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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.
50 metres hurdles ; 60 metres hurdles ; 80 ... (Men's from page 202–222, women's from page 292–309) Progression of IAAF World Records
50 yards: Isabelle Daniels: 6.2 100 yards: Isabelle Daniels: 11.1 220 yards: Mae Faggs: 26.8 70 yards hurdles: Connie Darnowski: 9.7 High jump: Mildred McDaniel: 1.62 m Standing long jump: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips: 2.49 m Shot put Adele Tischler (TCH) 13.52 m Jackie MacDonald (CAN) Louis Testa: Basketball throw: Catherine Walsh: 101 ft 6 in ...
The 100-yard dash is a track and field sprint event of 100 yards (91.44 metres). It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1970 , and was included in the triathlon of the Olympics in 1904 . It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the 100-metre sprint (109.36 yards).
This is a list of the NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the shortest sprint event. Since 1921, the men's 100-yard dash was usually held until 1975, with the exception of the 100 meters being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships (as well as those during some Olympic years ...
The 40-yard dash, a standard acceleration evaluation for American football players, does not fall within the usual criteria of athletics racing events. In most 40-yard dashes, reaction times are not recorded as timing starts only once the player is in motion, and the standards for timing a "football 40" are so lax and inconsistent that a real ...
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...
The list of United States high-school national records in track and field is separated by indoor and outdoor and boys and girls who have set a national record in their respective events. While these records have been compiled for over 100 years, there are varying standards for these records.