HERE ARE OUR PICKS to stand at the stop of the podium at the NCAA Indoor (Albuquerque, New Mexico; March 13–14) and NCAA Outdoor (Austin, Texas; June 10–13) Championships. Defending champions (1 indoors, 5 outdoors) are noted with a #.
| NCAA INDOOR WOMEN’S WINNERS | |||
| Team | LSU | ||
| 60 | Julien Alfred | So | (Texas) |
| 200 | Anavia Battle | Jr | (Ohio State) |
| 400 | Alexis Holmes | So | (Kentucky) |
| 800 | Nia Akins | Sr | (Penn) |
| Mile | Dani Jones | Sr | (Colorado) |
| 3000 | Whittni Orton | Sr | (BYU) |
| 5000 | Weini Kelati | Jr | (New Mexico) |
| 60 Hurdles | Tonea Marshall | Sr | (LSU) |
| 4 x 400 | Kentucky | ||
| Distance Medley | BYU | ||
| High Jump | Abigail O’Donoghue | Jr | (LSU) |
| Pole Vault | Olivia Gruver | Sr | (Washington) |
| Long Jump | Taishia Pryce | Sr | (Kansas State) |
| Triple Jump | Jasmine Moore | Fr | (Georgia) |
| Shot | Samantha Noennig # | Jr | (Arizona State) |
| Weight | Alyssa Wilson | Jr | (UCLA) |
| Pentathlon | Lauren Taubert | Sr | (Kansas State) |
| NCAA OUTDOOR WOMEN’S WINNERS | |||
| Team | USC | ||
| 100 | Twanisha Terry | Jr | (USC) |
| 200 | Angie Annelus # | Sr | (USC) |
| 400 | Kethlin Campbell | Jr | (Arkansas)) |
| 800 | Carley Thomas | Fr | (Washington) |
| 1500 | Dani Jones | Sr | (Colorado) |
| Steeple | Erica Birk | Sr | (BYU) |
| 5000 | Taylor Werner | Jr | (Arkansas) |
| 10,000 | Weini Kelati # | Jr | (New Mexico) |
| 100 Hurdles | Chanel Brissett | Jr | (USC) |
| 400 Hurdles | Britton Wilson | Fr | (Tennessee) |
| 4 x 100 | USC # | ||
| 4 x 400 | Kentucky | ||
| High Jump | Ellen Ekholm | Sr | (Tennessee) |
| Pole Vault | Lisa Gunnarsson | Jr | (LSU) |
| Long Jump | Jasmyn Steels | Sr | (Northwestern Louisiana) |
| Triple Jump | Jasmine Moore | Fr | (Georgia) |
| Shot | Samantha Noennig # | Jr | (Arizona State) |
| Discus | Lagi Tausaga # | Sr | (Iowa) |
| Hammer | Beatrice Llano | Jr | (Arizona State) |
| Javelin | Kylee Carter | Sr | (Auburn) |
| Heptathlon | Tyra Gittens | Jr | (Texas A&M |