The NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (known as the NCAA College Division Outdoor Track and Field Championship between 1963 and 1972) is an annual collegiate outdoor

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

competition for men organised by the

National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges ...

. 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. The reigning champions are Pittsburg State, who won their first national title in 2022. The most successful program has been Abilene Christian, with nineteen titles. With the Wildcats' departure to Division I, the active program with the most championships is St. Augustine's, with 16.

Events

Track events

*''Sprint events'' ** 100 meter dash ** 200 meter dash ** 400 meter dash *''Distance events'' ** 800 meter run ** 1,500 meter run ** 3,000 meter steeplechase ** 5,000 meter run ** 10,000 meter run *''Hurdle Events'' ** 110 meter hurdles ** 400 meter intermediate hurdles *''Relay events'' ** 400 meter relay ** 1,600 meter relay

Field events

*''Jumping events'' ** High jump **

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

*''Throwing events'' ** Shot put **

Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

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 consist ...

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 wom ...

*''Multi-events'' ** Decathlon

Discontinued events

*''Sprint events'' **

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** 220 yard dash **

440 yard dash The 440-yard dash, or quarter-mile race, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. In many countries, athletes compete in the 440 yard dash (402.336 m) – which corresponds to a quarter mile. Many athletic tracks are 440 yards ...

** 880 yard dash *''Distance events'' **

Mile run The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to ...

** Three-mile run ** Six-mile run *''Hurdle events'' ** 120 yard high hurdles ** 440 yard intermediate hurdles *''Relay events'' ** 440 yard relay **

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Summary

Scoring procedures

*1963–81: 10 (1st), 8 (2nd), 6 (3rd), 4 (4th), 2 (5th), 1 (6th) *1982–84: 15 (1st), 12 (2nd), 10 (3rd), 9 (4th), 8 (5th), 7 (6th), 6 (7th), 5 (8th), 4 (9th), 3 (10th), 2 (11th), 1 (12th) *1985–present: 10 (1st), 8 (2nd), 6 (3rd), 5 (4th), 4 (5th), 3 (6th), 2 (7th), 1 (8th)

Results

* † ''Participation vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions'

Champions

Team titles

*''List updated through 2022''.

Individual titles

*Note: Top 10 only *''List updated through 2021.'' * Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division II.

References

External links

NCAA Division II men's outdoor track and field
{{US track and field competitions NCAA Men's Division II Outdoor Outdoor track, men's Recurring sporting events established in 1963 1963 establishments in the United States