page_title: Pittsburgh Panthers
section_title: Track and field
hierarchical_section_title: Pittsburgh Panthers / Department of Athletics / Varsity sports / Track and field
caption_attribution_description: John Woodruff,was an American track star and winner of the 800 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He competed in track in college at the University of Pittsburgh.
context_page_description: The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly also referred to as the Pitt Panthers, are the athletic teams representing the University of Pittsburgh, although the term is colloquially used to refer to other aspects of the university such as alumni, faculty, and students. Pitt fields 19 university-sponsored varsity teams at the highest level of competitive collegiate athletics in the United States: the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for American football.
  Varsity men's sports sponsored by the university are baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and wrestling; while sponsored women's varsity sports include basketball, cross country, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and volleyball. Pitt will sponsor varsity women's lacrosse beginning with the 2021–22 season. All varsity sports teams compete as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, with the exception of the gymnastics team competing in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League. The university also maintains membership in the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
context_section_description: In Track and Field, Pitt has produced several Olympic and NCAA champions such as 800m Olympic gold medalist John Woodruff, two-time 110m hurdle Olympic gold medalist Roger Kingdom, and 7-time NCAA champion and 2005 World Champion triple jumper Trecia-Kaye Smith. Pitt track and field is coached by Alonzo Webb.
  At the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, the Pitt men have finished as high as fifth place, while the Pitt women have finished as high as third.
  Men's NCAA Indoor Top Ten finishes (4): 1971, 1986, 1987, 1988
  Men's NCAA Indoor championship appearances, team scored (18): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014
  Men's Indoor Individual National Champions: 6
  Men's Indoor Conference Championships (1): 1987
  Women's NCAA Indoor Top Ten finishes (4): 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
  Women's NCAA Indoor championship appearances, team scored (11): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006
  Women's Indoor Individual National Champions: 7
  Women's Indoor ECAC Championships (3): 2001, 2004, 2005; Conference Championships (3): 1989, 1999, 2005
  At the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Pitt men have finished as high as 8th place, while the Pitt women have finished as high as 9th.
  Men's NCAA Outdoor Top Ten finishes (2): 1928, 1929
  Men's NCAA Outdoor championship appearances, team scored (32): 1921, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
  Men's Outdoor Individual National Champions: 12
  Men's Outdoor IC4A Championships (2): 1940, 2014; Conference Championships (2): 1989, 1994
  Women's NCAA Outdoor Top Ten finishes (2): 1994, 1999
  Women's NCAA Outdoor championship appearances, team scored (13): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006
  Women's Outdoor Individual National Champions: 3
  Women's Outdoor ECAC Championships (4): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; Conference Championships (5): 1990, 1991, 1994, 2005, 2006
caption: Olympic gold medal winner John Woodruff is part of Pitt's tradition in Track and Field
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