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krikya18.com | May 25, 2024

Pittsburg State sweeps 2024 Division II men's and women's outdoor track and field championships

2024 DII outdoor track & field championship: day three full replay

Pittsburg State swept the 2024 DII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships. On the men's side, the Gorillas three-peated with 78 team points in the championships, outpacing West Texas A&M's 64 points in second place. On the women's side, the Gorillas won their first title since 2016 with 100 points — the most scored by a championship-winning team since 2005. Adams State finished in second with 72 points.

DII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships results and highlights

Thursday, May 23

Friday, May 24

Saturday, May 25

DII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships schedule

The 2024 DII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships are from Thursday, May 23 to Saturday, May 25.

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DII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships selections

The championships began with selections on May 14 via a press release on krikya18.com. A total of 377 student-athletes per gender qualified based on regular-season performances. Qualifying marks from Thursday, Feb. 15 to Sunday, May 12 were taken into consideration.

More info:

  • The national committee selected student-athletes from the declared descending-order list to fill the fields
    • Minimum field sizes
      • 20 for individual events
      • 16 for combined events
      • 14 for relays
    • Maximum field sizes
      • 24 for individual events,
      • 18 for relays
      • 16 for combined events
  • The deadline for scratches will be 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 18
  • Heat and flight information .

DII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships history

In 2023, Pittburg State and Azusa Pacific won the DII men's and women's outdoor track and field championships, respectively. See complete histories before this year's championships below.

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

YEAR SCHOOL COACH SCORE RUNNER-UP SCORE SITE
2024 Pittsburg State Kyle Rutledge 78 West Texas A&M 64 Emporia, KS
2023 Pittsburg State Kyle Rutledge 62 West Texas A&M 47 Pueblo, CO
2022 Pittsburg State Kyle Rutledge 70 West Texas A&M 61 Allendale, MI
2021 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 76 West Texas A&M 55 Allendale, MI
2020 Canceled by COVID-19 -- -- -- -- --
2019 Ashland Jud Logan 54 Angelo State 53 Kingsville, TX
2018 Texas A&M-Kingsville Ryan Dall 65 Ashland 51 Charlotte, N.C.
2017 St. Augustine's  George Williams 58 Lincoln (MO) 52 Bradenton, Florida
2016 St. Augustine's George Williams 85 TAMU-Kingsville/Tiffin 36 Bradenton, Florida
2015 St. Augustine's George Williams 53 Findlay 50 Grand Valley State
2014 St. Augustine's George Williams 112 Adams State   Grand Valley State
2013 St. Augustine's George Williams 105 Ashland 57 Colorado State-Pueblo
2012 Adams State Damon Martin 77 Lincoln (Mo.) 73 Colorado State-Pueblo
2011 Abilene Christian Roosevelt Lofton 68 Adams State 55 Cal State Stanislaus
2010 St. Augustine's George Williams 82 Abilene Christian 62 Johnson C. Smith
2009 St. Augustine's George Williams 94 Abilene Christian 86 Angelo State
2008 Abilene Christian Don D. Hood 108 1/2 St. Augustine's 102 Cal Poly Pomona
2007 Abilene Christian Don D. Hood 105 1/2 St. Augustine's 73 Johnson C. Smith
2006 Abilene Christian Don D. Hood 80 St. Augustine's   Emporia State
2005 Abilene Christian Jon Murray 109 Adams State 84 Abilene Christian
2004 Abilene Christian Jon Murray 75 St. Augustine's 74 Cal Poly Pomona
2003 Abilene Christian Jon Murray 102 St. Augustine's 69 SIU Edwardsville
2002 Abilene Christian Jon Murray 91 St. Augustine's   Angelo State
2001 St. Augustine's George Williams 80 Abilene Christian   SIU Edwardsville
2000 Abilene Christian Jon Murray 115 St. Augustine's   St. Augustine's
1999 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 93 St. Augustine's   Emporia State
1998 St. Augustine's George Williams 97 Abilene Christian   SIU Edwardsville
1997 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 151 Angelo State   SIU Edwardsville
1996 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 149 St. Augustine's   UC Riverside
1995 St. Augustine's George Williams 140 1/2 Abilene Christian   Emporia State
1994 St. Augustine's George Williams 118 Abilene Christian   St. Augustine's
1993 St. Augustine's George Williams 116 Abilene Christian   Abilene Christian
1992 St. Augustine's George Williams 95 Abilene Christian   Angelo State
1991 St. Augustine's George Williams 120 Angelo State   Angelo State
1990 St. Augustine's George Williams 111 Cal State Northridge   Hampton
1989 St. Augustine's George Williams 107 1/2 Angelo State   Hampton
1988 Abilene Christian Don Hood 112 St. Augustine's   Angelo State
1987 Abilene Christian Don Hood 127 Southeastern Missouri State   Southeast Missouri State
1986 Abilene Christian Don Hood 142 Southeastern Missouri State   Cal State Los Angeles
1985 Abilene Christian Don Hood 170 1/2 Texas A&M-Commerce   Cal State Los Angeles
1984 Abilene Christian Don Hood 246 Angelo State   Southeast Missouri State
1983 Abilene Christian Don Hood 169 1/2 Angelo State   Southeast Missouri State
1982 Abilene Christian Don Hood 121 Cal Poly   Sacramento State
1981 Cal Poly Steve Miller 92 Southern Connecticut State   Western Illinois
1980 Cal Poly Steve Miller 53 Cal State. Los Angeles   Cal Poly Pomona
1979 Cal Poly Steve Miller 95 Cal State Northridge   Western Illinois
1978 Cal State Los Angeles Walt Williamson 70 Cal Poly   Western Illinois
1977 Cal State East Bay Jim Santos 66 UC Irvine   North Dakota State
1976 UC Irvine Len Miller 56 Eastern Illinois   Slippery Rock
1975 Cal State Northridge Clif Abel 57 Southeastern Louisiana   Sacramento State
1974 Eastern Illinois, Norfolk State Maynard O'Brien, William Price 51     Eastern Illinois
1973 Norfolk State William Price 54 Lincoln (Mo.)   Wabash
1972 Eastern Michigan Bob Parks 93 Norfolk State   Ashland
1971 Kentucky State Ken Gibson 42 Cal Poly   Sacramento State
1970 Cal Poly Dick Purcell 49 C.W. Post   Macalester
1969 Cal Poly Dick Purcell 76 Occidental   Ashland
1968 Cal Poly Dick Purcell 62 UC Santa Barbara   Cal State East Bay
1967 Long Beach State Jack Rose 77 UC Santa Barbara   Weber State
1966 San Diego State Choc Sportsman 67 Long Beach State 56 Chicago
1965 San Diego State Richard Wells 67 Luther 46 Long Beach State
1964 Frenso State Cornelius Warmerdam 87 Long Beach State   Fresno State
1963 Maryland-Eastern Shore Clifton Anderson 98 Fresno State   Chicago

