[1] As there was no Summer Olympics or World Championships in Athletics held that year, the competition did not serve as a national team selection event.
It was the fourth time that the stadium in Indianapolis had held the combined gender national track and field event, having last done so for the 1997 edition.
Performances at that section included an American junior record of 71.62 m (234 ft 11+1⁄2 in) for the men's hammer throw by Walter Henning.
[3][4][5] Bad weather including heavy storms caused a rearrangement of the programme, with many events scheduled on the first day being postponed.
Kim Kreiner had a third successive victory in the women's javelin, setting a new American record in the process.