# USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

The USA Indoor Track and Field Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport. In years which feature a World Indoor Championships in Athletics, the championships serve as a way of selecting the best athletes for those competitions.

## Editions
### USATF era

| Edition | Venue | Stadium | Date |
| 2025 | New York City, New York | Ocean Breeze Athletics Complex | February 22–23, 2025 |
| 2024 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque Convention Center | February 16–17, 2024 |
| 2023 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque Convention Center | February 16–18, 2023 |
| 2022 | Spokane, Washington | The Podium (sports facility) | February 26–27, 2022 |
| 2020 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque Convention Center | February 14–15, 2020 |
| 2019 | New York City, New York | Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex | February 22–24, 2019 |
| 2018 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque Convention Center | February 16–18, 2018 |
| 2017 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque Convention Center | March 3–5, 2017 |
| 2016 | Portland, Oregon | Oregon Convention Center | March 11–12, 2016 |
| 2015 | Boston, Massachusetts | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center | February 27 – March 1, 2015 |
| 2014 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque Convention Center | February 21–23, 2014 |
| 2013 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque Convention Center | March 2–3, 2013 |
| 2012 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque Convention Center | February 25–26, 2012 |
| 2011 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque Convention Center | February 26–27, 2011 |
| 2010 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque Convention Center | February 27–28, 2010 |
| 2009 | Boston, Massachusetts | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center | February 28 – March 1, 2009 |
| 2008 | Boston, Massachusetts | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center | February 23–24, 2008 |
| 2007 | Boston, Massachusetts | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center | February 24–25, 2007 |
| 2006 | Boston, Massachusetts | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center | February 24–26, 2006 |
| 2005 | Boston, Massachusetts | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center | February 25–27, 2005 |
| 2004 | Boston, Massachusetts | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center | February 27–29, 2004 |
| 2003 | Boston, Massachusetts | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center | February 28 – March 2, 2003 |
| 2002 | New York City, New York | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | March 1–2, 2002 |
| 2001 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | March 2–3, 2001 |
| 2000 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | March 3–4, 2000 |
| 1999 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | February 26–27, 1999 |
| 1998 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | February 27–28, 1998 |
| 1997 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | February 28 – March 1, 1997 |
| 1996 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | March 1–2, 1996 |
| 1995 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | March 3–4, 1995 |
| 1994 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | March 4–5, 1994 |
| 1993 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 26, 1993 |

### TAC era

| Edition | Venue | Stadium | Date |
| 1992 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 28, 1992 |
| 1991 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 22, 1991 |
| 1990 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 23, 1992 |
| 1989 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 24, 1989 |
| 1988 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 26, 1988 |
| 1987 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 27, 1987 |
| 1986 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 28, 1986 |
| 1985 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 22, 1985 |
| 1984 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 25, 1984 |
| 1983 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 25, 1983 |
| 1982 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 26, 1982 |
| 1981 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 27, 1981 |
| 1980 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 29, 1980 |

### AAU combined gender era

| Edition | Venue | Stadium | Date |
| 1979 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 23, 1979 |
| 1978 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 24, 1978 |
| 1977 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 25, 1977 |
| 1976 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 27, 1976 |
| 1975 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 28, 1975 |
| 1974 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 22, 1974 |
| 1973 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 23, 1973 |
| 1972 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 25, 1972 |
| 1971 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 26, 1971 |
| 1970 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 27, 1970 |
| 1969 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Spectrum | March 1, 1969 |
| 1968 | Oakland, California | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | February 23–24, 1968 |
| 1967 | Oakland, California | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | March 3–4, 1967 |
| 1966 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Tingley Coliseum | March 4–5, 1966 |
| 1965 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 19–20, 1965 |

