1981 AIAW Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1981 AIAW Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	May 28–30, 1981
Host city	Austin, Texas University of Texas at Austin
Venue	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
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The 1981 AIAW Division I Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 13th 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 28−30, 1981 in Austin, Texas by host University of Texas at Austin. ^[1]

The University of Tennessee upset the University of California at Los Angeles to win the team title. They were said to have been helped by some top rivals not competing or getting injured at the meet. Benita Fitzgerald helped score 24 points for the Volunteers after winning the 100 m hurdles and sprint medley relay. ^[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
	Tennessee Volunteers	61
	UCLA Bruins	57
	Florida State Seminoles	40
	Oregon Ducks
5th	NC State Wolfpack	37
6th	Arizona Wildcats	36
7th	Nebraska Cornhuskers	34
8th	Arizona State Sun Devils	30
9th	Texas Woman's Pioneers	24
10th	Virginia Cavaliers	22

Results

• Only results of finals are shown ^{[1] [4] [2] [5]}

100 m (+3.2 m/s) Pl. Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey Nebraska Cornhuskers 11.20 Leleith Hodges Texas Woman's Pioneers 11.24 Jeanette Bolden UCLA Bruins 11.23 4th Benita Fitzgerald Tennessee Volunteers 11.54 5th Esmeralda Garcia Florida State Seminoles 11.55 6th Jennifer Innis Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 11.68 7th Lisa Thompson UNLV Rebels 11.85 8th Tara Mastin Houston Cougars 11.86

200 m (+1.0 m/s) Pl. Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey Nebraska Cornhuskers 22.78 Florence Griffith UCLA Bruins 23.11 Randy Givens Florida State Seminoles 23.72 4th Michelle Matthias New Mexico Lobos 23.77 5th Jeanine Brown UTEP Miners 23.80 6th Melanie Batiste Oregon Ducks 24.01 7th Cheryl Gilliam Michigan State Spartans 24.14 Lisa Thompson UNLV Rebels DNF

400 m Pl. Name Team Mark Jackie Pusey Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 51.85 Marita Payne Florida State Seminoles 52.01 Arlise Everson UCLA Bruins 52.49 4th Cathy Rattray Tennessee Volunteers 52.84 5th Robbin Coleman Texas Longhorns 52.92 6th Angela Wright Florida State Seminoles 53.11 7th Oralee Fowler UCLA Bruins 53.48 Charmaine Crooks UTEP Miners DNS

800 m Pl. Name Team Mark Leann Warren Oregon Ducks 2:06.07 Delisa Walton Tennessee Volunteers 2:08.37 Joetta Clark Tennessee Volunteers 2:08.79 4th Doriane Lambelet Cornell Big Red 2:09.21 5th Catherine Baker Rice Owls 2:09.45 6th Terese Pioli Penn State Nittany Lions 2:09.78 7th Revah Knight Grambling State Tigers 2:11.04 8th Ranza Clark Oregon Ducks 2:12.04

1500 m Pl. Name Team Mark Leann Warren Oregon Ducks 4:15.00 Monica Joyce San Diego State Aztecs 4:16.15 Mary Carol Rawe Penn State Nittany Lions 4:17.05 4th Linda Goen UCLA Bruins 4:17.59 5th Sandra Gregg Washington Huskies 4:18.31 6th Sheila Ralston UCLA Bruins 4:18.76 7th Patricia Murnane Penn State Nittany Lions 4:19.83 8th Jill Haworth Virginia Cavaliers NT 9th Rose Thomson Wisconsin Badgers NT 10th Andrea Marek Purdue Boilermakers NT 11th Suzie Houston Wisconsin Badgers NT 12th Margaret Coomber Florida State Seminoles NT

3000 m Pl. Name Team Mark Regina Joyce Washington Huskies 9:00.2 Joan Hansen Arizona Wildcats 9:09.5 Suzanne Girard NC State Wolfpack 9:23.6 4th Cindy Duarte Clemson Tigers 9:23.9 5th Cynthia Schmandt California Golden Bears 9:25.9 6th Lisa O'Dea Oregon Ducks 9:29.9 7th Suzie Houston Wisconsin Badgers 9:32.0 8th Pia Palladino Georgetown Hoyas 9:32.4 9th Sandra Cullinane NC State Wolfpack 9:33.1 10th Constance Case Oregon State Beavers 9:33.8 11th Sue Overby NC State Wolfpack 12th Darcy Tomlinson Western Michigan Broncos 9:35.4 13th Karen Campbell Michigan State Spartans 9:35.9 14th Mary Wright Virginia Cavaliers 9:38.3 15th Rose Thomson Wisconsin Badgers 9:44.2 16th Melanie Weaver Michigan Wolverines 9:52.4

