# 1974 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1974 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 21–23 at Drake Stadium on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, California. The women's division held their championships separately a little over a hundred miles north in Bakersfield at Memorial Stadium, which had hosted the men's division the previous year. The two schools had also shared hosting the championships in 1970 with reverse roles. The women's division would compete at imperial distances, the last time that measurement system was used in the American championships. Since 1975's edition, the USATF rulebook has called for metric values.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters | Steve Williams | 9.9 =WR | Donald Quarrie Jamaica Reggie Jones | 10.0 10.1 | Steve Riddick | 10.1 |
| 200 meters | Donald Quarrie James Gilkes Guyana Jamaica Reggie Jones | 20.5 20.7 20.7 | Steve Williams | 20.7 | John Pettus | 21.1 |
| 400 meters | Maurice Peoples | 45.2 | Darwin Bond | 45.6 | Terry Erickson | 45.7 |
| 800 meters | Rick Wohlhuter | 1.43.9 AR | John Walker New Zealand James Robinson | 1.45.3 1.45.7 | Mark Robinson | 1.46.0 |
| 1500 meters | Rodney Dixon New Zealand Thomas Byers | 3.37.5 CRm 3.37.9 | John Hartnett Ireland Michael Slack | 3.38.1 3.38.5 | Bruce Fischer | 3.38.6 |
| 5000 meters | Richard Buerkle | 13.33.4 CRm | Frank Shorter | 13.34.6 | Don Kardong | 13.35.6 |
| 10000 meters | Frank Shorter | 28.16.0 | Richard Buerkle | 28.25.0 | Garry Bjorklund | 28.28.4 |
| Marathon | Ronald Wayne | 2.18.52 | John Vitale | 2.18.53 | Terry Ziegler | 2.19.26 |
| 110 meters hurdles | Charles Foster | 13.4 | Thomas Hill | 13.5 | Willie Davenport | 13.5 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Jim Bolding | 48.9 | Ralph Mann | 49.5 | James King | 49.5 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Jim Johnson | 8.28.8 | Douglas Brown | 8.28.8 | Michael Manley | 8.29.0 |
| 5000 meters racewalk | John Knifton | 22:23.0v | Larry Young | 22:31.2 | Bill Ranney | 22:34.8 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Dwight Stones | 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) | Reynaldo Brown | 2.19 m (7 ft 2 in) | Mark Branch | 2.19 m (7 ft 2 in) |
| Pole vault | Dave Roberts | 5.33 m (17 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Terry Porter | 5.33 m (17 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Roland Carter | 5.18 m (16 ft 11+3⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | James (Bouncy) Moore | 8.07 m (26 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Arnie Robinson | 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) | Henry Jackson Jamaica Danny Seay | 7.95 m (26 ft 3⁄4 in)w 7.92 m (25 ft 11+3⁄4 in) |
| Triple jump | John Craft | 16.58 m (54 ft 4+3⁄4 in)w | Charlton Ehizuelen Nigeria James Butts | 16.45 m (53 ft 11+1⁄2 in) 16.34 m (53 ft 7+1⁄4 in)w | Tommy Haynes | 16.32 m (53 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Shot put | Al Feuerbach | 21.58 m (70 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | George Woods | 21.40 m (70 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Jesse Stuart | 20.44 m (67 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Discus Throw | John Powell | 65.50 m (214 ft 10 in) MR | Mac Wilkins | 62.71 m (205 ft 8 in) | Rickard Drescher | 60.86 m (199 ft 8 in) |
| Hammer Throw | Steve DeAutremont | 69.04 m (226 ft 6 in) | Peter Farmer Australia Tom Gage | 68.20 m (223 ft 9 in) 67.59 m (221 ft 9 in) | Bill Shuff | 66.62 m (218 ft 6 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Sam Colson | 85.55 m (280 ft 8 in) | Fred Luke | 84.83 m (278 ft 3 in) | Anthony Hall | 80.92 m (265 ft 5 in) |
| Pentathlon | Jack Carter | 3403 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Bruce Jenner | 8245 MR | Jeff Bennett | 7913 | Fred Samara | 7852 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 yards | Ranaye Bowen | 10.4 | Alice Annum Ghana Matteline Render | 10.4 10.4 | Janet Brown | 10.5 |
| 220 yards | Alice Annum Ghana Fran Sichting | 23.1 23.4 | Rhonda McManus | 23.7 | Rosalyn Bryant | 23.7 |
| 440 yards | Debra Sapenter | 52.2 =WR | Sheila Choates | 53.6 | Marilyn Neufville Jamaica Gwen Norman | 53.6 53.9 |
| 880 yards | Mary Decker | 2.05.2 | Robin Campbell | 2.05.9 | Liane Swegle | 2.07.4 |
| 1 Mile | Julie Brown | 4.45.1 | Judy Graham | 4.46.0 | Karen McHarg | 4.50.2 |
| 2 Miles | Lynn Bjorklund | 10.11.1 | Clare Choate | 10.21.1 | Marlene Harewicz | 10.31.0 |
| Marathon | Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry | 2.55.17 | Marilyn Paul | 2.58.44 | Peggy Lyman | 2.58.55 |
| 100 m hurdles | Patricia Johnson | 13.2 CR | Mamie Rallins | 13.3 | Modupe Oshikoya Nigeria Debbie Lansky | 13.5 13.6 |
| 400 m hurdles | Andrea Bruce Jamaica Michele Hopper | 59.7 CR 59.8 | Janice Lester | 60.0 | Linda Wright | 61.0 |
| Mile walk | Sue Brodock | 7:29.7 NR | Ellen Minkow | 7:43.1 | Esther Marquez | 7:53.6 |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Joni Huntley | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Pam Spencer | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Cindy Gilbert | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Long jump | Martha Watson | 6.49 m (21 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Willye White | 6.39 m (20 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Sherron Walker | 6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) |
| Shot put | Maren Seidler | 16.53 m (54 ft 2+3⁄4 in) MR | Cynthia Reinhardt | 14.73 m (48 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Jan Svendsen | 14.52 m (47 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Discus Throw | Joan Pavelich Canada Linda Langford | 53.01 m (173 ft 11 in) 50.01 m (164 ft 0 in) | Monette Driscoll | 49.30 m (161 ft 8 in) | Jean Roberts Australia Cynthia Reinhardt | 46.76 m (153 ft 4 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Kathy Schmidt | 61.92 m (203 ft 1 in) MR | Lynn Cannon | 58.55 m (192 ft 1 in) | Sherry Calvert | 57.10 m (187 ft 4 in) |
| Pentathlon | Mitzi McMillin | 4051 | Marilyn King | 4034 | Lisa Chiavario | 3743 |