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

This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the discus throw. Measurement was conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. The women's event started in 1982.

## Winners
### Key

    A=Altitude assisted
Women's discus throw winners :
| Year | Athlete | Team | Distance |
| 1982 | Meg Ritchie (GBR) | Arizona | 61.56 m (201 ft 11 in) |
| 1983 | Leslie Deniz | Arizona St | 63.96 m (209 ft 10 in) |
| 1984 | Carol Cady | Stanford | 60.48 m (198 ft 5 in) |
| 1985 | Laura DeSnoo | San Diego St | 58.06 m (190 ft 5 in) |
| 1986 | Toni Lutjens | UCLA | 55.82 m (183 ft 1 in) |
| 1987 | Laura Lavine | Wash St | 56.14 m (184 ft 2 in) |
| 1988 | Laura Lavine | Wash St | 57.34 m (188 ft 1 in) |
| 1989 | Carla Garrett | Arizona | 58.02 m (190 ft 4 in) |
| 1990 | Tracie Millett | UCLA | 56.00 m (183 ft 8 in) |
| 1991 | Anna Mosdell (CAN) | Brigham Y | 56.04 m (183 ft 10 in) |
| 1992 | Anna Mosdell (CAN) | Brigham Y | 54.78 m (179 ft 8 in) |
| 1993 | Danyel Mitchell | Louisiana St | 56.86 m (186 ft 6 in) |
| 1994 | Danyel Mitchell | Louisiana St | 59.08 m (193 ft 9 in) |
| 1995 | Dawn Dumble | UCLA | 57.04 m (187 ft 1 in) |
| 1996 | Anna Söderberg (SWE) | Northern Ariz | 59.52 m (195 ft 3 in) |
| 1997 | Seilala Sua | UCLA | 61.12 m (200 ft 6 in) |
| 1998 | Seilala Sua | UCLA | 64.22 m (210 ft 8 in) |
| 1999 | Seilala Sua | UCLA | 64.26 m (210 ft 9 in) |
| 2000 | Seilala Sua | UCLA | 61.20 m (200 ft 9 in) |
| 2001 | Katja Schreiber (GER) | Idaho | 60.32 m (197 ft 10 in) |
| 2002 | Chaniqua Ross | UCLA | 55.48 m (182 ft 0 in) |
| 2003 | Deshaya Williams | Penn St | 55.40 m (181 ft 9 in) |
| 2004 | Becky Breisch | Nebraska | 62.31 m (204 ft 5 in) |
| 2005 | Beth Mallory | Alabama | 59.35 m (194 ft 8 in) |
| 2006 | Dace Ruskule (LAT) | Nebraska | 55.13 m (180 ft 10 in) |
| 2007 | Kelechi Anyanwu | California Golden Bears | 57.58 m (188 ft 10 in) |
| 2008 | Sarah Stevens | Arizona State | 184 ft 2 in (56.13 m) |
| 2009 | D'Andra Carter | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 55.62 m (182 ft 5 in) |
| 2010 | Jeneva McCall | Southern Illinois | 54.98 m (180 ft 4 in) |
| 2011 | Trecey Rew | Northwestern Wildcats | 58.64 m (192 ft 4 in) |
| 2012 | Whitney Ashley | San Diego State Spartans | 59.99 m (196 ft 9 in) |
| 2013 | Anna Jelmini | Arizona State Sun Devils | 57.95 m (190 ft 1 in) |
| 2014 | Shelbi Vaughan | Texas A&M Aggies | 60.02 m (196 ft 10 in) |
| 2015 | Shelbi Vaughan | Texas A&M | 61.39 m (201 ft 4 in) |
| 2016 | Kelsey Card | Wisconsin Badgers | 63.52 m (208 ft 4 in) |
