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The history of the competition starts in 1876, when the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) decided to organize a national championships. [1] Having previously held the NYAC Spring and Fall Games. The seventh, eight, and ninth edition of the Fall Games became the country's first, second and third national track and field championships.
The men's edition was held at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, and it took place 19–20 June. The women's meet was held separately at John Adams Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on 27-28 June. The men's championships were held at high altitude, and about 8,000 spectators attended the final day.
The men's and women's competitions were held separately from 1972 to 1982, with combined sex championships being held in 1974, and 1978–1980 within that period. [ 3 ] It is held separately from the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships , which hosts various age category competitions for athletes aged between 8 and 18.
Raevyn Rogers will let it loose Sunday during the final of the women's 800 meters as the U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Championships comes to a close Raevyn Rogers eyes 800 title on Day 4 of USATF ...
The men's and women's championships have been held jointly since 1976. Following professionalisation of the sport, the running of the national championships was taken over by The Athletics Congress of the USA (TAC) from 1980. TAC rebranded as USA Track & Field (USATF) in 1993.
The 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 23–27, 2010. In order to boost the visibility of this event, USATF sponsored a member appreciation tent at the event and promoted the entire week as "Membership appreciation week."
The women's meet was held separately at Alamo Heights Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, on 24–25 July. The women's pentathlon was held on 18 October in Berkeley, California. At the men's championships, imperial distances were used for the first time since 1931, and they would continue to be used until conversion back to metric in the 1970s.
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