This is a list of NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the 400 meter hurdles or its imperial equivalent, the 440 yard hurdles. For men, the imperial distance was contested from 1932 to 1975 excepting Olympic years, when the metric distance was contested. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were at the metric distance. Hand timing was used until 1973, while starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used. The women's race began in 1982.
Women
Key A=Altitude assisted Year Name, (Country) Team Time1982 Tonja Brown Florida St 56.461983 Judi Brown Michigan St 56.441984 Nawal El Moutawakil Iowa St 55.841985 LaTanya Sheffield San Diego St 54.641986 Maria Usifo Texas Southern 55.161987 Linetta Wilson Nebraska 55.551988 Schowonda Williams Louisiana St 55.531989 Janeene Vickers UCLA 55.271990 Janeene Vickers UCLA 55.401991 Janeene Vickers UCLA 55.651992 Tonja Buford Illinois 55.121993 Debbie-Ann Parris Louisiana St 56.371994 Debbie-Ann Parris Louisiana St 55.541995 Tonya Williams Illinois 55.171996 Tonya Williams Illinois 54.561997 Ryan Tolbert Vanderbilt 54.541998 Rosa Jolivet Texas A&M 55.241999 Joanna Hayes UCLA 55.162000 Natasha Danvers Southern Cal 55.262001 Brenda Taylor Harvard 55.882002 Lashinda Demus South Carolina 54.852003 Sheena Johnson UCLA 54.242004 Sheena Johnson UCLA 53.542005 Shauna Smith Wyoming 54.322006 Markita James Auburn 54.472007Nicole M. Leach UCLA 54.322008 Nickiesha Wilson LSU 54.452009 Nicole M. Leach UCLA 2010 Queen Quedith Harrison Virginia Tech 54.552011Ti'erra BrownMiami55.652012Cassandra TateLSU55.222013Kori CarterStanford53.212014Shamier LittleTexas A&M55.072015 Shamier Little Texas A&M 53.742016Shamier Little Texas A&M 53.512017Sage Watson Arizona54.522018Sydney McLaughlinKentucky53.962019Anna CockrellUSC55.232021Anna CockrellUSC54.68 2022 Britton Wilson Arkansas 53.86 2023 Savannah Sutherland Michigan 54.452024Jasmine JonesUSC53.152025Michigan52.462026Akala GarrettSouth Carolina53.32
Men
Key y=yards A=Altitude assisted Year Name, (Country)Team Time1932Eugene BeattyMichigan State Normal College52.91933not held1934not held1935not held1936Bob OsgoodMichigan53.41937not held1938not held1939not held1940not held1941not held1942not held1943not held1944not held1945not held1946not held1947not held1948George WalkerIllinois52.41949not held1950not held1951not held1952Bob DeVinneyKansas51.71953not held1954not held1955not held1956Aubrey LewisNotre Dame511957not held1958not held1959Dick HowardNew Mexico50.6y1960Cliff CushmanKansas50.81961Dixon FarmerOccidental50.8y1962Jerry TarrOregon50.3y1963Rex CawleySouthern Cal49.6Ay1964Billy HardinLouisiana St50.21965Larry GodfreySan Diego St51.5y1966Bob SteeleMichigan St50.4y1967Bob SteeleMichigan St50.2Ay1968David Hemery Boston49.81969Ralph MannBrigham Y49.6y1970Ralph MannBrigham Y48.8y1971Ralph MannBrigham Y49.6y1972Bruce CollinsPennsylvania49.11973Robert PrimeauxTexas49.63y1974Bruce CollinsPennsylvania50.30y1975Craig CaudillIndiana50.44Ay1976Quentin WheelerSan Diego St48.551977Tom AndrewsSouthern Cal49.481978James WalkerAuburn48.921979James WalkerAuburn48.681980David LeeSouthern Illinois48.871981Andre PhillipsUCLA49.121982Dave PatrickTennessee48.44A1983Sven Nylander Southern Meth48.881984Danny HarrisIowa St48.811985Danny HarrisIowa St48.421986Danny HarrisIowa St48.331987Kevin YoungUCLA48.91988Kevin YoungUCLA47.851989Winthrop Graham Texas48.55A1990McClinton NealTexas-Arlington49.231991Samuel Matete Auburn49.121992Dan SteeleEastern Illinois49.791993Bryan BronsonRice49.071994Octavius TerryGeorgia Tech49.851995Ken Harnden North Carolina48.721996Neil Gardner Michigan49.271997Joey WoodyNorthern Iowa48.591998Angelo TaylorGeorgia Tech48.141999Bayano Kamani Baylor48.682000Félix Sánchez Southern Cal48.412001Bayano Kamani Baylor48.992002Rickey HarrisFlorida48.162003Dean Griffiths Auburn48.552004Kerron ClementFlorida49.052005Kerron ClementFlorida47.562006Michael TinsleyJackson St48.252007Isa Phillips LSU 48.512008Jeshua Anderson Washington State 48.692009Jeshua Anderson Washington State 48.472010Johnny Dutch South Carolina 48.752011Jeshua AndersonWashington State48.562012Amaechi MortonStanford48.792013Reggie WyattUSC48.582014 Miles Ukaoma Nebraska 49.23 2015Michael Stigler Kansas 48.842016Eric Futch Florida 48.91 2017Eric Futch Florida 48.32 2018Rai Benjamin California 47.022019Quincy Hall South Carolina 48.482020Cancelled Due To Coronavirus Cancelled Due To Coronavirus 2021Sean Burrell LSU Tigers 47.852022Sean Burrell LSU Tigers 48.702023Chris Robinson Alabama 48.122024 Texas Tech 47.232025 Baylor 47.492026Vance Nilsson Florida 48.06
References
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