Northwestern Wildcats track and field
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University | Northwestern University |
Head coach | Mike Muska |
Conference | Big Ten |
Location | Evanston, Illinois |
Outdoor track | Ryan Field |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Colors | Purple and white[1] |
The Northwestern Wildcats track and field team was the track and field program that represents Northwestern University. The Wildcats competed in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was based in Evanston, Illinois at the Ryan Field.[2]
The track and field and cross country teams were dropped by Northwestern University following the 1987-88 seasons.[2] Both the men's and women's programs were coached by Mike Muska until the year before they were discontinued.[3] The track and field program officially emcompassed four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]
12 individual national titles were won by Wildcat athletes, including two that won three NCAA national titles each. Jim Golliday won titles in the 100 m and 200 m, while Tom Warne won three pole vault titles.[5][6]
Postseason
37 Wildcat men have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality). No women achieved NCAA All-American status.[7][8]
See also
- Category:Northwestern Wildcats men's track and field athletes (9)
- Category:Northwestern Wildcats women's track and field athletes (2)
References
- ^ "Northwestern University's Guide to Using Marks, Colors, Trademarks, and Logos" (PDF). 21 September 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Northwestern Wildcats To Drop Track, Cross Country". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Northwestern Wildcats Track and Field Coach". The Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "There Goes Jim Golliday!". Chicago Tribune. 26 June 1955. p. 163. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Tom Warne Within Hair Breadth of New Records". The Kokomo Tribune. 8 June 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Mile run at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "3000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "100 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "220 yards hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "110 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b "1000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b "55 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Weight throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "1500 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "4 × 800 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "eTrack 86_05_NCAAInd" (PDF). Track and Field News.
- ^ "Track & Field". The Grand Island Independent. 20 April 1986. p. 28. Retrieved 9 March 2025.