette Young
1991–1992OT : Gwen Torrence
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993: Gwen Torrence
1994: Carlette Guidry-White
1995: Gwen Torrence
1996OT : Carlette Guidry-White
1997: Inger Miller
1998–2000OT : Marion Jones
2001: LaTasha Jenkins
2002: Stephanie Durst
2003: Torri Edwards
2004OT –2005: Allyson Felix
2006: Rachelle Boone-Smith
2007–2009OT : Allyson Felix
2010: Connie Moore
2011: Shalonda Solomon
2012OT : Allyson Felix
2013: Kimberlyn Duncan
2014: Jeneba Tarmoh
2015: Jenna Prandini
2016OT : Tori Bowie
2017: Deajah Stevens
2018: Jenna Prandini
2019: Dezerea Bryant
20212020 OT : Gabrielle Thomas
Notes
OT : 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
Distance :The event was over 220 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957-8, 1961-3, 1965-6, 1969-70 and 1973-4
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
400 metres [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's 400-meter dash
1958–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1958:
1959:
1960: Irene Robertson
1961:
1962–3:
1964: Janell Smith
1965: Janell Smith
1966–7:
1968: Jarvis Scott
1969: Kathy Hammond
1970: Mavis Laing
1971: Mable Fergerson
1972: Kathy Hammond
1973: Mable Fergerson
1974–5: Debra Sapenter
1976: Lorna Forde (BAR) * Sheila Ingram
1977: Sharon Dabney
1978: Lorna Forde (BAR) * Patricia Jackson
1979: Patricia Jackson
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Sherri Howard
1981–3: Denean Howard
1984: Valerie Brisco
1985: Lillie Leatherwood
1986: Diane Dixon
1987–8: Lillie Leatherwood
1989: Rochelle Stevens
1990: Maicel Malone
1991: Lillie Leatherwood
1992: Rochelle Stevens
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993: Jearl Miles
1994: Natasha Kaiser-Brown
1995: Jearl Miles
1996: Maicel Malone
1997: Jearl Miles Clark
1998: Kim Graham
1999: Maicel Malone
2000–1: LaTasha Colander-Richardson
2002: Jearl Miles Clark
2003: Sanya Richards
2004: Monique Hennagan
2005–6: Sanya Richards
2007: DeeDee Trotter
2008–9: Sanya Richards
2010: Debbie Dunn
2011: Allyson Felix
2012: Sanya Richards-Ross
2013: Natasha Hastings
2014: Francena McCorory
2015–6: Allyson Felix
2017: Quanera Hayes
2018–9: Shakima Wimbley
20212020 OT : Quanera Hayes
Notes
OT : Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance :The event was over 440 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957–8, 1961–3, 1965–6, 1969–70 and 1973–4
800 metres [ ]
1927–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1927:
1928: Rayma Wilson
1958:
1959:
1960–1: Pat Connolly
1962:
1963–4: Sandy Knott
1965:
1966:
1967: Madeline Manning
1968: Doris Brown
1969: Madeline Manning
1970–1: Cheryl Toussaint
1972:
1973: Wendy Knudson
1974: Mary Decker
1975–6: Madeline Manning
1977:
1978: Ruth Wysocki
1979: Essie Kelley
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980–1: Madeline Manning
1982: Delisa Walton
1983: Robin Campbell
1984: Kim Gallagher
1985–6:
1987: Essie Kelley
1988–9: Joetta Clark
1990: Meredith Rainey
1991: Delisa Walton-Floyd
1992: Joetta Clark
1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
OT : 1928, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance :The event was over 880 yards in 1958, 1961–3, 1965–6, 1969–70 and 1973–4
1500 metres [ ]
1965–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1965:
1966: Doris Brown
1967:
1968:
1969: Doris Brown
1970: Francie Larrieu
1971:
1972–3: Francie Larrieu
1974: Doris Brown
1975: Julie Brown
1976–7: Francie Larrieu
1978: Jan Merrill
1979: Francie Larrieu
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Francie Larrieu
1981: Jan Merrill
1982–3: Mary Slaney
1984: Kim Gallagher
1985: Diana Richburg
1986: Linda Sheskey
1987: Regina Jacobs
1988: Vicki Huber
1989: Regina Jacobs
1990–1: Suzy Favor Hamilton
1992: Regina Jacobs
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993: Annette Peters
1994–7: Regina Jacobs
1998: Suzy Hamilton
1999–2002: Regina Jacobs
