Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
This is a list of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field champions in the javelin throw. Measurements were conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. In 1986, international javelin design regulations were changed and the center of gravity of the implement moved forward. As a result, throwing distances were in general shorter, flat landings fewer, and legal throws (tip-down) easier to attain post-1985. The women's event began in 1982.
Women[edit]
- Key
Set with original javelin before worldwide specification change
- A=Altitude assisted
Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Distance |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | Karin Smith | Cal Poly SLO | 63.02 m (206 ft 9 in) |
1983 | Denise Thiémard Switzerland | Nebraska | 54.50 m (178 ft 9 in) |
1984 | Íris Grönfeldt Iceland | Alabama | 56.14 m (184 ft 2 in) |
1985 | Íris Grönfeldt Iceland | Alabama | 57.20 m (187 ft 7 in) |
1986 | Helena Uusitalo Finland | Washington | 58.86 m (193 ft 1 in) |
1987 | Laverne Eve Bahamas | Louisiana St | 55.60 m (182 ft 4 in) |
1988 | Jill Smith | Oregon | 55.08 m (180 ft 8 in) |
1989 | Kim Engel | Georgia | 59.94 m (196 ft 7 in)A |
1990 | Ashley Selman | Southern Cal | 56.78 m (186 ft 3 in) |
1991 | Paula Berry | Oregon | 57.44 m (188 ft 5 in) |
1992 | Valerie Tulloch Canada | Rice | 58.26 m (191 ft 1 in) |
1993 | Ashley Selman | Oregon | 57.44 m (188 ft 5 in) |
1994 | Valerie Tulloch Canada | Rice | 57.18 m (187 ft 7 in) |
1995 | Valerie Tulloch Canada | Rice | 58.54 m (192 ft 0 in) |
1996 | Windy Dean | Southern Meth | 56.72 m (186 ft 1 in) |
1997 | Windy Dean | Southern Meth | 58.28 m (191 ft 2 in) |
1998 | Windy Dean | Southern Meth | 56.28 m (184 ft 7 in) |
1999 | Vigdís Gudjónsdóttir Iceland | Georgia | 55.54 m (182 ft 2 in) |
2000 | Angeliki Tsiolakoudi Greece | UTEP | 60.24 m (197 ft 7 in) |
2001 | Inga Stasiulionyté Lithuania | Southern Cal | 52.52 m (172 ft 3 in) |
2002 | Serene Ross | Purdue | 59.64 m (195 ft 8 in) |
2003 | Irina Kharun Ukraine | Indian | 61.82 m (202 ft 9 in) |
2004 | Katy Doyle | Texas A&M | 56.57 m (185 ft 7 in) |
2005 | Dana Pounds | Air Force | 56.48 m (185 ft 3 in) |
2006 | Dana Pounds | Air Force | 58.00 m (190 ft 3 in) |
2007 | |||
2008 | Rachel Yurkovich | Oregon | 56.57 m (185 ft 7 in) |
2009 | |||
2010 | Evelien Dekkers Netherlands | Florida | 58.99 m (193 ft 6+1⁄4 in) |
2011 | |||
2012 | |||
2013 | |||
2014 | |||
2015 | Irena Sediva Czech Republic | Virginia Tech | 192 ft 9 in (58.75 m) |
2016 | |||
2017 |
Men[edit]
- Key
- * = Old javelin
- A = Altitude assisted
Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Distance in meters |
---|---|---|---|
1921 | Flint Hanner | Stanford | 58.27* |
1922 | Howard Hoffman | Michigan | 61.65* |
1923 | Harry Frieda | Chicago | 58.37* |
1924 | not held | ||
1925 | Philip Northrup | Michigan | 61.54* |
1926 | Philip Northrup | Michigan | 61.21* |
1927 | Doral Pilling Canada | Utah | 60.86* |
1928 | Lee Bartlett | Albion | 66.01* |
1929 | Jess Mortensen | Southern Cal | 62.07* |
1930 | Kenneth Churchill United Kingdom | California | 62.23* |
1931 | Kenneth Churchill United Kingdom | California | 65.53* |
1932 | George Williams | Hampton | 65.53* |
1933 | Duane Purvis | Purdue | 66.00* |
1934 | Robert Parke | Oregon | 67.35* |
1935 | Charles Gongloff | Pittsburgh | 67.44* |
1936 | Alton Terry | Hardin-Simmons | 68.95* |
1937 | Lowell Todd | San Jose St | 65.47* |
1938 | Nick Vukmanic | Penn St | 65.74* |
