1980 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1980 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	May 21–24, 1980
Host city	Eugene, Oregon University of Oregon
Venue	Hayward Field
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The 1980 AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 12th 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. They were contested May 21−24, 1980 in Eugene, Oregon by host University of Oregon. ^[1] There were not separate AIAW Division I, II, and III championships for outdoor track and field until 1981.

The University of Nebraska, California State Los Angeles, and North Carolina State University were all viewed as favorites, but California State University, Northridge won the team title ahead of them unexpectedly. Cal State Northridge was said to have won by relying on their track runners at the expense of field athletes. ^[2]

Team standings

• Scoring: 10 points for a 1st-place finish, 8 points for 2nd, 6 points for 3rd, 4 points for 4th, 2 points for 5th, and 1 point for 6th. Top 10 teams shown. ^[3]

Rank	Team	Points
	Cal State Northridge Matadors	59
	NC State Wolfpack	55
	Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles	40
4th	Tennessee Volunteers	33
5th	UCLA Bruins	30
6th	Arizona State Sun Devils	29
7th	Nebraska Cornhuskers	28
8th	Arizona Wildcats	24
9th	Wisconsin Badgers	20
10th	Maryland Terrapins	19
	Oregon Ducks

Results

• Only results of finals are shown ^{[1] [4] [2]}

100 m (+1.46 m/s) Pl. Name Team Mark Alice Brown Cal State Northridge Matadors 11.27 Andrea Lynch Cal State Northridge Matadors 11.32 Merlene Ottey Nebraska Cornhuskers 11.38 4th Diane Williams Michigan State Spartans 11.49 5th Leleith Hodges Texas Woman's Pioneers 11.50 6th Val Boyer Arizona State Sun Devils 11.56 7th Benita Fitzgerald Tennessee Volunteers 11.77 8th Florence Griffith Cal State Northridge Matadors 11.81

200 m (+2.64 m/s) Pl. Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey Nebraska Cornhuskers 22.85 w Alice Brown Cal State Northridge Matadors 23.23 w Jackie Pusey Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 23.52 w 4th Val Boyer Arizona State Sun Devils 23.58 w 5th Cheryl Gilliam Michigan State Spartans 23.82 w 6th Debra Pinnix North Texas Mean Green 23.88 w 7th Roberta Belle Morgan State Lady Bears 23.95 w 8th Yolanda Rich Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 24.06 w

400 m Pl. Name Team Mark Yolanda Rich Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 52.7 Roberta Belle Morgan State Lady Bears 53.1 Kim Thomas St. John's Red Storm 53.5 4th Jennie Gorham Nebraska Cornhuskers 53.6 5th Pam Moore Wisconsin Badgers 53.7 6th Grace Bakari Oregon Ducks 53.9 7th Sheila Barney Western Illinois Leathernecks 54.5 8th Ruth Simpson Texas Woman's Pioneers 55.6

800 m Pl. Name Team Mark Delisa Walton Tennessee Volunteers 2:04.88 Leann Warren Oregon Ducks 2:04.91 Lee Ballenger Colorado Buffaloes 2:05.86 4th Cynthia Warner UCLA Bruins 2:06.01 5th Siri Bjelland Oklahoma Sooners 2:06.14 6th Dana Glidden Missouri Tigers 2:08.42 7th Minnie McPhatter East Carolina Pirates 2:09.51 8th Kathy Tarpo Purdue Boilermakers 2:10.12

1500 m Pl. Name Team Mark Maggie Keyes Cal Poly Mustangs 4:15.85 Linda Goen UCLA Bruins 4:16.19 Alice Trumbly California Golden Bears 4:17.58 4th Chris Mullen Georgetown Hoyas 4:18.95 5th Mary Rawe Penn State Nittany Lions 4:19.00 6th Rose Thomson Wisconsin Badgers 4:19.08 7th Suzie Houston Wisconsin Badgers 4:19.35 8th Ileana Hocking North Texas Mean Green 4:19.41 9th Jill Haworth Virginia Cavaliers 4:25.27 10th Valorie Horan Houston Cougars 4:26.4 11th Margaret Groos Virginia Cavaliers 4:28.4 12th Michele Brown Kansas Jayhawks 4:29.2