| 2017 | Shadae Lawrence (JAM) | Kansas State Wildcats | 61.37 m (201 ft 4 in) |
| 2018 | Maggie Ewen | Arizona State Sun Devils | 60.48 m (198 ft 5 in) |
| 2019 | Laulauga Tausaga | Iowa Hawkeyes | 63.26 m (207 ft 6 in) |
| 2021 | Jorinde Van Klinken (NED) | Arizona State Sun Devils | 65.01 m (213 ft 3 in) |
| 2022 | Jorinde Van Klinken (NED) | Arizona State Sun Devils | 62.16 m (203 ft 11 in) |
| 2023 | Jorinde Van Klinken (NED) | Oregon Ducks | 63.97 m (209 ft 10 in) |
Men's discus throw winners :
| Year | Athlete | Team | Distance |
| 1921 | Gus Pope | Washington | 43.34 |
| 1922 | Thomas Lieb | Notre Dame | 43.95 |
| 1923 | Thomas Lieb | Notre Dame | 43.69 |
| 1924 | not held | |
| 1925 | Clifford Hoffman | Stanford | 45.21 |
| 1926 | Clarence "Bud" Houser | Southern Cal | 45.41 |
| 1927 | James Corson | Pacific | 43.95 |
| 1928 | Eric Krenz | Stanford | 45.47 |
| 1929 | Peter Rasmus | Ohio St | 48.51 |
| 1930 | Paul Jessup | Washington | 49.01 |
| 1931 | Robert Hall | Southern Cal | 46.52 |
| 1932 | Frank Purma | Illinois | 47.68 |
| 1933 | Henri LaBorde | Stanford | 49.78 |
| 1934 | Gordon Dunn | Stanford | 49.56 |
| 1935 | Ken Carpenter | Southern Cal | 48.14 |
| 1936 | Ken Carpenter | Southern Cal | 52.73 |
| 1937 | Pete Zagar | Stanford | 47.62 |
| 1938 | Pete Zagar | Stanford | 49.46 |
| 1939 | Pete Zagar | Stanford | 49.99 |
| 1940 | Archie Harris | Indiana | 49.49 |
| 1941 | Archie Harris | Indiana | 53.26 |
| 1942 | Bob Fitch | Minnesota | 50.2 |
| 1943 | Howard Debus | Nebraska | 44.01 |
| 1944 | Wilfred Bangert | Missouri | 45.54 |
| 1945 | Wilfred Bangert | Missouri | 46.26 |
| 1946 | Fortune Gordien | Minnesota | 46.91 |
| 1947 | Fortune Gordien | Minnesota | 52.81A |
| 1948 | Fortune Gordien | Minnesota | 50 |
| 1949 | Victor Frank | Yale | 51.45 |
| 1950 | Dick Doyle | Montana | 52.25 |
| 1951 | Jim Dillion | Auburn | 51.05 |
| 1952 | Sim Iness | Southern Cal | 52.79 |
| 1953 | Sim Iness | Southern Cal | 57.93 |
| 1954 | Jim Dillion | Auburn | 53.72 |
| 1955 | Des Koch | Southern Cal | 53.65 |
| 1956 | Ron Drummond | UCLA | 52.74 |
| 1957 | Al Oerter | Kansas | 56.49 |
| 1958 | Rink Babka | Southern Cal | 56.74 |
| 1958 | Al Oerter | Kansas | 56.74 |
| 1959 | Dick Cochran | Missouri | 54.25 |
| 1960 | Dick Cochran | Missouri | 57.39 |
| 1961 | Glen Passey | Utah St | 53.85 |
| 1962 | Dave Weill | Stanford | 57.33 |
| 1963 | Dave Weill | Stanford | 55.23A |
| 1964 | Larry Kennedy | New Mexico | 56.45 |
| 1965 | Bob Stoecker | Stanford | 55.97 |
| 1966 | Randy Matson | Texas A&M | 60.05 |
| 1967 | Randy Matson | Texas A&M | 58.01A |
| 1968 | John van Reenen (RSA) | Wash St | 59.39 |
| 1969 | John van Reenen (RSA) | Wash St | 61.16 |
