# 4 × 800 meter relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 4 × 800 meter relay or its imperial 4 × 880 yard relay equivalent was held at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships from its founding in 1965 to 1993. The imperial distance was held until 1983, while the metric distance was run from 1984 to 1993. Hand timing was used until 1975 and in 1980, while in all other years fully automatic timing was used. The men's event was not contested in 1984 and 1985. 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 800 meters those years.

## Winners
### Key

    y=yards
    A=Altitude assisted
Women's 4 × 880 yd relay / 4 × 800 m relay winners :
| Year | Athletes | Split | Team | Time | R. |
| 1983 | Ellen Olson | 2:19.5 y | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:53.68 y | |
| 1983 | Mary Anne Brunner | 2:12.9 y | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:53.68 y | |
| 1983 | Sue Spaltholz | 2:12.5 y | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:53.68 y | |
| 1983 | Rose Thompson | 2:08.7 y | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:53.68 y | |
| 1984 | Karol Davidson | 2:08.9 | Tennessee Volunteers | 8:40.17 | |
| 1984 | Alison Quelch | 2:14.3 | Tennessee Volunteers | 8:40.17 | |
| 1984 | Alisa Harvey | 2:09.0 | Tennessee Volunteers | 8:40.17 | |
| 1984 | Joetta Clark | 2:08.0 | Tennessee Volunteers | 8:40.17 | |
| 1985 | Kelly Toole | 2:12.3 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:33.60 | |
| 1985 | Debbie Grant | 2:06.9 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:33.60 | |
| 1985 | Joanne Kehs | 2:08.8 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:33.60 | |
| 1985 | Veronica McIntosh | 2:05.6 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:33.60 | |
| 1986 | Sandra Braasch | | Florida Gators | 8:31.74 | |
| 1986 | Chris Crowder | | Florida Gators | 8:31.74 | |
| 1986 | Sonja Braasch | | Florida Gators | 8:31.74 | |
| 1986 | Susan Nash | 2:06 | Florida Gators | 8:31.74 | |
| 1987 | Gina Procaccio | 2:07.8 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:24.72 | [9] [10] |
| 1987 | Debbie Grant | 2:03.8 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:24.72 | [9] [10] |
| 1987 | Michelle DiMuro | 2:07.5 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:24.72 | [9] [10] |
| 1987 | Celeste Halliday | 2:05.7 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:24.72 | [9] [10] |
| 1988 | Michelle Bennett | 2:10.1 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:34.05 | |
| 1988 | Michelle DiMuro | 2:06.7 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:34.05 | |
| 1988 | Meg Moisen | 2:10.3 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:34.05 | |
| 1988 | Celeste Halliday | 2:06.9 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:34.05 | |
| 1989 | Meg Moisen | 2:11.6 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:34.54 | |
| 1989 | Michelle Bennett | 2:09.4 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:34.54 | |
| 1989 | Kim Certain | 2:05.4 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:34.54 | |
| 1989 | Michelle DiMuro | 2:08.1 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:34.54 | |