3000 m Pl. Name Team Mark Julie Shea NC State Wolfpack 9:13.15 Rose Thomson Wisconsin Badgers 9:17.37 Heather Carmichael Penn State Nittany Lions 9:17.97 4th Joan Hansen Arizona Wildcats 9:18.96 5th Lynn Kanuka San Diego State Aztecs 9:21.16 6th Mary Shea NC State Wolfpack 9:24.35 7th Pia Palladino Georgetown Hoyas 9:28.05 8th Debra Pavik Maryland Terrapins 9:30.92 9th Lauri Adams Montana State Bobcats 9:32.12 10th Kelly Spatz Michigan State Spartans 9:38.6 11th Darcy Tomlinson Western Michigan Broncos 9:51.5 12th Shannon Cline Tennessee Volunteers 10:01.3 13th Carolyn Ihrig Penn State Nittany Lions 11:12.2 Ann Mulrooney Wisconsin Badgers DNF Judy McCrone [5] UMass Minutewomen DNF

5000 m Pl. Name Team Mark Julie Shea NC State Wolfpack 15:41.28 Margaret Groos Virginia Cavaliers 15:51.64 Mary Shea NC State Wolfpack 15:57.24 4th Betty Jo Springs NC State Wolfpack 16:03.84 5th Eileen Hornberger West Chester Golden Rams 16:04.87 6th Judi St. Hilaire Vermont Catamounts 16:07.96 7th Rocky Racette Minnesota Golden Gophers 16:10.56 8th Donna Gathje Minnesota State Mavericks 16:12.70 9th Margaret Cleary Penn State Nittany Lions 16:15.89 10th Eryn Forbes Oregon Ducks 16:34.62 11th Liz Hjalmarsson Drake Bulldogs 16:41.8 12th Ann Mulrooney Wisconsin Badgers 16:51.3 13th Lynne Hjelte California Golden Bears 16:53.8 14th Ruth Hamilton Colorado Buffaloes 16:56.7 15th Leandra Barinaga Wyoming Cowgirls 16:57.0 16th Kim Schnurpfeil Stanford Cardinal 17:57.4

10,000 m Pl. Name Team Mark Julie Shea NC State Wolfpack 33:02.32 Mary Shea NC State Wolfpack 33:02.98 Betty Jo Springs NC State Wolfpack 33:03.32 4th Midde Hamrin Lamar Lady Cardinals 33:10.11 NR 5th Ellen Hart Harvard Crimson 33:46.72 6th Janice Oehm California Golden Bears 33:55.59 7th Beth Sheridan Ohio State Buckeyes 34:05.60 8th Michele Aubuchon Cal State East Bay Pioneers 34:22.8 9th Aileen O'Connor Virginia Cavaliers 34:34.2 10th Sally Zook Wisconsin Badgers 34:36.0 11th Pat Reisdorfer Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings 34:44.4 12th Jill Molen Utah Utes 34:45.7 13th Judy McCreery Northern Colorado Bears 34:49.1 14th Brenda Saunders Missouri Tigers 34:55.1 15th Bridgette Baker Minnesota State Mavericks 35:01.2 16th Martha Stinson Missouri Tigers 35:17.9 17th Nancy Seeger Rutgers Scarlet Knights 35:19.6 18th Mary Walsh Maryland Terrapins 35:21.2 19th Marty McElwee Wisconsin Badgers 35:51.7 20th Barbara Sabitus James Madison Dukes 35:56.6 21st Irene Griffith Oregon Ducks 36:02.4 22nd Deborah Snaggs Richmond Spiders 36:08.2 23rd Mary Seip Iowa State Cyclones 36:31.6

