List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners

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.

The national championships for cross country and road running are held separately from the main track and field competition.

Men

7 miles

• 2002: Meb Keflezighi

12K run

• 1987: Dirk Lakeman
• 1988–92: Not held
• 1993: Mark Coogan
• 1994–95: Chris Fox
• 1996: Mark Coogan

50K run

Champions from USATF

• 1976: Chuck Smead
• 1977: Allan Kirik
• 1978: Jack Brennan
• 1979: John Cederholm
• 1980: Bill DeVoe
• 1981: Richard Holloway
• 1982–83: Charlie Trayer
• 1984: Mel Williams
• 198–88: Not held
• 1989: John Naslund
• 1990: Barney Klecker
• 1991–98: Not held
• 1999: Mike Harrison
• 2000–01: Not held
• 2002: Dan Verrington
• 2003: Not held
• 2004: Mike Dudley
• 2005: Not held
• 2006: Jason Saitta
• 2007: Greg Crowther
• 2008–11: Michael Wardian
• 2012–13: Joseph Gray

50 miles

Champions from USATF

• 1966: Jim McDonagh
• 1967: Thomas J. Osler
• 1968: Ted Corbitt
• 1969: Not held
• 1970: Bob Deines
• 1971: Not held
• 1972: Ross Smith
• 1973: Not held
• 1974: Max White
• 1975: Jim Pearson
• 1976: Frank Bozanich
• 1977: Jim Czachor
• 1978: Ken Moffitt
• 1979: Frank Bozanich
• 1980: Barney Klecker
• 1981: Frank Bozanich
• 1982: John Raveling
• 1983: Hector Rodriguez
• 1984: Christian Pellerin
• 1985: Michael Fedak
• 1986–96: Not held
• 1997–98: Brian Teason
• 1999: Mark Goodale
• 2000–03: Not held
• 2004: Chad Ricklefs
• 2005: Andrew McDowell
• 2006: Not held
• 2007: Mark Lundblad
• 2008: Eric Grossman
• 2009–10: Todd Braje
• 2011: Michael Wardian
• 2012: Zach Bitter
• 2013: Matt Flaherty

100K run

Champions from USATF

• 1987: Charlie Trayer
• 1988: Rae Clark
• 1989: Charlie Trayer
• 1990: Bill Clements
• 1991: Sean Crom
• 1992: Robert Perez
• 1993: Bryan Hacker
• 1994–95: Rich Hanna
• 1996–98: Kevin Setnes
• 1999: Not held
• 2000: Howard Nippert
• 2001: Jim Garcia
• 2002: Chad Ricklefs
• 2003: Not held
• 2004: Tim Clement
• 2005–06: Not held
• 2007: Greg Crowther
• 2008: Michael Wardian
• 2009: Not held
• 2010: Matt Woods
• 2011: Andrew Henshaw
• 2012: Not held
• 2013: Nick Accardo
• 2014: Zach Bitter
• 2015: Mike Bialick

100 miles

Champions from GBR Athletics

• 1983: Ray Scannell
• 1984: Lion Caldwell
• 1985: Don Jewell
• 1986: Lion Caldwell
• 1987: Roy Pirrung
• 1988: Not held
• 1989: Rae Clark
• 1990–2002: Not held
• 2003: Tim Clement
• 2004: Bob Sweeney
• 2005: Steve Peterson

24-hour run

Champions from USATF

• 1988: Roy Pirrung
• 1989: Scott Demaree
• 1990: Rae Clark
• 1991: Roy Pirrung
• 1992: Not held
• 1993: Kevin Setnes
• 1994: Tommy Taylor
• 1995: Kurt Madden
• 1996: John Geesler
• 1997: David Luljak
• 1998: Kevin Setnes
• 1999: Mark Godale
• 2000: John Geesler
• 2001: Rudy Afanador
• 2002: John Geesler
• 2003: Joseph Gaebler
• 2004–05: Steve Peterson
• 2006: Alex Swenson
• 2007: Bob Sweeney
• 2008: Byron Lane
• 2009: Philip McCarthy
• 2010: Serge Arbona
• 2011: Philip McCarthy
• 2012: Jon Olsen

Pole vault for distance

• 1893: A.H. Green
• 1906: Martin Sheridan
• 1907: Martin Sheridan
• 1908: W.A. McLeod
• 1909: Harry Babcock
• 1910: Platt Adams
• 1911: Harry Babcock
• 1912: Not held
• 1913: Platt Adams
• 1914: Platt Adams
• 1915: Platt Adams

Discus throw – Greek style

• 1907: Martin Sheridan

Women

7 miles

• 2002: Colleen De Reuck

12K run

• 1993: Lynn Jennings
• 1994: Jody Hawkins
• 1995: Gwyn Coogan
• 1996: Anne Marie Letko
• 1997: Not held
• 1998: Susannah Beck

200 metres hurdles

• 1965: Jenny Meldrum (CAN)
• 1966–68: Patty Van Wolvelaere
• 1969–72: Pat Hawkins

References

Champions 1876–2006

• UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN 1943-). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
• UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN 1876-1942). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
• UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.