1976 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships

January 2025 U.S. women's athletics collegiate championship event 1976 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships 250px Kansas Manhattan, KansasKansas State University May 13–15, 1976 1975 1977 The 1976 AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 8th annual Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of women's collegiate track and field events in the United States. They were contested May 13−15, 1976 in Manhattan, Kansas by host Kansas State University. There were not separate AIAW Division I, II, and III championships for outdoor track and field until 1981. Prairie View A&M University won the team title despite rainy weather. On the first day of competition, Peg Neppel set a world record in the 3-mile run with a 15:41.69 time. 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.NCAA WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD - OUTDOOR https://www.nolefan.org/summary/ncaawtfo.html nolefan.org 28 January 2025 Rank Team Points Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 60 Seattle Pacific Falcons 51 Iowa State Cyclones 50 4 Colorado State Rams 38 5 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 37 6 Kansas State Wildcats 28 7 Texas Woman's Pioneers 21 8 UCLA Bruins 19 9 Florida Gators 18 10 Penn State Nittany Lions 16 Results Only results of finals are shownHubbard Mike Pfeifer Jack The early years of Women's collegiate track https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WCollegiateTrack.pdf Track and Field News 26 January 2025eTrack eTN1976_10 https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/eTN1976_10.pdf Track and Field News 6 February 2025 3Neppel sets record at AIAW https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-mercury-neppel-sets-record-at-aiaw/164869579/ The Mercury 6 February 2025 13 16 May 1976 Prairie View wins; KSU takes relay https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-mercury-prairie-view-wins-ksu-takes/164869702/ The Mercury 6 February 2025 9 16 May 1976 At AIAW meet Emporia State's Devine sets shot mark https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-at-aiaw-meet-emporia/164900325/ The Salina Journal 7 February 2025 22 16 May 1976 Women's National Track https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-womens-national-tr/164903281/ The Kansas City Star 7 February 2025 172 16 May 1976 + 100 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Rosalyn Bryant Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 11.53 Evelyn Ashford UCLA Bruins 11.60 Rose Allwood Florida Gators 11.61 4 Sandra Howard Cal State Northridge Matadors 11.62 5 Carol Cummings Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 11.63 6 Mary LeBlanc Texas Woman's Pioneers 11.70 7 Pam Riggshttps://michtrack.org/1975/1975%20US%20Womens%20List%20-%20WTFW.pdf 1975 US LIST Women's Track and Field World Central Washington Wildcats 11.78 8 Pat BlackburnUK Relay Team Fifth In AIAW https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-uk-relay-team-fi/165135673/ Lexington Herald-Leader 10 February 2025 12 17 May 1976 Kentucky Wildcats 11.87 + 200 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Rosalyn Bryant Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 23.70 Pam Greene Colorado State Rams 23.75 Carol Cummings Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 23.89 4 Michele McMillan Brooklyn Bulldogs 24.15 5 Jane Oas Minnesota Golden Gophers 24.30 6 Beverly Day Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 24.39 + 400 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Shirley Williams Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 53.21 Yolanda Rich Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 54.32 Arthurene Gainer Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 54.89 4 Jane Oas Minnesota Golden Gophers 54.90 5 Beverly Day Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 54.99 6 Michele McMillan Brooklyn Bulldogs 55.78 7 Sharon CandaLocal women gain in track tourney https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-journal-local-women-gain-in/165136104/ The Capital Journal 10 February 2025 37 15 May 1976 Willamette Bearcats 56.19 + 800 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Wendy Knudson Colorado State Rams 2:01.54 Marilyn Carlson Central Missouri Jennies 2:06.49 Liane Swegle Seattle Redhawks 2:07.52 4 Susan Vigil New Mexico Lobos 2:08.99 5 Sue Griffith Seattle Pacific Falcons 2:09.96 6 Swee Lee Chee Redlands Bulldogs 2:10.07 + 1500 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Wendy Knudson Colorado State Rams 4:24.09 Kris Bankes Penn State Nittany Lions 4:30.47 Brenda Webb Wright State Raiders 4:30.87 4 Sue Kinsey Cal State Northridge Matadors 4:31.17 5 Joyce Urish Kansas State Wildcats 4:32.25 6 Cathie Twomey Minnesota Golden Gophers 4:37.27 + 2 miles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Peg Neppel Iowa State Cyclones 