The USA Indoor Track and Field Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition in the sport of athletics currently organized by USA Track & Field . It serves as the national championships for the sport in the United States. The venue of the championships is decided on an annual basis and sometimes indoor combined track and field events championships were held separately.
There was a track and field championship at Madison Square Garden staged by the Amateur Athletic Union in 1888, and in the following years there were demonstrations staged as part of other meets. However, sports historians today acknowledge the 1906 edition to be the first official men's national indoor championships.[ 1] The men's and women's championships have been held jointly since 1965. Following professionalization of the sport, the running of the national championships was taken over by The Athletics Congress of the USA (TAC) since 1980. TAC rebranded as USA Track & Field (USATF) in 1993.[ 2] [ 3]
The national championships for outdoor track and field and other sport of athletics disciplines are held separately from the indoor competition.
Contents
1 Athletes with the most wins
2 List of winners
2.1 Track
2.1.1 60 m (60 yards, 55 m)
2.1.2 400 m (440 yards, 300 m, 300 yards)
2.1.3 600 m (600 yards, 500 m)
2.1.4 800 m (1000 yards, 1000 m)
2.1.5 Mile (1500 m)
2.1.6 3000 m (2 miles, 5000 m, 3 miles)
2.1.7 60 m hurdles (70 yards hurdles, 65 m hurdles, 60 yards hurdles, 55 m hurdles)
2.1.8 Racewalking (mile walk, 3000 m walk, 2 miles walk, 3 miles walk)
2.2 Field
2.3 Discontinued events
3 References
Athletes with the most wins
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As of 2024[update] , not including relays:
60 m (60 yards, 55 m)
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400 m (440 yards, 300 m, 300 yards)
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600 m (600 yards, 500 m)
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1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1906 : Eli Parsons
1907 : Eli Parsons
1908 : Mel Sheppard
1909 : Mel Sheppard
1910 : Harry Gissing
1911 : Abel Kiviat
1913 : Abel Kiviat
1914 : Thomas Halpin
1915 : Thomas Halpin
1916 : William Bingham
1917 : Earl Eby
1918 : Marvin Gustavson
1919 : Jack Sellers
1920 : Earl Eby
1921 : Fred Murrey
1922 : Sid Leslie
1923 : Earl Eby
1924 : Walter Mulvihill
1925 : Vincent Lally
1926 : Horatio Fitch
1927 : George Leness
1928 : Phil Edwards (BGU ) , George Leness (2nd)
1929 : Phil Edwards (BGU ) , Eddie Blake (2nd)
1930 : Phil Edwards (BGU ) , Eddie Roll (2nd)
1931 : Phil Edwards (BGU ) , Eddie Blake (4th)
1932 : Alex Wilson (CAN ) , Edwin Roll (2nd)
1933 : Milton Sandler
1934 : Milton Sandler
1935 : Milton Sandler
1936 : Edward O'Brien
1937 : Edward O'Brien
1938 : Jim Herbert
1939 : Charles Beetham
1940 : Charles Belcher
1941 : Jim Herbert
1942 : Roy Cochran
1943 : Lewis Smith
1944 : Bob Ufer
1945 : Elmore Harris
1946 : Elmore Harris
1947 : George Guida
1948 : Dave Bolen
1949 : Dave Bolen
1950 : Hugo Maiocco
1951 : Hugo Maiocco
1952 : Charles Moore
1953 : Mal Whitfield
1954 : Reggie Pearman
1955 : Charles Jenkins Sr.
1956 : Lou Jones
1957 : Charles Jenkins Sr.
1958 : Charles Jenkins Sr.
