1998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships explained

1998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Size:	150
Edition:	76th Men 17th Women
Level:	Collegiate Division I
Type:	Outdoor
Dates:	June 3−6, 1998
Stadium:	University at Buffalo Stadium University at Buffalo
Previous:	1997
Next:	1999

The 1998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 3−6 at University at Buffalo Stadium at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.

These were the 76th annual men's championships and the 17th annual women's championships. This was the Bulls' first time hosting the event.^[1] ^[2]

For the seventh consecutive year, Arkansas topped the men's team standings, finishing seven and a half points ahead of Stanford. It was the seventh of eight consecutive titles for the Razorbacks and their eighth overall.

Texas finished atop the women's team standings for the first time since 1986, claiming their second title in program history. This was the first title since 1986 not claimed by LSU, snapping their streak of eleven straight national titles. The 1986 championship was also the last event hosted by Indiana.

Team results

Note: Top 10 only
(H) = Hosts
Full results^[3]

Men's standings

Rank	Team	Points
	Arkansas	58
		51
	TCU (Vacated)	−
		41
		38
		29
		28
		26
		25

Women's standings

Rank	Team	Points
	Texas	60
		55
		45
		35
		32
		29
		26
		25
		25

Men's results

100 meters

100 Meters Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Time
		Brigham Young	10.20
	Jarmiene Holloway		10.24
			10.25
4			10.38
5			10.40
6	Daymon Carroll		10.41
7	Ronnie Powell		10.53
8			10.56

200 meters

200 Meters Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Time
			20.40
	Daymon Carroll	University of Florida	20.74
		Clemson University	20.74
4	Charles Lee		20.81
5			20.91
6	Trevor Rush	University of Arkansas	20.92
7	Syan Williams		21.13
8	Byron Logan		21.21

400 meters

400 Meters Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Time
			45.18
			45.28
			45.76
4			45.82
5			46.03
6			46.65
7	Randy Melbourne		46.95
8	Derrick Ingram		DQ

800 meters

800 Meters Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Time
			1:46.04
			1:46.40
	Robin Martin		1:47.10
4			1:47.14
5	Jess Strutzel		1:47.15
6	Trinity Gray		1:47.27
7			1:47.69
8			1:47.80

1500 meters

1500 Meters Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Time
			3:42.34
			3:42.39
	Bryan Berryhill		3:42.66
4	Daniel Kinyua		3:43.91
5	Jeremy Huffman		3:45.47
6	Jesus Ortega		3:46.37
7	Clyde Colenso		3:46.47
8			3:46.88

3000 meters steeplechase

3000 Meters Steeplechase Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Time
	Matt Kerr		8:36.95
	John Mortimer		8:40.42
	Adam Batliner		8:40.87
4	Micah Davis		8:41.95
5	Bryan Bothwell		8:42.13
6	Chuck Sloan		8:43.33
7	James Carter		8:45.00
8	Miguel Galeana		8:45.20

5000 meters

5000 Meters Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Time
			13:31.64
			13:40.61
			13:41.63
4			13:44.68
5	Brad Hauser		13:45.93
6	Christopher Graff		13:46.39
7	John Mortimer		13:48.91
8	Jeff Simonich		13:49.94

10,000 meters

10,000 Meters Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Time
	Brad Hauser		28:31.30
	Brent Hauser		28:32.39
	Nathan Nutter		28:32.62
4			28:39.58
5	Karl Rasmussen		28:40.43
6			28:46.36
7	Pat Joyce		28:46.54
8			29:03.31

110 meters hurdles

110 Meters Hurdles Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Time
			13.37
			13.41
	Errol Williams		13.53
4	Jeremichael Williams		13.76
5			13.77
6	John McAfee		13.79
7	Greg Hines		13.80
8	Kareem Archer		13.85

400 meters hurdles

400 Meters Hurdles Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Time
	Angelo Taylor		48.14
	Omar Brown		49.38
	Kareem Archer		49.46
4	Cory Murdock		49.81
5	Greg Hines		50.46
6	Rod Davis		52.20
7	James Carter		1:07.62
—			DNF

4x100-meter relay

4x100-Meter Relay Final Results
Rank	University	Time
		38.04
		38.24
		38.94
4		38.96
5		39.07
6		39.08
7		39.61
8		39.61

4x400-meter relay

4x400-Meter Relay Final Results
Rank	University	Time
		3:01.89
		3:03.00
		3:04.24
4		3:05.31
5		3:05.85
6		3:06.39
7		3:06.54
8		3:17.14

High Jump

High Jump Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Height
	Nathan Leeper
	Jeremy Fischer	University of Wisconsin
	Staffan Strand	University of Minnesota
4	Kenny Evans	Arkansas Razorbacks
5	Shane Lavy	University of Nebraska
6	James Nieto	Eastern Michigan University
7	Tora Harris	Princeton
8		Southern Methodist University

Pole Vault

Pole Vault Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Distance
	Toby Stevenson	Stanford
	Borya Celentano	Long Beach
	Scott Slover	UCLA
4	Jason Hinkin	Long Beach
5	Russ Johnson	University of Tennessee
6	Jacob Davis	University of Texas
7	Piotr Buciarski	University of Oregon
8	Tye Harvey	University of Minnesota

Long Jump

Long Jump Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Distance	Wind
	Robert Howard			+2.7
	Chris Wright			+5.9
	Bashir Yamini	University of Iowa		+5.5
4	George Audu			+4.2
5	Stephen Pina			+4.7
6	John Gorham	Penn State		+3.0
7	Joe Knuffman	University of Illinois		+4.4
8	Chris Stafford			+4.2

Triple Jump

Triple Jump Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Distance	Wind
	Robert Howard			-0.6
	Levar Anderson			+4.1
	Chris Kwaramba	University of Idaho		+1.9
4	Hilary Mawindi			+2.0
5	Marcus Thomas			+3.2
6	Mel Moultry	UCLA		+2.8
7	Drexell Owusu	Rice University		+2.9
8	Lester Smith			+2.6

Shot Put

Shot Put Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Distance
	Brad Snyder
	Chima Ugwu
	Jarkko Haukijarvi	University of Georgia
4	John Davis
5	Ian Waltz
6	Wade Tift	UCLA
7	Kevin Mannon	Rice University
8	Ralf Kahles

Discus

Discus Throw Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Distance
	Casey Malone
	Alex Forst
	Ian Waltz	Washington State University
4	Christer Hagberg
5	Ben Lindsey
6	Jeremy Allen	University of Iowa
7	Luke Sullivan	UCLA
8	Brad Snyder

Hammer throw

Hammer Throw Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Distance
	Libor Charfreitag	SMU
	Bengt Johansson	USC
	Mika Laiho	Arizona State University
4	Xavier Tison	SMU
5	Adam Connolly
6	Travis Nutter	California
7	Marten Ejdervall	UTEP
8	Justin Strand

Javelin throw

Javelin Throw Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Distance
	Esko Mikkola
	Daniel Gustafsson	SMU
	Mats Nilsson	University of Alabama
4	Josh Johnson
5	Breaux Greer	NE Louisiana
6	Riku Valleala
7	Tero Angeria	University of Georgia
8	Darin File

Decathlon

Decathlon Final Results
Rank	Name	University	Points
	Klaus Ambrosch		7825
	Attila Zsivoczky	Kansas State	7817
	Brenden Falconer	Kent	7722
4	Ross Bomben	California	7693
5	Phil McMullen	Western Michigan	7613
6	Greg Gill		7592
7	Daniel Haag	USC	7339
8	Kendall Madden	Texas A&M	7327

Women's results