The Ohio State Buckeyes track and field team is the track and field program that represents Ohio State University. The Buckeyes compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team is based in Columbus, Ohio at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Both indoor and outdoor men's teams were founded in 1913.
The program is coached by Rosalind Joseph. The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.
Ohio State won their first and only track and field national team title at the 1929 NCAA Track and Field Championships. Ohio State has a total of 16 Big Ten team Championships in both men's and women's indoor and outdoor. Jesse Owens is widely considered as being the most accomplished athlete to run for Ohio State, and compete in the Big Ten's history. In his collegiate career, Owen's won eight NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships titles across the 100 meters, 200 meters, 220 yards hurdles, and long jump.
Coaches
Men's Track and Field Coaches (1913-Present):
Frank Castleman: 1913-1916 N.M. Graham: 1917 Frank Castleman: 1918-1919 N.M. Graham: 1920-1921 George Rider: 1922-1924 Frank Castleman: 1925-1927 George Olsen: 1928-1931 Larry Snyder: 1932-1965 (Legendary coach, coached Jesse Owens) Robert Epskamp: 1966-1987 Russ Rogers: 1988-1995 Jim Hevel: 1996-2013 Karen Dennis: 2014-2021 (Director of Track and Field/Cross Country) Rosalind Joseph: 2021-Present (Director of Track and Field/Cross Country)
Postseason AIAW The Buckeyes have had 4 AIAW All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.
AIAW All-Americans Championships Name Event Place Stephanie Hightower 100 meters hurdles Stephanie Hightower 100 meters hurdles Stephanie Hightower 60 meters Stephanie Hightower 60 meters hurdles Stephanie Hightower 100 meters hurdles Donithy Jones 200 meters Donithy Jones 400 meters Antoinette Jackson 100 meters hurdles Nadine Cox Discus throw
NCAA , a total of 116 men and 34 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).