# 1988 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1988 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 16–19 at Pepin-Rood Stadium on the campus of University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress. This was the last time the National Championships were held separately from the Olympic Trials in the same year. With the Trials held four weeks later, many athletes made decisions to forgo the National Championships in order to be ready for the trials. Starting in 1992, the two meets were combined.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters (+0.5 m/s) | Emmit King | 10.04 | Brian Cooper | 10.07 | Lee McNeill | 10.09 |
| 200 meters (-1.2 m/s) | Larry Myricks | 20.50 | Eugene McNeill | 20.66 | Daron Council | 20.67 |
| 400 meters | Tim Simon | 44.92 | Clarence Daniel | 45.20 | Walter McCoy | 45.33 |
| 800 meters | Mark Everett | 1:45.1 | Ocky Clark | 1:45.6 | Charlton Hamer | 1:45.8 |
| 1500 meters | Mark Deady | 3:39.4 | Maurice Smith | 3:39.5 | Richie Martinez | 3:39.8 |
| 5000 meters | Doug Padilla | 13:42.7 | Keith Brantly | 13:45.2 | John Gregorek | 13:45.8 |
| 10,000 meters | Steve Taylor | 30:08.6 | Gerard Donakowski | 30:10.4 | John Erickson | 30:29.9 |
| 110 meters hurdles (+1.3 m/s) | Roger Kingdom | 13.22 | Tonie Campbell | 13.38 | Arthur Blake | 13.41 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Kevin Henderson | 48.68 | Theron Brown | 49.32 | George Porter | 49.49 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Brian Diemer | 8:25.7 | Ivan Huff | 8:27.6 | Jim Cooper | 8:28.6 |
| 20 kilometres race walk | Tim Lewis | 1:29:34 | Ray Sharp | 1:32:14 | Andy Kaestner | 1:32:40 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Doug Nordquist | 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) MR | Jim Howard | 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Hollis Conway | 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Pole vault | Kory Tarpenning | 5.65 m (18 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | Todd Cooper | 5.50 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in) | Pat Manson | 5.50 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Long jump | Eric Metcalf | 8.44 m (27 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Mike Conley | 8.17 m (26 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Tyrus Jefferson | 8.15 m (26 ft 8+3⁄4 in)w |
| Triple jump | Mike Conley | 17.35 m (56 ft 11 in) | Willie Banks | 17.16 m (56 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | John Tillman | 16.92 m (55 ft 6 in) |
| Shot put | Ed Wade | 19.41 m (63 ft 8 in) | Brian Oldfield | 19.15 m (62 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Marty Kobza | 19.12 m (62 ft 8+3⁄4 in) |
| Discus throw | Mac Wilkins | 65.28 m (214 ft 2 in) | John Powell | 64.00 m (209 ft 11 in) | Mike Buncic | 63.24 m (207 ft 5 in) |
| Hammer throw | Ken Flax | 78.10 m (256 ft 2 in) | Jud Logan | 77.16 m (253 ft 1 in) | Lance Deal | 72.70 m (238 ft 6 in) |
| Javelin throw | Dave Stephens | 79.70 m (261 ft 5 in) | Mike Barnett | 78.94 m (258 ft 11 in) | Brian Crouser | 78.82 m (258 ft 7 in) |
| Decathlon | Gary Kinder | 8293 | Tim Bright | 8287 | Dave Johnson | 8245 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters (+0.6 m/s) | Sheila Echols | 11.24 | Esther Jones | 11.32 | Michelle Finn | 11.34 |
| 200 meters (-0.1 m/s) | Gwen Torrence | 22.71 | Diane Dixon | 22.84 | Rochelle Stevens | 23.13 |
| 400 meters | Lillie Leatherwood | 51.01 | Maicel Malone | 51.35 | Jearl Miles | 51.45 |
| 800 meters | Joetta Clark | 1:59.8 | Julie Jenkins | 2:00.7 | Debbie Grant | 2:00.8 |
| 1500 meters | Vicki Huber | 4:07.4 | Sabrina Dornhoefer | 4:09.1 | Alisa Harvey | 4:10.5 |
| 3000 meters | Lynn Jennings | 8:55.4 | Joan Nesbit | 9:05.7 | Trina Painter | 9:09.0 |
| 5000 meters | Brenda Webb | 15:18.7 | Betty Jo Geiger | 15:46.5 | Annie Schweitzer | 15:57.9 |
| 10,000 meters | Carol McLatchie | 34:25.3 | Judy Bogenschutz | 34:44.4 | Wiley Fulham | 35:40.8 |
| 100 meters hurdles (+0.5 m/s) | Kim McKenzie | 12.84 | Benita Fitzgerald-Brown | 12.85 | Linda Tolbert | 13.12 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Schowonda Williams | 55.24 | Leslie Maxie | 55.33 | Victoria Fulcher | 55.88 |
| 10 kilometres race walk | Maryanne Torrellas | 48:25.3 | Teresa Vaill | 48:32.5 | Wendy Sharp | 50:50.3 |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Jan Wohlschlag | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Coleen Sommer | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Amber Welty | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Sheila Echols | 6.44 m (21 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Claire Connor | 6.41 m (21 ft 1⁄4 in) | Wendy Brown | 6.40 m (20 ft 11+3⁄4 in) |
| Triple jump | Wendy Brown | 13.82 m (45 ft 4 in) | Nena Gage | 12.98 m (42 ft 7 in) | Angela Goodman | 12.94 m (42 ft 5+1⁄4 in) |
| Shot put | Connie Price-Smith | 19.15 m (62 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Pam Dukes | 17.70 m (58 ft 3⁄4 in) | Peggy Pollock | 17.31 m (56 ft 9+1⁄4 in) |
| Discus throw | Lacy Barnes-Mileham | 62.10 m (203 ft 8 in) | Carol Cady | 61.98 m (203 ft 4 in) | Penny Neer | 60.70 m (199 ft 1 in) |
| Javelin throw | Donna Mayhew | 59.38 m (194 ft 9 in) | Lynda Sutfin | 55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) | Marilyn Senz | 54.91 m (180 ft 1 in) |
| Heptathlon | Sheila Tarr | 5881w | Cathey Tyree | 5861w | Teri LeBlanc | 5518w |