This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the 440 yard dash until 1975, and the metric 400 meters being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were at the metric distance. Hand timing was used until 1973, starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used.
Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Time |
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1921 | Frank Shea | Pittsburgh | 49.0y |
1922 | Commodore Cochrane | Mississippi St | 49.7y |
1923 | Commodore Cochrane | Mississippi St | 49.2y |
1924 | Not held | ||
1925 | Hermon Phillips | Butler | 49.4y |
1926 | Hermon Phillips | Butler | 48.7y |
1927 | Hermon Phillips | Butler | 48.5y |
1928 | Emerson "Bud" Spencer | Stanford | 47.7y |
1929 | Russell Walter | Northwestern | 47.9y |
1930 | Reginald Bowen | Pittsburgh | 48.0y |
1931 | Victor Williams | Southern Cal | 48.3y |
1932 | Alex Wilson Canada | Notre Dame | 48.0 |
1933 | Glenn Hardin | Louisiana St | 47.1y |
1934 | Glenn Hardin | Louisiana St | 47.0y |
1935 | James LuValle | UCLA | 47.7y |
1936 | Archie Williams | California | 47.0 |
1937 | Loren Benke | Wash St | 47.1y |
1938 | Ray Malott | Stanford | 46.8y |
1939 | Erwin Miller | Southern Cal | 47.5y |
1940 | Lee Orr Canada | Wash St | 47.3y |
1941 | Hubert Kerns | Southern Cal | 46.6y |
1942 | Cliff Bourland | Southern Cal | 48.2y |
1943 | Cliff Bourland | Southern Cal | 48.5y |
1944 | Elmore Harris | Morgan St | 47.9y |
1945 | William Kash | Navy | 49.8y |
1946 | Herb McKenley Jamaica | Illinois | 47.5y |
1947 | Herb McKenley Jamaica | Illinois | 46.2yA |
1948 | Norman Rucks | South Carolina | 47.2 |
1949 | Charles Moore | Cornell | 47.0y |
1950 | George Rhoden Jamaica | Morgan St | 47.2y |
1951 | George Rhoden Jamaica | Morgan St | 46.5y |
1952 | George Rhoden Jamaica | Morgan St | 46.3 |
1953 | Jim Lea | Southern Cal | 47.0y |
1954 | Jim Lea | Southern Cal | 46.7y |
1955 | Jesse Mashburn | Oklahoma St | 46.6y |
1956 | Jesse Mashburn | Oklahoma St | 46.4 |
1957 | Bob McMurray | Morgan St | 46.8y |
1958 | Glenn Davis | Ohio St | 45.7y |
1959 | Eddie Southern | Texas | 46.4y |
1960 | Ted Woods | Colorado | 45.7 |
1961 | Adolph Plummer | New Mexico | 46.2y |
1962 | Humberto Brown Panama | Morgan St | 46.9y |
1963 | Ulis Williams | Arizona St | 45.8Ay |
1964 | Bob Tobler | Brigham Y | 45.9 |
Ulis Williams | Arizona St | ||
1965 | Jim Kemp | Kentucky St | 46.2y |
1966 | Dwight Middleton | Southern Cal | 46.46y |
1967 | Emmett Taylor | Ohio | 45.9Ay |
1968 | Lee Evans | San Jose St | 45.0 |
1969 | Curtis Mills | Texas A&M | 44.93y |
1970 | Larry James | Villanova | 45.5y |
1971 | John Smith | UCLA | 45.3y |
1972 | John Smith | UCLA | 44.5 |
1973 | Maurice Peoples | Arizona St | 45.11y |
1974 | Larance Jones | NE Missouri St | 45.46y |
1975 | Benny Brown | UCLA | 45.34Ay |
1976 | Ken Randle | Southern Cal | 45.2 |
1977 | Herman Frazier | Arizona St | 45.57 |
1978 | Willie Smith | Auburn # | 45.33 |
1979 | El Kashief Hassan Sudan | Oregon St | 45.18 |
1980 | Bert Cameron Jamaica | UTEP | 45.23 |
1981 | Bert Cameron Jamaica | UTEP | 44.58 |
1982 | El Kashief Hassan Sudan | Oregon St | 45.18A |
1983 | Bert Cameron Jamaica | UTEP | 44.62 |
1984 | Antonio McKay | Georgia Tech | 44.83 |
1985 | Roddie Haley | Arkansas | 44.7 |
1986 | Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast | Wash St | 44.3 |
1987 | Butch Reynolds | Ohio St | 44.12 |
