Scott Neilson of Washington won seven NCAA DI titles, with four outdoors in the hammer and three indoors in the weight throw. He was the first field-event athlete to win four NCAA titles in the same event and the first athlete to win seven indoor/outdoor field event titles. He never lost a collegiate hammer or weight competition.
He was most dominant in the hammer, setting a collegiate record of 72.72m (238-7) in 1978 and nearly matching that with his NCAA title that year at 72.36m (237-5) to win by more than 25 feet – a margin that would remain the event’s longest for 18 years. After his 1979 senior year, he owned 10 of the top-11 throws all-time.