| 1990 | Michelle Torelli | 2:07.7 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:31.95 | |
| 1990 | Abby Hunte | 2:08.8 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:31.95 | |
| 1990 | Kim Certain | 2:06.3 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:31.95 | |
| 1990 | Michelle Bennett | 2:09.2 | Villanova Wildcats | 8:31.95 | |
| 1991 | Monica Olkowski | 2:12.2 | Tennessee Volunteers | 8:36.32 | [14] [15] |
| 1991 | Patty Wiegand | 2:09.4 | Tennessee Volunteers | 8:36.32 | [14] [15] |
| 1991 | Alicia Johnson | 2:11.4 | Tennessee Volunteers | 8:36.32 | [14] [15] |
| 1991 | Jasmin Jones | 2:03.3 | Tennessee Volunteers | 8:36.32 | [14] [15] |
| 1992 | Sarah Renk | 2:10.0 | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:28.41 | |
| 1992 | Kim Sherman | 2:08.4 | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:28.41 | |
| 1992 | Sue Gentes | 2:05.2 | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:28.41 | |
| 1992 | Amy Wickus | 2:04.8 | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:28.41 | |
| 1993 | Julie Cote | 2:10.3 | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:26.77 | |
| 1993 | Sarah Renk | 2:06.7 | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:26.77 | |
| 1993 | Kim Sherman | 2:07.9 | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:26.77 | |
| 1993 | Amy Wickus | 2:01.8 | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:26.77 | |
Men's 4 × 880 yd relay / 4 × 800 m relay winners :
| Year | Athletes | Split | Team | Time | R. |
| 1965 | Jim Metcalf | 1:55.5 y | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7:27.9 y | |
| 1965 | John Perry | 1:50.0 y | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7:27.9 y | |
| 1965 | Tom Von Ruden | 1:50.0 y | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7:27.9 y | |
| 1965 | Dave Perry | 1:52.4 y | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7:27.9 y | |
| 1966 | Arnold Droke | 1:56.1 y | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7:30.1 y | |
| 1966 | John Perry | 1:51.1 y | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7:30.1 y | |
| 1966 | Jim Metcalf | 1:52.6 y | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7:30.1 y | |
| 1966 | Tom Von Ruden | 1:50.4 y | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7:30.1 y | |
| 1967 | Richard Joyce | 1:53.0 y | USC Trojans | 7:30.1 y | |
| 1967 | Dave Buck | 1:52.6 y | USC Trojans | 7:30.1 y | |
| 1967 | Dennis Carr | 1:52.7 y | USC Trojans | 7:30.1 y | |
| 1967 | Carl Trentadue | 1:51.8 y | USC Trojans | 7:30.1 y | |
| 1968 | Trey Burns | 1:52.5 y | Harvard Crimson | 7:26.8 y | |
| 1968 | Royce Shaw | 1:50.6 y | Harvard Crimson | 7:26.8 y | |
| 1968 | Jim Baker | 1:50.9 y | Harvard Crimson | 7:26.8 y | |
| 1968 | Dave McKelvey | 1:52.8 y | Harvard Crimson | 7:26.8 y | |
| 1969 | Dave Peterson | 1:54.4 y | Kansas State Wildcats | 7:32.2 y | |
| 1969 | Jerome Howe | 1:52.3 y | Kansas State Wildcats | 7:32.2 y | |
| 1969 | Bob Barratti | 1:54.3 y | Kansas State Wildcats | 7:32.2 y | |
| 1969 | Ken Swenson | 1:51.2 y | Kansas State Wildcats | 7:32.2 y | |
| 1970 | Dennis Stewart | 1:53.6 y | Kansas Jayhawks | 7:25.7 y | |