1988 | Danny Everett | UCLA | 44.52 |
1989 | Raymond Pierre | Baylor | 44.59A |
1990 | Steve Lewis | UCLA | 45.19 |
1991 | Gabriel Luke | Rice | 45.32 |
1992 | Quincy Watts | Southern Cal | 44 |
1993 | Calvin Davis | Arkansas | 45.04 |
1994 | Derek Mills | Georgia Tech | 45.06 |
1995 | Greg Haughton Jamaica | George Mason | 44.62 |
1996 | Davian Clarke Jamaica | Miami FL | 45.29 |
1997 | Roxbert Martin Jamaica | Oklahoma | 44.77 |
1998 | Jerome Davis | Southern Cal | 45.18 |
1999 | Clement Chukwu Nigeria | Eastern Mich | 44.79 |
2000 | Avard Moncur Bahamas | Auburn | 44.72 |
2001 | Avard Moncur Bahamas | Auburn | 44.84 |
2002 | Gary Kikaya Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tennessee | 44.53 |
2003 | Adam Steele | Minnesota | 44.57 |
2004 | Jeremy Wariner | Baylor | 44.71 |
2005 | Darold Williamson | Baylor | 44.51 |
2006 | Xavier Carter | Louisiana St | 44.53 |
2007 | Ricardo Chambers Jamaica | Florida State | 44.66 |
2008 | Andretti Bain Bahamas | Oral Roberts | 44.62 |
2009 | Jonathan Borlée Belgium | Florida State | 44.78 |
2010 | Kirani James Grenada | Alabama | 45.05 |
2011 | Kirani James Grenada | Alabama | 45.10 |
2012 | Tony McQuay | Florida | 44.58 |
2013 | Bryshon Nellum | USC | 44.73 |
2014 | Deon Lendore Trinidad and Tobago | Texas A&M | 45.02 |
2015 | Vernon Norwood | LSU | 45.10 |
2016 | Arman Hall | Florida | 44.82 |
2017 | Fred Kerley | Texas A&M | 44.10 |
2018 | Michael Norman | USC Trojans | 43.61 |
2019 | Kahmari Montgomery | Houston Cougars | 44.23 |
2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | ||
2021 | Randolph Ross | N. Carolina A&T | 43.85 |
2022 | Randolph Ross | N. Carolina A&T | 44.13 |
2023 | Emmanuel Bamidele | University of Florida | 44.24 |
Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an opponent. Human physiology dictates that a runner's near-top speed cannot be maintained for more than 30–35 seconds due to the depletion of phosphocreatine stores in muscles, and perhaps secondarily to excessive metabolic acidosis as a result of anaerobic glycolysis.
The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 yards (36.576 m). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American football players by scouts, particularly for the NFL Draft but also for collegiate recruiting. A player's recorded time can have a heavy impact on his prospects in college or professional football. This was traditionally only true for the "skill" positions such as running back, wide receiver, and defensive back, although now a fast 40-yard dash time is considered important for almost every position. The 40-yard dash is not an official race in track and field athletics, and is not an IAAF-recognized race.
This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the short sprint event. Generally that was the 100-yard dash until 1975, with the metric 100 meters being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were at the metric distance. Hand timing was used until 1973, starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used.
This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the 220 yard dash until 1975, and the metric 200 meters being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were at the metric distance. Hand timing was used until 1973, starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used.
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