100 m hurdles (+0.64 m/s) Pl. Name Team Mark Stephanie Hightower Ohio State Buckeyes 13.07 Debi LaPlante San Diego State Aztecs 13.16 Benita Fitzgerald Tennessee Volunteers 13.18 4th Sharon Colyear Boston University Terriers 13.58 5th Sue Kameli San Diego State Aztecs 13.75 6th Debra Deutsch Rutgers Scarlet Knights 13.90 7th Linda Bourn BYU Cougars 14.01 8th Karen Weschler Indiana Hoosiers 14.28

400 m hurdles Pl. Name Team Mark Sandra Myers Cal State Northridge Matadors 56.40 NR Edna Brown Temple Owls 57.80 Brenda Chambers Colorado Buffaloes 58.63 4th Kim Whitehead Iowa State Cyclones 58.92 5th Teri Seippel Eastern Kentucky Colonels 58.97 6th Vivian Scruggs Virginia Cavaliers 59.49 7th Stephanie Vega Brooklyn Bulldogs 59.72 8th Maureen Prendergast LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 1:00.36

4 × 100 m relay Pl. Name Team Mark Jeanette Bolden Cal State Northridge Matadors 44.79 Andrea Lynch Alice Brown Florence Griffith Yolanda Rich Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 45.57 Jackie Pusey Jennifer Innis Adrienne Lair [6] Charlotte Reeves [7] Arizona State Sun Devils 45.91 Kathey Crawford [7] Brenda Calhoun Val Boyer 4th Amy Davis Houston Cougars 46.42 Bridgett Singleton [8] Cruz Ibarguen [8] Vickie Finch 5th Robbin Coleman Texas Longhorns 46.64 Rene Rochester [9] Julie Holmes [9] Donna Sherfield 6th Falecia Freeman [10] Texas Tech Red Raiders 46.79 Cende Mills Pam Montgomery [11] Sharon Moultrie [12] 7th Belinda Little Alabama Crimson Tide 46.96 Stephanie Amey [13] Karen Key [13] Sindy Willard [13] Texas Woman's Pioneers DNS

4 × 440 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark Melanie Batiste Oregon Ducks 3:37.44 Rhonda Massey Leann Warren Grace Bakari Arlise Emerson UCLA Bruins 3:37.70 Kim Law Cindy Cumbess Oralee Fowler Carman Rivers UTEP Miners 3:38.98 Esther Otieno Truus Van Amstel Jeanine Brown [14] 4th Robbin Coleman Texas Longhorns 3:39.96 Felecia Anderson [9] Tammy Etienne [9] Julie Holmes 5th Ellen Howard [15] Temple Owls 3:41.08 Gladys Boone [15] Amy Whicker [15] Edna Brown 6th Kim White [16] Cal State Northridge Matadors 3:41.50 Missy Jerald [16] Letitia Sherrill [16] Sandy Myers [16] 7th Lisa Sherrill [17] Tennessee Volunteers 3:42.98 Cathy Kirchner [17] Vata Allen [17] Delisa Walton [17] 8th L'Anna Howard [18] Arkansas Razorbacks 3:43.60 Linda Bedford [18] Lisa Sparks [18] Diann Ousley [18]

4 × 880 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark Andrea Ward [19] UCLA Bruins 8:41.64 Sheila Ralston Cynthia Warner Linda Goen Maureen Houghton [20] Oklahoma Sooners 8:41.83 Jill Lancaster [20] Mavis Curtis [20] Siri Bjelland [20] Sandra Gregg Washington Huskies 8:43.57 Anne Phillips [21] Susan Gregg Dana Arnim 4th Jane Lange [22] Iowa State Cyclones 8:45.55 Wren Schafer [22] Diane Vetter Debbie Vetter 5th Linda Nicholson [23] Virginia Cavaliers 8:46.21 Margaret Groos [23] Jill Haworth Vivian Scruggs [23] 6th Suzie Houston Wisconsin Badgers 8:49.36 Sue Beischel [24] Sue Spaltholz [24] Ellen Brewster [24] 7th Debbie Brizee [25] Oregon State Beavers 8:54.91 Kris Trom [25] Cindy Greiner [25] Kathy Weston [25] 8th Fran Montes [26] Colorado Buffaloes 9:00.06 Drake Carleen Thom [26] Lee Ballenger [26]

