1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Host city	Walnut, California, United States
Date(s)	June 16-17
Main stadium	Hilmer Lodge Stadium Mt. San Antonio College
← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 16-17 at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The decathlon took place on June 3-4. This was the last time the meet was organized by the AAU. Their status as the national governing body was terminated at the end of the year as a result of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. They were replaced by the newly formed organization The Athletics Congress, hosting the meet at this same location.