Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the discus throw. Measurement was conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. The women's event started in 1982.
Women[edit]
- Key
- A=Altitude assisted
Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Distance |
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1982 | Meg Ritchie United Kingdom | Arizona | 61.56 m (201 ft 11 in) |
1983 | Leslie Deniz | Arizona St | 63.96 m (209 ft 10 in) |
1984 | Carol Cady | Stanford | 60.48 m (198 ft 5 in) |
1985 | Laura DeSnoo | San Diego St | 58.06 m (190 ft 5 in) |
1986 | Toni Lutjens | UCLA | 55.82 m (183 ft 1 in) |
1987 | Laura Lavine | Wash St | 56.14 m (184 ft 2 in) |
1988 | Laura Lavine | Wash St | 57.34 m (188 ft 1 in) |
1989 | Carla Garrett | Arizona | 58.02 m (190 ft 4 in) |
1990 | Tracie Millett | UCLA | 56.00 m (183 ft 8 in) |
1991 | Anna Mosdell Canada | Brigham Y | 56.04 m (183 ft 10 in) |
1992 | Anna Mosdell Canada | Brigham Y | 54.78 m (179 ft 8 in) |
1993 | Danyel Mitchell | Louisiana St | 56.86 m (186 ft 6 in) |
1994 | Danyel Mitchell | Louisiana St | 59.08 m (193 ft 9 in) |
1995 | Dawn Dumble | UCLA | 57.04 m (187 ft 1 in) |
1996 | Anna Söderberg Sweden | Northern Ariz | 59.52 m (195 ft 3 in) |
1997 | Seilala Sua | UCLA | 61.12 m (200 ft 6 in) |
1998 | Seilala Sua | UCLA | 64.22 m (210 ft 8 in) |
1999 | Seilala Sua | UCLA | 64.26 m (210 ft 9 in) |
2000 | Seilala Sua | UCLA | 61.20 m (200 ft 9 in) |
2001 | Katja Schreiber Germany | Idaho | 60.32 m (197 ft 10 in) |
2002 | Chaniqua Ross | UCLA | 55.48 m (182 ft 0 in) |
2003 | Deshaya Williams | Penn St | 55.40 m (181 ft 9 in) |
2004 | Becky Breisch | Nebraska | 62.31 m (204 ft 5 in) |
2005 | Beth Mallory | Alabama | 59.35 m (194 ft 8 in) |
2006 | Dace Ruskule Latvia | Nebraska | 55.13 m (180 ft 10 in) |
2007 | |||
2008 | Sarah Stevens | Arizona State | 184 ft 2 in (56.13 m) |
2009 | |||
2010 | Jeneva McCall | Southern Illinois | 54.98 m (180 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
2011 | |||
2012 | |||
2013 | |||
2014 | |||
2015 | Shelbi Vaughan | Texas A&M | 61.39 m (201 ft 4 in) |
2016 | |||
2017 |
Men[edit]
- Key
- A=Altitude assisted
Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Distance |
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1921 | Gus Pope | Washington | 43.34 |
1922 | Thomas Lieb | Notre Dame | 43.95 |
1923 | Thomas Lieb | Notre Dame | 43.69 |
1924 | not held | ||
1925 | Clifford Hoffman | Stanford | 45.21 |
1926 | Clarence "Bud" Houser | Southern Cal | 45.41 |
1927 | James Corson | Pacific | 43.95 |
1928 | Eric Krenz | Stanford | 45.47 |
1929 | Peter Rasmus | Ohio St | 48.51 |
1930 | Paul Jessup | Washington | 49.01 |
1931 | Robert Hall | Southern Cal | 46.52 |
1932 | Frank Purma | Illinois | 47.68 |
1933 | Henri LaBorde | Stanford | 49.78 |
1934 | Gordon Dunn | Stanford | 49.56 |
1935 | Ken Carpenter | Southern Cal | 48.14 |
1936 | Ken Carpenter | Southern Cal | 52.73 |
1937 | Pete Zagar | Stanford | 47.62 |
1938 | Pete Zagar | Stanford | 49.46 |
1939 | Pete Zagar | Stanford | 49.99 |
1940 | Archie Harris | Indiana | 49.49 |
1941 | Archie Harris | Indiana | 53.26 |
1942 | Bob Fitch | Minnesota | 50.2 |
1943 | Howard Debus | Nebraska | 44.01 |
1944 | Wilfred Bangert | Missouri | 45.54 |