Sprint medley relay [a] Pl. Name Team Mark Jennifer Innis Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 1:38.4 Adrienne Lair Jackie Pusey Yolanda Rich Sandy Smith [28] Tennessee Volunteers 1:38.5 Vanessa Robinson [28] Benita Fitzgerald Delisa Walton Julie Seaton [29] Nebraska Cornhuskers 1:39.0 Norma Murray [29] Merlene Ottey Jenny Gorham 4th Cheryll Hawthorne California Golden Bears 1:40.3 Elaine Parker Connie Culbert [30] Marian Franklin [30] 5th Leleith Hodges Texas Woman's Pioneers 1:40.6 Karen Holmes [31] Dorothy Scott Ruth Simpson 6th Leslie Palmer [32] Maryland Terrapins 1:41.5 Leola Toomer Beverly Roman [32] Linda Miller [32] 7th Jeanette Bolden Cal State Northridge Matadors 1:49.4 Andrea Lynch Florence Griffith Kim White Morgan State Bears DNS

High jump Pl. Name Team Mark Coleen Reinstra Arizona State Sun Devils 6 ft 11⁄4 in (1.86 m) Maria Betioli BYU Cougars 6 ft 01⁄2 in (1.84 m) Paula Girven Maryland Terrapins 6 ft 01⁄2 in (1.84 m) 4th Jalene Chase Maryland Terrapins 5 ft 113⁄4 in (1.82 m) 5th Kari Gosswiller Cal State Northridge Matadors 5 ft 113⁄4 in (1.82 m) 6th Sharon Burrill Nebraska Cornhuskers 5 ft 101⁄2 in (1.79 m) 7th Anne Erpenbeck Drake Bulldogs 5 ft 91⁄4 in (1.75 m) 8th Suzanne Blake Oregon State Beavers 5 ft 91⁄4 in (1.75 m) 9th Helen Ogar Missouri Tigers 5 ft 71⁄4 in (1.7 m) 10th Inge Christenssen Ohio State Buckeyes 5 ft 71⁄4 in (1.7 m) Karen Krawiec Penn State Nittany Lions 12th Sally McCarthy Oklahoma Sooners NH

Long jump Pl. Name Team Mark Sandra Myers Cal State Northridge Matadors 20 ft 73⁄4 in (6.29 m) Pat Johnson Wisconsin Badgers 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m) Jennifer Innis Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 20 ft 31⁄2 in (6.18 m) 4th Amy Davis Houston Cougars 20 ft 01⁄2 in (6.1 m) 5th Pat Miller Wyoming Cowgirls 19 ft 101⁄4 in (6.05 m) 6th LaNessa Jones UNLV Rebels 19 ft 91⁄2 in (6.03 m) 7th Gwen Loud UCLA Bruins 19 ft 7 in (5.96 m) 8th Themis Zambrzycki BYU Cougars 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) 9th Jackie Mays Angelo State Rams 19 ft 31⁄2 in (5.88 m) 10th Karen Taylor Cal State Northridge Matadors 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m) 11th Becky Kaiser Illinois Fighting Illini 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m) 12th Pat Knighton Rutgers Scarlet Knights 18 ft 13⁄4 in (5.53 m)

Shot put Pl. Name Team Mark Meg Ritchie Arizona Wildcats 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m) Rose Hauch Tennessee Volunteers 53 ft 3 in (16.23 m) Marita Walton Maryland Terrapins 52 ft 51⁄4 in (15.98 m) 4th Jennifer Smit UTEP Miners 49 ft 81⁄2 in (15.15 m) 5th Sandy Burke Northeastern Huskies 49 ft 93⁄4 in (15.18 m) 6th Susan Thornton Tennessee Volunteers 49 ft 51⁄4 in (15.06 m) 7th Emily Dole Long Beach State Beach 48 ft 111⁄4 in (14.91 m) 8th Neni Davis St. John's Red Storm 47 ft 101⁄2 in (14.59 m) 9th Kelly Curran Colorado State Rams 47 ft 41⁄2 in (14.43 m) 10th Heidi Kauti UCLA Bruins 47 ft 01⁄4 in (14.33 m) 11th Ria Stalman Arizona State Sun Devils 47 ft 21⁄2 in (14.38 m) 12th Gail Koziara Dartmouth Big Green 46 ft 93⁄4 in (14.26 m)

