The 1998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 3−6 at

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at the

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in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate Division I outdoor

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. These were the 76th annual men's championships and the 17th annual women's championships. This was the Bulls' first time hosting the event. For the seventh consecutive year,

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topped the men's team standings, finishing seven and a half points ahead of

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. It was the seventh of eight consecutive titles for the Razorbacks and their eighth overall.

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finished atop the women's team standings for the first time since 1986, claiming their second title in program history. This was the first title since 1986 not claimed by

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, snapping their streak of eleven straight national titles. The 1986 championship was also the last event hosted by

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Team results

* Note: Top 10 only * (H) = Hosts * Full results

Men's standings

Women's standings

Men's results

100 meters

200 meters

400 meters

800 meters

1500 meters

3000 meters steeplechase

5000 meters

10,000 meters

110 meters hurdles

400 meters hurdles

4x100-meter relay

4x400-meter relay

High Jump

Pole Vault

Long Jump

Triple Jump

Shot Put

Discus

Hammer throw

Javelin throw

Decathlon

Women's results