NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's javelin throw
This is a list of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Champions in the javelin throw. Measurements were conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. International javelin design regulations were changed in 1986 with the center of gravity of the implement moved forward. As a result, throwing distances were in general shorter, flat landings fewer, and legal throws (tip-down) easier to attain post-1985.
Champions[]
- Key
- * = Old javelin
- A = Altitude assisted
Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Distance in meters |
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1921 | Flint Hanner | Stanford | 58.27* |
1922 | Howard Hoffman | Michigan | 61.65* |
1923 | Harry Frieda | Chicago | 58.37* |
1924 | not held | ||
1925 | Philip Northrup | Michigan | 61.54* |
1926 | Philip Northrup | Michigan | 61.21* |
1927 | Doral Pilling ![]() |
Utah | 60.86* |
1928 | Lee Bartlett | Albion | 66.01* |
1929 | Jess Mortensen | Southern Cal | 62.07* |
1930 | Kenneth Churchill ![]() |
California | 62.23* |
1931 | Kenneth Churchill ![]() |
California | 65.53* |
1932 | George Williams | Hampton | 65.53* |
1933 | Duane Purvis | Purdue | 66.00* |
1934 | Robert Parke | Oregon | 67.35* |
1935 | Charles Gongloff | Pittsburgh | 67.44* |
1936 | Alton Terry | Hardin-Simmons | 68.95* |
1937 | Lowell Todd | San Jose St | 65.47* |
1938 | Nick Vukmanic | Penn St | 65.74* |
1939 | Bob Peoples | Southern Cal | 67.22* |
1940 | Marty Biles | California | 62.43* |
1941 | Marty Biles | California | 67.08* |
1942 | Robert Biles | California | 65.17* |
1943 | George Gast | Iowa St | 61.61* |
1944 | Bob Ray | Wisconsin | 53.04* |
1945 | Robert Patton | Navy | 58.24* |
1946 | Robert Likins | San Jose St | 60.62* |
1947 | Robert Likins | San Jose St | 63.73A* |
1948 | Franklin "Bud" Held | Stanford | 63.91* |
1949 | Franklin "Bud" Held | Stanford | 68.48* |
1950 | Franklin "Bud" Held | Stanford | 66.06* |
1951 | Charles Missfeldt | Oregon | 66.87* |
1952 | George Roseme | California | 69.71* |
1953 | Dick Genther | Southern Cal | 66.08* |
1954 | Leo Long | Stanford | 69.11* |
1955 | Les Bitner | Kansas | 75.01* |
1956 | Phil Conley | Cal Tech | 73.13* |
1957 | John Fromm | Pacific Lutheran | 75.62* |
1958 | John Fromm | Pacific Lutheran | 78.36* |
1959 | Bill Alley | Kansas | 73.29* |
1960 | Bill Alley | Kansas | 81.91* |
1961 | Chuck Wilkinson | Redlands | 75.50* |
1962 | Jan Sikorsky | Southern Cal | 76.00* |
1963 | Frank Covelli | Arizona St | 78.55A* |
1964 | Les Tipton | Oregon | 76.16* |
1965 | John Tushaus | Arizona | 76.34* |
1966 | James Stevenson | Penn St | 78.77* |
1967 | Delmon McNabb | Louisiana St | 80.29A* |
1968 | Carl O'Donnell | Wash St | 78.92* |
1969 | Mark Murro | Arizona St | 81.00* |
1970 | Bill Skinner | Tennessee | 82.50* |
1971 | Cary Feldmann | Washington | 78.94* |
1972 | Rick Dowswell ![]() |
Ohio | 81.05* |
1973 | Sam Colson | Kansas | 85.27* |
1974 | Oregon St | 82.68* | |
1975 | Long Beach St | 76.25A* | |
1976 | Phil Olsen ![]() |
Tennessee | 83.26* |
1977 | Florida | 78.76* | |
1978 | Bob Roggy | Southern Illinois | 86.48* |
1979 | Tom Sinclair | Washington | 79.64* |
1980 | San Jose St | 82.06* | |
1981 | Glassboro St | 83.26* | |
1982 | Brian Crouser | Oregon | 83.72A* |
1983 | Einar Vilhjálmsson ![]() |
Texas | 89.34* |
1984 | Einar Vilhjálmsson ![]() |
Texas | 89.62* |
1985 | Brian Crouser | Oregon | 85.66* |
1986 | Dag Wennlund ![]() |
Texas | 78.86 |
1987 | Dag Wennlund ![]() |
Texas | 77.06 |
1988 | ![]() |
NE Louisiana | 76.56 |
1989 | Patrik Bodén ![]() |
Texas | 77.82A |
1990 | Patrik Bodén ![]() |
Texas | 79.82 |
1991 | Patrik Bodén ![]() |
Texas | 79.34 |
1992 | Oregon | 75.78 | |
1993 | Erik Smith | UCLA | 79.20 |
1994 | Todd Riech | Fresno St | 81.32 |
1995 | Greg Johnson | UCLA | 74.44 |
1996 | Pål Arne Fagernes ![]() |
Arizona St | 79.16 |
1997 | Mats Nilsson ![]() |
Alabama | 74.90 |
1998 | Esko Mikkola ![]() |
Arizona | 81.86 |
1999 | Matti Närhi ![]() |
UTEP | 79.74 |
2000 | Esko Mikkola ![]() |
Arizona | 72.62 |
2001 | John Stiegeler | Oregon | 77.07 |
2002 | Scott Russell ![]() |
Kansas | 79.85 |
2003 | Brian Chaput | Pennsylvania | 78.69 |
2004 | Gabriel Wallin ![]() |
Boise St | 80.71 |
2005 | Gabriel Wallin ![]() |
Boise St | 78.76 |
2006 | Justin Ryncavage | North Carolina | 74.18 |
2007 | Justin Ryncavage | ||
2008 | Georgia | 78.41 m (257 ft 3 in) | |
2009 | Chris Hill | ||
2010 | Craig Kinsley | Brown | 76.29 m (250 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
2011 | Illinois State | ||
2012 | Tim Glover | ||
2013 | Sam Humphreys | Texas A&M | |
2014 | Sam Crouser | ||
2015 | Sam Crouser | Oregon | 79.19 m (259 ft 9 in) |
2016 | Curtis Thompson | ||
2017 | Ioannis Kyriazis ![]() |
Texas A&M | 82.58 m (270 ft 11 in) |
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