2003: Suzy Favor Hamilton
2004: Carrie Tollefson
2005–7: Treniere Clement
2008–9: Shannon Rowbury
2010: Anna Pierce
2011–2: Morgan Uceny
2013: Treniere Moser
2014–7: Jennifer Simpson
2018–9: Shelby Houlihan
20212020 OT : Elle Purrier St. Pierre
Notes
OT : Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance :The event was over one mile in 1973–4
3000 metres [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's 3000-meter run /two-mile run
1970: Beth Bonner
1971: Doris Brown Heritage
1972:
1973:
1974–75: Lynn Bjorklund
1976–78: Jan Merrill
1979: Francie Larrieu Smith
1980: Julie Brown
1981:
1982: Francie Larrieu Smith
1983: Mary Decker
1984: Jan Merrill
1985: Cathy Branta
1986–87: Mary Knisely
1988: Lynn Jennings
1989: PattiSue Plumer
1990: Lynn Jennings
1991: Shelly Steely
1992: PattiSue Plumer
1993: Annette Peters
1994: Annette Peters
5000 metres [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's 5000-meter run
1983–1992The Athletics Congress
1983: Judi St. Hilaire
1984:
1985:
1986: Betty Jo Geiger
1987: Nan Doak-Davis
1988:
1989:
1990–1991: PattiSue Plumer
1992:
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993:
1994: Ceci St. Geme
1995: Gina Procaccio
1996: Lynn Jennings
1997: Libbie Hickman
1998–2000: Regina Jacobs
2001–2003: Marla Runyan
2004: Shayne Culpepper
2005: Shalane Flanagan
2006: Lauren Fleshman
2007: Shalane Flanagan
2008–2009: Kara Goucher
2010: Lauren Fleshman
2011: Molly Huddle
2012: Julie Culley
2013: Jennifer Simpson
2014: Molly Huddle
2015: Nicole Tully
2016: Molly Huddle
2017–2019: Shelby Houlihan
20212020 OT : Elise Cranny
Notes
OT : Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
10,000 metres [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's 10,000-meter run
1977–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1981: Joan Samuelson
1982:
1983:
1984:
1985: Francie Larrieu Smith
1986: Nan Doak-Davis
1987: Lynn Jennings
1988:
1989: Nan Doak-Davis
1990:
1991–1992: Lynn Jennings
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993: Lynn Jennings
1994: Olga Appell
1995: Lynn Jennings
1996: Kate Fonshell
1997–1998: Lynn Jennings
1999: Libbie Hickman
2000–2001: Deena Drossin
2002: Jennifer Rhines
2003–2004: Deena Kastor
2005: Katie McGregor
2006: Amy Rudolph
2007: Deena Kastor
2008: Shalane Flanagan
2009–2010: Amy Yoder Begley
2011: Shalane Flanagan
2012: Amy Hastings
2013: Shalane Flanagan
2014: Kim Conley
2015–2019: Molly Huddle
20212020 OT : Emily Sisson
Notes
OT : Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
5K run [ ]
USA Championship winners in the women's 5K run
1986: Marty Cooksey
1987–88: Not held
1989: Judi St. Hilaire
1990: Lynn Jennings
1991: Janis Klecker
1992: Shelly Steely
1993–96: Lynn Jennings
1997: Elva Dryer
1998: Lynn Jennings
1999:
2000: Libbie Hickman
2001:
2002–04: Marla Runyan
2005: Amy Rudolph
2006: Sara Hall
2007–08: Shalane Flanagan
2009: Amy Yoder Begley
2010: Molly Huddle
2011: Julie Culley
2012–15: Molly Huddle
2016: Aliphine Tuliamuk
2017: Molly Huddle
2018: Emily Sisson
2019: Shannon Rowbury
2020: Cancelled
2021: Weini Kelati
8K run [ ]
USA Championship winners in the women's
1988:
1989:
1990: Elaine Van Blunk
1991: Lynn Jennings
1992: Anne Marie Letko
1993:
1994: Not held
1995:
1996–97: Not held
1998–99: Amy Rudolph
2000: Not held
2001: Colleen De Reuck
2002–04: Not held
2005: Deena Kastor
10K run [ ]
USA Championship winners in the women's 10K run
1978: Mary Decker
1979:
1980:
1981:
1982:
1983: Judi St. Hilaire
1984: Betty Jo Geiger
1985: Francie Larrieu Smith & Betty Jo Geiger
1986: Betty Jo Geiger
1987–88: Lynn Jennings
1989: Margaret Groos
1990–91:
1992: Lynn Jennings
1993:
1994: Lynn Jennings
1995:
1996: Anne Marie Letko
1997: Kim Jones
1998–2000: Libbie Hickman
2001: Elva Dryer
2002: Marla Runyan
2003: Elva Dryer
2004: Amy Yoder Begley
2005: Katie McGregor
2006–07: Not held
2008–10: Molly Huddle
2011: Janet Cherobon-Bawcom
2012:
2013: Janet Cherobon-Bawcom
