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). It has been held every year since 1982, except for 2020. 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, usually at the same venue and team; both of these events are separate from the

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and

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held during the winter. The most successful team, with 14 titles, are the LSU Lady Tigers. LSU would be credited with a fifteenth title in 2012 but were disqualified when one of their athletes, Trinidadian athlete Semoy Hackett, tested positive for

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and was banned from international competition for two years and four months. The current team champions are the

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, who won their fifth national title in 2024.

Events

Track events

*''Sprint events'' ** 100 meter dash (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 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 ...

(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, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

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

(1984–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 ...

(1982–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 ...

(1982–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 ...

(1996–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 ...

(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 ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hep ...

(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 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 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