The NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate outdoor

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competition for men organised by the

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(NCAA). It has been held every year since 1921, except for 1924 and 2020. The first edition of the championship was held in 1921 and the competition expanded to two divisions in 1963 and three divisions in 1974. Athlete's individual performances earn points for their institution and the team with the most points receives the NCAA team title in track and field. A separate NCAA Division I women's competition is also held. These two events are separate from the

NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship is an annual college athletics, collegiate indoor track and field competition for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The first edition of the championship w ...

and

NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and 1 in Canada. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and helps ...

held during the winter. Teams and their athletes must abide by NCAA rules in order to compete – the

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were stripped of their 2004 and 2005 titles for recruitment violations, while

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...

lost its 2007 NCAA Division I title because one of its athletes had not met the academic requirements.

Events

Track events

*''Sprint events'' ** 100 meter dash (1921–present) ** 200 meter dash (1921–present) ** 400 meter dash (1921–present) *''Distance events'' ** 800 meter run (1921–present) ** 1,500 meter run (1921–present) ** 3,000 meter steeplechase (1948–present) ** 5,000 meter run (1959–present) ** 10,000 meter run (1948–present) *''Hurdle Events'' ** 110 meter hurdles (1921–present) ** 400 meter intermediate hurdles (1921–present) *''Relay events'' ** 400 meter relay (1964–present) ** 1,600 meter relay (1964–present)

Field events

*''Jumping events'' **

High jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

(1921–present) **

Pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

(1921–present) **

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

(1921–present) **

Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

(1932–present) *''Throwing events'' **

Shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

(1921–present) **

Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

(1921–present) **

Hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

(1921–present) **

Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...

(1921–present) *''Multi-events'' **

Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

(1970–present)

Discontinued events

*''Discontinued events'' ** Two-mile run (1921–1958) ** 220 yard low hurdles (1921–1959)

Team Champions

#The 1925, 1926, and 1927 championships were all awarded unofficially. #Arkansas was forced to vacate the NCAA titles in 2004 and 2005 because of recruiting violations. The titles have not been awarded to any other school. #Florida State was forced to vacate the 2007 NCAA title due to academic violations by one of its athletes.Tallahassee.com: FSU complies with sanctions, will vacate 12 football wins, track national title
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Appearances

This list consists of the top twenty-five men's college outdoor track and field teams in terms of appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

Titles

Team titles

Individual titles

*''List updated through the 2012 Championships; top 15 teams only.''

Championships records

Event records

Career records

*Individual champions from one team, year: 7 **

Ohio State The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one of the largest universities by enrollme ...

(1936) *Individual titles, year: 4 **

Jesse Owens James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who made history at the Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 Olympic Games by becoming the first person to win four gold meda ...

(1935, 1936) *Individual titles, career: 8 **

(1935–36) *Individual titles, event: 4 **

Steve Prefontaine Steve Roland Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American long-distance runner who from 1973 to 1975 set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and he w ...

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

(Three-mile run, 1970–73) ** Scott Neilson,

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

(

, 1976–79) **

Suleiman Nyambui Suleiman Nyambui (born February 13, 1953) is a former track athlete from Tanzania who specialized in various long-distance disciplines. Nyambui won the bronze medal at the 1978 All-Africa Games, the silver medal in 5000 metres at the 1980 Summe ...

UTEP The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1913 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy, it is the third oldest academic component of the University of Texas Syste ...

( 10,000 meter run, 1979–82) ** Balázs Kiss,

USC USC may refer to: Education United States * Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Santurce, Puerto Rico * University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina ** University of South Carolina System, a state university system of South Carolina * ...

(

, 1993–96)

Notes

References

External links

NCAA Division I men's outdoor track and field
{{US track and field competitions NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Outdoor Track Outdoor Track

Events

Track events

Field events

Discontinued events

Team Champions

Appearances

Titles

Team titles

Individual titles

Championships records

Event records

Career records

Notes

See also

References

External links