April 18-20, 1997
- Mike Marsh ran the 100m in 9.87w, the fastest winning time he recorded while claiming seven Mt. SAC 100m titles, to beat Tim Montgomery (9.98w), Maurice Greene (9.99w) and John Drummond (10.04w)
- Carl Lewis made his final appearance at Mt. SAC, running on Santa Monica Track Club teams that won the 4X100m (38.50) and sprint medley (3:12.75)
- Antonio Pettigrew motored to a 44.63 win in the 400m
- Alan Culpepper used a 58.7 last lap on his way to a 13:28.64 victory over Meb Keflizighi (13:33.97) and Adam Goucher (13:34.13)
- John Godina notched his first Mt. SAC double victory in the throws, winning the shot put (69-1 1/2) and discus (213-1)
- Stacy Dragila added an inch to her American Record in the pole vault, skying 13-11
- Dawn Ellerbe upped her American Record in the hammer, throwing 210-8
- Angela Williams of Chino set the current girls' high school meet record of 11.40. Angela has won the last three NCAA titles in the 100m for USC
