The Washington Huskies track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Washington. The Huskies compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team is based in Seattle, Washington, at the Husky Track.[2]
| Washington Huskies track and field | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | University of Washington |
| Head coach | Maurica Powell (director) Andy Powell (head coach) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Seattle, Washington |
| Outdoor track | Husky Track |
| Nickname | Huskies |
| Colors | Purple and gold[1] |
The program is coached by Maurica Powell (director) and Andy Powell (head coach).[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]
Scott Neilson won seven NCAA championship titles for the Huskies in the hammer throw and weight throw during the 1970s.[5]
Postseason
editAIAW
editThe Huskies have had six AIAW individual All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.[6]
NCAA
editAs of April 2025[update], a total of 156 men and 57 women 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).[7][8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Color Palette". University of Washington Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines (PDF). April 6, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- 1 2 "Washington Huskies Media Guide" (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Washington Huskies Track and Field Coach". University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Throwing his weight around". The Daily Herald (Everett, Washington). March 20, 1979. p. 17. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ↑ Hubbard, Mike; Pfeifer, Jack. "The early years of Women's collegiate track" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "100 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Mile run at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "3000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "220 yards hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "110 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "3000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 "4 × 100 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x1" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "3000 meters steeplechase at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Triple jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Mile run at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "1000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x4" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 "55 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Weight throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Decathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "100 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "1500 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "55 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "55 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 "60 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 "5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "1500 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Distance medley relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Mile run at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "100 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "60 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 "3000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Distance medley relay at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Weight throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "3000 meters steeplechase at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Heptathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "60 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- 1 2 "Heptathlon at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Pentathlon at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.