1945 | Wilfred Bangert | Missouri | 46.26 |
1946 | Fortune Gordien | Minnesota | 46.91 |
1947 | Fortune Gordien | Minnesota | 52.81A |
1948 | Fortune Gordien | Minnesota | 50 |
1949 | Victor Frank | Yale | 51.45 |
1950 | Dick Doyle | Montana | 52.25 |
1951 | Jim Dillion | Auburn | 51.05 |
1952 | Sim Iness | Southern Cal | 52.79 |
1953 | Sim Iness | Southern Cal | 57.93 |
1954 | Jim Dillion | Auburn | 53.72 |
1955 | Des Koch | Southern Cal | 53.65 |
1956 | Ron Drummond | UCLA | 52.74 |
1957 | Al Oerter | Kansas | 56.49 |
1958 | Rink Babka | Southern Cal | 56.74 |
Al Oerter | Kansas | ||
1959 | Dick Cochran | Missouri | 54.25 |
1960 | Dick Cochran | Missouri | 57.39 |
1961 | Glen Passey | Utah St | 53.85 |
1962 | Dave Weill | Stanford | 57.33 |
1963 | Dave Weill | Stanford | 55.23A |
1964 | Larry Kennedy | New Mexico | 56.45 |
1965 | Bob Stoecker | Stanford | 55.97 |
1966 | Randy Matson | Texas A&M | 60.05 |
1967 | Randy Matson | Texas A&M | 58.01A |
1968 | John van Reenen South Africa | Wash St | 59.39 |
1969 | John van Reenen South Africa | Wash St | 61.16 |
1970 | John van Reenen South Africa | Wash St | 58.14 |
1971 | Mike Louisiana | Brigham Y | 59.39 |
1972 | Fred DeBernardi | UTEP | 59.87 |
1973 | Mac Wilkins | Oregon | 62.15 |
1974 | Zdravko Pecar Yugoslavia | Brigham Y | 57.96 |
1975 | Jim McGoldrick | Texas | 57.94A |
1976 | Borys Chambul Canada | Washington | 61.65 |
1977 | Svein Inge Valvik Norway | UTEP | 60.62 |
1978 | Kenth Gardenkrans Sweden | Brigham Y | 64 |
1979 | Brad Cooper Bahamas | Florida St | 63.94 |
1980 | Göran Svensson Sweden | Brigham Y | 61.72 |
1981 | Scott Crowell | Iowa St | 62.88 |
1982 | Dean Crouser | Oregon | 63.22A |
1983 | Dean Crouser | Oregon | 65.88 |
1984 | John Brenner | UCLA | 63.42 |
1985 | Rick Meyer | Houston | 62.94 |
1986 | Olav Jenssen Norway | UTEP | 60.4 |
1987 | Clifford Felkins | Abilene Christian | 61 |
1988 | Kari Nisula Finland | California | 58.08 |
1989 | John Nichols | Louisiana St | 63.42A |
1990 | Kamy Keshmiri | Nevada-Reno | 63.12 |
1991 | Kamy Keshmiri | Nevada-Reno | 66.58 |
1992 | Kamy Keshmiri | Nevada-Reno | 67.06 |
1993 | Brian Milne | Penn St | 61.08 |
1994 | John Godina | UCLA | 60.48 |
1995 | John Godina | UCLA | 61.68 |
1996 | Andy Bloom | Wake Forest | 64.34 |
1997 | Jason Tunks Canada | Southern Meth | 59.72 |
1998 | Casey Malone | Colorado St | 61.02 |
1999 | Gábor Máté Hungary | Auburn | 61.6 |
2000 | Gábor Máté Hungary | Auburn | 65.74 |
2001 | Tolga Köseoglu Germany | Texas A&M | 62.43 |
2002 | Janus Robberts South Africa | Southern Meth | 62.37 |
2003 | Hannes Hopley South Africa | Southern Meth | 61.25 |
2004 | Hannes Hopley South Africa | Southern Meth | 62.01 |
2005 | Michael Robertson | Stanford | 61.7 |
2006 | Vikas Gowda India | North Carolina | 60.55 |
2007 | Niklas Arrhenius Sweden | BYU | 62.84 |
2008 | Rashaud Scott | Kentucky | 60.87 |
2009 | Martin Maric Croatia | UC Berkeley | 59.82 |
2010 | Ryan Whiting | Arizona State | 59.06 |
2011 | Julian Wruck Australia | Texas Tech | 61.81 |
2012 | Chad Wright Jamaica | Nebraska | 62.79 |
2013 | Julian Wruck Australia | UCLA | 64.94 |
2014 | Hayden Reed | Alabama | 62.74 |
2015 | Sam Mattis | Penn | 62.48 |
2017 | Filip Mihaljevic Croatia | Virginia | 63.76 |