| 1997 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
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| Dates | June 4−7, 1997 |
| Host city | |
| Venue | Billy Hayes Track Indiana University |
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The1997 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 4−7 atBilly Hayes Track atIndiana University inBloomington, Indiana in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiateDivision I outdoortrack and field events in theUnited States.
These were the 75th annualmen's championships and the 16th annualwomen's championships. This was the Hoosiers' third time hosting the event (and second time hosting in Bloomington−the 1986 event was in Indianapolis) and first since1986.[1][2]
In a repeat of the previous five years' results,Arkansas andLSU topped the men's and women's team standings, respectively; it was the Razorbacks' seventh men's team title and the eleventh for the Lady Tigers (who finished just one point ahead ofTexas).
This was the sixth of eight consecutive titles for Arkansas. The Lady Tigers, meanwhile, captured their eleventh consecutive title, and, ultimately, the last of the eleven straight titles they claimed between 1987 and 1997.
Men's standings[edit]
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