The 1918 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 Great Lakes Naval Station in Great Lakes, Illinois, and it took place 21 September. The first women's championships were not held until 1923.
At the championships, there were a record 400 competitors, but most of them had already enlisted in World War I and many did not continue competing after the war.
Results
100 yards Arthur Henke 10.0 Joseph Loomis Thomas Hoskins 220 yards straight Loren Murchison 22.4S Peter White Frank Feuerstein 440 yards Cornelius Shaughnessy 49.4 Marvin Gustafson 3 yards behind Donald Hauser 1 foot behind 2nd 880 yards Thomas Campbell 1:56.8 Joseph Ray 5 yards behind 1 mile Joseph Ray 4:20.0 William Gordon Clyde Stout 5 miles Charles Pores 24:36.8 Earl Johnson Frank Gillespie 120 yards hurdles 15.2 Frank Loomis Walker Smith 440 yards hurdles Donald Hauser 59.0 F. J. Sauer C. D. Sutphen High jump Carl Rice 1.85 m Joseph Loomis 1.80 m 1.65 m Pole vault Carl Buck 3.73 m Edward Knourek 3.68 m C. Bean 3.60 m Long jump David Politzer 6.81 m Daniel Ahearn 6.66 m E. A. Anderson 6.50 m Triple jump Daniel Ahearn 14.11 m William B. Overbee 13.33 m Sherman Landers 13.26 m Shot put Alma Richards 12.90 m Avery Brundage 12.60 m George Bronder 12.38 m Discus throw Emil Muller 41.45 m Earl Gilfillian 40.28 m Alma Richards 39.52 m Hammer throw Matthew McGrath 53.01 m John Hooker 41.51 m Avery Brundage 40.38 m Javelin throw George Bronder 51.78 m Racine Thompson 51.46 m J. B. Fritts 45.36 m 220 yards hurdles Frank Loomis 24.2 Weight throw for distance Matt McGrath 10.59 m All-around decathlon Avery Brundage 6708.5 pts
See also 1918 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men) List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)
References
Results