Track and Field history

By Heather Graham
  • May 7, 776

    Ancient Olympic Games

    Ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 B.C.

  • When it started in the United States

    Track and Field had been in the United States ever since the 1860s.

  • 1st collegiate race

  • Track and Field centerpiece

    Track and Field has been the centerpiece of the summer Olympic Games since 1896.

  • Track and Field widened

    In the beginning of the 1920s track and fields scope widened..

  • The first NCAA championships

    The first NCAA championships were held for men in 1921.

  • NCAA championships for girls

    Womens track and firld became part of the Olympic Games in 1928.