April 23-25, 1977
- This was the last Relays run on the famous Mt. SAC volcanic ash track, which at one time was considered the fastest track in the world
- Edwin Moses, while still a student of Morehouse College, won the first of his three 400H Relays titles in 49.83
- John Powell won the discus over Mac Wilkens with a throw of 219-2. This was John's longest toss among his five winning efforts at the Relays
- Milan Tiff bounded to his third triple jump title -- and a meet record -- with a mark of 55-2
- Mike Boit of Kenya won the 800 in 1:47.77
- Debbie Brill set a new Canadian high jump record, and upped her own meet record, by clearing 6-3 1/4
- Evelyn Ashford of UCLA captured her first Relays' title, the 200m, in 23.22w
- A UCLA teammate, Karin Smith, won her first javelin title, throwing 178-1
