Givens’ Quad Leads Florida State to Team Title

Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships

Givens’ Quad Leads Florida State to Team Title

June 2, 1984

On this day in 1984, Randy Givens of Florida State completed a remarkable – and still, unmatched – feat, winning a quadruple set of titles at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.

Givens started her run at history on Friday, June 1 as she captured her first individual national title with a wind-aided 11.06 in the 100, before splitting 51.9 on the third leg of the Seminoles’ title-winning and collegiate record-setting 4×440-yard relay (3:28.93).

After anchoring the 4×100 relay (43.72) to a second-straight crown to begin the next day, Givens closed the book on the quadruple set of titles at the championships in leading a Seminole 1-2-3 sweep of the 200 (22.87), which also clinched the national team title for FSU. That victory in the 200 also proved sweet for Givens as she placed third in each of the previous three years.

Two sprint titles and a sweep of sprint relay titles in the same outdoor NCAA Division I championship: Not only was she the first woman to accomplish the feat, no woman has yet matched the accomplishment – let alone won more than three titles at a single outdoor meet.

Teammate Marita Payne won the 400 meters in 51.05, was a member of both winning relays, and placed third as part of the FSU sweep in the 200.

posted: June 2, 2020
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.

Memorable Moments
McLaughlin Had No Hurdling Competition
June 9, 2018

In 2018, Sydney McLaughlin set a 400H collegiate record in May and then posted the largest margin of victory in NCAA DI meet history one month later.

Fosbury Flopped To High Jump Glory

Dick Fosbury, creator of the “Fosbury Flop,” won back-to-back high jump titles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 1968 and 1969 with meet records in both years.

X-Man Reigned At 2006 NCAA Meet

Xavier Carter won four national titles at the 2006 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, completing the only 100-400 sweep and helping the title-winning 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams.