The 1945 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in outdoor track and field for the United States.
The men's edition was held at Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 29–30 June. The women's meet was held separately at Fager Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 30 June.
At the men's championships, Barney Ewell broke the meeting record in the 100 m. In the women's competition, Tuskegee Institute won its second consecutive team title.
Results
Men 100 m Norwood Ewell 10.3 Perry Samuels 4 yards behind Rudy Nedd 200 m Elmore Harris 21.9 Robert Crowson George Guida 400 m 48.4 James Herbert 48.4 John Taylor 48.4 800 m Robert Kelley 1:54.1 Stanton Callender 10 yards behind David Smith 1500 m Roland Sink 3:58.4 Tom Quinn 10 yards behind Jack Dianetti 14 yards behind 2nd 5000 m John Kandl 16:14.4 Henry Walsh Benny Mannix 10000 m Theodore Vogel 35:30.7 John A. Kelley John Kersnason Marathon Charles Robbins 2:37.14 John A. Kelley 2:40.27 2:41.25 110 m hurdles Charles Morgan 14.9 August Erfurth Oris Erwin 200 m hurdles Ronald Frazier 24.0 400 m hurdles Oris Erwin 53.7 Hubert Gates Jack Morris 3000 m steeplechase James Wisner 10:00.6 Walter Soltow William Berger 2 miles walk Sam Bleifer 14:27.5 High jump Joshua Williamson 1.97 m none awarded none awarded Lester Howe Richard Schnacke David Albritton Pole vault Richmond Morcom 4.11 m none awarded John Schmidt 3.96 m Robert Phelps Milton Padway Ray Kring Long jump Herb Douglas 7.32 m Eulace Peacock 7.29 m Ted Haese 7.15 m Triple jump Burton Cox 13.99 m Don Barksdale 13.88 m Charles Barnes 13.65 m Shot put Bill Bangert 16.10 m Earl Audet 15.74 m Edward Quirk 15.45 m Discus throw John Donaldson 46.07 m Bill Bangert 45.16 m Fortune Gordien 44.54 m Hammer throw Henry Dreyer 50.89 m Gantt Miller 48.78 m Irving Folwartshny 48.70 m Javelin throw Frank Earl Marshall 65.63 m Edsel Wibbels 62.20 m Edward Thompson 54.56 m Weight throw for distance Henry Dreyer Pentathlon Eulace Peacock 3148 pts Decathlon Charles Beaudry 5886 pts Charles Morgan 5850 pts Richard Schnacke 5623 pts
Women 50 m Alice Coachman 6.5 Lillian Young Rowena Harrison 100 m Alice Coachman 12.0 Jean Lowe 200 m 26.6 Nell Jackson Gwendolyn Taylor 80 m hurdles Lillie Purifoy 12.5 Nancy Cowperthwaite Marie Wingo High jump Alice Coachman 1.52 m Marie Wingo 1.37 m none awarded Nancy Cowperthwaite Long jump 5.56 m Rowena Harrison 5.42 m Lillian Young 4.93 m Shot put (8 lb) 11.52 m Helen Steward 10.95 m Dorothy Dodson 10.88 m Discus throw 31.41 m Hattie Turner 30.15 m Dorothy Dodson 29.94 m Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 38.05 m Marian Twining 35.02 m Peggy Anderson 32.98 m Baseball throw Marion Twining
See also List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men) List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)
References
Results