5000 m Pl. Name Team Mark Julie Shea NC State Wolfpack 16:11.04 Mary Shea NC State Wolfpack 16:16.02 Betty Jo Springs NC State Wolfpack 16:18.76 4th Patsy Sharples Idaho Vandals 16:25.88 5th Susan Schaefer Eastern Kentucky Colonels 16:28.43 6th Eryn Forbes Oregon Ducks 16:29.52 7th Kathy Bryant Tennessee Volunteers 16:31.59 8th Letha Davis Drake Bulldogs 16:39.60 9th Kelly Spatz Michigan State Spartans 16:42.72 10th Margaret Cleary Penn State Nittany Lions 16:45.99 11th Marjorie Kaput Arizona Wildcats 16:56.15 12th Nan Doak Iowa Hawkeyes 16:59.71 13th Rochelle Racette Minnesota Golden Gophers 17:04.27 14th Ellen Lyons Stanford Cardinal 17:06.72 15th Lisa Last Michigan State Spartans 17:12.06 16th Lindy Nelson Southern Illinois Salukis 17:12.42 17th Marta Wilson Wisconsin Badgers 17:19.81 Kristen O'Connoll Alabama Crimson Tide DNF

10,000 m Pl. Name Team Mark Aileen O'Connor Virginia Cavaliers 33:28.20 Patsy Sharples Idaho Vandals 33:34.85 Midde Hamrin Lamar Lady Cardinals 33:37.48 4th Betty Jo Springs NC State Wolfpack 33:39.77 5th Glenys Quick Texas Woman's Pioneers 33:57.82 6th Judi St. Hilaire Vermont Catamounts 34:09.49 7th Mary Shea NC State Wolfpack 34:13.30 8th Darien Andreau Florida State Seminoles 34:47.50 9th Letha Davis Drake Bulldogs 34:51.20 10th Nancy Seeger Rutgers Scarlet Knights 34:56.60 11th Kim Schnurpfeil Stanford Cardinal 34:58.00 12th Elizabeth Baker San Diego State Aztecs 35:17.74 13th Kellie Cathey Oklahoma Sooners 35:22.76 14th Ellen Lyons Stanford Cardinal 35:22.94 15th Anne Schiavone Vermont Catamounts 35:29.16 16th Michele Aubuchon Cal State East Bay Pioneers 35:30.83 17th Linda McLennan Alabama Crimson Tide 35:40.58 18th Bonnie Tamis Colorado State Rams 35:42.29 19th Mary Stepka Wisconsin Badgers 35:51.67 20th Jill Washburn Michigan State Spartans 36:04.49 21st Maria Trujillo Arizona State Sun Devils 36:05.20 22nd Deborah Ulian Yale Bulldogs 36:21.52 Ellen O'Malley Brown Bears DNF Michele Bush UCLA Bruins DNS

100 m hurdles (+0.7 m/s) Pl. Name Team Mark Benita Fitzgerald Tennessee Volunteers 13.12 Candy Young Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 13.37 Linda Weekly Texas Southern Tigers 13.38 4th Kim Turner UTEP Miners 13.39 5th Brenda Calhoun Arizona State Sun Devils 13.66 6th Lori Dinello Florida Gators 13.73 7th Kim Willis Ohio State Buckeyes 13.77 8th Gwen Poss Kansas Jayhawks 13.78

400 m hurdles Pl. Name Team Mark Tammy Etienne Texas Longhorns 57.10 Edna Brown Temple Owls 57.99 Vivian Scruggs Virginia Cavaliers 58.69 4th Ellen Smith Texas A&M Aggies 58.75 5th Jill Lancaster Oklahoma Sooners 59.03 6th Denise Waddy Arizona Wildcats 59.12 7th Dana Wright Old Dominion Monarchs 1:00.20 8th Almetha Roland Florida State Seminoles 1:00.30