### AAU split gender era

| Edition | Men's Venue | Men's Stadium | Men's Date | Women's Venue | Women's Stadium | Women's Date |
| 1964 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 22, 1964 | Akron, Ohio | University of Akron Athletics Field House | April 11–12, 1964 |
| 1963 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 23, 1963 | Columbus, Ohio | Ohio State University French Field House | March 22–23, 1963 |
| 1962 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 24, 1962 | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | February 17, 1962 |
| 1961 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 25, 1961 | Columbus, Ohio | Ohio State University French Field House | March 11, 1961 |
| 1960 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 20, 1960 | Chicago, Illinois | | April 16, 1960 |
| 1959 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 21, 1959 | Washington, DC | D.C. Armory | January 24, 1959 |
| 1958 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | February 22, 1958 | Akron, Ohio | University of Akron Athletics Field House | March 22, 1958 |
| 1957 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1957 | Cleveland, Ohio | | 1957 |
| 1956 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1956 | Washington, D.C. | | 1956 |
| 1955 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1955 | Chicago, Illinois | | 1955 |
| 1954 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1954 | New York City, New York | | 1954 |
| 1953 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1953 | Buffalo, New York | | 1953 |
| 1952 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1952 | Buffalo, New York | | 1952 |
| 1951 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1951 | New York City, New York | | 1951 |
| 1950 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1950 | New York City, New York | | 1950 |
| 1949 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1949 | New York City, New York | | 1949 |
| 1948 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1948 | Chicago, Illinois | | 1948 |
| 1947 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1947 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1946 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1946 | Cleveland, Ohio | | 1946 |
| 1945 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1945 | Buffalo, New York | | 1945 |
| 1944 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1944 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1943 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1943 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1942 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1942 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1941 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1941 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | | 1941 |
| 1940 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1940 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1939 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1939 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1938 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1938 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1937 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1937 | St. Louis, Missouri | | 1937 |
| 1936 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1936 | St. Louis, Missouri | | 1936 |
| 1935 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1935 | St. Louis, Missouri | | 1935 |
| 1934 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1934 | Brooklyn, New York | | 1934 |
| 1933 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1933 | New York City, New York | | 1933 |
| 1932 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1932 | Newark, New Jersey | | 1932 |
| 1931 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1931 | Newark, New Jersey | | 1931 |
| 1930 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1930 | Boston, Massachusetts | | 1930 |
| 1929 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1929 | Boston, Massachusetts | | 1929 |
| 1928 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1928 | Boston, Massachusetts | | 1928 |
| 1927 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 1927 | Boston, Massachusetts | | 1927 |
| 1926 | Chicago, Illinois | | 1926 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1925 | Louisville, Kentucky | | 1925 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1924 | New York City, New York | | 1924 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1923 | Buffalo, New York | | 1923 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1922 | Buffalo, New York | | 1922 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1921 | New York City, New York | | 1921 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1920 | New York City, New York | | 1920 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1919 | Brooklyn, New York | | 1919 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1918 | New York City, New York | | 1918 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1917 | New York City, New York | | 1917 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1916 | New York City, New York | | 1916 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1915 | New York City, New York | | 1915 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1914 | New York City, New York | | 1914 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1913 | New York City, New York | | 1913 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1912 | not held | not held | not held | | | not held | not held | not held |
| 1911 | New York City, New York | | 1911 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1910 | New York City, New York | | 1910 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1909 | New York City, New York | | 1909 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1908 | New York City, New York | | 1908 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1907 | New York City, New York | | 1907 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1906 | New York City, New York | | 1906 | not held | not held | not held |

## Events

The following athletics events feature on the national championships' program:
* Sprint: 60 m, 200 m, 300 m, 400 m
* Middle-distance track events: 600 m, 800 m, 1000 m, 1500m, Mile
* Long distance track events: 3000 m
* Hurdles: 60 m hurdles
* Jumps: long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault
* Throws: shot put, weight throw
* Combined events: heptathlon, pentathlon
* Walks: 3000 m walk, 2 mile walk, 5000 m walk

