The 1985 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 15–17 at IUPUI Track and Soccer Stadium on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress. The decathlon and heptathlon were held the two days after the main meet. Marathon National Championships were held at the California International Marathon in December.
The most notable event at this meet was Willie Banks' world record in the triple jump. The jump occurred almost by accident as the always exuberant Banks took his attempt and rushed out of the pit in order to cheer for his Athletics West teammate Louise Romo, who was finishing her 800 meters race.
Results Men track events 100 meters (+0.0 m/s) Kirk Baptiste 10.11 Lee McNeill 10.17 Calvin Smith 10.18 200 meters (+0.3 m/s) Kirk Baptiste 20.11 Roy Martin 20.13 Calvin Smith 20.26400 meters Mark Rowe 44.87 Darrell Robinson 44.94 Roddie Haley 45.06800 meters Johnny Gray 1:44.01 John Marshall 1:44.53 Earl Jones 1:44.581500 meters Jim Spivey 3:39.54 Steve Scott 3:39.61 Tim Hacker 3:39.635000 meters Doug Padilla 13:16.42 Sydney Maree 13:17.13 Matt Centrowitz 13:33.92 10,000 meters Bruce Bickford 28:00.10 Mark Nenow 28:12.60 Pat Porter 28:12.90110 meters hurdles(+1.1 m/s) Roger Kingdom 13.26 Cletus Clark 13.43 Keith Talley 13.59 400 meters hurdles Andre Phillips 47.67 Danny Harris 48.65 Tony Rambo 49.293000 meters steeplechase Henry Marsh 8:18.35 Brian Diemer 8:20.64 Farley Gerber 8:21.9910 kilometres race walk Tim Lewis 28:26.46 Marco Evoniuk 29:28.12 Todd Scully 30:12.16
Men field events High jump Brian Stanton Lee Balkin Darren Burton Pole vault Joe Dial Mike Tully Billy Olson Long jump Mike Conley w Jason Grimes w Mike Powell w Triple jump Willie Banks WR, AR, CR Mike Conley Charlie Simpkins Shot put Dave Laut John Brenner Jesse Stuart Discus throw John Powell Art Burns Judd Binley Hammer throw Jud Logan Dave McKenzie Ken Flax Javelin throw Tom Petranoff Tom Jadwin Duncan Atwood Decathlon John Sayre 8381w Mike Ramos 8156w Tim Bright 8068
Women track events 100 metersMerlene Ottey-Page 10.98Pam Marshall 11.21Diane Williams 11.23 200 metersMerlene Ottey-Page 21.93Pam Marshall 22.39Grace Jackson 22.57 400 metersLillie Leatherwood 50.64Diane Dixon 50.79Ilrey Oliver 51.96800 metersClaudette Groenendaal 1:59.48Louise Romo 1:59.63Delisa Walton 2:00.171500 metersDiana Richburg 4:04.73Darlene Beckford 4.06.46Ruth Wysocki 4.07.423000 metersCathy Branta 8:49.64Cindy Bremser 8.49.6Mary Knisely 8.52.545000 meters Suzanne Girard 15:57.50 Jan Merrill 15:57.83 Annie Schweitzer 15:58.3910,000 meters Francie Larrieu Smith 32:18.29 Kirsten O'Hara 32:40.76 Lynn Jennings 32:48.88Marathon Nancy Ditz 2:31:36 Janis Klecker 2:31:53 Maureen Roben 2:34:17 100 meters hurdlesRhonda Blanford 12.85 Stephanie Hightower 12.92 Benita Fitzgerald-Brown 13.04400 meters hurdlesJudi Brown-King 55.10 LaTanya Sheffield 55.53 Tonia Brown 56.3410K racewalkMaryanne Torrellas 48:38.16 Teresa Vaill 49:25.43 Debbi Lawrence 50:25.43
Women field events High jumpLouis Ritter Coleen Sommer Phyllis Blunston Long jumpCarol Lewis wSabrina Williams wEsmerelda Garcia Triple jumpWendy Brown Donna Thomas Terri Turner Shot putRamona Pagel Peggy Pollock Regina Cavanaugh Discus throwCarol Cady Penny Neer Lorna Griffin Javelin throwCathy Sulinski Lori Mercer Linda Sutfin HeptathlonJane Frederick 6587Jolanda Jones 5765Lana Zimmerman 5606
See also United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
References
Results from T&FN results