2014: Amy Cragg
2015: Molly Huddle
2016: Emily Sisson
2017: Aliphine Tuliamuk
2018: Stephanie Bruce
2019: Sara Hall
2020: Not held
2021: Sara Hall
7 miles [ ]
12K run [ ]
1993: Lynn Jennings
1994:
1995: Gwyn Coogan
1996: Anne Marie Letko
1997: Not held
1998:
3000 metres steeplechase [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's 3000-meter steeplechase
1999–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
OT : In Olympic years, the Olympic Trials have incorporated the national championships.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Errors : In 1999, the water jump was set too low, in 2009, one barrier was set too high, both in Eugene, Oregon
100 metres hurdles [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter hurdles
1923–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1923–4:
1925–9:
1930: Evelyne Hall
1931–2: Babe Didrikson
1933: Simone Schaller
1934: Not held
1935:
1936: Anne O'Brien
1937:
1938–9:
1940: Sybil Cooper
1941:
1942:
1943:
1944–5:
1946–7:
1948–9: Bernice Robinson
1950: Evelyn Lawler
1951:
1952: Constance Darnowski
1953:
1954: Constance Darnowski
1955 Bertha Diaz (CUB) * Barbara Mueller
1956 Bertha Diaz (CUB) *
1957: Shirley Crowder
1958: Not held
1959: Shirley Crowder
1960:
1961–2:
1963–4: Rosie Bonds
1965–6: Cherrie Sherrard
1967–8: Mamie Rallins
1969: Chi Cheng (TPE) * Mamie Rallins
1970: Mamie Rallins
1971: Patty Johnson
1972: Mamie Rallins
1973–4: Patty Johnson
1975–6: Jane Frederick
1977: Patty Van Wolvelaere
1978–9: Deby LaPlante
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980–2: Stephanie Hightower
1983: Benita Fitzgerald
1984: Stephanie Hightower
1985:
1986: Benita Fitzgerald-Brown
1987: LaVonna Martin
1988: Kim McKenzie
1989: Lynda Tolbert
1990: LaVonna Martin
1991–2: Gail Devers
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993: Lynda Tolbert
1994: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1995–6: Gail Devers
1997: Melissa Morrison
1998: Cheryl Dickey
1999–2004: Gail Devers
2005: Michelle Perry
2006–7: Virginia Powell
2008: Lolo Jones
2009: Dawn Harper
2010: Lolo Jones
2011: Kellie Wells
2012: Dawn Harper
2013: Brianna Rollins
2014–5: Dawn Harper Nelson
2016: Brianna Rollins
2017–9: Kendra Harrison
20212020 OT : Kendra Harrison
Notes
OT : 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance :The event was over 60 yards until 1928, 80 meters 1929-1968
200 metres hurdles [ ]
1965: Jenny Meldrum (CAN)
1966–68: Patty Van Wolvelaere
1969–72: Pat Hawkins
400 metres hurdles [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's 400-meter hurdles
1969–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1969–1972 (200m): Pat Hawkins
1973: Gale Fitzgerald
1974: Andrea Bruce
1975: Debbie Esser
1976:
1977:
1978: Debbie Esser
1979:
1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
OT : Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance :The event was competed at 200 meters during 1969–1972
High jump [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's high jump
1923–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1923:
1924: Not held
1925:
1926–27:
1928: Mildred Wiley
1929–31: Jean Shiley
1932: Jean Shiley & Babe Didrikson
1933: Alice Arden
1934: Not held
1935: Barbara Howe
1936: Annette Rogers
1937–38:
1939–48: Alice Coachman
1949: Gertrude Orr
1950:
1951–52:
1953: Mildred McDaniel
1954:
1955–56: Mildred McDaniel
1957: Verneda Thomas &
1958: & Barbara Brown
1959–61:
1962: (JPN)
1963–67: Eleanor Montgomery
1968:
1969: Eleanor Montgomery
1970:
1971:
1972: Audrey Reid
1973:
1974–77: Joni Huntley
1978: Louise Ritter
1979: Debbie Brill (CAN)
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Coleen Sommer
1981: Pam Spencer
1982: Debbie Brill (CAN)
1983: Louise Ritter
1984: Pam Spencer
1985–86: Louise Ritter
1987: Coleen Sommer
1988–89: Jan Wohlschlag
1990–91: Yolanda Henry
1992: Tanya Hughes
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993: Tanya Hughes
