# Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

This is a list of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field champions in the javelin throw. Measurements were conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. In 1986, international javelin design regulations were changed and the center of gravity of the implement moved forward. As a result, throwing distances were in general shorter, flat landings fewer, and legal throws (tip-down) easier to attain post-1985. The women's event began in 1982.

## Winners
### Key

Set with original javelin before worldwide specification change
    A=Altitude assisted
    * = Old javelin
Women's javelin throw winners :
| Year | Athlete | Team | Distance |
| 1982 | Karin Smith | Cal Poly SLO | 63.02 m (206 ft 9 in) |
| 1983 | Denise Thiémard (SUI) | Nebraska | 54.50 m (178 ft 9 in) |
| 1984 | Íris Grönfeldt (ISL) | Alabama | 56.14 m (184 ft 2 in) |
| 1985 | Íris Grönfeldt (ISL) | Alabama | 57.20 m (187 ft 7 in) |
| 1986 | Helena Uusitalo (FIN) | Washington | 58.86 m (193 ft 1 in) |
| 1987 | Laverne Eve (BAH) | Louisiana St | 55.60 m (182 ft 4 in) |
| 1988 | Jill Smith | Oregon | 55.08 m (180 ft 8 in) |
| 1989 | Kim Engel | Georgia | 59.94 m (196 ft 7 in)A |
| 1990 | Ashley Selman | Southern Cal | 56.78 m (186 ft 3 in) |
| 1991 | Paula Berry | Oregon | 57.44 m (188 ft 5 in) |
| 1992 | Valerie Tulloch (CAN) | Rice | 58.26 m (191 ft 1 in) |
| 1993 | Ashley Selman | Oregon | 57.44 m (188 ft 5 in) |
| 1994 | Valerie Tulloch (CAN) | Rice | 57.18 m (187 ft 7 in) |
| 1995 | Valerie Tulloch (CAN) | Rice | 58.54 m (192 ft 0 in) |
| 1996 | Windy Dean | Southern Meth | 56.72 m (186 ft 1 in) |
| 1997 | Windy Dean | Southern Meth | 58.28 m (191 ft 2 in) |
| 1998 | Windy Dean | Southern Meth | 56.28 m (184 ft 7 in) |
| 1999 | Vigdís Gudjónsdóttir (ISL) | Georgia | 55.54 m (182 ft 2 in) |
| 2000 | Angeliki Tsiolakoudi (GRE) | UTEP | 60.24 m (197 ft 7 in) |
| 2001 | Inga Stasiulionyté (LTU) | Southern Cal | 52.52 m (172 ft 3 in) |
| 2002 | Serene Ross | Purdue | 59.64 m (195 ft 8 in) |
| 2003 | Irina Kharun (UKR) | Indian | 61.82 m (202 ft 9 in) |
| 2004 | Katy Doyle | Texas A&M | 56.57 m (185 ft 7 in) |
| 2005 | Dana Pounds | Air Force | 56.48 m (185 ft 3 in) |
| 2006 | Dana Pounds | Air Force | 58.00 m (190 ft 3 in) |
| 2007 | Lindsey Blaine | Purdue Boilermakers | 55.56 m (182 ft 3 in) |
| 2008 | Rachel Yurkovich | Oregon | 56.57 m (185 ft 7 in) |
| 2009 | Rachel Yurkovich | Oregon Ducks | 59.62 m (195 ft 7 in) |
| 2010 | Evelien Dekkers (NED) | Florida | 58.99 m (193 ft 6+1⁄4 in) |
| 2011 | Brittany Borman | Oklahoma Sooners | 54.32 m (178 ft 2 in) |
| 2012 | Brittany Borman | Oklahoma Sooners | 56.27 m (184 ft 7 in) |
| 2013 | Freya Jones (GBR) | Georgia Bulldogs | 54.95 m (180 ft 3 in) |
| 2014 | Fawn Miller | Florida Gators | 58.13 m (190 ft 8 in) |
