Northwestern Wildcats track and field
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| Northwestern Wildcats track and field | |
|---|---|
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| University | Northwestern University |
| Head coach | Mike Muska |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Evanston, Illinois |
| Outdoor track | Ryan Field |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Colors | Purple and white[1] |
The Northwestern Wildcats track and field team was the track and field program that represented Northwestern University. The Wildcats competed in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was based in Evanston, Illinois at the Ryan Field.[2]
The track and field and cross country teams were dropped by Northwestern University following the 1987-88 seasons.[2] Both the men's and women's programs were coached by Mike Muska until the year before they were discontinued.[3] The track and field program officially encompassed four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]
12 individual national titles were won by Wildcat athletes, including two that won three NCAA national titles each. Jim Golliday won titles in the 100 m and 200 m, while Tom Warne won three pole vault titles.[5][6]
37 Wildcat men have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality). No women achieved NCAA All-American status.[7][8]
