The Northwestern Wildcats track and field team was the track and field program that represented Northwestern University. The Wildcats competed in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was based in Evanston, Illinois at the Ryan Field.
The track and field and cross country teams were dropped by Northwestern University following the 1987-88 seasons. Both the men's and women's programs were coached by Mike Muska until the year before they were discontinued. The track and field program officially encompassed four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.
12 individual national titles were won by Wildcat athletes, including two that won three NCAA national titles each. Jim Golliday won titles in the 100 m and 200 m, while Tom Warne won three pole vault titles.
Postseason 37 Wildcat men 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). No women achieved NCAA All-American status.
First team NCAA All-Americans Team Championships Name Event Place Men's H.C. Blackwood Hammer throw Men's Elbridge Telford Mile run Men's Stuart Crippen 3000 meters Men's Alva Martin 800 meters Men's Sam Campbell High jump Men's Royal Bouscher Pole vault Men's Alva Martin 800 meters Men's John Gorby 800 meters Men's Warren Droegemuller Pole vault Men's Einar Hermansen 100 meters Men's Frank Rettig High jump Men's Warren Droegemuller Pole vault Men's Tiny Lewis Shot put Men's Arnold Karsten Shot put Men's Einar Hermansen 100 meters Men's Rut Walter 400 meters Men's John Gorby 800 meters Men's Warren Droegemuller Pole vault Men's Justin Dart Hammer throw Men's Rut Walter 400 meters Men's Tom Warne Pole vault Men's Rut Walter 400 meters Men's Ralph Wolf 800 meters Men's Tom Warne Pole vault Men's Tom Warne Pole vault Men's Oliver Duggins 220 yards hurdles Men's Phil Doherty 220 yards hurdles Men's Winslow Heg 400 meters Men's Jack Fleming 800 meters Men's Myron Piker 100 meters Men's Don Smith High jump Men's Don Smith High jump Men's Henry Altpeter 200 meters Men's William Madden 200 meters Men's Henry Altpeter 400 meters Men's Bill Moore Pole vault Men's Bill Porter 220 yards hurdles Men's Bill Moore Pole vault Men's Bill Porter 110 meters hurdles Men's Jim Holland Long jump Men's Jim Holland Long jump Men's Jim Holland Long jump Men's Jim Golliday 100 meters Men's Ken Toye 110 meters hurdles Men's Bob Ehrhart Pole vault Men's Jim Golliday 100 meters Men's Jim Golliday 200 meters Men's Ken Toye 110 meters hurdles Men's Carl Wallin Shot put Men's Ralph Schultz 800 meters Men's Ralph Schultz 1000 meters Men's Ralph Schultz 800 meters Men's Dick Taylor 55 meters hurdles Men's Dick Taylor 55 meters hurdles Men's Tom Sirois Weight throw Men's Dick Taylor 110 meters hurdles Men's Thomas Bach 1000 meters Men's Tom Bach 800 meters Men's Doug Peterson 1500 meters Men's Mark Keller 4 × 800 meters relay Paul Santer Chuck Croft Bob Cull
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