Arizona Track & Field has produced over 60 national champions and 40 Olympians in the past 60 years starting with the likes of Gayle Hopkins in the 60s and Meg Ritchie in the 80s. Since then, the legacy of Arizona Track and Field has grown year after year.

From Dave Murray to current head coach Fred Harvey, Arizona Track and Field has had a consistent presence at the NCAA Championships and the Olympics.

You know about Sage Watson, Georganne Moline, Brigetta Barrett, Lawi Lalang and Robert Cheseret, but did you know Carla Garrett won the national championship in the shot put and the discus in the same year? And did you know Jake Arnold won back-to-back decathlon titles?

Starting Thursday, June 25 until early August, you will have the opportunity to learn more about our rich history and VOTE for the best sprinter, distance runner, hurdler, jumper, thrower, heptathlete and decathlete.

Best female sprinter - Tatum Waggoner
Best male sprinter - Michael Bates
Best female distance runner - Amy Skieresz
Best male distance runner - Lawi Lalang
Best female hurdler - Georganne Moline
Best male hurdler - James Smith
Best female jumper - Brigetta Barrett
Best male jumper - Nick Ross
Best female thrower - Meg Ritchie
Best male thrower - Jordan Geist
Best heptathlete - Maryse Ewanje-Epee
9/8 – Best decathlete (Winner announced 9/10)

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BEST DECATHLETE

Pau Tonnesen

• Represented Spain at the 2016 Olympics in the decathlon
• Two-time Pac-12 decathlon champion (2015 & 2016)
• Two-time Pac-12 Field Athlete of the Year (2015 & 2016)
• School record in the decathlon (8,247)
• Single-event school records in the long jump & high jump
• Five-time All-American

 
Jake Arnold

• Two-time Decathlon National Champion (2006 & 2007)
• Two-time Pac-10 decathlon champion (2006 & 2007)
• Second-best decathlon in school history (8,215)
• Single-event school record in the 100mH
• Four-time All-American

 
Derek Huff

• 1989 Decathlon National Champion
• 1989 Pac-10 Field Athlete of the Year
• Single-event school record in the shot put & high jump
• Third-best decathlon in school history (8,075)
• Two-time Pac-10 decathlon champion (1988 & 1989)
• Three-time All-American

 
Klaus Ambrosch

• Represented Austria in the decathlon in the 2000 & 2004 Olympics
• 1998 Decathlon National Champion
• Fifth-best decathlon in school history (7,825)
• All-American in 1998