The NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships are the annual collegiate

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competitions for women athletes representing Division I institutions organised by the

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(NCAA). Athletes' performances in individual championships earn points for their institutions and the team with the most points receives the NCAA team title in track and field. A separate NCAA Division I men's competition is also held. These two events are separate from the

NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate indoor track and field competition for women from Division I institutions organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Athletes' performances i ...

and

NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate indoor track and field competition for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Athlete's individual performances earn points for their i ...

held during the winter.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_outdoor_champs_records/2012-13/2012_d1_wotf.pdf The first edition of the championship was held in 1982. The current team champions are the

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, and the most successful team, with 14 titles, are the

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. LSU would be credited with a fifteenth title in 2012 but were disqualified when one of their athletes, Trinidadian athlete

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, tested positive for

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and was banned from international competition for two years and four months.

Events

Track events

*''Sprint events'' **

100 meter dash The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...

(1982–present) ** 200 meter dash (1982–present) ** 400 meter dash (1982–present) *''Distance events'' ** 800 meter run (1982–present) ** 1,500 meter run (1982–present) ** 3,000 meter steeplechase (2001–present) ** 5,000 meter run (1982–present) ** 10,000 meter run (1982–present) *''Hurdle Events'' ** 100 meter hurdles (1982–present) ** 400 meter intermediate hurdles (1982–present) *''Relay events'' ** 400 meter relay (1982–present) ** 1,600 meter relay (1982–present)

Field events

*''Jumping events'' ** High jump (1982–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. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

(1998–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 ...

(1982–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 the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

(1984–present) *''Throwing events'' **

Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

(1982–present) **

Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

(1982–present) **

Hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

(1996–present) **

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

(1982–present) *''Multi-events'' **

Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

(1982–present)

Discontinued events

*''Discontinued events'' ** 3,000 meter run (1982–2000)

Team Champions

Results Table

*† ''Title revoked due to positive drug tests.''

Appearances

This list consists of the top twenty-seven women's college outdoor track and field teams in terms of appearances in the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Although college rankings usually recognize top twenty-five teams, in this case there are seven teams tied for 21st: Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Purdue, Texas A&M, Villanova, and Washington.

Team titles

Championships records

References

External links

NCAA Division I women's outdoor track and fieldPast Results & Statistics
{{US track and field competitions

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Outdoor Track Outdoor Women's athletics competitions NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship

Events

Track events

Field events

Discontinued events

Team Champions

Results Table

Appearances

Team titles

Championships records

See also

References

External links