# 1965 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1965 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 25–26 at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California. The women's division held their championships separately in Columbus, Ohio.
The Marathon championships were run in October at the Yonkers Marathon.
One of the highlights of this meet was the 6 mile run, where Olympic Champion Billy Mills, known for his stunning sprint in the Olympics ("Look at Mills, Look at Mills!") was run down by Gerry Lindgren. Mills surged to take a narrow victory, both men being given the same time, which was the world record.
Also running was Olympic double champion Peter Snell and 1500 silver medalist Josef Odložil as visiting international athletes. Snell had just lost his world record in the mile to Michel Jazy two weeks earlier. While Jim Ryun was a high school star who had run in that same race in the Olympics, his win here was his first American record, narrowly pushed by competition from Snell and Jim Grelle. Olympic Champions Bob Schul and Warren "Rex" Cawley also won.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 yards | George Anderson | 9.3 | Darel Newman | 9.4 | Fred Kuller | 9.5 |
| 220 yards | Adolph Plummer | 20.6 | Jim Hines | 20.7 | Thomas Randolph | 20.7 |
| 440 yards | Ollan Cassell | 46.1 | Don Owens | 46.2 | Lynn Saunders | 46.4 |
| 880 yards | Morgan Groth | 1.47.7 | George Germann | 1.48.0 | Thomas Farrell | 1.48.0 |
| 1 Mile | Jim Ryun | 3.55.3 AR | Peter Snell New Zealand Jim Grelle | 3.55.4 3.55.5 | Josef Odložil Czechoslovakia Cary Weisiger | 3.57.7 4.04.9 |
| 3 miles | Bob Schul | 13.10.4 AR | Neville Scott | 13.10.8 | Ron Larrieu | 13.11.4 |
| 6 miles Video on YouTube | Billy Mills | 27.11.6 WR | Gerry Lindgren | 27.11.6 WR | Bill Morgan | 28.33.8 |
| Marathon | Garnett Williams | 2.33.50.6 | Ralph Buschmann | 2.38.07 | John J. Kelley | 2.38.56 |
| 120 yard hurdles | Willie Davenport | 13.6 | Blaine Lindgren | 13.7 | Roger Morgan | 13.7 |
| 440 y hurdles | Warren Cawley | 50.3 | Ron Whitney | 50.7 | Jay Luck | 50.8 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | George Young | 8.50.6 | Jeffrey Fishback | 8.51.8 | Fred Best | 8.52.4 |
| 2 miles walk | Ron Laird | 14:04.2 | | | | |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Otis Burrell | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Ed Caruthers | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | William McClellon | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) |
| Pole vault | John Pennel | 5.18 m (16 ft 11+3⁄4 in) CR | Jeff Chase | 4.98 m (16 ft 4 in) | Bob Seagren | 4.98 m (16 ft 4 in) |
| Long jump | Ralph Boston | 8.01 m (26 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Darrell Horn | 7.76 m (25 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Gayle Hopkins | 7.73 m (25 ft 4+1⁄4 in) |
| Triple jump | Art Walker | 16.18 m (53 ft 1 in) | Darrell Horn | 15.59 m (51 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Charlie Craig | 15.46 m (50 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Shot put | John McGrath | 19.20 m (62 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Dave Maggard | 18.98 m (62 ft 3 in) | Jay Silvester | 18.86 m (61 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Discus Throw | Ludvik Danek Czechoslovakia Jay Silvester | 62.66 m (205 ft 6 in) CR 61.75 m (202 ft 7 in) | Dave Weill | 58.21 m (190 ft 11 in) | John McGrath | 57.00 m (187 ft 0 in) |
| Hammer Throw | Hal Connolly | 70.74 m (232 ft 1 in) CR | Ed Burke | 68.40 m (224 ft 4 in) | George Frenn | 64.06 m (210 ft 2 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Bill Floerke | 78.81 m (258 ft 6 in) | Larry Stuart | 78.74 m (258 ft 4 in) | Frank Covelli | 77.37 m (253 ft 10 in) |
| Weight throw for distance | Bob Backus | 189 ft 3 in (57.68 m) | | | | |
| Pentathlon | Jim Miller | 3095 pts | | | | |
| All-around decathlon | Bill Urban | 7481 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Bill Toomey | 7764 | Russ Hodge | 7682 | Don Shy | 7289 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 yards | Wyomia Tyus | 10.5 | Diana Wilson | 10.8 | Marilyn White | 11.0 |
| 220 yards | Edith McGuire | 23.6 | Diana Wilson | 24.1 | Barbara Ferrell | 24.5 |
| 400 meters | Janell Smith | 55.1 | Norma Harris | 55.9 | Jarvis Scott | 57.0 |
| 800 meters | Marie Mulder | 2.11.1 | Sandra Knott | 2.12.1 | Leah Ferris | 2.14.0 |
| 1500 meters | Marie Mulder | 4.36.5 | Sandra Knott | 4.36.7 | Susie Byersdorfer | 4.41.0 |
| 100 meters hurdles | Cherrie Sherrard | 13.7 | Rosie Bonds | 13.9 | Tammy Davis | 14.0 |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Eleanor Montgomery | 1.70 m (5 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Estelle Baskerville | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Sarah Cantrell | 1.60 m (5 ft 2+3⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Willye White | 6.23 m (20 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Sonia Guss | 5.88 m (19 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Beth McBride | 5.88 m (19 ft 3+1⁄4 in) |
| Shot put | Lynn Graham | 14.50 m (47 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Cynthia Wyatt | 13.38 m (43 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Carol Moseke | 13.09 m (42 ft 11+1⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Lynn Graham | 48.07 m (157 ft 8 in) | Cynthia Wyatt | 46.40 m (152 ft 2 in) | Carol Moseke | 45.78 m (150 ft 2 in) |
| Javelin Throw | RaNae Bair | 53.35 m (175 ft 0 in) | Lurline Hamilton | 48.92 m (160 ft 5 in) | Virginia Husted | 48.77 m (160 ft 0 in) |
| Pentathlon | Pat Daniels | 4399 | Denise Paschal | 4220 | Cherrie Sherrard | 4147 |