| 1970 | Jim Neihouse | 1:50.0 y | Kansas Jayhawks | 7:25.7 y | |
| 1970 | Roger Kathol | 1:52.4 y | Kansas Jayhawks | 7:25.7 y | |
| 1970 | Brian McElroy | 1:49.7 y | Kansas Jayhawks | 7:25.7 y | |
| 1971 | Rod Hill | | UTEP Miners | 7:37.4 y | |
| 1971 | Peter Romero | | UTEP Miners | 7:37.4 y | |
| 1971 | Fernando De La Cerda | | UTEP Miners | 7:37.4 y | |
| 1971 | Kerry Ellison | | UTEP Miners | 7:37.4 y | |
| 1972 | Dave Kaemerer | 1:54.1 y | Illinois Fighting Illini | 7:29.9 y | |
| 1972 | Ron Phillips | 1:51.7 y | Illinois Fighting Illini | 7:29.9 y | |
| 1972 | Lee LaBadie | 1:50.2 y | Illinois Fighting Illini | 7:29.9 y | |
| 1972 | Rob Mango | 1:53.9 y | Illinois Fighting Illini | 7:29.9 y | |
| 1973 | Paul Nowicki | 1:55.5 y | Fordham Rams | 7:31.5 y | |
| 1973 | Alex Trammel | 1:54.0 y | Fordham Rams | 7:31.5 y | |
| 1973 | John Jurgens | 1:51.4 y | Fordham Rams | 7:31.5 y | |
| 1973 | Marcel Philippe | 1:50.6 y | Fordham Rams | 7:31.5 y | |
| 1974 | Don Brown | 1:53.7 y | South Carolina Gamecocks | 7:27.4 y | |
| 1974 | Mike Sheley | 1:51.2 y | South Carolina Gamecocks | 7:27.4 y | |
| 1974 | John Brown | 1:51.5 y | South Carolina Gamecocks | 7:27.4 y | |
| 1974 | Jim Schaper | 1:51.0 y | South Carolina Gamecocks | 7:27.4 y | |
| 1975 | Charles Norelli | 1:54.3 y | Princeton Tigers | 7:34.9 y | |
| 1975 | Richard Aneser | 1:55.1 y | Princeton Tigers | 7:34.9 y | |
| 1975 | Charles Hedrick | 1:53.1 y | Princeton Tigers | 7:34.9 y | |
| 1975 | Craig Masback | 1:52.4 y | Princeton Tigers | 7:34.9 y | |
| 1976 | Mark Randall | 1:53.9 y | Wisconsin Badgers | 7:26.79 y | |
| 1976 | Steve Lacy | 1:52.3 y | Wisconsin Badgers | 7:26.79 y | |
| 1976 | Mark Sang | 1:50.9 y | Wisconsin Badgers | 7:26.79 y | |
| 1976 | Dick Moss | 1:49.7 y | Wisconsin Badgers | 7:26.79 y | |
| 1977 | Jeff Ramsey | 1:53.2 y | Oklahoma Sooners | 7:30.96 y | |
| 1977 | Brad Swartout | 1:55.4 y | Oklahoma Sooners | 7:30.96 y | |
| 1977 | Dyrk Dahl | 1:51.3 y | Oklahoma Sooners | 7:30.96 y | |
| 1977 | Randy Wilson | 1:50.5 y | Oklahoma Sooners | 7:30.96 y | |
| 1978 | Jay Quade | 1:53.1 y | New Mexico Lobos | 7:27.53 y | |
| 1978 | Mark Romero | 1:53.2 y | New Mexico Lobos | 7:27.53 y | |
| 1978 | Jeremiah Ongwae | 1:50.1 y | New Mexico Lobos | 7:27.53 y | |
| 1978 | Sammy Kipkurgat | 1:51.4 y | New Mexico Lobos | 7:27.53 y | |
| 1979 | Paul Downes | 1:55.8 y | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7:31.3 y | |
| 1979 | Brian Dunnigan | 1:53.6 y | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7:31.3 y | |
| 1979 | Mark Fluitt | 1:51.2 y | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7:31.3 y | |
| 1979 | Scott Poehling | 1:50.9 y | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7:31.3 y | |
| 1980 | Mahlon Erickson | 1:56.4 y | Oklahoma Sooners | 7:32.68 y | |
| 1980 | Jody Jimerson | 1:53.4 y | Oklahoma Sooners | 7:32.68 y | |
| 1980 | Dyrk Dahl | 1:51.6 y | Oklahoma Sooners | 7:32.68 y | |
| 1980 | John Rohde | 1:50.9 y | Oklahoma Sooners | 7:32.68 y | |
| 1981 | Brian Grimes | 1:55.7 y | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 7:30.95 y | |
| 1981 | Stan Belin | 1:54.0 y | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 7:30.95 y | |
