Every NCAA Division I Outdoor 400m champion from 2015 to 2025 — including Michael Norman's historic 43.61 and a generation of elite one-lap runners.
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships · 2015–2025. Decade-best times highlighted.
| Year | Athlete | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Vernon Norwood | LSU | 45.10 |
| 2016 | Arman Hall | Florida | 44.82 |
| 2017 | Fred Kerley | Texas A&M | 44.10 |
| 2018 | Michael Norman | USC | 43.61Decade best |
| 2019 | Kahmari Montgomery | Texas A&M | 44.23 |
| 2020 | COVID-19 — Cancelled | ||
| 2021 | Randolph Ross | NC A&T | 43.85 |
| 2022 | Randolph Ross Jr. | NC A&T | 44.13 |
| 2023 | Emmanuel Bamidele | Florida | 44.24 |
| 2024 | C. Morales Williams | Virginia Tech | 44.47 |
| 2025 | Samuel Ogazi | Alabama | 44.84 |
9-year average excludes 2020 (cancelled due to COVID-19).
| Year | Athlete | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Courtney Okolo | Texas | 50.23 |
| 2016 | Courtney Okolo | Texas | 50.36 |
| 2017 | Shakima Wimbley | Miami | 51.07 |
| 2018 | Lynna Irby | Georgia | 49.80 |
| 2019 | Wadeline Jonathas | South Carolina | 50.60 |
| 2020 | COVID-19 — Cancelled | ||
| 2021 | Athing Mu | Texas A&M | 49.57 |
| 2022 | Talitha Diggs | Florida | 49.99 |
| 2023 | Rhasidat Adeleke | Texas | 49.20 |
| 2024 | Nickisha Pryce | Arkansas | 48.89Decade best |
| 2025 | Aaliyah Butler | Georgia | 49.26 |
9-year average excludes 2020 (cancelled due to COVID-19).
USC · 2018
Norman's 43.61 is the fastest 400m winning time in NCAA D1 Championships history for the 2015–2024 decade. He ran a wind-legal 43.61 — sub-44 seconds, which fewer than a handful of men have ever achieved.
Arkansas · 2024
The fastest women's winning time in the dataset. Pryce's 48.89 broke the 49-second barrier and stands as the outstanding women's 400m performance of the decade at the NCAA Championships.
Texas · 2023
Adeleke ran 49.20 as a junior, establishing herself as one of the world's top 400m runners. Born in Dublin to Nigerian parents, she later competed for Ireland at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Texas A&M · 2021
Before dominating the 800m, Mu showed her 400m versatility with 49.57. She later won Olympic gold in the 800m at Tokyo 2020 and is widely regarded as one of America's greatest middle-distance talents.
Texas A&M · 2017
Kerley's 44.10 was a sign of things to come. He transitioned to the sprints and became World 100m champion in 2022, one of the most successful event changes in modern track history.
NC A&T · 2021
Ross ran 43.85 for NC A&T — a historically Black university — making it one of the most celebrated championship results in recent collegiate track history.
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