The 1979 AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 11th annual Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of women's collegiate outdoor track and field events in the United States.

[1] There were not separate AIAW Division I, II, and III championships for outdoor track and field until 1981.

The meet was marked by very windy and rainy weather.

Nonetheless, on the final day of competition Louise Ritter broke her own American record in the high jump by clearing 6 ft 31⁄2 in (1.91 m).

The Cal State Northridge Matadors won the team competition, separating themselves from the other teams about three fourths of the way through the competition.