The 1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 16–17 at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The decathlon took place on June 3–4. This was the last time the meet was organized by the AAU. Their status as the national governing body was terminated at the end of the year as a result of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. They were replaced by the newly formed organization The Athletics Congress, hosting the meet at this same location.
Results
Men track events 100 meters James Sanford 10.07 Harvey Glance 10.15 Emmit King 10.16200 meters Dwayne Evans 20.27 Don Coleman 20.39 Cliff Wiley 20.44400 meters Willie Smith 45.10 Tony Darden 45.14 Bill Green 45.51800 meters James Robinson 1.45.82 Agberto GuimarãesMike White 1.46.5h1.47.06 Mark Enyeart 1.47.4h1500 meters Steve Scott 3.36.40 MRm Don Paige 3.37.33 Todd Harbour 3.40.205000 meters Matt Centrowitz 13.40.8 Wilson WaigwaHerb Lindsay 13.42.113.42.5 Stan Mavis 13.43.110000 meters Craig Virgin 27.39.4 AR Rick Rojas 28.24.2 Frank Shorter 28.26.6Marathon (42.195 km.) Tom Antczak 2.15.28 Scott Eden 2.16.21 Richard Mahoney 2.17.25110 m Hurdles Renaldo Nehemiah 13.19 MRm Dedy Cooper 13.46 Charles Foster 13.59400 m Hurdles Edwin Moses 47.89 Quentin Wheeler 48.39 James Walker 49.133000 m Steeplechase Henry Marsh 8.33.1 Bill McCullough 8.33.8 Greg Meyer 8.35.8 5000 m walk Dan O'Connor 21:46.6 20 km walk Neal Pyke 1:27:11
Men field events
High Jump Franklin Jacobs Ben Fields Reynaldo Brown Pole Vault Mike Tully Billy Olson Greg Woepse Long Jump Larry Myricks w Carl Lewis w Randy Williams w Triple Jump Ron Livers w Willie Banks w James Butts w Shot Put Dave Laut Al Feuerbach Colin Anderson Discus Throw Mac Wilkins CR Ken Stadel Knut HjeltnesJohn Powell Hammer throw Scott NeilsonBoris Djerassi CR Andy Bessette Emmitt Berry Javelin throw Duncan Atwood Rod Ewaliko Bill Schmidt Decathlon Bobby Coffman 8154 John Crist 8149 John Whitson 7798
Women track events 100 meters Evelyn Ashford 11.01w Brenda Morehead 11.13w Chandra Cheeseborough 11.33w200 meters Evelyn Ashford 22.07w Valerie Brisco 22.53w Brenda Morehead 22.75w400 meters Patricia Jackson 52.37 Sharon Dabney 52.52 Sherri Howard 52.54800 meters Essie Kelley 2.02.3 Julie Brown 2.02.6 Madeline Manning 2.02.81500 meters Francie Larrieu 4.04.6 MR Mary Decker 4.06.8 Julie Brown 4.09.43000 meters Francie Larrieu 8.53.8 MR Janice Merrill 8.54.0 Julie Brown 8.58.310000 meters Mary Shea 32.52.5 Joan Benoit 32.52.5 Amy Laffoon 34.31.0Marathon (Houston) Sue Peterson 2.46.17 Donna Burge 2.54.15 Pat Albert 2.56.57100 meters hurdles Debbie LaPlante 12.86 AR Candy Young 12.95 Stephanie Hightower 13.09400 meters hurdles Edna Brown 57.60 Debra Melrose 58.33 Debbie Esser 58.68 10,000 m walk Sue Broddock 50:32.8
Women field events High jump Deborah BrillLouise Ritter MR Pam Spencer Coleen Reinstra Long jump Kathy McMillan w Jane Frederick w Patricia Johnson wShot put Maren Seidler AR Ann Turbyne Kathy Devine Discus throw Lynne Winbigler Lorna Griffin Ria StalmanHelene Connell Javelin throw Kathy Schmidt Cathy Sulinski Lynn Cannon Pentathlon Jane Frederick 4506 Themis ZambrzyckiJodi Anderson 44454354 Linda Waltman 4123
See also United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
References
Results from T&FN results