400 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

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This is a list of the NCAA Division I indoor champions in the 400 metres or its imperial equivalent 440 yards. The imperial distance was generally contested until 1983, while the metric distance has been held instead since 1984. The event was not held in 1986 and 1987. Hand timing was used until 1975 and in 1980, while during all other years since 1976 fully automatic timing was used. In 1986 and 1987, the 110-mile track that the races were run on was 25 inches (640 mm) per lap short, making the actual race distance less than 400 meters those years. [1] [2]

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Winners

Women

Women's 400m / 440yd winners [3] [4]
YearAthleteTeamTime
1983 Diane Dixon Ohio State Buckeyes 53.47 y
1984 Ruth Nganga Arizona Wildcats 54.21
1985 Lillie Leatherwood Alabama Crimson Tide 53.12
1988 Terri Dendy George Mason Patriots 52.57
1989 Natasha Kaiser Missouri Tigers 51.92
1990 Maicel Malone Arizona State Sun Devils 51.97
1991 Maicel Malone Arizona State Sun Devils 51.05
1992 Maicel Malone Arizona State Sun Devils 52.16
1993 Shanelle Porter Nebraska Cornhuskers 52.82
1994 Flirtisha Harris Seton Hall Pirates 52.11
1995 Youlanda Warren LSU Lady Tigers 52.39
1996 Monique Hennagan North Carolina Tar Heels 52.57
1997 LaTarsha Stroman LSU Lady Tigers 52.77
1998 Suziann Reid Texas Longhorns 52.57
1999 Suziann Reid Texas Longhorns 51.68
2000 Aliann Pompey Manhattan Jaspers 52.21
2001 Demetria Washington South Carolina Gamecocks 52.37
2002 Allison Beckford Rice Owls 52.16
2003 Lashinda Demus South Carolina Gamecocks 51.79
2004 Sanya Richards Texas Longhorns 50.82
2005 Tiandra Ponteen Florida Gators 50.91
2006 Kineke Alexander Iowa Hawkeyes 52.16
2007 Natasha Hastings South Carolina Gamecocks 50.80
2008 Krista Simkins Miami Hurricanes 52.16
2009 Francena McCorory Hampton Pirates 51.55
2010 Francena McCorory Hampton Pirates 50.54
2011 Jessica Beard Texas A&M Aggies 50.79
2012 Diamond Dixon Kansas Jayhawks 51.78
2013 Shaunae Miller Georgia Bulldogs 50.88
2014 Phyllis Francis Oregon Ducks 50.46 A
2015 Courtney Okolo Texas Longhorns 51.12
2016 Courtney Okolo Texas Longhorns 50.69
2017 Shakima Wimbley Miami Hurricanes 51.07
2018 Kendall Ellis USC Trojans 50.34
2019 Kaelin Roberts USC Trojans 51.50
2021 Kaelin Roberts USC Trojans 50.84
2022 Talitha Diggs Florida Gators 50.98
2023 Britton Wilson Arkansas Razorbacks 49.48 A
2024 Amber Anning Arkansas Razorbacks 50.79

Men

Key
y=yards
w=wind aided
A=Altitude assisted

440 Yards

YearName, (Country)TeamTime
1965 Theron Lewis Southern-BR47.8
1966 Bill Calhoun
Don Payne
Oklahoma
Kansas St
48.9
1967 Bill Calhoun Oklahoma48.9
1968 Larry James Villanova47.0
1969 Larry James Villanova47.3
1970 Larry James Villanova48.3
1971 Tom Ulan Rutgers48.8
1972 Larance Jones NE Missouri St48.3
1973 Terry Erickson Southern Illinois49.0
1974 Larance Jones NE Missouri St48.6
1975 Mike Sands Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Penn St48.5
1976 Elvis Jennings Mississippi St48.42
1977 Willie Smith Auburn48.28
1978 Willie Smith Auburn48.28
1979 James Walker Auburn48.61
1980 Anthony Blair
Bert Cameron Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Tennessee
UTEP
48.7h
1981 Bert Cameron Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica UTEP48.23
1982 Anthony Ketchum Houston 47.47
1983 Carlton Young Villanova47.17

400 Meters

Men's 400m winners [5]
YearAthleteTeamTime
1984 Antonio McKay Georgia Tech46.46
1985 Mike Franks Southern Illinois46.27
1986not held
1987not held
1988 Clifton Campbell Auburn46.40
1989 Tyrone Kemp Florida46.03
1990 Gabriel Luke Rice45.79
1991 Gabriel Luke Rice46.52
1992 Deon Minor Baylor46.17
1993 Wesley Russell Clemson45.92
1994 Calvin Davis Arkansas46.18
1995 Deon Minor Baylor46.00
1996 Greg Haughton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica George Mason45.87
1997 Roxbert Martin Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Oklahoma45.69
1998 Davian Clarke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Miami FL45.86
1999 Ato Modibo Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Clemson46.11
2000 Brandon Couts Baylor45.79
2001 Rickey Harris Florida45.78
2002 Alleyne Francique Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada LSU 45.58
2003 Gary Kikaya Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo Tennessee45.71
2004 Jeremy Wariner Baylor45.39
2005 Kerron Clement Florida44.57
2006 Xavier Carter Louisiana St45.28
2007 Ricardo Chambers Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Florida State 45.65
2008 Andretti Bain Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Oral Roberts46.19
2009 Michael Bingham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Wake Forest45.69
2010 Torrin Lawrence Georgia45.23
2011 Demetrius Pinder Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Texas A&M 45.33
2012 Tony McQuay Florida45.77
2013 Errol Nolan Houston 45.75
2014 Deon Lendore Texas A&M 45.21
2015 Vernon Norwood LSU 45.31
2016 Zack Bilderback Texas 46.03
2017 Fred Kerley Texas A&M 44.85
2018 Michael Norman USC 44.52 WR
2019 Tyrell Richard SC State 44.82
2021 Noah Williams LSU 44.71
2022 Randolph Ross Jr. North Carolina A&T Aggies 44.62
2023 Elija Godwin Georgia Bulldogs 44.75
2024 Christopher Morales Williams Georgia Bulldogs 44.67

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