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

YEAR CHAMPION COACH SCORE RUNNER-UP SCORE SITE
2024 Pittsburg State Kyle Rutledge 100 Adams State 72 Emporia, KS
2023 Azusa Pacific Jack Hoyt 66 Minnesota State 57 Pueblo, CO
2022 West Texas A&M Matt Stewart 77 Grand Valley State 64 Allendale, MI
2021 Azusa Pacific Jack Hoyt 81 Grand Valley State 77 Allendale, MI
2020 Canceled by COVID-19 -- -- -- -- --
2019 Lincoln (Mo.)  Victor Thomas 64 Adams State 54 Kingsville, TX
2018 Lincoln (Mo.) Victor Thomas 60 St. Augustine's 48.5 Charlotte, N.C.
2017 West Texas A&M Darren Flowers 64 Grand Valley State 44 Bradenton, Fla.
2016 Pittsburg State Russ Jewett 52 St. Augustine's 51 Bradenton, Fla.
2015 Central Missouri Kip Janvrin 59 Lincoln (Mo.) 50 Grand Valley State
2014 Lincoln (Mo.) Victor Thomas 64 Johnson C. Smith 59 Grand Valley State
2013 Academy of Art Charles Ryan 60 Johnson C. Smith 54 Colorado State-Pueblo
2012 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 90 Lincoln (Mo.) 79 Colorado State-Pueblo
2011 Grand Valley State Jerry Baltes 82 1/2 Lincoln (Mo.) 68 Cal State-Stanislaus
2010 Angelo State James Reid 87 Lincoln (Mo.) 73 Johnson C. Smith
2009 Lincoln (Mo.) Victor Thomas 85 Angelo State 82 Angelo State
2008 Abilene Christian Don D. Hood 76 1/2 Adams State 55 Cal Poly Pomona
2007 Lincoln (Mo.) Victor Thomas 82 1/2 Abilene Christian 82.50 Johnson C. Smith
2006 Lincoln (Mo.) Victor Thomas 93 Abilene Christian 86 Emporia State
2005 Lincoln (Mo.) Victor Thomas 108 Cal State Bakersfield 53 Abilene Christian
2004 Lincoln (Mo.) Victor Thomas 85 Adams State 81 Cal Poly Pomona
2003 Lincoln (Mo.) Victor Thomas 98 St. Augustine's 69 SIU Edwardsville
2002 St. Augustine's George Williams 54 North Dakota State   Angelo State
2001 St. Augustine's George Williams 80 Western State   SIU Edwardsville
2000 St. Augustine's George Williams 77 Abilene Christian   St. Augustine's
1999 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 145 1/2 St. Augustine's   Emporia State
1998 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 120 St. Augustine's   SIU Edwardsville
1997 St. Augustine's George Williams 81 Abilene Christian   SIU Edwardsville
1996 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 136 St. Augustine's   UC Riverside
1995 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 106 1/2 *Cal State Los Angeles   Emporia State
1994 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 89 1/2 *Cal State Los Angeles   St. Augustine's
1993 Alabama A&M Joe Henderson 92 Abilene Christian   Abilene Christian
1992 Alabama A&M Joe Henderson 112 Cal State Los Angeles   Angelo State
1991 Cal Poly Deanne Johnson 72 Alabama A&M   Angelo State
1990 Cal Poly Lance Harter 116 Norfolk State   Hampton
1989 Cal Poly Lance Harter 103 Abilene Christian   Hampton
1988 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 109 1/2 Alabama A&M   Angelo State
1987 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 166 Cal Poly   Southeast Missouri State
1986 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 112 Cal Poly   Cal State Los Angeles
1985 Abilene Christian Wes Kittley 106 Cal Poly   Cal State Los Angeles
1984 Cal Poly Lance Harter 169 1/2 Alabama A&M   Southeast Missouri State
1983 Cal Poly Lance Harter 206 Morgan State   Southeast Missouri State
1982 Cal Poly Lance Harter 259 Alabama A&M   Sacramento State

*Cal State Los Angeles' participation in the 1993-94-95 championships vacated by the krikya18.committee on Infractions. Alabama A&M's participation in the 1994 championships vacated by the krikya18.committee on Infractions.

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