1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

August 2023 1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Walnut, California, United States June 16–17 Hilmer Lodge Stadium Mt. San Antonio College 1978 1980 thumb The 1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 16–17 at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The decathlon took place on June 3–4. This was the last time the meet was organized by the AAU. Their status as the national governing body was terminated at the end of the year as a result of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. They were replaced by the newly formed organization The Athletics Congress, hosting the meet at this same location. Results Men track events 100 meters James Sanford 10.07 Harvey Glance 10.15 Emmit King 10.16200 meters Dwayne Evans 20.27 Don Coleman 20.39 Cliff Wiley 20.44400 meters Willie Smith 45.10 Tony Darden 45.14 Bill Green 45.51800 meters James Robinson 1.45.82 Agberto GuimarãesMike White 1.46.5h1.47.06 Mark Enyeart 1.47.4h1500 meters Steve Scott 3.36.40 MRm Don Paige 3.37.33 Todd Harbour 3.40.205000 meters Matt Centrowitz 13.40.8 Wilson WaigwaHerb Lindsay 13.42.113.42.5 Stan Mavis 13.43.110000 meters Craig Virgin 27.39.4 AR Rick Rojas 28.24.2 Frank Shorter 28.26.6Marathon (42.195 km.) Tom Antczak 2.15.28 Scott Eden 2.16.21 Richard Mahoney 2.17.25110 m Hurdles Renaldo Nehemiah 13.19 MRm Dedy Cooper 13.46 Charles Foster 13.59400 m Hurdles Edwin Moses 47.89 Quentin Wheeler 48.39 James Walker 49.133000 m Steeplechase Henry Marsh 8.33.1 Bill McCullough 8.33.8 Greg Meyer 8.35.8 5000 m walk Dan O'Connor 21:46.6 20 km walkhttps://athleticspodium.com/champs/usa-track-and-field-championships/1979-usa-track-and-field-championships 1979 USA Track & Field Championships Athletics Podium Neal Pyke 1:27:11 Men field events High Jump Franklin Jacobs 2.26 Ben Fields 2.26 Reynaldo Brown 2.20 Pole Vault Mike Tully 5.50 Billy Olson 5.50 Greg Woepse 5.40 Long Jump Larry Myricks 8.28w Carl Lewis 8.09w Randy Williams 8.05w Triple Jump Ron Livers 17.56w Willie Banks 17.43w James Butts 16.91w Shot Put Dave Laut 21.11 Al Feuerbach 20.64 Colin Anderson 20.43 Discus Throw Mac Wilkins 70.66 CR Ken Stadel 69.26 Knut HjeltnesJohn Powell 68.8867.33 Hammer throw Scott NeilsonBoris Djerassi 72.06 CR68.73 Andy Bessette 67.31 Emmitt Berry 67.10 Javelin throw Duncan Atwood 81.86 Rod Ewaliko 80.47 Bill Schmidt 80.14 Decathlon Bobby Coffman 8154 John Crist 8149 John Whitson 7798 Women track events 100 meters Evelyn Ashford 11.01w Brenda Morehead 11.13w Chandra Cheeseborough 11.33w200 meters Evelyn Ashford 22.07w Valerie Brisco 22.53w Brenda Morehead 22.75w400 meters Patricia Jackson 52.37 Sharon Dabney 52.52 Sherri Howard 52.54800 meters Essie Kelley 2.02.3 Julie Brown 2.02.6 Madeline Manning 2.02.81500 meters Francie Larrieu 4.04.6 MR Mary Decker 4.06.8 Julie Brown 4.09.43000 meters Francie Larrieu 8.53.8 MR Janice Merrill 8.54.0 Julie Brown 8.58.310000 meters Mary Shea 32.52.5 Joan Benoit 32.52.5 Amy Laffoon 34.31.0Marathon (Houston) Sue Peterson 2.46.17 Donna Burge 2.54.15 Pat Albert 2.56.57100 meters hurdles Debbie LaPlante 12.86 AR Candy Young 12.95 Stephanie Hightower 13.09400 meters hurdles Edna Brown 57.60 Debra Melrose 58.33 Debbie Esser 58.68 10,000 m walk Sue Broddock 50:32.8 Women field events High jump Deborah BrillLouise Ritter 1.93MR1.89 Pam Spencer 1.83 Coleen Reinstra 1.83Long jump Kathy McMillan 6.49w Jane Frederick 6.44w Patricia Johnson 6.35wShot put Maren Seidler 19.09 AR Ann Turbyne 17.00 Kathy Devine 16.06Discus throw Lynne Winbigler 57.73 Lorna Griffin 56.56 Ria StalmanHelene Connell 55.4252.53Javelin throw Kathy Schmidt 62.81 Cathy Sulinski 54.63 Lynn Cannon 52.83Pentathlon Jane Frederick 4506 Themis ZambrzyckiJodi Anderson 44454354 Linda Waltman 4123 See also United States Olympic Trials (track and field) References Results from T&FN results Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Usa Outdoor Track And Field Championships, 1979 Track and field Category:Track and field competitions in California Outdoor Track and Field Championships Outdoor Track and Field Championships Category:Sports competitions in Los Angeles County, California Category:Walnut, California