The 1972 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the competition took place on February 25 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.
The meeting was used to select the U.S. team for a dual meet against the Soviet Union to be held in Richmond, Virginia on March 17. At the championships, Byron Dyce of Jamaica became the first black person to win a mile run final at Madison Square Garden.
Medal summary
Men 60 yards Del Meriwether 6.2 600 yards Lee Evans 1:11.3 1000 yards 2:09.8 2:09.8 Ron Nehring 2:10.8 Mile run 4:01.8 4:04.6 Bruce Fischer 4:05.9 3 miles 13:18.4 Len Hilton 13:19.4 60 yards hurdles Rod Milburn 7.1 High jump Gene White 2.18 m Pole vault 5.45 m Steve Smith Long jump Henry Hines 7.90 m Triple jump John Craft 16.56 m Shot put Fred DeBernardi 20.15 m Weight throw George Frenn 22.04 m 1 mile walk Dave Romansky 6:13.4
Women 60 yards Iris Davis 6.9 220 yards Esther Stroy 24.6 440 yards Kathy Hammond 54.9 880 yards Cheryl Toussaint 2:08.2 Mile run Doris Brown 4:44.0 60 yards hurdles Patty Johnson 7.5 High jump 1.73 m Alice Pfaff 1.73 m Long jump Martha Watson 6.39 m Shot put Maren Seidler 15.53 m
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Results