1994: Angie Bradburn
1995: Amy Acuff
1996: Tisha Waller
1997: Amy Acuff
1998–99: Tisha Waller
2000: Karol Damon
2001: Amy Acuff
2002: Tisha Waller
2003: Amy Acuff
2004: Tisha Waller
2005: Amy Acuff
2006: Chaunté Howard
2007: Amy Acuff
2008–09: Chaunté Howard
2010: Chaunté Lowe
2011: Brigetta Barrett
2012: Chaunté Lowe
2013: Brigetta Barrett
2014–16: Chaunté Lowe
2017–19: Vashti Cunningham
20212020 OT : Vashti Cunningham
Notes
OT : Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Pole vault [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's pole vault
1996†–97: Stacy Dragila
1998: Kellie Suttle
1999–2005: Stacy Dragila
2006–10: Jenn Suhr
2011: Kylie Hutson
2012–16: Jenn Suhr
2017–19: Sandi Morris
20212020 OT : Katie Nageotte
Notes
Since 2000 the championships has incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years.
The 1996 contest was a non-championship event
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Long jump [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's long jump
1923–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1923:
1924:
1925:
1926:
1927:
1928: Elta Cartwright
1929:
1930: Stella Walsh
1931: Babe Didrikson
1932:
1933:
1934: Not held
1935:
1936:
1937–8: Lula Hymes
1939: Stella Walsh (POL) *
1940–41: Stella Walsh (POL) *
1942–45: Stella Walsh (POL) *
1946: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lillian Young
1947:
1948: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lillian Young
1949–50: Mabel Landry
1951: Stella Walsh (POL) *
1952–3: Mabel Landry
1954–5:
1956–9:
1960–2: Willye White
1963: Edith McGuire
1964–6: Willye White
1967: Pat Connolly
1968–70: Willye White
1971: Kim Attlesey
1972: Willye White
1973–75: Martha Watson
1976: Kathy McMillan
1977–8: Jodi Anderson
1979: Kathy McMillan
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980–1: Jodi Anderson
1982–3: Carol Lewis
1984: Shonel Ferguson (BAH)
1985–6: Carol Lewis
1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1988: Sheila Echols
1989:
1990–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993–6OT : Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1997–8: Marion Jones
1999: Dawn Burrell
2000OT : Marion Jones
2001: Jenny Adams
2002: Brianna Glenn
2003: Grace Upshaw
2004OT : Marion Jones
2005: Grace Upshaw
2006: Rose Richmond
2007: Grace Upshaw
2008OT –12OT : Brittney Reese
2013: Janay DeLoach Soukup
2014: Brittney Reese
2015: Tianna Bartoletta
2016OT : Brittney Reese
2017: Tianna Bartoletta
2018: Sha'Keela Saunders
2019: Brittney Reese
20212020 OT : Brittney Reese
Notes
OT : Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Triple jump [ ]
US National Champions in women's triple jump
1980-1992The Athletics Congress
1985–6: Wendy Brown
1987: Sheila Hudson
1988: Wendy Brown
1989–90: Sheila Hudson
1991:
1992: Sheila Hudson
1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993:
1994–5: Sheila Hudson
1996: Cynthea Rhodes
1997:
1998: Sheila Hudson
1999:
2000: Nicole Gamble
2001: Tiombe Hurd
2002–3: Yuliana Pérez
2004: Tiombé Hurd
2005: Erica McLain
2006–8: Shani Marks
2009:
2010: Erica McLain
2011–2: Amanda Smock
2013: Andrea Geubelle
2014: Amanda Smock
2015: Christina Epps
2016–19: Keturah Orji
20212020 OT : Keturah Orji
Notes
Since 1996 the championships has incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Shot put [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's shot put
1923-1979Amateur Athletic Union
1923:
1924:
1925–28: Lillian Copeland
1929–30: Rena MacDonald
1931: Lillian Copeland
1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
1933:
1934: Not held
1935: Rena MacDonald
1936: Helen Stephens
1937:
1938–41:
1942:
1943: Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) * Dorothy Dodson
1944: Dorothy Dodson
1945: Frances Kaszubski (POL) *
1946–47: Dorothy Dodson
1948: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Dorothy Dodson
1949: Amelia Wood
