1974 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1974 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	February 22
Host city	New York City, New York, United States
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	23 (13 men's + 10 women's)
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The 1974 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the competition took place on February 22 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.^[1]

The championships served as a selection event for a dual meet against the Soviet Union athletics team soon after. Long jumper Bouncy Moore protested the conditions of the jumping pit, which was filled with rocks and stable dirt. Moore qualified for the finals but did not jump after that out of protest. Moore said, "I ache all over, even though I only took one jump. If I had known the conditions would be this bad, I would have brought some sand from San Diego".^[2]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	Herb Washington	6.0
600 yards	Wes Williams	1:11.3
1000 yards	Rick Wohlhuter	2:06.8
Mile run	John Walker (NZL)	4:01.6	Michael Slack	4:02.1
3 miles	Dick Tayler (NZL)	13:08.6	Frank Shorter	13:18.0
60 yards hurdles	Tom Hill	6.9
High jump	Tom Woods	2.18 m
Pole vault	Vic Dias	5.38 m
Long jump	Jerry Proctor	7.87 m
Triple jump	Milan Tiff	16.46 m
Shot put	Terry Albritton	21.05 m
Weight throw	Jacques Accambray (FRA)	21.48 m	George Frenn	67 ft 01⁄2 in (20.43 m)
2 miles walk	Larry Walker	13:24.0

Results

• "Speed With Spaghetti: Garden Grove Girl Sets AAU Mark". The Sacramento Bee. 23 Feb 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 20 Aug 2024.
• "NATIONAL AAU TRACK SUMMARIES". Syracuse Herald-Journal. 23 Feb 1974. p. 9. Retrieved 20 Aug 2024.
• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.