# 1970 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1970 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 26–28 at Memorial Stadium on the campus of Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California. The women's division held their championships separately a little over a hundred miles south at Drake Stadium on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, California.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 yards | Ivory Crockett | 9.3 | Ben Vaughan | 9.3 | Charles Greene | 9.3 |
| 220 yards | Ben Vaughan | 20.8 | Willie Turner | 20.8 | Fred Newhouse | 20.9 |
| 440 yards | John Smith | 45.7 | Lee Evans | 45.7 | Wayne Collett | 45.8 |
| 880 yards | Ken Swenson | 1.47.4 | Mark Winzenried | 1.47.4 | Thomas Von Ruden | 1.47.9 |
| 1 Mile | Howell Michael | 4.01.8 | Peter Kaal South Africa Martin Liquori | 4.02.1 4.02.4 | Jere Van Dyke | 4.02.5 |
| 3 miles | Frank Shorter | 13.24.2 | Rick Riley | 13.24.4 | Gerry Lindgren | 13.25.0 |
| 6 miles | Jack Bacheler | 27.24.0 | Frank Shorter | 27.24.0 | Garry Bjorklund | 27.30.8 |
| Marathon | Bob Fitts | 2.24.10.6 | Ronald Daws | 2.29.44.6 | Byron Lowry | 2.33.43.6 |
| 120 yard hurdles | Thomas Hill | 13.39 | Marcus Walker | 13.40 | Willie Davenport | 13.4 |
| 440 yard hurdles | Ralph Mann | 49.8 MRy | Ron Whitney | 50.2 | Bob Steele | 51.2 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Bill Reilly | 8.34.8 | Robert Price | 8.36.4 | Steve Savage | 8.38.6 |
| 2 miles walk | Tom Dooley | 13:44.0 | Ron Daniel | 14:14.8 | Jim Hanley | 14:21.8 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Reynaldo Brown | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) | Barry Shepard | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | John Dobroth | 2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) |
| Pole vault | Bob Seagren | 5.23 m (17 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Paul Hegler | 5.23 m (17 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Sam Caruthers | 5.08 m (16 ft 8 in) |
| Long jump | James (Bouncy) Moore | 7.99 m (26 ft 2+1⁄2 in)w | Norm Tate | 7.96 m (26 ft 1+1⁄4 in)w | Ron Coleman | 7.95 m (26 ft 3⁄4 in) w |
| Triple jump | Milan Tiff | 16.15 m (52 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Dave Smith | 16.08 m (52 ft 9 in) | Lennox Burgher Jamaica Dave Tucker | 15.75 m (51 ft 8 in) 15.57 m (51 ft 3⁄4 in) |
| Shot put | Randy Matson | 20.68 m (67 ft 10 in) MR | Steve Wilhelm | 19.84 m (65 ft 1 in) | Al Feuerbach | 19.81 m (64 ft 11+3⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Jay Silvester | 62.58 m (205 ft 3 in) | Rickard Drescher | 58.90 m (193 ft 2 in) | John Powell | 58.32 m (191 ft 4 in) |
| Hammer Throw | George Frenn | 70.10 m (229 ft 11 in) | Tom Gage | 69.62 m (228 ft 4 in) | Harold Connolly | 65.30 m (214 ft 2 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Bill Skinner | 84.30 m (276 ft 6 in) | Roger Collins | 79.96 m (262 ft 4 in) | Frank Covelli | 79.60 m (261 ft 1 in) |
| Pentathlon | Mike Hill | 3316 pts | | | | |
| All-around decathlon | Brian Murphy | 7564 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | John Warkentin | 8026 | Russ Hodge | 7886 | Jeff Bennett | 7750 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 yards | Chi Cheng Taiwan Iris Davis | 10.2 10.4 | Barbara Ferrell | 10.4 | Mattline Render | 10.6 |
| 220 yards | Chi Cheng Taiwan Williomae Fergerson | 22.4w 23.6w | Pamela Greene | 23.7w | Esther Story | 23.8w |
| 440 yards | Mavis Laing | 52.9 | Jarvis Scott | 53.4 | Gwen Norman | 53.5 |
| 880 yards | Cheryl Toussaint | 2.05.1 | Francie Kraker-Johnson | 2.05.3 | Terry Hull | 2.05.5 |
| 1500 meters | Francie Larrieu | 4.20.8 | Doris Heritage | 4.24.3 | Trina Hosmer | 4.29.2 |
| 3000 meters | Beth Bonner | 9.48.1 |
| 100 meters hurdles | Mamie Rallins | 13.4 | Patricia Johnson | 13.5 | Jan Glotzer | 13.6 |
| 200 meters hurdles | Pat Hawkins | 26.1 | Patricia Johnson | 26.7 | Patrice Donnelly | 27.3 |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Sally Plihal | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Brenda Simpson | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Toni Churchill | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Long jump | Willye White | 6.42 m (21 ft 3⁄4 in) | Martha Watson | 6.11 m (20 ft 1⁄2 in) | Vicki Betts | 6.03 m (19 ft 9+1⁄4 in) |
| Shot put | Lynn Graham | 15.19 m (49 ft 10 in) | Maren Seidler | 15.00 m (49 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Lynette Matthews | 14.90 m (48 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Discus Throw | Carol Frost | 52.50 m (172 ft 2 in) | Josephine de la Viña Philippines Linda Langford | 48.56 m (159 ft 3 in) 48.31 m (158 ft 5 in) | Ranee Kletchka | 48.05 m (157 ft 7 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Sherry Calvert | 56.31 m (184 ft 8 in) | Barbara Friedrich | 53.06 m (174 ft 0 in) | Mary Boron | 48.08 m (157 ft 8 in) |
| Pentathlon | Billie Pat Daniels | 4735 | Marilyn King | 4542 | Mavis Laing | 4533 |