The 1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 20–22 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. The high jump apron at Welcome Stadium was made of asphalt to the surprise of Olympic Champion Charles Dumas who brought long spikes. After a visit to a local shoe store, Dumas went on to win at 6'10¼"
The men's edition was described as "one of the worst-organized meets in AAU history" by Track & Field News, with many officiating errors, timing errors, incorrect staggers in the 220 and 440 yards, and poor weather.
Results
Men track events 100 yards (-1.7 m/s) Leamon King 9.7 David Sime 9.7 Ira Murchison 9.8 220 yards (+1.3 m/s)Lanes improperly measured Ollan Cassell 21.0(214 2/3 yds) Ed Collymore 21.0(217 1/3 yds) Preston Griffin 21.2(216 yds)440 yards (+1.3 m/s)Lanes improperly measured Reginald Pearman 46.4(432 yds) John Telford 46.5(430 2/3 yds) Charles Jenkins 46.7(436 yds) 880 yards Thomas Courtney 1:50.1 Arnold Sowell 1:50.6 Lang Stanley 1:51.1Mile run Merv Lincoln Bob Seaman 4:06.1 y4:07.1 Don Bowden 4:07.2 Burr Grim 4:07.2 3 miles John Macy 13:55.0 Max Truex 14:03.0 Bill Dellinger 14:04.56 miles Douglas Kyle Jerry Smartt 29:22.8 y29:48.3 John Kelley 30:01.0 Mal Robertson 30:16.8 Marathon John Kelley 2:24:55.2 Alfred Confalone 2.34.11 Theodore Corbitt 2.34.17120 yard hurdles Lee Calhoun 13.8 Elias Gilbert 14.1 Charles Pratt 14.3 220 yards hurdles Elias Gilbert 22.5 440 yard hurdles Glenn Davis 50.9 y Josh Culbreath 51.2 Cliff Cushman 53.0 2 mile steeplechase Charles Jones 9:49.6 y Horace Ashenfelter 9:54.8 Lew Stieglitz 10:05.6 2 miles walk Henry Laskau 14:28.3 20 kilometres race walk Rudy Haluza 1:49:16 Adolph Weinacker 1:50:08 Carl Kurr 1:51:14
Men field events High jump Charles Dumas Phil ReavisErnie Shelton Pole vault Bob Richards Don Bragg Ron MorrisGeorge MattosDave KenlyJerry Welbourn Long jump Ernie Shelby John Bennett Frank Herrmann Triple jump Bill Sharpe Kent Floerke George Shaw Shot put Bill Nieder Dave Owen Don Vick Discus throw Al Oerter Rink Babka Fortune Gordien Javelin throw Bob Voiles Note: All marks, with the exception of Fromm’s, were made in qualifying on June 21 Bud Held John Fromm Hammer throw Hal Connolly Al Hall John Lawlor Marty Engel Weight throw for distance Bob Backus Pentathlon Howard Smith 3362 pts All-around decathlon Tom Pagani 6741 pts Decathlon Charles Pratt 7164 Dave Edstrom 6981 Bob Lawson 6910
Women track events 50 yards Barbara Jones 6.2 Martha Hudson Annetta Anderson 100 yards Barbara Jones 10.9 Isabelle Daniels Alfrances Lyman 220 yards Isabelle Daniels 24.7 Margaret Matthews Alfrances Lyman80 metres hurdles Shirley Crowder 12.4 Doris McCaffey Lauretta Foley
Women field events High jump Hazel UlmerNeomia RogersVerneda Thomas Long jump Margaret Matthews Anna Lois Smith Willye White Shot put Earlene Brown Lois Ann Testa Marjorie Larney Discus throw Olga Connolly Earlene Brown Marjorie Larney Javelin throw Marjorie Larney Amelia Wershoven Annette Jenkins Baseball throw Earlene Brown Pentathlon Ann Roniger 3803 Barbara Mueller 3721 Betty Scott 3450
See also United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
References
Results from T&FN results