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NCAA Division I Records

All-time NCAA Division I track & field records — the highest level of collegiate competition in the United States.

Division I at a Glance

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Indoor Championships
2025: Albuquerque, NM
☀️
Outdoor Championships
2025: Eugene, OR
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Scholarships
45 full scholarships per team
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Qualifying Window
May 1 – May 28, 2025
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Total Programs
350+ Division I programs
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Competition Level
Highest NCAA division

All-Time Division I Records

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Showing 21 records

100m

Wind +1.8

9.97
AthleteTrayvon Bromell
SchoolBaylor
Year2015

200m

Wind +0.4

19.69
AthleteWalter Dix
SchoolFlorida State
Year2007

400m

43.61
AthleteQuincy Watts
SchoolUSC
Year1992

800m

1:42.67
AthleteJohnny Gray
SchoolArizona State
Year1985

1500m

3:35.30
AthleteSydney Maree
SchoolVillanova
Year1981

Mile

3:52.01
AthleteSydney Maree
SchoolVillanova
Year1981

3000m

7:38.59
AthleteAlistair Cragg
SchoolArkansas
Year2004

5000m

13:08.40
AthleteHenry Rono
SchoolWashington State
Year1978

10000m

27:31.48
AthleteHenry Rono
SchoolWashington State
Year1978

110m Hurdles

Wind +1.5

13.00
AthleteRenaldo Nehemiah
SchoolMaryland
Year1979

400m Hurdles

47.56
AthleteRai Benjamin
SchoolUSC
Year2018

Long Jump

Wind +1.2

8.87m
AthleteErick Walder
SchoolArkansas
Year1993

Triple Jump

Wind +0.9

17.63m
AthleteKeith Connor
SchoolSMU
Year1982

High Jump

2.38m
AthleteHollis Conway
SchoolLouisiana-Lafayette
Year1989

Pole Vault

6.00m
AthleteScott Huffman
SchoolIndiana State
Year1994

Shot Put

22.00m
AthleteJohn Godina
SchoolUCLA
Year1995

Discus

68.68m
AthleteKamy Keshmiri
SchoolNevada
Year2007

Hammer

81.55m
AthleteBalazs Kiss
SchoolUSC
Year1995

Javelin

89.94m
AthleteEthan Dabbs
SchoolVirginia
Year2023

4x100m Relay

37.97
AthleteLSU
SchoolLSU
Year2017

4x400m Relay

2:59.00
AthleteUSC
SchoolUSC
Year2018

Conference Rankings

ConferenceSchoolsChampionshipsTop Program
SEC14253LSU
Big 1216145Texas
Pac-1212189USC
Big Ten14134Wisconsin
ACC1598Florida State

Division I Facts

Most NCAA Team Championships

Men: USC (26), Arkansas (20), Oregon (16) Women: LSU (15), Texas (7), Oregon (6)

Scholarship Changes for 2025

Division I programs can now offer up to 45 full scholarships (previously 12.6 for men, 18 for women), significantly expanding opportunities for student-athletes.

Championship Qualification

Athletes must achieve automatic or provisional qualifying standards during the qualification window. The top 24 athletes in each individual event advance to NCAA Championships.

Historic Performances

Several NCAA Division I records have stood for decades, including Henry Rono's distance records from 1978 and Jackie Joyner-Kersee's long jump record from 1985.

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