The 1986 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 4−7, 1986 at Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.
These were the 65th annual men's championships and the fifth annual women's championships. Even though these championships were contested in Indianapolis, they were technically hosted by Indiana University Bloomington. Carroll Stadium, the event's site, is actually located near IUPUI, another school belonging to the Indiana University system. This was the Hoosiers' second time hosting the event and the first since 1966 (held in Bloomington).
Southern Methodist University and Texas topped the men's and women's team standings, respectively; it was the Mustangs' second men's team title and the first for the Longhorn women.
The competition was remembered for NC State Wolfpack track and field runner Kathy Ormsby, who left the track during the women's 10,000 meters and jumped head-first off a nearby bridge, permanently paralyzing herself from the waist down. Ormsby had set the collegiate record in the event earlier in the season.
Team results Note: Top 10 only (H) = Hosts
Men's standings Rank Team Points SMU 53 Washington State 52 Texas 47 AlabamaArkansas 35 Texas A&M 31 Oregon 30 UCLA 29 USC 27 Fresno StateUTEP 25
Women's standings Rank Team Points Texas 65 Alabama 55 Texas Southern 47 USCTennessee 37 Stanford 29 UCLAWisconsin 25 Florida 21 Washington State 20
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