
USA Indoor Track & Field Champions
Men's 16-lb. Shot Put
| 2008 | 21.51m / 70-7 | Christian Cantwell | Nike |
| 2007 | 21.72m / 71-3.25 | Christian Cantwell | Nike |
| 2006 | 21.61m / 70-10.75 | Reese Hoffa | NYAC |
| 2005 | 21.83m / 71-7.5 | John Godina | adidas |
| 2004 | 21.26m / 69-9 | Christian Cantwell | Nike |
| 2003 | 21.30m / 69-10.75 | Kevin Toth | Nike |
| 2002 | 70-9.25 | Adam Nelson | Nike |
| 2001 | 70-2.5 | Adam Nelson | Nike |
| 2000 | 70-10.5 | Andy Bloom | Nike |
| 1999 | 68-3.75 | Andy Bloom | Nike |
| 1998 | 69-10.75 | John Godina | Reebok Bruin |
| 1997 | 67-8.75 | John Godina | Reebok RC |
| 1996 | 66-9.75 | John Godina | Reebok |
| 1995 | 69-0.75 | C.J. Hunter | US West |
| 1994 | 69-8.75 | Kevin Toth | Nike Int |
| 1993 | 70-9 | Jim Doehring | Reebok |
| 1992 | 67-4.75 | Ron Backes | Unat-MN |
| 1991 | 67-1.25 | Ron Backes | NYAC |
| 1990 | 65-6 | Randy Barnes | Mazda |
| 1989 | 68-6 | Randy Barnes | Mazda |
| 1988 | 68-3.75 | Ron Backes | NYAC |
| 1987 | 70-11.75 | Ulf Timmermann | GDR |
| 67-11 | Ron Backes | NYAC | |
| 1986 | 68-11.25 | Gregg Tafralis | NYAC |
| 1985 | 67-11 | Scott Lofquist | Unat-AR |
| 1984 | 69-0.75 | Augie Wolf | Tr Amer |
| 1983 | 67-8.75 | Kevin Akins | Ohio TC |
| 1982 | 65-10.5 | Jeff Braun | UCTC |
| 1981 | 69-4 | Brian Oldfield | UCTC |
| 1980 | 66-5 | Jesse Stuart | UCTC |
| 1979 | 67-5.75 | Colin Anderson | UCTC |
| 1978 | 67-9 | Al Feuerbach | Ath. West |
| 1977 | 69-1.25 | Mac Wilkins | Pac CC |
| 1976 | 65-6 | Terry Albritton | Hawaii |
| 1975 | 67-10 | Al Feuerbach | Pac CC |
| 1974 | 69-0.75 | Terry Albritton | Unat-CA |
| 1973 | 69-9.5 | George Woods | Pac CC |
| 1972 | 66-1.5 | Fred DeBernardi | UTEP |
| 1971 | 66-0 | Al Feuerbach | Pac CC |
| 1970 | 63-10.75 | Brian Oldfield | UCTC |
| 1969 | 63-11.5 | George Woods | Pac CC |
| 1968 | 66-3.25 | George Woods | Pac CC |
| 1967 | 63-11.25 | George Woods | SalukiTC |
| 1966 | 64-3.5 | John McGrath | Pac AA |
| 1965 | 62-10.25 | John McGrath | Pac AA |
| 1964 | 63-2.5 | Gary Gubner | NYU |
| 1963 | 62-8.25 | Gary Gubner | NYU |
| 1962 | 62-10 | Gary Gubner | NYU |
| 1961 | 61-3 | Parry O'Brien | Unat-CA |
| 1960 | 61-8 | Parry O'Brien | Unat-CA |
| 1959 | 62-1.75 | Parry O'Brien | SCStrid |
| 1958 | 60-1.25 | Parry O'Brien | Unat-CA |
| 1957 | 59-8 | Parry O'Brien | USAF |
| 1956 | 61-5.25 | Parry O'Brien | USAF |
| 1955 | 59-5.5 | Parry O'Brien | LAAC |
| 1954 | 59-4 | Parry O'Brien | Unat-CA |
| 1953 | 55-10.75 | Parry O'Brien | LAAC |
| 1952 | 56-3.12 | Jim Fuchs | NYAC |
| 1951 | 57-11.37 | Jim Fuchs | NYAC |
| 1950 | 56-3.37 | Jim Fuchs | Yale |
| 1949 | 54-10.12 | Wilbur Thompson | LAAC |
| 1948 | 53-8.5 | Norman Wasser | Illinois |
| 1947 | 52-6.25 | Irving Kintich | Unat-NY |
| 1946 | 52-9.12 | Bernie Mayer | NYU |
| 1945 | 50-5.75 | Bill Bangert | Missouri |
| 1944 | 50-8.5 | John Yonaker | N. Dame |
| 1943 | 52-4.37 | Bernie Mayer | NYU |
| 1942 | 57-0.75 (light implement) | Al Blozis | Georgetown |
| 1941 | 55-0.25 | Al Blozis | Georgetown |
| 1940 | 55-8.75 | Al Blozis | Georgetown |
| 1939 | 50-11 | Frank Ryan | Columbia |
| 1938 | 52-8.25 | Frank Ryan | Columbia |
| 1937 | 51-4.75 | Dimitri Zaitz | BosCol |
| 1936 | 52-0.5 | Dimitri Zaitz | Unat |
| 1935 | 49-7 | Jack Torrance | LSU |
| 1934 | 49-7.12 | Tom Gilbane | Boston AA |
| 1933 | 50-8.62 | Leo Sexton | NYAC |
| 1932 | 51-4.5 | Herman Brix | LAAC |
| 1931 | 48-11 | Leo Sexton | NYAC |
| 1930 | 51-2.5 | Herman Brix | LAAC |
| 1929 | 50-3 | Herbert Schwarze | Ill.AC |
| 1928 | 49-5 | Herbert Schwarze | Ill.AC |
| 1927 | 48-5 | Herbert Schwarze | Unat |
| 1926 | 50-7.62 | Herbert Schwarze | Unat |
| 1925 | 42-3.75 | Douglas Sinclair | TTAA |
| 1924 | 47-11.5 | Ralph Hills | Princeton |
| 1923 | 43-3.5 | Gus Pope | Illinois AC |
| 1922 | 46-10.37 | Ralph Hills | Princeton |
| 1921 | 46-3.75 | Pat McDonald | NYAC |
| 1920 | 45-3.25 | Pat McDonald | NYAC |
| 1919 | 44-7 | Pat McDonald | Unat |
| 1918 | 42-10.75 | Douglas Sinclair | Prince |
| 1917 | 47-7.5 | Pat McDonald | IrishAAC |
| 1916 | 46-7 | Pat McDonald | IrishAAC |
| 1915 | 38-5 (24 lb.) | Pat McDonald | IrishAAC |
| 1914 | 37-7 (24 lb.) | Pat McDonald | IrishAAC |
| 1913 | 39-3.25 (24 lb.) | Pat McDonald | IrishAAC |
| 1912 | No meet | ||
| 1911 | 38-1 (24 lb.) | Pat McDonald | IrishAAC |
| 1910 | 37-2.75 (24 lb.) | Pat McDonald | IrishAAC |
| 1909 | 36-11 (24 lb.) | Pat McDonald | IrishAAC |
| 1908 | Not held | ||
| 1907 | 35-5.75 (24 lb.) | Wesley Coe | Unat |
| 1906 | 33-1 (24 lb.) | Martin Sheridan | IrishAA |
| 1905- | Not held | ||