Triple jump at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

This is a list of the NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the triple jump. The event was only held in Olympic years until 1959. Measurement of the jumps was conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. The women's event was introduced in 1984.

The exact wind speeds for winning jumps were not consistently recorded until 1997. However, wind-aided designations have been applied to winning jumps with over 2.0 m/s wind since at least 1964. Best wind-legal marks were not consistently recorded until 1998.[1]

Winners

Key
w=wind aided
A=Altitude assisted
Men's triple jump winners[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
YearAthleteTeamDistance (wind)
[wind-legal best]
1932Lambert ReddBradley Braves14.71 m
1933not held
1934not held
1935not held
1936Herschel NeilNorthwest Missouri State Bearcats14.77 m
1937not held
1938not held
1939not held
1940not held
1941not held
1942not held
1943not held
1944not held
1945not held
1946not held
1947not held
1948Lloyd LamoisMinnesota Golden Gophers13.97 m
1949not held
1950not held
1951not held
1952George ShawColumbia Lions14.68 m
1953not held
1954not held
1955not held
1956Bill SharpeWest Chester Golden Rams15.36 m
1957not held
1958not held
1959Jack SmytheHouston Cougars15.12 m
1960Luther HayesUSC Trojans15.53 m
1961Luther HayesUSC Trojans15.60 m
1962Kermit AlexanderUCLA Bruins15.52 m
1963Norm TateNorth Carolina Central Eagles15.55 m A
1964Charles CraigFresno State Bulldogs15.77 m w
1965Clarence RobinsonNew Mexico Lobos15.29 m
1966Craig FergusSan Jose State Spartans15.62 m
1967Art BaxterNew Mexico Lobos15.96 m A
1968  Lennox Burgher (JAM)Nebraska Cornhuskers16.18 m
1969  Pertti Pousi (FIN)BYU Cougars15.89 m
1970  Mohinder Singh Gill (IND)Cal Poly Mustangs15.78 m
1971  Mohinder Singh Gill (IND)Cal Poly Mustangs16.67 m w
1972James ButtsUCLA Bruins16.21 m w
1973Milan TiffUCLA Bruins16.53 m
1974  Charlton Ehizuelen (NGR)Illinois Fighting Illini16.66 m
1975Ron LiversSan Jose State Spartans16.81 m A w
1976  Phil Robins (BAH)Southern Illinois Salukis16.67 m w
1977Ron LiversSan Jose State Spartans16.86 m
1978Ron LiversSan Jose State Spartans17.15 m
1979Nate CooperVillanova Wildcats17.10 m
1980  Steve Hanna (BAH)UTEP Miners16.79 m
1981  Steve Hanna (BAH)UTEP Miners17.04 m
1982  Keith Connor (GBR)SMU Mustangs17.57 m (±0.0 m/s) A
1983  Keith Connor (GBR)SMU Mustangs17.26 m
1984Mike ConleyArkansas Razorbacks17.37 m
1985Mike ConleyArkansas Razorbacks17.72 m (+3.2 m/s) w
[17.54 m]
1986Kenny HarrisonKansas State Wildcats17.07 m
1987  Frank Rutherford (BAH)Houston Cougars17.09 m
1988  Edrick Floreal (CAN)Arkansas Razorbacks17.19 m w
1989  Edrick Floreal (CAN)Arkansas Razorbacks17.29 m A
1990  Edrick Floreal (CAN)Arkansas Razorbacks17.23 m
1991  Brian Wellman (BER)Arkansas Razorbacks17.33 m w
1992  Brian Wellman (BER)Arkansas Razorbacks17.30 m w
1993Tyrell TaittNC State Wolfpack16.91 m w
1994Erick WalderArkansas Razorbacks16.91 m (+0.7 m/s)
1995  Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa (ZIM)Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns16.88 m (+1.4 m/s)
1996Robert HowardArkansas Razorbacks17.11 m w
1997Robert HowardArkansas Razorbacks16.93 m (+1.0 m/s)
1998Robert HowardArkansas Razorbacks16.97 m (+0.6 m/s)
1999LeVar AndersonLSU Tigers17.12 m (+3.7 m/s) w
[16.29 m (+1.6 m/s)]
2000Melvin ListerArkansas Razorbacks16.96 m (+0.4 m/s)
2001Walter DavisLSU Tigers16.56 m (+3.6 m/s) w
[16.33 m (+0.8 m/s)]
2002Walter DavisLSU Tigers17.34 m (-0.3 m/s)
2003  Julien Kapek (FRA)USC Trojans17.12 m (+1.7 m/s)
2004  Leevan Sands (BAH)Auburn Tigers17.12 m (+2.6 m/s) w
[16.97 m (+1.7 m/s)]
2005  Rodrigo Mendes (BRA)BYU Cougars17.04 m (+2.2 m/s) w
[16.90 m (+0.7 m/s)]
2006Rafeeq CurryFlorida State Seminoles16.70 m (+1.0 m/s)
2007  Rayon Taylor (JAM)Cornell Big Red16.37 m (+2.4 m/s) w
[16.09 m (+0.9 m/s)]
2008  Muhammad Halim (ISV)Cornell Big Red16.67 m (+4.0 m/s) w
[N/A]
2009Will ClayeOklahoma Sooners17.24 m (+2.5 m/s) w
[17.19 m (+2.0 m/s)]
2010Christian TaylorFlorida Gators17.09 m (+2.9 m/s) w
[17.02 m (+0.9 m/s)]
2011Christian TaylorFlorida Gators17.80 m (+2.3 m/s) w
[17.40 m (+2.0 m/s)]
2012Omar CraddockFlorida Gators16.92 m (+2.9 m/s) w
[16.27 m (+1.6 m/s)]
2013Omar CraddockFlorida Gators16.92 m (+1.9 m/s)
2014Marquis DendyFlorida Gators17.05 m (+3.1 m/s) w
[N/A]
2015Marquis DendyFlorida Gators17.71 m (+2.4 m/s)
[17.50 m (+1.2 m/s)]
2016  Latario Collie (BAH)Texas A&M Aggies16.97 m (+1.4 m/s)
2017KeAndre BatesFlorida Gators16.76 m (+2.4 m/s)
[16.75 m (+1.3 m/s)]
2018  Tahar Triki (ALG)Texas A&M Aggies16.79 m (-0.7 m/s)
2019  Du Mapaya (ZIM)TCU Horned Frogs17.13 m (+1.1 m/s)
2021  Emmanuel Ihemeje (ITA)Oregon Ducks17.14 m (+1.8 m/s)
2022  Du Mapaya (ZIM)TCU Horned Frogs17.26 m (+0.5 m/s)
2023  Jaydon Hibbert (JAM)Arkansas Razorbacks17.56 m (-0.3 m/s)

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