April 28-30, 1972
- Kjell Isaksson and Bob Seagren both vaulted 17' 7-1/2 for a new stadium record, with Isaksson winning on misses
- Lee Evans took his third consecutive 440y/400m crown, running 46.0 for 400m to edge Wayne Collett (46.0)
- Madagascar's Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa edged Eddie Hart over 100m, both clocking 10.1
- George Young moved up from the steeplechase and captured his final Mt. SAC title, winning the 5000m in 13:53.4 over Gerry Lindgren (13:56.4)
- USC's 400m relay team smoked a 39.5, while UCLA's mile relay team won easily with a 3:04.8 clocking
- Reynaldo Brown upped his meet record in the high jump, scaling 7' 2"
- Bill Schmidt, who later in the year would win a bronze medal at the Munich Olympics, took the javelin title with a throw of 265' 3"
- Lahcen Akka Samsam of Morocco tied the African record while winning the shot with a toss of 66' 3"
- Mable Fergerson was a double winner in the 100m (11.5) and 200m (23.3)
- Francie Larrieu also was a double winner, claiming titles in the 800m (2:08.2) and 1500m (4:23.7)
- Pat Johnson took her second consecutive 100m hurdle title in 13.5w
- Martha Watson set a meet record in the long jump (21' 5-3/4") that would stand for 10 years.
- Debbie Brill won her third consecutive high jump title with a leap of 5' 6"
- Future World Record holder Terry Albritton won the high school shot put with a heave of 66' 9-1/4"