| 1970 | John van Reenen (RSA) | Wash St | 58.14 |
| 1971 | Mike Louisiana | Brigham Y | 59.39 |
| 1972 | Fred DeBernardi | UTEP | 59.87 |
| 1973 | Mac Wilkins | Oregon | 62.15 |
| 1974 | Zdravko Pecar (YUG) | Brigham Y | 57.96 |
| 1975 | Jim McGoldrick | Texas | 57.94A |
| 1976 | Borys Chambul (CAN) | Washington | 61.65 |
| 1977 | Svein Inge Valvik (NOR) | UTEP | 60.62 |
| 1978 | Kenth Gardenkrans (SWE) | Brigham Y | 64 |
| 1979 | Brad Cooper (BAH) | Florida St | 63.94 |
| 1980 | Göran Svensson (SWE) | Brigham Y | 61.72 |
| 1981 | Scott Crowell | Iowa St | 62.88 |
| 1982 | Dean Crouser | Oregon | 63.22A |
| 1983 | Dean Crouser | Oregon | 65.88 |
| 1984 | John Brenner | UCLA | 63.42 |
| 1985 | Rick Meyer | Houston | 62.94 |
| 1986 | Olav Jenssen (NOR) | UTEP | 60.4 |
| 1987 | Clifford Felkins | Abilene Christian | 61 |
| 1988 | Kari Nisula (FIN) | California | 58.08 |
| 1989 | John Nichols | Louisiana St | 63.42A |
| 1990 | Kamy Keshmiri | Nevada-Reno | 63.12 |
| 1991 | Kamy Keshmiri | Nevada-Reno | 66.58 |
| 1992 | Kamy Keshmiri | Nevada-Reno | 67.06 |
| 1993 | Brian Milne | Penn St | 61.08 |
| 1994 | John Godina | UCLA | 60.48 |
| 1995 | John Godina | UCLA | 61.68 |
| 1996 | Andy Bloom | Wake Forest | 64.34 |
| 1997 | Jason Tunks (CAN) | Southern Meth | 59.72 |
| 1998 | Casey Malone | Colorado St | 61.02 |
| 1999 | Gábor Máté (HUN) | Auburn | 61.6 |
| 2000 | Gábor Máté (HUN) | Auburn | 65.74 |
| 2001 | Tolga Köseoglu (GER) | Texas A&M | 62.43 |
| 2002 | Janus Robberts (RSA) | Southern Meth | 62.37 |
| 2003 | Hannes Hopley (RSA) | Southern Meth | 61.25 |
| 2004 | Hannes Hopley (RSA) | Southern Meth | 62.01 |
| 2005 | Michael Robertson | Stanford | 61.7 |
| 2006 | Vikas Gowda (IND) | North Carolina | 60.55 |
| 2007 | Niklas Arrhenius (SWE) | BYU | 62.84 |
| 2008 | Rashaud Scott | Kentucky | 60.87 |
| 2009 | Martin Maric (CRO) | UC Berkeley | 59.82 |
| 2010 | Ryan Whiting | Arizona State | 59.06 |
| 2011 | Julian Wruck (AUS) | Texas Tech | 61.81 |
| 2012 | Chad Wright (JAM) | Nebraska | 62.79 |
| 2013 | Julian Wruck (AUS) | UCLA | 64.94 |
| 2014 | Hayden Reed | Alabama | 62.74 |
| 2015 | Sam Mattis | Penn | 62.48 |
| 2017 | Filip Mihaljevic (CRO) | Virginia | 63.76 |
| 2018 | Luke Vaughn | Memphis Tigers | 60.41 m (198 ft 2 in) |
| 2019 | Eric "Duke" Kicinski | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 62.53 m (205 ft 1 in) |
| 2021 | Turner Washington | Arizona State Sun Devils | 63.42 m (208 ft 0 in) |
| 2022 | Claudio Romero (CHI) | Virginia Cavaliers | 66.17 m (217 ft 1 in) |
| 2023 | Turner Washington | Arizona State Sun Devils | 66.22 m (217 ft 3 in) |