LSU’s Duhaney Destroyed NCAA 200 Field In 1992

Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships

LSU’s Duhaney Destroyed NCAA 200 Field In 1992

Dahlia Duhaney picked a good time to run her fastest 200 meters – the final of the 1992 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.

The LSU senior easily won in 22.80, her first sub-23 clocking.

How easily? Duhaney’s winning margin of 0.44 seconds remains the meet’s largest in the event.

At least one aspect of the meet was much closer – the team competition. While Duhaney led a 1-4 finish in the 200 for LSU that clinched the team crown, the 168 combined points for LSU (87) and runner-up Florida (81) remain the highest by two teams – men or women – since the current scoring system began in 1985.

Duhaney was the meet’s top individual scorer with 20½ points. She also finished second in the 100 and had a come-from-behind anchor leg over Florida for the winning 4×100-meter relay squad.

posted: April 8, 2021
1921-2021
The NCAA's First Championships

The NCAA and collegiate track & field will mark a momentous milestone in the spring of 2021 -- the 100th anniversary of the NCAA Championships and with that, the NCAA Track & Field Championships. In June 1921, the University of Chicago hosted the first track & field championships in NCAA history.

This point can’t be emphasized enough: Not only was the event the first for NCAA track & field, but the first championships for any sport under the sponsorship of the NCAA.

To celebrate, over each of the next 365 days, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) will celebrate moments, student-athletes, and coaches that have made a century’s worth of championships special. From humble beginnings to important historical milestones to the modern-day, collegiate track & field has evolved with the American society.

The 2021 edition of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships begin with preliminary round action on May 27-29 in Jacksonville, Fla., and College Station, Texas. The championships final site and culmination of the celebration is slated for June 9-12, 2021 at the newly rebuilt Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

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Brittney Reese won the long jump at the 2008 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships with a mark of 6.93m (22-9). Reese missed the meet record by just 1cm (½ inch).

Tupuritis Shocked The Field In 1996
May 31, 1996

Einars Tupuritis won the 800 at the 1996 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships by 0.14 seconds! Turpiritis crossed the finish line in 1:45.08.

Ellis Sent USC To A Thrilling Victory
June 9, 2018

Kendall Ellis had a remarkable come-from-behind victory in the 4×400 relay at the 2018 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships that sent Southern California to the meet title.