1959 : Josh Culbreath
1960 : Tom Murphy
1961 : Eddie Southern
1962 : Bill Crothers (CAN ) , Jack Yerman (2nd)
1963 : Jack Yerman
1964 : Charles Buchta
1965 : Jack Yerman
1966 : Theron Lewis
1967 : Jim Kemp
1968 : Martin McGrady
1969 : Martin McGrady
1970 : Martin McGrady
1971 : Andrzej Badeński (POL ) , Tom Ulan (3rd)
1972 : Lee Evans
1973 : Fred Newhouse
1974 : Wes Williams
1975 : Wes Williams
1976 : Fred Sowerby (ANT ) , Stan Vinson (2nd)
1977 : Fred Sowerby (ANT ) , Kevin Prince (2nd)
1978 : Stan Vinson
1979 : Mike Solomon (TRI ) , Stanley Vincent (3rd)
1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes *Distances have varied as follows: 600 yards (1906–1986), 500 meters (1987–1993) except 600 meters (odd numbered years since 2015)
800 m (1000 yards, 1000 m)
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1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1932 : Gene Venzke
1933 : Gene Venzke
1934 : Glenn Cunningham
1935 : Glenn Cunningham
1936 : Gene Venzke
1937 : Archie San Romani
1938 : Glenn Cunningham
1939 : Glenn Cunningham
1940 : Charles Fenske
1941 : Walter Mehl
1942 : Gil Dodds
1943 : Frank Dixon
1944 : Gil Dodds
1945 : James Rafferty
1946 : Leslie MacMitchell
1947 : Gil Dodds
1948 : Tom Quinn
1949 : Willem Slijkhuis (NED ) , Neil Pratt (3rd)
1950 : John Joe Barry (IRL ) , Fred Wilt (2nd)
1951 : Fred Wilt
1952 : Bill Mack
1953 : Fred Dwyer
1954 : Josy Barthel (LUX ) , Fred Wilt (2nd)
1955 : Wes Santee
1956 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Fred Dwyer (3rd)
1957 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Fred Dwyer (3rd)
1958 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , James Grelle (3rd)
1959 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Pete Close (4th)
1960 : Phil Coleman
1961 : Jim Beatty
1962 : Jim Beatty
1963 : Jim Beatty
1964 : Ergas Leps (CAN ) , Vic Zwolak (2nd)
1965 : Jim Grelle
1966 : Jim Grelle
1967 : Sam Bair
1968 : Preston Davis
1969 : Henryk Szordykowski (POL ) , Marty Liquori (2nd)
1970 : Marty Liquori
1971 : Henryk Szordykowski (POL ) , John Mason (2nd)
1972 : Byron Dyce (JAM ) , Bruce Fischer (3rd)
1973 : Marty Liquori
1974 : John Walker (NZL ) , Michael Slack (2nd)
1975 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Paul Cummings (2nd)
1976 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Paul Cummings (2nd)
1977 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Joseph Dubina (3rd)
1978 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Steve Lacy (3rd)
1979 : Steve Scott
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980 : Craig Masback
1981 : Steve Scott
1982 : Jim Spivey
1983 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Steve Scott (2nd)
1984 : Steve Scott
1985 : Sydney Maree
1986 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Mark Fricker (3rd), Kevin Johnson (3rd)
1987 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Jim Spivey (3rd)
1988 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Brian Abshire (2nd)
1989 : Frank O'Mara (IRL ) , Jeff Atkinson (3rd)
1990 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Steve Scott
1991 : Noureddine Morceli (ALG ) , Eric Henry (3rd)
1992 : Noureddine Morceli (ALG ) , Jeff Atkinson (5th)
1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes *Distances have varied as follows: Mile (1940–2002) and 1932, 2007 and odd numbered years since 2011, 1500 meters (1933–1939), (2003–6, 2008–2010) and even numbered years since 2010
