Nebraska State Champions
Class C Girl's 400 Meter/440 Yard Dash
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2016 | Mackenzie Brandl | Stanton | 56.93 |
| 2015 | Jessi Smith | Bayard | 57.18 |
| 2014 | Jessi Smith | Bayard | 58.43 |
| 2013 | Lindsey Maloley | Fillmore Central | 58.07 |
| 2012 | Danielle Riesberg | Crofton | 58.97 |
| 2011 | Jessica Parker | Ainsworth | 57.43 |
| 2010 | Mary Klosterman | David City Aquinas | 57.63 |
| 2009 | Abby Jackson | Hastings St. Cecilia | 59.63 |
| 2008 | Erica Hamik | Kearney Catholic | 57.71 |
| 2007 | Lynsey Kreikemeier | David City Aquinas | 58.91 |
| 2006 | Sarah Lyons | Omaha Brownell-Talbot | 56.31 |
| 2005 | Sarah Lyons | Omaha Brownell-Talbot | 56.71 |
| 2004 | Adrian Robison | Alma | 58.71 |
| 2003 | Josie McCune | Sutherland | 58.47 |
| 2002 | Dani Nott | Centura | 59.58 |
| 2001 | Ashley Selig | Lincoln Lutheran | 56.48 |
| 2000 | Cherette Mastny | David City | 57.15 |
| 1999 | Rebecca Robison | Alma | 56.80 |
| 1998 | Amber Shaw | Sandy Creek | 58.29 |
| 1997 | Monica Miller | Lyons-Decatur | 57.88 |
| 1996 | Tori Holtmeier | DeWitt Tri-County | 55.61 |
| 1995 | Jodi Dubs | David City | 59.12 |
| 1994 | Stella Klassen | Henderson | 58.37 |
| 1993 | Tori Holtmeier | DeWitt Tri-County | 57.64 |
| 1992 | Kelly Derscheid | DeWitt Tri-County | 58.97 |
| 1991 | Kathy Travis | Lincoln Christian | 55.87 |
| 1990 | Kathy Travis | Lincoln Christian | 55.99 |
| 1989 | Kathy Travis | Lincoln Christian | 55.78 |
| 1988 | Sue Ahrens | Wahoo Neumann | 58.24 |
| 1987 | Sue Ahrens | Wahoo Neumann | 58.32 |
| 1986 | Rita Goc | Doniphan | 58.32 |
| 1985 | Sue Tomka | Howells | 58.24 |
| 1984 | Vicky Johnson | Geneva | 57.85 |
| 1983 | Vicky Johnson | Geneva | 57.53 |
| 1982 | Vicky Johnson | Geneva | 58.73 |
| 1981 | Vicky Johnson | Geneva | 57.96 |
| 1980 | Kelli Holton | Elkhorn Valley | 57.6 |
| 1979 | Paula Chace | Laurel | 58.2 |
| 1978 | Kathy Kaelin | Ansley | 58.1 |
| 1977 | Kathy Kaelin | Ansley | 58.8 |
| 1976 | Denise Ferguson | Ansley | 60.2 |
| 1975 | Danis Richards | Benkelman | 57.8 |
| 1974 | Danis Richards | Benkelman | 57.6 |
| 1973 | Danis Richards | Benkelman | 59.1 |
| 1972 | Danis Richards | Benkelman | 59.4 |
| 1971 | Cindy Drapal | Sandy Creek | 61.6 |
