# 400 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

This is a list of the NCAA Division I indoor champions in the 400 metres or its imperial equivalent 440 yards. The imperial distance was generally contested until 1983, while the metric distance has been held instead since 1984. The event was not held in 1986 and 1987. Hand timing was used until 1975 and in 1980, while during all other years since 1976 fully automatic timing was used. In 1986 and 1987, the .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄10-mile track that the races were run on was 25 inches (640mm) per lap short, making the actual race distance less than 400 meters those years.

## Winners
### Women

Women's 400m / 440yd winners :
| Year | Athlete | Team | Time |
| 1983 | Diane Dixon | Ohio State Buckeyes | 53.47 y |
| 1984 | Ruth Nganga | Arizona Wildcats | 54.21 |
| 1985 | Lillie Leatherwood | Alabama Crimson Tide | 53.12 |
| 1988 | Terri Dendy | George Mason Patriots | 52.57 |
| 1989 | Natasha Kaiser | Missouri Tigers | 51.92 |
| 1990 | Maicel Malone | Arizona State Sun Devils | 51.97 |
| 1991 | Maicel Malone | Arizona State Sun Devils | 51.05 |
| 1992 | Maicel Malone | Arizona State Sun Devils | 52.16 |
| 1993 | Shanelle Porter | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 52.82 |
| 1994 | Flirtisha Harris | Seton Hall Pirates | 52.11 |
| 1995 | Youlanda Warren | LSU Lady Tigers | 52.39 |
| 1996 | Monique Hennagan | North Carolina Tar Heels | 52.57 |
| 1997 | LaTarsha Stroman | LSU Lady Tigers | 52.77 |
| 1998 | Suziann Reid | Texas Longhorns | 52.57 |
| 1999 | Suziann Reid | Texas Longhorns | 51.68 |
| 2000 | Aliann Pompey | Manhattan Jaspers | 52.21 |
| 2001 | Demetria Washington | South Carolina Gamecocks | 52.37 |
| 2002 | Allison Beckford | Rice Owls | 52.16 |
| 2003 | Lashinda Demus | South Carolina Gamecocks | 51.79 |
| 2004 | Sanya Richards | Texas Longhorns | 50.82 |
| 2005 | Tiandra Ponteen | Florida Gators | 50.91 |
| 2006 | Kineke Alexander | Iowa Hawkeyes | 52.16 |
| 2007 | Natasha Hastings | South Carolina Gamecocks | 50.80 |
| 2008 | Krista Simkins | Miami Hurricanes | 52.16 |
| 2009 | Francena McCorory | Hampton Pirates | 51.55 |
| 2010 | Francena McCorory | Hampton Pirates | 50.54 |
| 2011 | Jessica Beard | Texas A&M Aggies | 50.79 |
| 2012 | Diamond Dixon | Kansas Jayhawks | 51.78 |
| 2013 | Shaunae Miller | Georgia Bulldogs | 50.88 |
| 2014 | Phyllis Francis | Oregon Ducks | 50.46 A |
| 2015 | Courtney Okolo | Texas Longhorns | 51.12 |
| 2016 | Courtney Okolo | Texas Longhorns | 50.69 |
| 2017 | Shakima Wimbley | Miami Hurricanes | 51.07 |
| 2018 | Kendall Ellis | USC Trojans | 50.34 |
| 2019 | Kaelin Roberts | USC Trojans | 51.50 |
| 2021 | Kaelin Roberts | USC Trojans | 50.84 |
| 2022 | Talitha Diggs | Florida Gators | 50.98 |
| 2023 | Britton Wilson | Arkansas Razorbacks | 49.48 A |
| 2024 | Amber Anning | Arkansas Razorbacks | 50.79 |
| 2025 | Isabella Whittaker | Arkansas Razorbacks | 49.24 |

