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.
Rhoden Keeps Historic Company
George Rhoden is 1 of just 2 men in NCAA DI history to win 3 consecutive 400/440 titles at the Outdoor Championships. He did so from 1950 to 1952 & added 1951 220 for a double.
“Kori Monster” Crushed 400H CR In 2013
Kori Carter set a collegiate record in the 400 Hurdles of 53.21 at the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. She won that title & took runner-up honors in the 100H.
“Moon” Rose To Occasion In High Jump
Irv “Moon” Mondschein won back-to-back high jump titles at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 1947 and 1948. He also finished as the national runner-up in 1949.
Confident Ngeno Dominated Distances
John Ngeno won four career titles at the NCAA Division I Outdoor T&F Championships, which included three in the 6M/10K & one in the 3M/5K.
Watkins Flew To All-Conditions Meet Best
Rhonda Watkins set an all-conditions meet record in the long jump of 6.96mw (22-10) at the 2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Kent State Hammered Out 1970s Throwing Titles
Kent State athletes won three hammer throw titles at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships between 1971 & 1973!
Simply Divine: Oduduru Sprinted To History
Divine Oduduru of Texas Tech swept the 100 & 200 at the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships and set a meet record in the latter.
Rice’s Cavanaugh Ruled The NCAA Shot
Regina Cavanaugh was the first woman in NCAA DI history to win three career shot put titles at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. She did so consecutively from 1985 to 1987.
Brown Soared To HJ Meet Records
Reynaldo Brown won two career high jump titles at the NCAA Division I Outdoor T&F Championships, which included a pair of meet records (He topped 2.23m (7-4) in 1973).
Fight On, Sim! Iness Set World Record In 1953
Sim Iness set a world record in the discus of 190-0⅞ (57.93m) at the 1953 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and won by more than 16 feet.