Section 2: Equipment
Implements (Throws)
All throwing implements must conform to NCAA-published weight and specification standards, which follow World Athletics specifications with NCAA-specific certification requirements:
- Shot put: men 7.26 kg, women 4.00 kg
- Discus: men 2.00 kg, women 1.00 kg
- Hammer: men 7.26 kg, women 4.00 kg
- Javelin: men 800 g, women 600 g
Each implement used in competition must be on the NCAA-approved implements list, certified at the meet by the implement inspection team. Personal implements may be inspected and used if they meet specifications.
Hurdles
- Men's 110 m high hurdles: hurdle height 1.067 m, 10 hurdles
- Men's 400 m hurdles: hurdle height 0.914 m, 10 hurdles
- Women's 100 m hurdles: hurdle height 0.838 m, 10 hurdles
- Women's 400 m hurdles: hurdle height 0.762 m, 10 hurdles
Steeplechase Barriers
Men's 3,000 m steeplechase: 28 fixed barriers (0.914 m height) + 7 water-jump barriers. Women's 3,000 m steeplechase: 28 fixed barriers (0.762 m height) + 7 water-jump barriers.
Pole Vault and High Jump
- Pole vault: poles are personal equipment; pole specifications follow World Athletics standards; pole inspection is conducted at the meet
- High jump: bar specification per World Athletics; meet uses approved standards and crossbars
Shoes and Spikes
- Spike length restrictions per NCAA technical rules: typically maximum spike length 9 mm for outdoor track and field events on most surfaces
- Christmas-tree spikes prohibited on Mondo and similar synthetic tracks
- Field-event shoes may have different spike configurations (e.g., high jump, javelin) per the World Athletics specifications
- Shoe checks may be conducted by officials at the start of each event
Apparel
- School uniform with team logo/colors and assigned numbers (bib or jersey-mounted)
- NCAA logo placement and advertising restrictions per the championship manual
- Religious head coverings permitted; jewelry that may cause injury restricted