| 2015 | Irena Sediva (CZE) | Virginia Tech | 192 ft 9 in (58.75 m) |
| 2016 | Maggie Malone | Texas A&M Aggies | 62.19 m (204 ft 0 in) |
| 2017 | Irena Gillarová (CZE) | Virginia Tech Hokies | 58.76 m (192 ft 9 in) |
| 2018 | Mackenzie Little (AUS) | Stanford Cardinal | 60.36 m (198 ft 0 in) |
| 2019 | Mackenzie Little (AUS) | Stanford Cardinal | 59.44 m (195 ft 0 in) |
| 2021 | Marie-Therese Obst (NOR) | Georgia Bulldogs | 59.69 m (195 ft 10 in) |
| 2022 | Ashton Riner | BYU Cougars | 58.24 m (191 ft 0 in) |
| 2023 | Rhema Otabor (BAH) | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 59.49 m (195 ft 2 in) |
Men's javelin throw winners :
| Year | Athlete | Team | Distance |
| 1921 | Flint Hanner | Stanford | 58.27* |
| 1922 | Howard Hoffman | Michigan | 61.65* |
| 1923 | Harry Frieda | Chicago | 58.37* |
| 1924 | not held | |
| 1925 | Philip Northrup | Michigan | 61.54* |
| 1926 | Philip Northrup | Michigan | 61.21* |
| 1927 | Doral Pilling (CAN) | Utah | 60.86* |
| 1928 | Lee Bartlett | Albion | 66.01* |
| 1929 | Jess Mortensen | Southern Cal | 62.07* |
| 1930 | Kenneth Churchill (GBR) | California | 62.23* |
| 1931 | Kenneth Churchill (GBR) | California | 65.53* |
| 1932 | George Williams | Hampton | 65.53* |
| 1933 | Duane Purvis | Purdue | 66.00* |
| 1934 | Robert Parke | Oregon | 67.35* |
| 1935 | Charles Gongloff | Pittsburgh | 67.44* |
| 1936 | Alton Terry | Hardin-Simmons | 68.95* |
| 1937 | Lowell Todd | San Jose St | 65.47* |
| 1938 | Nick Vukmanic | Penn St | 65.74* |
| 1939 | Bob Peoples | Southern Cal | 67.22* |
| 1940 | Marty Biles | California | 62.43* |
| 1941 | Marty Biles | California | 67.08* |
| 1942 | Robert Biles | California | 65.17* |
| 1943 | George Gast | Iowa St | 61.61* |
| 1944 | Bob Ray | Wisconsin | 53.04* |
| 1945 | Robert Patton | Navy | 58.24* |
| 1946 | Robert Likins | San Jose St | 60.62* |
| 1947 | Robert Likins | San Jose St | 63.73A* |
| 1948 | Franklin "Bud" Held | Stanford | 63.91* |
| 1949 | Franklin "Bud" Held | Stanford | 68.48* |
| 1950 | Franklin "Bud" Held | Stanford | 66.06* |
| 1951 | Charles Missfeldt | Oregon | 66.87* |
| 1952 | George Roseme | California | 69.71* |
| 1953 | Dick Genther | Southern Cal | 66.08* |
| 1954 | Leo Long | Stanford | 69.11* |
| 1955 | Les Bitner | Kansas | 75.01* |
| 1956 | Phil Conley | Cal Tech | 73.13* |
| 1957 | John Fromm | Pacific Lutheran | 75.62* |
| 1958 | John Fromm | Pacific Lutheran | 78.36* |
| 1959 | Bill Alley | Kansas | 73.29* |
| 1960 | Bill Alley | Kansas | 81.91* |
| 1961 | Chuck Wilkinson | Redlands | 75.50* |
| 1962 | Jan Sikorsky | Southern Cal | 76.00* |
| 1963 | Frank Covelli | Arizona St | 78.55A* |
| 1964 | Les Tipton | Oregon | 76.16* |
| 1965 | John Tushaus | Arizona | 76.34* |
| 1966 | James Stevenson | Penn St | 78.77* |