3000 m (2 miles, 5000 m, 3 miles)
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1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1899: Alec Grant
1900: Alec Grant
1901: Alec Grant
1903: Alec Grant
1904: George Bonhag
1905: George Bonhag
1906 : George Bonhag
1907 : George Bonhag
1908 : Mike Driscoll
1909 : Mike Driscoll
1910 : Joseph Monument
1911 : George Bonhag
1913 : William Kramer
1914 : Harry Smith
1915 : Michael Devaney
1916 : Joie Ray
1917 : John Ryan
1918 : Edward Garvey
1919 : Gordon Nightingale
1920 : Harry Helm
1921 : Max Bohland
1922 : John Romig
1923 : Joie Ray
1924 : Joie Ray
1925 : Paavo Nurmi (FIN ) , Harold Kennedy (2nd)
1926 : William Goodwin
1927 : William Goodwin
1928 : Leo Lermond
1929 : Edvin Wide (SWE ) , Robert Dalrymple (2nd)
1930 : Joe McCluskey
1931 : Leo Lermond
1932 : George Lermond
1933 : George Lermond
1934 : John Follows
1935 : John Follows
1936 : Norm Bright
1937 : Norm Bright
1938 : Don Lash
1939 : Don Lash
1940 : Greg Rice
1941 : Greg Rice
1942 : Greg Rice
1943 : Greg Rice
1944 : Oliver Hunter
1945 : Forest Efaw
1946 : Forest Efaw
1947 : Curt Stone
1948 : Curt Stone
1949 : Gaston Reiff (BEL ) , Fred Wilt (3rd)
1950 : Curt Stone
1951 : Curt Stone
1952 : Horace Ashenfelter
1953 : Horace Ashenfelter
1954 : Horace Ashenfelter
1955 : Horace Ashenfelter
1956 : Horace Ashenfelter
1957 : John Macy (POL ) , Alex Breckenridge (2nd)
1958 : Veliša Mugoša (YUG ) , John Macy (2nd)
1959 : Bill Dellinger
1960 : Al Lawrence (AUS ) , Lew Stieglitz (2nd)
1961 : Bruce Kidd (CAN ) , John Macy (3rd)
1962 : Bruce Kidd (CAN ) , Jared Nourse (4th)
1963 : Michel Bernard (FRA ) , Bob Schul (2nd)
1964 : Ron Clarke (AUS ) , Pete McArdle (2nd)
1965 : Billy Mills
1966 : Lajos Mecser (HUN ) , Tracy Smith (2nd)
1967 : Tracy Smith
1968 : George Young
1969 : George Young
1970 : Art DuLong
1971 : Frank Shorter
1972 : Emiel Puttemans (BEL ) , Leonard Hilton (2nd)
1973 : Tracy Smith
1974 : Dick Tayler (NZL ) , Frank Shorter (2nd)
1975 : Miruts Yifter (ETH ) , Pat Manders (3rd)
1976 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Greg Fredericks (2nd)
1977 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Garry Bjorklund (3rd)
1978 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Marty Liquori (2nd)
1979 : Marty Liquori
1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes * Events before 1906 are considered unofficial. Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931) and odd numbered years since 2015, 5000 meters (1933–1939), 3 Miles 1932, (1940–1986), and 3000 meters (1987–2014) and even numbered years since 2014
60 m hurdles (70 yards hurdles, 65 m hurdles, 60 yards hurdles, 55 m hurdles)
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Racewalking (mile walk, 3000 m walk, 2 miles walk, 3 miles walk)
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Mile walk (1500 m walk)3000 m walk (2 miles walk)5000 m walk (3 miles walk)Notes * From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union . Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress . Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field .
Distances have varied as follows: Mile walk all years except 1933-1939 when 1500 m walk was contested, 2 miles walk until 1986 (3000 m walk since except for odd years since 2015), 3 miles walk until 1911 (5000 m walk since).
