1978 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1978 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 8–9 at Drake Stadium on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, California. This was its fourth time hosting in the previous five years. The decathlon took place on June 24–25 in Richmond, Virginia. This meet was organized by the AAU.

1978 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 8–9
Host cityWestwood, California, United States
VenueDrake Stadium University of California, Los Angeles
1977
1979

Drake Stadium

Results

Men track events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Clancy Edwards10.14w Donald Quarrie
 Jamaica
Guy Abrahams
 Panama
Steve Riddick
10.15w

10.17w

10.19w
Steve Williams10.21w
200 meters Clancy Edwards20.25 James Gilkes
 Guyana
Tony Darden
20.46

20.48
Frederick Taylor20.63
400 meters Maxie Parks45.15 Maurice Peoples45.22 Adrian Rodgers45.41
800 meters James Robinson1:45.47 Michael Boit
 Kenya
Mark Belger
1:46.03

1:46.21
Rayfield Beaton
 Guyana
Conrad Suhr
1:46.47

1:46.84
1500 meters Steve Scott3.38.8 Sydney Maree
 South Africa
Steve Lacy
3.38.9

3.39.0
Tom Duits3.39.4
5000 meters Martin Liquori13.40.2 Gregory Fredericks13.41.0 Matt Centrowitz13.41.0
10000 meters Craig Virgin28.15.0 Garry Bjorklund28.35.0 Jeff Wells28.45.6
110 meters hurdles Renaldo Nehemiah13.28 MRam Greg Foster13.43 Kerry Bethel13.60
400 meters hurdles James Walker49.03 Tom Andrews49.63 Sam Turner49.82
3000 meters steeplechase Henry Marsh8.27.3 Douglas Brown8.30.1 George Malley8.30.5

Men field events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High Jump Dwight Stones2.30 m (7 ft 6 12 in) MR Ben Fields2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) Franklin Jacobs2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)
Pole Vault Dan Ripley5.56 m (18 ft 2 34 in) MR Mike Tully5.48 m (17 ft 11 12 in) Jeff Taylor5.33 m (17 ft 5 34 in)
Long Jump Arnie Robinson8.33 m (27 ft 3 34 in)w James Lofton8.23 m (27 ft 0 in) Charlton Ehizuelen
 Nigeria
Bob Calhoun
7.94 m (26 ft 12 in)

7.82 m (25 ft 7 34 in)
Triple Jump James Butts16.90 m (55 ft 5 14 in) Rayfield Dupree16.46 m (54 ft 0 in) Paul Jordan16.46 m (54 ft 0 in)
Shot Put Al Feuerbach20.46 m (67 ft 1 12 in) Colin Anderson20.29 m (66 ft 6 34 in) Doug Price19.96 m (65 ft 5 34 in)
Discus Throw Mac Wilkins66.98 m (219 ft 9 in) Ken Stadel63.85 m (209 ft 5 in) David Voorhees61.77 m (202 ft 7 in)
Hammer Throw Boris Djerassi68.35 m (224 ft 2 in) Emmitt Berry65.63 m (215 ft 3 in) Peter Galle65.50 m (214 ft 10 in)
Javelin Throw Bill Schmidt84.35 m (276 ft 8 in) Bob Roggy82.93 m (272 ft 0 in) Rod Ewaliko81.28 m (266 ft 8 in)
Decathlon Mike Hill8004 Allen Hamlin7776 Jim Howell7679

Women track events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Lilieth Hodges
 Jamaica
Brenda Morehead
11.23

11.25
Evelyn Ashford11.30 Chandra Cheeseborough11.61
200 meters Evelyn Ashford22.66 Brenda Morehead22.88 Chandra Cheeseborough23.55
400 meters Lorna Forde
 Barbados
Patricia Jackson
51.04 MR

51.11
Sharon Dabney51.31 June Griffith
 Guyana
Rosalyn Bryant
51.50

51.99
800 meters Ruth Caldwell2.02.0 Essie Kelley2.03.0 Mary Decker2.03.1
1500 meters Janice Merrill4.09.4 Debbie Heald4.10.9 Cindy Bremser4.11.1
3000 meters Janice Merrill8.56.4 MR Kathy Mills9.03.3 Cindy Bremser9.11.8
10000 meters Ellison Goodall33.40.2 Sue Kinsey33.42.7 Karen Bridges34.17.3
Marathon New York Marta Cooksey2.41.48 Sue Peterson2.44.43 Doreen Ennis2.46.38
100 meters hurdles Patricia Van Wolvelaere13.19 MR Debbie LaPlante13.22 Mary Smith13.50
400 meters hurdles Debbie Esser57.85 Eleanor Mahal
 Canada
June Smith
 Trinidad and Tobago
Debra Melrose
58.60

58.62

59.17
Stephanie Vega
 Puerto Rico
Sandra Souza
59.36

59.36

Women field events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High Jump Louise Ritter1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Pam Spencer1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Deborah Brill
 Canada
Coleen Reinstra
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Long Jump Jodi Anderson6.89 m (22 ft 7 14 in) AR Kathy McMillan6.72 m (22 ft 12 in) June Griffith
 Guyana
Sherron Walker
6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)

6.28 m (20 ft 7 in)
Shot Put Maren Seidler18.18 m (59 ft 7 12 in) MR Ann Turbyne15.96 m (52 ft 4 14 in) Kathy Devine15.49 m (50 ft 9 34 in)
Discus Throw Lynne Winbigler54.40 m (178 ft 5 in) Lorna Griffin53.69 m (176 ft 1 in) Helene Connell52.12 m (170 ft 11 in)
Javelin Throw Sherry Calvert62.05 m (203 ft 6 in) Kathy Schmidt60.48 m (198 ft 5 in) Lynn Cannon55.29 m (181 ft 4 in)
Pentathlon Modupe Oshikoya
 Nigeria
Themis Zambrzycki
 Brazil
Jodi Anderson
4379

4352

4179
Judy Fontaine4112 Denise Cornell4088

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References

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