| 1981 | Walter Kirkland | 1:51.2 y | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 7:30.95 y | |
| 1981 | James Westman | 1:50.0 y | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 7:30.95 y | |
| 1982 | Edwin Koech | 1:54.0 y | Richmond Spiders | 7:24.48 y | |
| 1982 | Sosthenes Bitok | 1:51.6 y | Richmond Spiders | 7:24.48 y | |
| 1982 | Phil Norgate | 1:49.6 y | Richmond Spiders | 7:24.48 y | |
| 1982 | Julian Spooner | 1:49.3 y | Richmond Spiders | 7:24.48 y | |
| 1983 | John Borgese | 1:52.8 y | Villanova Wildcats | 7:21.90 y | |
| 1983 | John Keyworth | 1:51.2 y | Villanova Wildcats | 7:21.90 y | |
| 1983 | Mike England | 1:48.9 y | Villanova Wildcats | 7:21.90 y | |
| 1983 | Marcus O'Sullivan | 1:48.9 y | Villanova Wildcats | 7:21.90 y | |
| 1986 | Keith Iovine | | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:20.72 | |
| 1986 | Matt Taylor | | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:20.72 | |
| 1986 | Paul Donovan | | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:20.72 | |
| 1986 | Wayne Moncrieffe | | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:20.72 | |
| 1987 | William Looney | 1:49.9 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:18.67 | |
| 1987 | Matt Taylor | 1:49.9 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:18.67 | |
| 1987 | Lorenzo Brown | 1:49.3 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:18.67 | |
| 1987 | Wayne Moncrieffe | 1:49.6 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 7:18.67 | |
| 1988 | Aidan O'Regan | 1:52.2 | Villanova Wildcats | 7:25.23 | |
| 1988 | Howard Jackson | 1:51.7 | Villanova Wildcats | 7:25.23 | |
| 1988 | Mark Sullivan | 1:51.1 | Villanova Wildcats | 7:25.23 | |
| 1988 | Bruce Harris | 1:53.0 | Villanova Wildcats | 7:25.23 | |
| 1989 | Mike Radziwinski | 1:51.0 | Clemson Tigers | 7:17.45 | |
| 1989 | Dave Wittman | 1:49.7 | Clemson Tigers | 7:17.45 | |
| 1989 | Phil Greyling | 1:48.5 | Clemson Tigers | 7:17.45 | |
| 1989 | Terrance Herrington | 1:47.7 | Clemson Tigers | 7:17.45 | |
| 1990 | Howard Jackson | 1:53.7 | Villanova Wildcats | 7:19.94 | [38] [13] |
| 1990 | Aidan O'Regan | 1:49.8 | Villanova Wildcats | 7:19.94 | [38] [13] |
| 1990 | Brad Sumner | 1:49.4 | Villanova Wildcats | 7:19.94 | [38] [13] |
| 1990 | Michael Seeger | 1:47.0 | Villanova Wildcats | 7:19.94 | [38] [13] |
| 1991 | Steve Holman | 1:51.5 | Georgetown Hoyas | 7:19.86 | |
| 1991 | Michael Jasper | 1:50.3 | Georgetown Hoyas | 7:19.86 | |
| 1991 | Rich Kenah | 1:50.4 | Georgetown Hoyas | 7:19.86 | |
| 1991 | Ethan Frey | 1:47.7 | Georgetown Hoyas | 7:19.86 | |
| 1992 | Dedric Jones | 1:49.1 | Florida Gators | 7:18.23 | |
| 1992 | Lewis Lacy | 1:49.7 | Florida Gators | 7:18.23 | |
| 1992 | Stephen Adderley | 1:50.0 | Florida Gators | 7:18.23 | |
| 1992 | Scott Peters | 1:49.4 | Florida Gators | 7:18.23 | |
| 1993 | Carl Lowe | 1:52.8 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 7:19.13 | |
| 1993 | Paul McMullen | 1:47.7 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 7:19.13 | |
| 1993 | Greg Rhymer | 1:50.8 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 7:19.13 | |
| 1993 | Tommy Asinga | 1:47.8 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 7:19.13 | |