High jump (standing high jump)
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Standing high jump High jump
1906 : Herbert Gidney
1907 : Harry Porter
1908 : Harry Porter
1909 : Harry Porter
1910 : Harry Grumpelt
1911 : Samuel Lawrence
1913 : John Johnstone
1914 : Eugene Jennings
1915 : Wesley Oler
1916 : Jo Loomis
1917 : Jo Loomis
1918 : Egon Erickson
1919 : Walter Whalen
1920 : Walter Whalen
1921 : Richmond Landon
1922 : Leroy Brown
1923 : Harold Osborn
1924 : Harold Osborn
1925 : Harold Osborn
1926 : Harold Osborn
1927 : Charles W. Major
1928 : Anton Burg
1929 : Charles W. Major
1930 : Anton Burg
1931 : Anton Burg
1932 : George Spitz
1933 : George Spitz
1934 : Walter Marty , George Spitz
1935 : Cornelius Johnson
1936 : Ed Burke
1937 : Ed Burke
1938 : Lloyd Thompson
1939 : Mel Walker
1940 : Arthur Byrnes
1941 : Mel Walker
1942 : Adam Berry , Josh Williamson
1943 : Bill Vessie , Josh Williamson
1944 : Dave Albritton , Bill Vessie
1945 : Ken Wiesner , Josh Williamson
1946 : John Vislocky
1947 : John Vislocky
1948 : John Vislocky
1949 : Dick Phillips
1950 : John Vislocky
1951 : John Heintzmann , Jack Razetto , Josh Williamson
1952 : Lewis Hall
1953 : Lewis Hall
1954 : Herman Wyatt
1955 : Lewis Hall , Ernie Shelton
1956 : Ernie Shelton
1957 : Phil Reavis
1958 : Herman Wyatt
1959 : John Thomas
1960 : John Thomas
1961 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , John Thomas (2nd)
1962 : John Thomas
1963 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , John Thomas (2nd)
1964 : John Thomas
1965 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , Gene Johnson (3rd)
1966 : John Thomas
1967 : John Rambo
1968 : Valentin Gavrilov (URS ) , Steve Kelly (2nd)
1969 : John Rambo
1970 : Otis Burrell
1971 : Reynaldo Brown
1972 : Gene White
1973 : Dwight Stones
1974 : Tom Woods
1975 : Dwight Stones
1976 : Robert Forget (CAN ) , Bill Knoedel (2nd)
1977 : Paul Underwood
1978 : Dwight Stones
1979 : Benn Fields
1980 : Franklin Jacobs
1981 : Jeff Woodard
1982 : Dwight Stones
1983 : Tyke Peacock
1984 : Dennis Lewis
1985 : Jim Howard
1986 : Jim Howard
1987 : Igor Paklin (URS ) , Jim Howard (2nd)
1988 : Igor Paklin (URS ) , Jim Howard (2nd), Tom McCants (2nd)
1989 : Troy Kemp (BAH ) , Tom McCants (2nd)
1990 : Hollis Conway
1991 : Javier Sotomayor (CUB ) , Hollis Conway (2nd)
1992 : Hollis Conway
1993 : Hollis Conway
1994 : Hollis Conway
1995 : Tony Barton
1996 : Charles Austin
1997 : Charles Austin
1998 : Sam Hill
1999 : Henry Patterson
2000 : Matt Hemingway
2001 : Nathan Leeper
2002 : Nathan Leeper
2003 : Charles Austin
2004 : Jamie Nieto
2005 : Tora Harris
2006 : Adam Shunk
2007 : Tora Harris
2008 : Andra Manson
2009 : Andra Manson
2010 : Jesse Williams
2011 : Jesse Williams
2012 : Jesse Williams
2013 : Dusty Jonas
2014 : Erik Kynard
2015 : Erik Kynard
2016 : Erik Kynard
2017 : Erik Kynard
2018 : Erik Kynard
2019 : Jeron Robinson
2020 : Erik Kynard
2022 : JuVaughn Harrison
2023 : Shelby McEwen
2024 : Shelby McEwen
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Long jump (standing long jump)
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Triple jump (standing triple jump)
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Pole vault (pole vault for distance)
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Pole vault for distance Pole vault
1906 : Alfred Carlton Gilbert
1907 : Claude Allen
1908 : Charles Vezin Jr.