Discus throw Pl. Name Team Mark Meg Ritchie Arizona Wildcats 211 ft 1 in (64.33 m) Ria Stalman UTEP Miners 189 ft 1 in (57.63 m) Betty Bogers UTEP Miners 169 ft 7 in (51.68 m) 4th Pia Iacovo Holy Cross Crusaders 165 ft 0 in (50.29 m) 5th Marita Walton Maryland Terrapins 162 ft 5 in (49.5 m) 6th Diane Pugh St. John's Red Storm 161 ft 11 in (49.35 m) 7th Leslie Hoerner Long Beach State Beach 161 ft 4 in (49.17 m) 8th Brenda Denny Colorado Buffaloes 150 ft 2 in (45.77 m) 9th Robin Small Kansas Jayhawks 146 ft 1 in (44.52 m) 10th Ramona Pagel Long Beach State Beach 145 ft 8 in (44.39 m) 11th Julie Cart Arizona State Sun Devils 142 ft 5 in (43.4 m) 12th Lisha Lass Oregon Ducks 137 ft 5 in (41.88 m)

Javelin throw Pl. Name Team Mark Jacqueline Nelson Long Beach State Beach 173 ft 11 in (53 m) Mary Osborne Stanford Cardinal 166 ft 2 in (50.64 m) Cathy Sulinski Chico State Wildcats 164 ft 0 in (49.98 m) 4th Cathy Calo Kent State Golden Flashes 161 ft 0 in (49.07 m) 5th Teresa Cooper Oregon State Beavers 159 ft 10 in (48.71 m) 6th Jeanne Eggart Washington State Cougars 159 ft 8 in (48.66 m) 7th Deanna Carr Washington Huskies 159 ft 4 in (48.56 m) 8th Tonja Reigle Oregon State Beavers 156 ft 8 in (47.75 m) 9th Sally Harmon Oregon Ducks 156 ft 4 in (47.65 m) 10th Rozlyn Rouse BYU Cougars 155 ft 4 in (47.34 m) 11th Patty Kearney Oregon Ducks 149 ft 10 in (45.66 m) 12th Susan Gibson Alabama Crimson Tide 148 ft 3 in (45.18 m)

Pentathlon Pl. Name Team Mark Themis Zambrzycki BYU Cougars 4180 pts Teri Seippel Eastern Kentucky Colonels 4304 pts Ann Crump UNLV Rebels 3932 pts 4th Susan Brownell Virginia Cavaliers 3892 pts 5th Cynthia Banks California Golden Bears 3783 pts 6th Nancy Kindig Nebraska Cornhuskers 3747 pts 7th Sande Lambert Texas A&M Aggies 3746 pts 8th Nora Araujo Auburn Tigers 3722 pts 9th Janet Terp Vermont Catamounts 3686 pts 10th Wendy Limbaugh Utah State Aggies 3668 pts 11th Margaret Woods Purdue Boilermakers 3564 pts 12th Luann Morris UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 3461 pts 13th Kerry Zwart USC Trojans 3428 pts 14th Jenny Stary Pomona–Pitzer Sagehens 2899 pts 15th Peggy Schafer Montana State Bobcats 2084 pts 16th Sondra Olbermeier Nebraska Cornhuskers 2001 pts 17th Tonya Alston UCLA Bruins 1441 pts

See also

• Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships § Outdoor track and field
• 1980 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships
• 1980 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Notes

1. Held at a total distance of 800 m, with the first two legs running 100 m, the third leg running 200 m, and the anchor leg running 400 m. ^[27]

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