4 × 100 m relay Pl. Name Team Mark Esmeralda Garcia Florida State Seminoles 44.35 Marita Payne Alice Bennett Randy Givens Jeanette Bolden UCLA Bruins 44.49 Sherri Howard Florence Griffith Missy Jerald Leleith Hodges Texas Woman's Pioneers 44.95 Frances Punch [6] Karen Holmes Ruth Simpson 4th Jennifer Innis Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 45.15 Sandra Howard Smith Jackie Pusey 5th Charlotte Zepherin [7] New Mexico Lobos 45.63 Amanda Fields [7] Peggy Mallory [7] Michelle Matthias [7] 6th Rhonda Yancey [8] Morgan State Lady Bears 46.05 Janet Dodson Evalene Hatcher Roberta Belle 7th Esther Otieno UTEP Miners 46.11 Doreen Hayward [9] Nendra Simpson [9] Jeanine Brown 8th Val Boyer [10] Arizona State Sun Devils 46.15 Anna Van Jocelyn Bentley [10] Brenda Calhoun

4 × 400 m relay Pl. Name Team Mark Cathy Rattray Tennessee Volunteers 3:31.70 Sharrieffa Barksdale Joetta Clark Delisa Walton Cindy Cumbess UCLA Bruins 3:32.08 Sherri Howard Arlise Emerson Oralee Fowler Melanie Batiste Oregon Ducks 3:34.13 Rhonda Massey Lena Fritzson [11] Grace Bakari 4th Angela Wright Florida State Seminoles 3:34.80 Scooby Golden Janette Wood Marita Payne 5th Tammy Etienne Texas Longhorns 3:36.73 Julie Holmes [12] Donna Sherfield [12] Robbin Coleman 6th Felicia Moore Oklahoma Sooners 3:38.05 Maureen Houghton Annette Campbell Jill Lancaster 7th Brenda Brown Virginia Cavaliers 3:40.97 Vivian Scruggs Karen Hatchett Lisa Garrett 8th Jan Dixon [13] Morgan State Lady Bears 3:41.05 Willetta Page Cheryl Cook Evalene Hatcher

4 × 800 m relay Pl. Name Team Mark Sue Beischel Wisconsin Badgers 8:53.44 Mary Ann Brunner Ellen Brewster Sue Spaltholz Wren Schafer Iowa State Cyclones 8:59.14 Patty McCarthy [14] Christine McMeekin [14] Diane Vetter Sara Stricker Nebraska Cornhuskers 9:02.80 Lisa Kramer [15] Pam Schubarth Tami Essington 4th Linda Nicholson [16] Virginia Cavaliers 9:03.83 Vivan Scruggs Mary Waller [16] Jill Haworth 5th Lana Zimmerman LSU Lady Tigers 9:04.09 Francine Gilmore [17] Michelle Gross [17] Tina Bengston 6th Deb Pihl [18] Kansas State Wildcats 9:05.74 Janel LeValley [18] Sherry Thomas [18] Wanda Trent 7th Felicia Anderson [19] Texas Longhorns 9:14.18 Heidi Hansen [19] Maryanne Pils [19] Ann Morell [19] 8th Penny O'Brien [20] Iowa Hawkeyes 9:16.94 Denise Camarigg [20] Julie Williams [20] Kay Stormo

Sprint medley relay [a] Pl. Name Team Mark Sharrieffa Barksdale Tennessee Volunteers 1:36.70 Cathy Rattray Benita Fitzgerald Delisa Walton Missy Jerald UCLA Bruins 1:37.41 Jeanette Bolden Florence Griffith Sherri Howard Bowie Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 1:39.06 Sandra Howard Jennifer Innis Jackie Pusey 4th Rhonda Yancey Morgan State Lady Bears 1:39.35 Janet Dodson Nellie Bullock Roberta Belle 5th Beatrice Reese UTEP Miners 1:39.42 Doreen Hayward Jeanine Brown Charmaine Crooks 6th Esmeralda Garcia Florida State Seminoles 1:40.09 Alice Bennett Randy Givens Marita Payne 7th Julie Bergeron [22] North Texas Mean Green 1:41.96 Joan Bennett [22] Debra Pinnix [23] Smith 8th Brenda Calhoun Arizona State Sun Devils 1:42.80 Jocelyn Bentley Val Boyer Sharon Acker [24]

High jump Pl. Name Team Mark Coleen Reinstra Arizona State Sun Devils 1.83 m Maria Betioli BYU Cougars 1.80 m Ann Bair Virginia Cavaliers Louise Ritter Texas Woman's Pioneers 5th Disa Gisladottir Alabama Crimson Tide 1.80 m 6th Maggie Garrison Washington Huskies 1.80 m Phyllis Bluntson Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 8th Carolyn Forde Lamar Lady Cardinals 1.80 m 9th Patricia Stafford San Diego State Aztecs 1.75 m 10th Sharon Burrill Nebraska Cornhuskers 1.75 m Sybil Reddick Texas Southern Tigers 12th Anne Erpenbeck Drake Bulldogs NH