1939 | Bob Peoples | Southern Cal | 67.22* |
1940 | Marty Biles | California | 62.43* |
1941 | Marty Biles | California | 67.08* |
1942 | Robert Biles | California | 65.17* |
1943 | George Gast | Iowa St | 61.61* |
1944 | Bob Ray | Wisconsin | 53.04* |
1945 | Robert Patton | Navy | 58.24* |
1946 | Robert Likins | San Jose St | 60.62* |
1947 | Robert Likins | San Jose St | 63.73A* |
1948 | Franklin "Bud" Held | Stanford | 63.91* |
1949 | Franklin "Bud" Held | Stanford | 68.48* |
1950 | Franklin "Bud" Held | Stanford | 66.06* |
1951 | Charles Missfeldt | Oregon | 66.87* |
1952 | George Roseme | California | 69.71* |
1953 | Dick Genther | Southern Cal | 66.08* |
1954 | Leo Long | Stanford | 69.11* |
1955 | Les Bitner | Kansas | 75.01* |
1956 | Phil Conley | Cal Tech | 73.13* |
1957 | John Fromm | Pacific Lutheran | 75.62* |
1958 | John Fromm | Pacific Lutheran | 78.36* |
1959 | Bill Alley | Kansas | 73.29* |
1960 | Bill Alley | Kansas | 81.91* |
1961 | Chuck Wilkinson | Redlands | 75.50* |
1962 | Jan Sikorsky | Southern Cal | 76.00* |
1963 | Frank Covelli | Arizona St | 78.55A* |
1964 | Les Tipton | Oregon | 76.16* |
1965 | John Tushaus | Arizona | 76.34* |
1966 | James Stevenson | Penn St | 78.77* |
1967 | Delmon McNabb | Louisiana St | 80.29A* |
1968 | Carl O'Donnell | Wash St | 78.92* |
1969 | Mark Murro | Arizona St | 81.00* |
1970 | Bill Skinner | Tennessee | 82.50* |
1971 | Cary Feldmann | Washington | 78.94* |
1972 | Rick Dowswell Canada | Ohio | 81.05* |
1973 | Sam Colson | Kansas | 85.27* |
1974 | Jim Judd | Oregon St | 82.68* |
1975 | Keith Goldie | Long Beach St | 76.25A* |
1976 | Phil Olsen Canada | Tennessee | 83.26* |
1977 | Scott Dykehouse | Florida | 78.76* |
1978 | Bob Roggy | Southern Illinois | 86.48* |
1979 | Tom Sinclair | Washington | 79.64* |
1980 | Curt Ransford | San Jose St | 82.06* |
1981 | Mike Juskus | Glassboro St | 83.26* |
1982 | Brian Crouser | Oregon | 83.72A* |
1983 | Einar Vilhjálmsson Iceland | Texas | 89.34* |
1984 | Einar Vilhjálmsson Iceland | Texas | 89.62* |
1985 | Brian Crouser | Oregon | 85.66* |
1986 | Dag Wennlund Sweden | Texas | 78.86 |
1987 | Dag Wennlund Sweden | Texas | 77.06 |
1988 | Kenneth Petersen Denmark | NE Louisiana | 76.56 |
1989 | Patrik Bodén Sweden | Texas | 77.82A |
1990 | Patrik Bodén Sweden | Texas | 79.82 |
1991 | Patrik Bodén Sweden | Texas | 79.34 |
1992 | Art Skipper | Oregon | 75.78 |
1993 | Erik Smith | UCLA | 79.20 |
1994 | Todd Riech | Fresno St | 81.32 |
1995 | Greg Johnson | UCLA | 74.44 |
1996 | Pål Arne Fagernes Norway | Arizona St | 79.16 |
1997 | Mats Nilsson Sweden | Alabama | 74.90 |
1998 | Esko Mikkola Finland | Arizona | 81.86 |
1999 | Matti Närhi Finland | UTEP | 79.74 |
2000 | Esko Mikkola Finland | Arizona | 72.62 |
2001 | John Stiegeler | Oregon | 77.07 |
2002 | Scott Russell Canada | Kansas | 79.85 |
2003 | Brian Chaput | Pennsylvania | 78.69 |
2004 | Gabriel Wallin Sweden | Boise St | 80.71 |
2005 | Gabriel Wallin Sweden | Boise St | 78.76 |
2006 | Justin Ryncavage | North Carolina | 74.18 |
2007 | Justin Ryncavage | ||
2008 | Chris Hill | Georgia | 78.41 m (257 ft 3 in) |
2009 | Chris Hill | ||
2010 | Craig Kinsley | Brown | 76.29 m (250 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
2011 | Tim Glover | Illinois State | |
2012 | Tim Glover | ||
2013 | Sam Humphreys | Texas A&M | |
2014 | Sam Crouser | ||
2015 | Sam Crouser | Oregon | 79.19 m (259 ft 9 in) |
2016 | Curtis Thompson | ||
2017 | Ioannis Kyriazis Greece | Texas A&M | 82.58 m (270 ft 11 in) |