Highlights performances from the 1972 men's and women's Olympic Trials:

Men's Pole Vault - Bob Seagren - 18' 5.75 - WR

Men's 100m - 1. Eddie Hart 9.9 =WR 2. Rey Robinson 9.9 =WR

Men's 800m - Dave Wottle 1:44.3 =WR

Men's 5,000m - Steve Prefontaine 13:22.8 AR

Men's 50k walk - Larry Young - 4:13:04 AR

Men's 400m hurdles - Ralph Mann - 48.4 AR

Men's Triple Jump - Dave Smith 56-0/17.07 AR (even though Smith finished second; winner John Craft's 56-0/17.12 was wind aided)

Women's 100m hurdles - Patty Johnson 13.0 AR 

Women's 400m - Kathy Hammond 51.8 AR

Women's 1500m - Francie Larrieu 4:10.4 AR