| 1967 | Delmon McNabb | Louisiana St | 80.29A* |
| 1968 | Carl O'Donnell | Wash St | 78.92* |
| 1969 | Mark Murro | Arizona St | 81.00* |
| 1970 | Bill Skinner | Tennessee | 82.50* |
| 1971 | Cary Feldmann | Washington | 78.94* |
| 1972 | Rick Dowswell (CAN) | Ohio | 81.05* |
| 1973 | Sam Colson | Kansas | 85.27* |
| 1974 | Jim Judd | Oregon St | 82.68* |
| 1975 | Keith Goldie | Long Beach St | 76.25A* |
| 1976 | Phil Olsen (CAN) | Tennessee | 83.26* |
| 1977 | Scott Dykehouse | Florida | 78.76* |
| 1978 | Bob Roggy | Southern Illinois | 86.48* |
| 1979 | Tom Sinclair | Washington | 79.64* |
| 1980 | Curt Ransford | San Jose St | 82.06* |
| 1981 | Mike Juskus | Glassboro St | 83.26* |
| 1982 | Brian Crouser | Oregon | 83.72A* |
| 1983 | Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) | Texas | 89.34* |
| 1984 | Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) | Texas | 89.62* |
| 1985 | Brian Crouser | Oregon | 85.66* |
| 1986 | Dag Wennlund (SWE) | Texas | 78.86 |
| 1987 | Dag Wennlund (SWE) | Texas | 77.06 |
| 1988 | Kenneth Petersen (DEN) | NE Louisiana | 76.56 |
| 1989 | Patrik Bodén (SWE) | Texas | 77.82A |
| 1990 | Patrik Bodén (SWE) | Texas | 79.82 |
| 1991 | Patrik Bodén (SWE) | Texas | 79.34 |
| 1992 | Art Skipper | Oregon | 75.78 |
| 1993 | Erik Smith | UCLA | 79.20 |
| 1994 | Todd Riech | Fresno St | 81.32 |
| 1995 | Greg Johnson | UCLA | 74.44 |
| 1996 | Pål Arne Fagernes (NOR) | Arizona St | 79.16 |
| 1997 | Mats Nilsson (SWE) | Alabama | 74.90 |
| 1998 | Esko Mikkola (FIN) | Arizona | 81.86 |
| 1999 | Matti Närhi (FIN) | UTEP | 79.74 |
| 2000 | Esko Mikkola (FIN) | Arizona | 72.62 |
| 2001 | John Stiegeler | Oregon | 77.07 |
| 2002 | Scott Russell (CAN) | Kansas | 79.85 |
| 2003 | Brian Chaput | Pennsylvania | 78.69 |
| 2004 | Gabriel Wallin (SWE) | Boise St | 80.71 |
| 2005 | Gabriel Wallin (SWE) | Boise St | 78.76 |
| 2006 | Justin Ryncavage | North Carolina | 74.18 |
| 2007 | Justin Ryncavage |
| 2008 | Chris Hill | Georgia | 78.41 m (257 ft 3 in) |
| 2009 | Chris Hill |
| 2010 | Craig Kinsley | Brown | 76.29 m (250 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| 2011 | Tim Glover | Illinois State | |
| 2012 | Tim Glover |
| 2013 | Sam Humphreys | Texas A&M | |
| 2014 | Sam Crouser |
| 2015 | Sam Crouser | Oregon | 79.19 m (259 ft 9 in) |
| 2016 | Curtis Thompson |
| 2017 | Ioannis Kyriazis (GRE) | Texas A&M | 82.58 m (270 ft 11 in) |
| 2018 | Anderson Peters (GRN) | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 82.82 m (271 ft 8 in) |
| 2019 | Anderson Peters (GRN) | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 86.62 m (284 ft 2 in) |
| 2021 | Tzuriel Pedigo | LSU Tigers | 76.98 m (252 ft 6 in) |
| 2022 | Marc Anthony Minichello | Penn Quakers | 81.17 m (266 ft 3 in) |
| 2023 | Tzuriel Pedigo | LSU Tigers | 79.79 m (261 ft 9 in) |