1985 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1985 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 15–17 at IUPUI Track and Soccer Stadium on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress. The decathlon and heptathlon were held the two days after the main meet. Marathon National Championships were held at the California International Marathon in December.

1985 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 15–17
Host cityIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
VenueIUPUI Track and Soccer Stadium
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The most notable event at this meet was Willie Banks' world record in the triple jump. The jump occurred almost by accident as the always exuberant Banks took his attempt and rushed out of the pit in order to cheer for his Athletics West teammate Louise Romo, who was finishing her 800 meters race.[1]

Results

Men track events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters
(+0.0 m/s)		 Kirk Baptiste10.11 Lee McNeill10.17 Calvin Smith10.18
200 meters
(+0.3 m/s)		 Kirk Baptiste20.11 Roy Martin20.13 Calvin Smith20.26
400 meters Mark Rowe44.87 Darrell Robinson44.94 Roddie Haley45.06
800 meters Johnny Gray1:44.01 John Marshall1:44.53 Earl Jones1:44.58
1500 meters Jim Spivey3:39.54 Steve Scott3:39.61 Tim Hacker3:39.63
5000 meters Doug Padilla13:16.42 Sydney Maree13:17.13 Matt Centrowitz13:33.92
10,000 meters Bruce Bickford28:00.10 Mark Nenow28:12.60 Pat Porter28:12.90
110 meters hurdles
(+1.1 m/s)		 Roger Kingdom13.26 Cletus Clark13.43 Keith Talley13.59
400 meters hurdles Andre Phillips47.67 Danny Harris48.65 Tony Rambo49.29
3000 meters steeplechase Henry Marsh8:18.35 Brian Diemer8:20.64 Farley Gerber8:21.99
20 kilometres race walk Tim Lewis28:26.46 Marco Evoniuk29:28.12 Todd Scully30:12.16

Men field events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Brian Stanton7 ft 6​1⁄2 in (2.29 m) Lee Balkin7 ft 5​1⁄4 in (2.26 m) Darren Burton7 ft 5​1⁄4 in (2.26 m)
Pole vault Joe Dial18 ft 9​1⁄4 in (5.72 m) Mike Tully18 ft 5​1⁄4 in (5.61 m) Billy Olson18 ft 5​1⁄4 in (5.61 m)
Long jump Mike Conley28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)w Jason Grimes27 ft 10​3⁄4 in (8.5 m)w Mike Powell27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)w
Triple jump Willie Banks58 ft 11​1⁄2 in (17.97 m) WR, AR, CR Mike Conley58 ft 1​1⁄4 in (17.71 m) Charlie Simpkins57 ft 5​3⁄4 in (17.51 m)
Shot put Dave Laut68 ft 11​3⁄4 in (21.02 m) John Brenner68 ft 9​3⁄4 in (20.97 m) Jesse Stuart68 ft 1 in (20.75 m)
Discus throw John Powell214 ft 4 in (65.32 m) Art Burns211 ft 10 in (64.56 m) Judd Binley210 ft 3 in (64.08 m)
Hammer throw Jud Logan250 ft 2 in (76.25 m) Dave McKenzie232 ft 4 in (70.81 m) Ken Flax230 ft 3 in (70.18 m)
Javelin throw Tom Petranoff286 ft 1 in (87.19 m) Tom Jadwin284 ft 6 in (86.71 m) Duncan Atwood276 ft 10 in (84.37 m)
Decathlon John Sayre8381w Mike Ramos8156w Tim Bright8068

Women track events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Merlene Ottey-Page 10.98[2] Pam Marshall[3]11.21 Diane Williams11.23
200 meters Merlene Ottey-Page 21.93 Pam Marshall22.39 Grace Jackson 22.57
400 meters Lillie Leatherwood50.64[4] Diane Dixon50.79 Ilrey Oliver 51.96
800 meters Claudette Groenendaal1:59.48 Louise Romo1:59.63 Delisa Walton2:00.17
1500 meters Diana Richburg4:04.73 Darlene Beckford4.06.46 Ruth Wysocki4.07.42
3000 meters Cathy Branta8:49.64[5] Cindy Bremser8.49.6 Mary Knisely8.52.54
5000 meters[6] Suzanne Girard15:57.50 Jan Merrill15:57.83 Annie Schweitzer15:58.39
10,000 meters[7] Francie Larrieu Smith32:18.29 Kirsten O'Hara32:40.76 Lynn Jennings32:48.88
Marathon Nancy Ditz2:31:36 Janis Klecker2:31:53 Maureen Roben2:34:17
100 meters hurdles Rhonda Blanford[8]12.85 Stephanie Hightower12.92 Benita Fitzgerald-Brown13.04
400 meters hurdles Judi Brown-King55.10 LaTanya Sheffield55.53 Tonia Brown56.34
10K racewalk Maryanne Torrellas48:38.16 Teresa Vaill49:25.43 Debbi Lawrence50:25.43

Women field events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Louis Ritter1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Coleen Sommer1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Phyllis Blunston1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Long jump Carol Lewis6.92 m (22 ft 8 1⁄4 in)w Sabrina Williams6.46 m (21 ft 2 1⁄4 in)w Esmerelda Garcia 6.39 m (20 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[9]
Triple jump Wendy Brown13.17 m (43 ft 2 1⁄2 in) Donna Thomas13.13 m (43 ft 3⁄4 in) Terri Turner13.11 m (43 ft 0 in)
Shot put Ramona Pagel18.40 m (60 ft 4 1⁄4 in) Peggy Pollock17.56 m (57 ft 7 1⁄4 in) Regina Cavanaugh16.94 m (55 ft 6 3⁄4 in)
Discus throw Carol Cady61.19 m (200 ft 9 in) Penny Neer56.44 m (185 ft 2 in) Lorna Griffin54.66 m (179 ft 3 in)
Javelin throw Cathy Sulinski60.25 m (197 ft 8 in) Lori Mercer57.50 m (188 ft 7 in) Linda Sutfin57.12 m (187 ft 4 in)
Heptathlon Jane Frederick6587[10] Jolanda Jones5765 Lana Zimmerman5606

See also

References
  1. http://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/06/16/Willie-Banks-smashed-the-world-record-in-the-triple/6389487742400/
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/29/sports/winners-of-individual-and-team-championships-during-1985.html?pagewanted=all
  3. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:z-9i9Sop8ucJ:trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp%3FTourCode%3DN%26Year%3D1985%26Gender%3DW%26TF%3DT%26P%3DF%26By%3DY%26Count%3D+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/17/sports/banks-triple-jumps-to-world-record.html?scp=22&sq=Willie%20Banks&st=cse
  5. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/90922547/
  6. https://more.arrs.run/race/16849
  7. https://more.arrs.run/race/16850
  8. http://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/06/16/Track-ResultsNEWLNUS-Outdoor-Track-and-Field-Championships-At-Indianapolis-June-15/4223487742400/
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2018-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/106103904/
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