Long jump Pl. Name Team Mark Donna Thomas North Texas Mean Green 6.34 m Esmeralda Garcia Florida State Seminoles 6.31 m Pat Johnson Wisconsin Badgers 6.25 m 4th Esther Otieno UTEP Miners 6.05 m 5th Evalene Hatcher Morgan State Lady Bears 6.02 m 6th Sharon Moultrie Texas Tech Red Raiders 5.85 m 7th Becky Kaiser Illinois Fighting Illini 5.84 m 8th Kathy Rankins Georgia Bulldogs 5.74 m 9th Michelle Kelly UC Irvine Anteaters 5.65 m 10th Alice Bennett Florida State Seminoles 5.64 m 11th Tudie McKnight Kansas Jayhawks 5.55 m 12th Jennifer Innis Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 5.50 m

Shot put Pl. Name Team Mark Meg Ritchie Arizona Wildcats 17.40 m Rosemarie Hauch Tennessee Volunteers 16.38 m Sandy Burke Northeastern Huskies 16.14 m 4th Elaine Sobansky Penn State Nittany Lions 16.10 m 5th Ramona Pagel Long Beach State Beach 15.90 m 6th Cecil Hansen Oklahoma Sooners 15.85 m 7th Oneithea Davis St. John's Red Storm 15.34 m 8th Ria Stalman Arizona State Sun Devils 15.33 m 9th Cindy Crapper Kentucky Wildcats 15.03 m 10th Caryl Van Pelt Washington Huskies 14.99 m 11th Susie Ray UCLA Bruins 14.85 m 12th Carol Cady Stanford Cardinal 14.30 m

Discus throw Pl. Name Team Mark Ria Stalman Arizona State Sun Devils 60.44 m Meg Ritchie Arizona Wildcats 56.34 m Leslie Deniz Arizona State Sun Devils 53.12 m 4th Laura Messner Texas Longhorns 49.96 m 5th Penny Neer Michigan Wolverines 49.86 m 6th Victoria Bowman Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 49.70 m 7th Carol Cady Stanford Cardinal 49.00 m 8th Pat Herrington Idaho State Bengals 48.80 m 9th Leslie Hoerner Long Beach State Beach 48.42 m 10th Karen McDonald Oregon Ducks 43.88 m 11th Betty Bogers UTEP Miners 42.66 m 12th Pat Shaw Long Beach State Beach 42.56 m

Javelin throw Pl. Name Team Mark Sally Harmon Oregon Ducks 54.26 m Sue Gibson Alabama Crimson Tide 53.58 m Dana Olson Houston Cougars 52.86 m 4th Mary Osborne Stanford Cardinal 51.72 m 5th Jacque Nelson UCLA Bruins 51.56 m 6th Lorri Kokkola Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 50.56 m 7th Jeanne Eggart Washington State Cougars 49.82 m 8th Debbie Williams Michigan Wolverines 48.40 m 9th Donna Mayhew Arizona Wildcats 48.36 m 10th Marilyn Senz Penn State Nittany Lions 48.32 m 11th Deanna Carr Washington Huskies 46.36 m 12th Cheryl Novak Western Illinois Leathernecks 44.94 m

Heptathlon Pl. Name Team Mark Patsy Walker Houston Cougars 5662 pts Nancy Kindig Nebraska Cornhuskers 5585 pts Jackie Joyner UCLA Bruins 5578 pts 4th Cynthia Greiner Oregon State Beavers 5420 pts 5th Carrie McLaughlin San Diego State Aztecs 5372 pts 6th Susan Brownell Virginia Cavaliers 5311 pts 7th Kerry Zwart USC Trojans 5228 pts 8th Myrtle Chester Tennessee Volunteers 5189 pts 9th Debra Deutsch Rutgers Scarlet Knights 5041 pts 10th Karen Roth Illinois State Redbirds 4875 pts 11th Sonya Crowther Oregon State Beavers 4837 pts 12th Rene Nickles Oklahoma Sooners 4654 pts 13th Sondra Obermeier Nebraska Cornhuskers 3553 pts Tonya Alston UCLA Bruins DNF [b]

See also

• Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships § Outdoor track and field
• 1981 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships
• 1981 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. ^[21]
2. Scored 1031 points through 3 events

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