1950: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Amelia Wood
1951: Amelia Wood
1952: Amelia Wood & Janet Dicks
1953: Amelia Wood
1954: Lois Testa
1955:
1956–62: Earlene Brown
1963: Sharon Shepherd
1964: Earlene Brown
1965–66: Lynn Graham
1967–68: Maren Seidler
1969–71: Lynn Graham
1972–79: Maren Seidler
1980-1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Maren Seidler
1981:
1982: María Elena Sarría (CUB) * (3)
1983:
1984: Ria Stalman (NED) * Lorna Griffin
1985–87: Ramona Pagel
1988: Connie Price
1989: Ramona Pagel
1990: Connie Price
1991: Ramona Pagel
1992: Connie Price-Smith
1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993–2000: Connie Price-Smith
2001: Seilala Sua
2002: Teri Steer
2003: Kristin Heaston
2004: Laura Gerraughty
2005: Kristin Heaston
2006: Jillian Camarena
2007: Kristin Heaston
2008–09: Michelle Carter
2010: Jillian Camarena
2011: Michelle Carter
2012: Jillian Camarena-Williams
2013–16: Michelle Carter
2017: Raven Saunders
2018: Maggie Ewen
2019: Chase Ealey
20212020 OT : Jessica Ramsey
Notes
Since 1992, the championships has incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Discus throw [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's discus throw
1923–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1923:
1924:
1925:
1926–7: Lillian Copeland
1928:
1929: Rena MacDonald
1930–1: Evelyn Ferrara
1932–3: Ruth Osburn
1934: Not held
1935:
1936: Helen Stephens
1937:
1938–40:
1941: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) *
1942: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) * (3)
1943: Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) *
1944:
1945: Frances Kaszubski (POL) *
1946: Dorothy Dodson
1947–48: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Dorothy Dodson
1949: Frances Kaszubski (POL) *
1950: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Amelia Bert
1951: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Janet Dicks
1952–3: Janet Dicks
1954: Marjorie Larney
1955: (CUB) * Marjorie Larney
1956: Pamela Kurrell
1957: Olga Connolly
1958–9: Earlene Brown
1960: Olga Connolly
1961: Earlene Brown
1962: Olga Connolly
1963: Sharon Shepherd
1964: Olga Connolly
1965: Lynn Graham
1966–7: Carol Moseke
1968: Olga Connolly
1969–70: Carol Frost
1971: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) * Carol Frost
1972: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) * Olga Connolly
1973: Jean Roberts (AUS) * (3)
1974: (CAN) *
1975: Jean Roberts (AUS) *Jan Svendsen
1976: Lynne Winbigler
1977: Jane Haist (CAN) * Lynne Winbigler
1978–9: Lynne Winbigler
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Lorna Griffin
1981: Leslie Deniz
1982: Ria Stalman (NED) * Leslie Deniz
1983: Leslie Deniz
1984: Ria Stalman (NED) * Carol Cady
1985–6: Carol Cady
1987: Connie Price
1988: Lacy Barnes
1989–90: Connie Price
1991: Lacy Barnes
1992: Connie Price-Smith
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1993–4: Connie Price-Smith
1995: Edie Boyer
1996: Suzy Powell
1997: Lacy Barnes-Mileham
1998–2001: Seilala Sua
2002: Kris Kuehl
2003–4: Aretha Hill
2005: Becky Breisch
2006: Aretha Thurmond
2007: Suzy Powell
2008: Aretha Thurmond
2009: Stephanie Brown Trafton
2010: Becky Breisch
2011–2: Stephanie Brown Trafton
2013–5: Gia Lewis-Smallwood
2016OT : Whitney Ashley
2017: Gia Lewis-Smallwood
2018-9: Valarie Allman
20212020 OT : Valarie Allman
Notes
OT : Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Hammer throw [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's hammer throw
1980-1992 The Athletics Congress 1993-onwards USA Track & Field
1993–4:
1995–7: Dawn Ellerbe
1998:
1999: Dawn Ellerbe
2000–1: Dawn Ellerbe
2002–3: Anna Mahon
2004–5: Erin Gilreath
2006: Jessica Cosby
2007: Brittany Riley
2008–9: Jessica Cosby
2010: Amber Campbell
2011: Jessica Cosby
2012: Amber Campbell
2013–4: Amanda Bingson
2015–6: Amber Campbell
2017: Gwen Berry
2018–9: DeAnna Price
20212020 OT : DeAnna Price
Notes
