Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships


This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the discus throw. Measurement was conducted in imperial distances until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. The women's event started in 1982.

Winners

;Key:
YearAthleteTeamDistance
1982Arizona
1983Leslie DenizArizona St
1984Carol CadyStanford
1985Laura DeSnooSan Diego St
1986Toni LutjensUCLA
1987Laura LavineWash St
1988Laura LavineWash St
1989Carla GarrettArizona
1990Tracie MillettUCLA
1991Brigham Y
1992Brigham Y
1993Danyel MitchellLouisiana St
1994Danyel MitchellLouisiana St
1995Dawn DumbleUCLA
1996Northern Ariz
1997Seilala SuaUCLA
1998Seilala SuaUCLA
1999Seilala SuaUCLA
2000Seilala SuaUCLA
2001Idaho
2002Chaniqua RossUCLA
2003Deshaya WilliamsPenn St
2004Becky BreischNebraska
2005Beth MalloryAlabama
2006Nebraska
2007Kelechi Anyanwu
2008Sarah StevensArizona State
2009D'Andra Carter
2010Jeneva McCallSouthern Illinois
2011Trecey Rew
2012Whitney Ashley
2013Anna Jelmini
2014Shelbi Vaughan
2015Shelbi VaughanTexas A&M
2016Kelsey Card
2017
2018Maggie Ewen
2019Laulauga Tausaga
2021
2022
2023
2024Veronica Fraley
2025Cierra Jackson

YearAthleteTeamDistance
1921Gus PopeWashington43.34
1922Thomas LiebNotre Dame43.95
1923Thomas LiebNotre Dame43.69
1924not held-
1925Clifford HoffmanStanford45.21
1926Clarence "Bud" HouserSouthern Cal45.41
1927James CorsonPacific43.95
1928Eric KrenzStanford45.47
1929Peter RasmusOhio St48.51
1930Paul JessupWashington49.01
1931Robert HallSouthern Cal46.52
1932Frank PurmaIllinois47.68
1933Henri LaBordeStanford49.78
1934Gordon DunnStanford49.56
1935Ken CarpenterSouthern Cal48.14
1936Ken CarpenterSouthern Cal52.73
1937Pete ZagarStanford47.62
1938Pete ZagarStanford49.46
1939Pete ZagarStanford49.99
1940Archie HarrisIndiana49.49
1941Archie HarrisIndiana53.26
1942Bob FitchMinnesota50.2
1943Howard DebusNebraska44.01
1944Wilfred BangertMissouri45.54
1945Wilfred BangertMissouri46.26
1946Fortune GordienMinnesota46.91
1947Fortune GordienMinnesota52.81A
1948Fortune GordienMinnesota50
1949Victor FrankYale51.45
1950Dick DoyleMontana52.25
1951Jim DillionAuburn51.05
1952Sim InessSouthern Cal52.79
1953Sim InessSouthern Cal57.93
1954Jim DillionAuburn53.72
1955Des KochSouthern Cal53.65
1956Ron DrummondUCLA52.74
1957Al OerterKansas56.49
1958Rink BabkaSouthern Cal56.74
1958Al OerterKansas56.74
1959Dick CochranMissouri54.25
1960Dick CochranMissouri57.39
1961Glen PasseyUtah St53.85
1962Dave WeillStanford57.33
1963Dave WeillStanford55.23A
1964Larry KennedyNew Mexico56.45
1965Bob StoeckerStanford55.97
1966Randy MatsonTexas A&M60.05
1967Randy MatsonTexas A&M58.01A
1968Wash St59.39
1969Wash St61.16
1970Wash St58.14
1971Mike LouisianaBrigham Y59.39
1972Fred DeBernardiUTEP59.87
1973Mac WilkinsOregon62.15
1974Brigham Y57.96
1975Jim McGoldrickTexas57.94A
1976Washington61.65
1977UTEP60.62
1978Brigham Y64
1979Florida St63.94
1980Brigham Y61.72
1981Scott CrowellIowa St62.88
1982Dean CrouserOregon63.22A
1983Dean CrouserOregon65.88
1984John BrennerUCLA63.42
1985Rick MeyerHouston62.94
1986UTEP60.4
1987Clifford FelkinsAbilene Christian61
1988California58.08
1989John NicholsLouisiana St63.42A
1990Kamy KeshmiriNevada-Reno63.12
1991Kamy KeshmiriNevada-Reno66.58
1992Kamy KeshmiriNevada-Reno67.06
1993Brian MilnePenn St61.08
1994John GodinaUCLA60.48
1995John GodinaUCLA61.68
1996Andy BloomWake Forest64.34
1997Southern Meth59.72
1998Casey MaloneColorado St61.02
1999Auburn61.6
2000Auburn65.74
2001Texas A&M62.43
2002Southern Meth62.37
2003Southern Meth61.25
2004Southern Meth62.01
2005Michael RobertsonStanford61.7
2006North Carolina60.55
2007BYU62.84
2008Rashaud ScottKentucky60.87
2009UC Berkeley59.82
2010Ryan WhitingArizona State59.06
2011Texas Tech61.81
2012Nebraska62.79
2013UCLA64.94
2014Hayden ReedAlabama62.74
2015Sam MattisPenn62.48
2017Virginia63.76
2018Luke Vaughn
2019Eric "Duke" Kicinski
2021Turner Washington
2022
2023Turner Washington
2024
2025