400 meter hurdles at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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This is a list of NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the 400 meter hurdles or its imperial equivalent, the 440 yard hurdles. For men, the imperial distance was contested from 1932 to 1975 excepting Olympic years, when the metric distance was contested. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were at the metric distance. Hand timing was used until 1973, while starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used. The women's race began in 1982.

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Women

Key
A=Altitude assisted
YearName, (Country)TeamTime
1982 Tonja Brown Florida St56.46
1983 Judi Brown Michigan St56.44
1984 Nawal El Moutawakil Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Iowa St55.84
1985 LaTanya Sheffield San Diego St54.64
1986 Maria Usifo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Texas Southern55.16
1987 Linetta Wilson Nebraska55.55
1988 Schowonda Williams Louisiana St55.53
1989 Janeene Vickers UCLA55.27
1990 Janeene Vickers UCLA55.40
1991 Janeene Vickers UCLA55.65
1992 Tonja Buford Illinois55.12
1993 Debbie-Ann Parris Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Louisiana St56.37
1994 Debbie-Ann Parris Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Louisiana St55.54
1995 Tonya Williams Illinois55.17
1996 Tonya Williams Illinois54.56
1997 Ryan Tolbert Vanderbilt54.54
1998 Rosa Jolivet Texas A&M55.24
1999 Joanna Hayes UCLA55.16
2000 Natasha Danvers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Southern Cal55.26
2001 Brenda Taylor Harvard55.88
2002 Lashinda Demus South Carolina54.85
2003 Sheena Johnson UCLA54.24
2004 Sheena Johnson UCLA53.54
2005 Shauna Smith Wyoming54.32
2006 Markita James Auburn54.47
2007 Nicole M. Leach UCLA54.32
2008 Nickiesha Wilson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica LSU54.45
2009 Nicole M. Leach UCLA
2010 Queen Quedith Harrison Virginia Tech54.55
2011 Ti'erra Brown Miami55.65
2012 Cassandra Tate LSU55.22
2013 Kori Carter Stanford53.21
2014 Shamier Little Texas A&M55.07
2015 Shamier Little Texas A&M 53.74
2016 Shamier Little Texas A&M 53.51
2017 Sage Watson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Arizona54.52
2018 Sydney McLaughlin Kentucky53.96
2019 Anna Cockrell USC55.23
2021 Anna Cockrell USC54.68
2022 Britton Wilson Arkansas 53.86
2023 Savannah Sutherland Michigan 54.45

Men

Key
y=yards
A=Altitude assisted
YearName, (Country)TeamTime
1932 Eugene Beatty Michigan State Normal College 52.9
1933not held
1934not held
1935not held
1936 Bob Osgood Michigan53.4
1937not held
1938not held
1939not held
1940not held
1941not held
1942not held
1943not held
1944not held
1945not held
1946not held
1947not held
1948 George Walker Illinois52.4
1949not held
1950not held
1951not held
1952 Bob DeVinney Kansas51.7
1953not held
1954not held
1955not held
1956 Aubrey Lewis Notre Dame51
1957not held
1958not held
1959 Dick Howard New Mexico50.6y
1960 Cliff Cushman Kansas50.8
1961 Dixon Farmer Occidental50.8y
1962 Jerry Tarr Oregon50.3y
1963 Rex Cawley Southern Cal49.6Ay
1964 Billy Hardin Louisiana St50.2
1965 Larry Godfrey San Diego St51.5y
1966 Bob Steele Michigan St50.4y
1967 Bob Steele Michigan St50.2Ay
1968 David Hemery Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Boston49.8
1969 Ralph Mann Brigham Y49.6y
1970 Ralph Mann Brigham Y48.8y
1971 Ralph Mann Brigham Y49.6y
1972 Bruce Collins Pennsylvania49.1
1973 Robert Primeaux Texas49.63y
1974 Bruce Collins Pennsylvania50.30y
1975 Craig Caudill Indiana50.44Ay
1976 Quentin Wheeler San Diego St48.55
1977 Tom Andrews Southern Cal49.48
1978 James Walker Auburn48.92
1979 James Walker Auburn48.68
1980 David Lee Southern Illinois48.87
1981 Andre Phillips UCLA49.12
1982 Dave Patrick Tennessee48.44A
1983 Sven Nylander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Southern Meth48.88
1984 Danny Harris Iowa St48.81
1985 Danny Harris Iowa St48.42
1986 Danny Harris Iowa St48.33
1987 Kevin Young UCLA48.9
1988 Kevin Young UCLA47.85
1989 Winthrop Graham Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Texas48.55A
1990 McClinton Neal Texas-Arlington49.23
1991 Samuel Matete Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Auburn49.12
1992 Dan Steele Eastern Illinois49.79
1993 Bryan Bronson Rice49.07
1994 Octavius Terry Georgia Tech49.85
1995 Ken Harnden Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe North Carolina48.72
1996 Neil Gardner Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Michigan49.27
1997 Joey Woody Northern Iowa48.59
1998 Angelo Taylor Georgia Tech48.14
1999 Bayano Kamani Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Baylor48.68
2000 Félix Sánchez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Southern Cal48.41
2001 Bayano Kamani Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Baylor48.99
2002 Rickey Harris Florida48.16
2003 Dean Griffiths Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Auburn48.55
2004 Kerron Clement Florida49.05
2005 Kerron Clement Florida47.56
2006 Michael Tinsley Jackson St48.25
2007 Isa Phillips Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica LSU48.51
2008 Jeshua Anderson Washington State 48.69
2009 Jeshua Anderson Washington State 48.47
2010 Johnny Dutch South Carolina48.75
2011 Jeshua Anderson Washington State 48.56
2012 Amaechi Morton Stanford 48.79
2013 Reggie Wyatt USC48.58
2014 Miles Ukaoma Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Nebraska 49.23
2015 Michael Stigler Kansas 48.84
2016 Eric Futch Florida 48.91
2017 Eric Futch Florida 48.32
2018 Rai Benjamin California 47.02
2019 Quincy Hall South Carolina 48.48
2020Cancelled Due To CoronavirusCancelled Due To Coronavirus
2021 Sean Burrell LSU Tigers 47.85
2022 Sean Burrell LSU Tigers 48.70
2023 Chris Robinson Alabama 48.12

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