†: Held in 1990 and 1991 as non-championship event
OT: Since 2000 the national championships incorporated the Olympic Trials
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Javelin throw [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's javelin throw
1923–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1923:
1924:
1925:
1926: Lillian Copeland
1927–8: Margaret Jenkins
1929:
1930: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
1931: Lillian Copeland
1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
1933: Nan Gindele
1934: Not held
1935:
1936: Martha Worst
1937–8:
1939–49: Dorothy Dodson
1950: Amelia Wood
1951:
1952: Marjorie Larney
1953: Amelia Wood
1954–6: Karen Anderson
1957–60: Marjorie Larney
1961:
1962:
1963:
1964–7: RaNae Bair
1968: Barbara Friedrich
1969: Kate Schmidt
1970–2: Sherry Calvert
1973–7: Kate Schmidt
1978: Sherry Calvert
1979: Kate Schmidt
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980–1: Karin Smith
1982: Lynda Hughes
1983–4: Karin Smith
1985: Cathy Sulinski
1986: (FIN) * Donna Mayhew
1987: Karin Smith
1988: Donna Mayhew
1989: Laverne Eve (BAH) * Donna Mayhew
1990–1: Karin Smith
1992: Donna Mayhew
1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993–5: Donna Mayhew
1996: Nicole Carroll
1997: Lynda Lipson
1998: Nicole Carroll
1999–2000: Lynda Blutreich
2001: Kim Kreiner
2002: Serene Ross
2003: Erica Wheeler
2004–6: Kim Kreiner
2007: Dana Pounds
2008–11: Kara Patterson
2012–3: Brittany Borman
2014–5: Kara Winger
2016: Maggie Malone
2017–18: Kara Winger
2019: Ariana Ince
20212020 OT : Maggie Malone
Olympic Trials
The 1920, 1928 and 1932 championships, and championships in Olympic years since 1992 have incorporated the Olympic Trials , otherwise held separately.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Baseball throw [ ]
US National Championship winners in women's baseball throw
1923:
1924:
1925:
1926:
1927–28: Margaret Jenkins
1929: Gloria Russell
1930–32: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
1933:
1934: Not held
1935:
1936:
1937:
1938: Betsy Jochum
1939:
1940–41:
1942:
1943:
1944:
1945–47: Marian Barone
1948–50:
1951: Amelia Wood
1952–54:
1955: Amelia Wood
1956: Pamela Kurrell
1957: Earlene Brown
Pentathlon and heptathlon [ ]
1950–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1950–4: Stanisława Walasiewicz
1955–6: Barbara Mueller
1957–9: Ann Roniger
1960: Jo Ann Terry
1961–7: Pat Daniels
1968: Chi Cheng (TPE)
1969:
1970: Pat Daniels
1971: Marilyn King
1972–3: Jane Frederick
1974:
1975–6: Jane Frederick
1977:
1978: Modupe Oshikoya (NGR)
1979: Jane Frederick
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Themis Zambrzycki (BRA)
1981: Jane Frederick
1982: Jackie Joyner
1983: Jane Frederick
1984: Cindy Greiner
1985–6: Jane Frederick
1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1988:
1989: Jolanda Jones
1990: Cindy Greiner
1991–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field
1993: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1994: Kym Carter
1995: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1996–8: Kelly Blair LaBounty
1999: Shelia Burrell
2000–1: DeDee Nathan
2002–4: Shelia Burrell
2005: Hyleas Fountain
2006: GiGi Johnson
2007–8: Hyleas Fountain
2009: Diana Pickler
2010: Hyleas Fountain
2011: Sharon Day-Monroe
2012: Hyleas Fountain
2013–4: Sharon Day-Monroe
2015–6: Barbara Nwaba
2017: Kendell Williams
2018–19: Erica Bougard
20212020 OT : Annie Kunz
Notes
Since 1992 the championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
References [ ]
Champions 1876–2006
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field US Olympic Trials
Lists of national champions in athletics
By event
Men
100 m
200 m
5000 m
Marathon
High jump
Discus throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon
Women
100 m
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High jump
Pole vault
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