### Men
#### Key

    y=yards
    w=wind aided
    A=Altitude assisted

#### 440 Yards

| Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Time |
| 1965 | Theron Lewis | Southern-BR | 47.8 |
| 1966 | Bill Calhoun Don Payne | Oklahoma Kansas St | 48.9 |
| 1967 | Bill Calhoun | Oklahoma | 48.9 |
| 1968 | Larry James | Villanova | 47.0 |
| 1969 | Larry James | Villanova | 47.3 |
| 1970 | Larry James | Villanova | 48.3 |
| 1971 | Tom Ulan | Rutgers | 48.8 |
| 1972 | Larance Jones | NE Missouri St | 48.3 |
| 1973 | Terry Erickson | Southern Illinois | 49.0 |
| 1974 | Larance Jones | NE Missouri St | 48.6 |
| 1975 | Mike Sands Bahamas | Penn St | 48.5 |
| 1976 | Elvis Jennings | Mississippi St | 48.42 |
| 1977 | Willie Smith | Auburn | 48.28 |
| 1978 | Willie Smith | Auburn | 48.28 |
| 1979 | James Walker | Auburn | 48.61 |
| 1980 | Anthony Blair Bert Cameron Jamaica | Tennessee UTEP | 48.7h |
| 1981 | Bert Cameron Jamaica | UTEP | 48.23 |
| 1982 | Anthony Ketchum | Houston | 47.47 |
| 1983 | Carlton Young | Villanova | 47.17 |

#### 400 Meters

Men's 400m winners :
| Year | Athlete | Team | Time |
| 1984 | Antonio McKay | Georgia Tech | 46.46 |
| 1985 | Mike Franks | Southern Illinois | 46.27 |
| 1986 | not held |
| 1987 | not held |
| 1988 | Clifton Campbell | Auburn | 46.40 |
| 1989 | Tyrone Kemp | Florida | 46.03 |
| 1990 | Gabriel Luke | Rice | 45.79 |
| 1991 | Gabriel Luke | Rice | 46.52 |
| 1992 | Deon Minor | Baylor | 46.17 |
| 1993 | Wesley Russell | Clemson | 45.92 |
| 1994 | Calvin Davis | Arkansas | 46.18 |
| 1995 | Deon Minor | Baylor | 46.00 |
| 1996 | Greg Haughton Jamaica | George Mason | 45.87 |
| 1997 | Roxbert Martin Jamaica | Oklahoma | 45.69 |
| 1998 | Davian Clarke Jamaica | Miami FL | 45.86 |
| 1999 | Ato Modibo Trinidad and Tobago | Clemson | 46.11 |
| 2000 | Brandon Couts | Baylor | 45.79 |
| 2001 | Rickey Harris | Florida | 45.78 |
| 2002 | Alleyne Francique Grenada | LSU | 45.58 |
| 2003 | Gary Kikaya Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tennessee | 45.71 |
| 2004 | Jeremy Wariner | Baylor | 45.39 |
| 2005 | Kerron Clement | Florida | 44.57 |
| 2006 | Xavier Carter | Louisiana St | 45.28 |
| 2007 | Ricardo Chambers Jamaica | Florida State | 45.65 |
| 2008 | Andretti Bain Bahamas | Oral Roberts | 46.19 |
| 2009 | Michael Bingham United Kingdom | Wake Forest | 45.69 |
| 2010 | Torrin Lawrence | Georgia | 45.23 |
| 2011 | Demetrius Pinder Bahamas | Texas A&M | 45.33 |
| 2012 | Tony McQuay | Florida | 45.77 |
| 2013 | Errol Nolan | Houston | 45.75 |
| 2014 | Deon Lendore | Texas A&M | 45.21 |
| 2015 | Vernon Norwood | LSU | 45.31 |
| 2016 | Zack Bilderback | Texas | 46.03 |
| 2017 | Fred Kerley | Texas A&M | 44.85 |
| 2018 | Michael Norman | USC | 44.52 WR |
| 2019 | Tyrell Richard | SC State | 44.82 |
| 2021 | Noah Williams | LSU | 44.71 |
| 2022 | Randolph Ross Jr. | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 44.62 |
| 2023 | Elija Godwin | Georgia Bulldogs | 44.75 |
| 2024 | Christopher Morales Williams | Georgia Bulldogs | 44.67 |
| 2025 | Will Floyd | Georgia Bulldogs | 45.43 |