1909 : William Happeny (CAN ) , Harry Babcock (2nd)
1910 : William Happeny (CAN ) , Theodore Babcock (2nd)
1911 : Gordon Dukes
1925 : Paul Jones
1926 : Charles Hoff (NOR ) , Edwin Myers (2nd)
1927 : Sabin Carr
1928 : Sabin Carr
1929 : Fred Sturdy
1930 : Fred Sturdy
1931 : Fred Sturdy
1932 : Fred Sturdy
1933 : Keith Brown , Frank Pierce
1934 : Bill Graber
1935 : Ray Lowry , Eldon Stutzman , Oscar Sutermeister
1936 : David Hunn
1937 : Earle Meadows
1938 : Richard Ganslen
1939 : Cornelius Warmerdam
1940 : Earle Meadows
1941 : Earle Meadows
1942 : Boo Morcom
1943 : Cornelius Warmerdam
1944 : Jack DeField
1945 : Bill Moore
1946 : Bill Moore
1947 : Guinn Smith
1948 : Bob Richards
1949 : Boo Morcom
1950 : Bob Richards
1951 : Bob Richards
1952 : Bob Richards
1953 : Bob Richards
1954 : Jerry Welbourn
1955 : Bob Richards
1956 : Don Bragg , Bob Richards
1957 : Bob Richards
1958 : Don Bragg , Bob Gutowski
1959 : Don Bragg
1960 : Don Bragg
1961 : Don Bragg
1962 : Henry Wadsworth
1963 : Dave Tork
1964 : John Uelses
1965 : Billy Gene Pemelton
1966 : Bob Seagren
1967 : Bob Seagren
1968 : Dennis Phillips
1969 : Peter Chen
1970 : Bob Seagren
1971 : Dick Railsback
1972 : Kjell Isaksson (SWE ) , Steve Smith (3rd)
1973 : Steve Smith
1974 : Vic Dias
1975 : Roland Carter
1976 : Roland Carter
1977 : Larry Jessee
1978 : Larry Jessee
1979 : Dan Ripley
1980 : Earl Bell
1981 : Thierry Vigneron (FRA ) , Dan Ripley (3rd)
1982 : Billy Olson
1983 : Billy Olson
1984 : Sergey Bubka (URS ) , Earl Bell (3rd)
1985 : Doug Lytle
1986 : Sergey Bubka (URS ) , Brad Pursley (5th)
1987 : Earl Bell
1988 : Radion Gataullin (URS ) , Dave Kenworthy (2nd)
1989 : Radion Gataullin (URS ) , Billy Olson (2nd)
1990 : István Bagyula (HUN ) , Tim Bright (2nd)
1991 : Kory Tarpenning
1992 : Dean Starkey
1993 : Greg West
1994 : Kory Tarpenning
1995 : Nick Hysong
1996 : Pat Manson
1997 : Lawrence Johnson
1998 : Scott Hennig
1999 : Jeff Hartwig
2000 : Lawrence Johnson
2001 : Lawrence Johnson
2002 : Timothy Mack
2003 : Derek Miles
2004 : Toby Stevenson
2005 : Brad Walker
2006 : Brad Walker
2007 : Jeff Hartwig
2008 : Brad Walker
2009 : Jeremy Scott
2010 : Timothy Mack
2011 : Mark Hollis
2012 : Brad Walker
2013 : Jordan Scott
2014 : Mark Hollis
2015 : Sam Kendricks
2016 : Sam Kendricks
2017 : Sam Kendricks
2018 : Scott Houston
2019 : Andrew Irwin
2020 : Matt Ludwig
2022 : Chris Nilsen
2023 : Sam Kendricks
2024 : Chris Nilsen
Notes
8-lb shot put 12-lb shot put 16-lb shot put 24-lb shot put Notes
Weight throw (weight throw for height)
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In 1913, 1914, and 1915, the 75 yards was the only short sprint distance held. In other years, the 60 yards was held as a separate event in addition.
440 yards hurdles (300 yards hurdles)
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3000 m steeplechase (2 miles steeplechase)
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Distance was 2 miles except for 1933-1939. All events were run 'dry' with no water jump.
Winners from 1906–2006
Official list (Archived)