## Championships records
### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 60 m | 6.34 A | Christian Coleman | United States | 18 February 2018 | 2018 Championships | Albuquerque |
| 200 m | 20.31 | Coby Miller | United States | 3 March 2001 | | Atlanta |
| 300 m | 31.87 A | Noah Lyles | United States | 4 March 2017 | 2017 Championships | Albuquerque |
| 400 m | 44.63 | Michael Johnson | United States | 4 March 1995 | | Atlanta |
| 600 m | 1:15.07 A | Erik Sowinski | United States | 5 March 2017 | 2017 Championships | Albuquerque |
| 800 m | 1:43.24 | Josh Hoey | United States | 23 February 2025 | 2025 Championships | Staten Island |
| 1000 m | 2:18.60 A | Clayton Murphy | United States | 5 March 2017 | 2017 Championships | Albuquerque |
| 1500 m | 3:37.51 A | Cole Hocker | United States | 17 February 2024 | 2024 Championships | Albuquerque |
| Mile | 3:52.99 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 22 February 1991 | | New York City |
| 3000 m | 7:42.81 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya | 5 March 1994 | | Atlanta |
| Two miles | 8:25.29 | Drew Hunter | United States | 23 February 2015 | 2019 Championships | Staten Island |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.27 A | Grant Holloway | United States | 16 February 2024 | 2024 Championships | Albuquerque |
| High jump | 2.38 m | Matt Hemingway | United States | 4 March 2000 | | Atlanta |
| Pole vault | 6.00 m | Chris Nilsen | United States | 16 February 2024 | 2024 Championships | Albuquerque |
| Long jump | 8.59 m | Miguel Pate | United States | 2 March 2002 | | New York City |
| Triple jump | 17.76 m | Mike Conley | United States | 27 February 1987 | | New York City |
| Shot put | 22.80 m A | Ryan Crouser | United States | 17 February 2024 | 2024 Championships | Albuquerque |
| Weight throw | 26.35 m A | Daniel Haugh | United States | 16 February 2024 | 2024 Championships | Albuquerque |
| Heptathlon | 6382 pts | Garrett Scantling | United States | 26–27 February 2022 | 2022 Championships | Spokane |
| Heptathlon | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.86 7.34 m 16.16 m 2.05 m 7.81 5.20 m 2:43.04 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.86 7.34 m 16.16 m 2.05 m 7.81 5.20 m 2:43.04 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.86 7.34 m 16.16 m 2.05 m 7.81 5.20 m 2:43.04 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.86 7.34 m 16.16 m 2.05 m 7.81 5.20 m 2:43.04 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.86 7.34 m 16.16 m 2.05 m 7.81 5.20 m 2:43.04 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.86 7.34 m 16.16 m 2.05 m 7.81 5.20 m 2:43.04 |
| 3000 m walk | 11:36.27 A | Trevor Barron | United States | 25 February 2012 | 2012 Championships | Albuquerque |
| 5000 m walk | 18:53.25 | Guillaume LeBlanc | Canada | 26 February 1988 | | New York City |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Record | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 60 m | 6.94 A | Aleia Hobbs | United States | 18 February 2023 | 2023 Championships | Albuquerque |
| 200 m | 22.33 | Gwen Torrence | United States | 2 March 1996 | | Atlanta |
| 300 m | 35.95 | Brittany Brown | United States | 23 February 2015 | 2019 Championships | Staten Island |
| 400 m | 50.34 A | Alexis Holmes | United States | 17 February 2024 | 2024 Championships | Albuquerque |
| 600 m | 1:23.57 | Athing Mu | United States | 24 February 2019 | 2019 Championships | Staten Island |
| 800 m | 1:58.41 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 4 March 1995 | | Atlanta |
| 1000 m | 2:34.71 | Ajeé Wilson | United States | 24 February 2019 | 2019 Championships | Staten Island |
| 1500 m | 4:03.08 | Mary Slaney | United States | 4 March 1997 | | |
| Mile | 4:25.92 | Regina Jacobs | United States | 4 March 2000 | | Atlanta |
| 3000 m | 8:40.45 | Lynn Jennings | United States | 23 February 1990 | | New York City |
| Two miles | 9:28.15 | Lynn Jennings | United States | 1986 | | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.67 A | Tia Jones | United States | 16 February 2024 | 2024 Championships | Albuquerque |
| High jump | 2.02 m A | Chaunté Lowe | United States | 26 February 2012 | 2012 Championships | Albuquerque |
| Pole vault | 5.02 m A | Jenn Suhr | United States | 2 March 2013 | 2013 Championships | Albuquerque |
| Long jump | 7.32 m | Heike Drechsler | East Germany | 27 February 1987 | | New York City |
| Triple jump | 14.64 m | Tori Franklin | United States | 14 February 2020 | 2020 Championships | Albuquerque |
| Shot put | 20.23 m | Ilona Briesenick | East Germany | 27 February 1987 | | Princeton |
| Weight throw | 26.02 m A | DeAnna Price | United States | 17 February 2023 | 2023 Championships | Albuquerque |
| Pentathlon | 5004 pts A | Anna Hall | United States | 16 February 2023 | 2023 Championships | Albuquerque |
| Pentathlon | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.04 1.91 m 13.80 m 6.34 m 2:05.70 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.04 1.91 m 13.80 m 6.34 m 2:05.70 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.04 1.91 m 13.80 m 6.34 m 2:05.70 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.04 1.91 m 13.80 m 6.34 m 2:05.70 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.04 1.91 m 13.80 m 6.34 m 2:05.70 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.04 1.91 m 13.80 m 6.34 m 2:05.70 |
| 3000 m walk | 12:28.32 | Michelle Rohl | United States | 3 March 2001 | | Atlanta |
| 2 Miles walk | 13:55.27 | Maria Michta-Coffey | United States | 5 March 2017 | 2017 Championships | Albuquerque |