10:22.53 Teri Anderson Kansas State Wildcats 10:32.05 Kris Bankes Penn State Nittany Lions 10:32.70 4 Tena Anex UC Davis Aggies 10:37.13 5 Karen Cramond New Mexico Lobos 10:38.15 6 Carol Cook Iowa State Cyclones 10:44.55 + 3 miles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Peg Neppel Iowa State Cyclones 15:41.69 WR Brenda Webb Wright State Raiders 15:49.84 Karen Cramond New Mexico Lobos 16:16.7 4 Carol Cook Iowa State Cyclones 16:30.5 5 Liz Berry Penn State Nittany Lions 16:46.7 6 Laurel Miller Seattle Pacific Falcons 16:56.2 + 100 m hurdles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Carol Thomas Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 13.88 Janet Benford Cal Poly Mustangs 14.00 Mary Ayers Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 14.06 4 Lorraine Tummings Brooklyn Bulldogs 14.32 5 Mary Officer Oregon Ducks 14.54 6 Debbie Esser Iowa State Cyclones 14.65 + 400 m hurdles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Debbie Esser Iowa State Cyclones 59.29 Denise Anderson Seattle Pacific Falcons 1:01.99 Mary Ayers Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 1:02.93 4 Debbie Romsek Bowling Green Falcons 1:03.19 5 Georgia Evans Texas Woman's Pioneers 1:04.49 6 Michele Hopper Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 1:04.85 + 4 × 110 yards relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Shirley Williams rowspan=4 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 46.09 Mary Ayers Beverly Day Carol Cummings rowspan=4 Texas Woman's Pioneers 47.47 rowspan=4 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 47.84 4 rowspan=4 Oregon Ducks 48.24 5 Pat Blackburn rowspan=4 Kentucky Wildcats 48.46 Vicki Noger Tina Hill Ruth Stewart 6 Bo Williams rowspan=4 Wisconsin Badgers 48.65 Sue Tallard Gilda Hudson Randee BurkeEight champions https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-eight-champions/179452430/ Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin) 22 August 2025 13 14 May 1976 7 rowspan=4 Brooklyn Bulldogs 49.10 + 4 × 440 yards relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Arthurene Gainer rowspan=4 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 3:50.77 Beverly Day Mary Ayers Shirley Williams rowspan=4 Morgan State Bears 3:52.88 rowspan=4 Iowa State Cyclones 3:57.57 4 Wendy KnudsonWendy wins 2 events; CSU women get fourth https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-wendy-wins-2-eve/192466618/ Fort Collins Coloradoan 1 March 2026 9 17 May 1976 rowspan=4 Colorado State Rams 4:00.15 Pam Greene Patricia Koehler Rosie McLennon 5 rowspan=4 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 4:02.35 6 rowspan=4 Brooklyn Bulldogs 4:04.62 + 4 × 880 yards relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Jane Wittmeyer rowspan=4 Kansas State Wildcats 9:17.85 Teri Anderson Renee Urish Joyce Urish rowspan=4 Texas Longhorns women's 9:23.14 Wendy Knudson rowspan=4 Colorado State Rams 9:23.76 Diane Westover Patricia Koehler Rosie McLennon 4 Jane KearsleyWashington Huskies Media Guide https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/washington.sidearmsports.com/documents/2023/11/2/track23_24.pdf December 27, 2024 University of Washington Athletics en rowspan=4 Washington Huskies 9:26.32 Alice Kelly Kathy Kuyk Jenny Reed 5 rowspan=4 Iowa State Cyclones 9:27.64 6 Barb Bronson rowspan=4 Michigan State Spartans 9:33.58 Diane Culphttps://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/state_news/1976/state_news_19760518.pdf Women runners falter in national track meet msu.edu 18 May 1976 2 March 2025 8 Kay Richards Lil Warnes 7 rowspan=4 Houston Cougars 9:41.8 + High jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Audrey Reid Texas Woman's Pioneers 5 10 Pam Spencer Seattle Pacific Falcons 5 10 Marilyn Wiese Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 5 9 4 Marie Ribik Pittsburgh Panthers 5 7 5 Maureen Fitzpatrick West Chester Golden Rams 5 6 6 Fern Simon Long Beach State Beach 5 6 7 Cindy GilbertBrown Run Highlights AAUs https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-desert-sun-brown-run-highlights-aaus/165136539/ The Desert Sun 10 February 2025 16 24 May 1976 UCLA Bruins 5 6 + Long jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Sharon Walker Seattle Pacific Falcons 19 10.5 Vicki Betts Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 19 10 Celesia Johnson Iowa State Cyclones 19 9.75 4 Willye White Chicago State Cougars 19 6.75 5 Lorraine Ray Miami Dade Sharks 19 6 6 Mary Ayers Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 19 5.25 7 Diane KummerTop finishers in AIAW at Manhattan to Olympic trials https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-top-finishers-in-aiaw/165136978/ The Salina Journal 10 February 2025 17 12 May 1976 UCLA Bruins 19 1.75 8 Gwen BilslendKSC Grils Ready For AIAW Action https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-island-independent-ksc-grils-r/165137038/ The Grand Island Independent 10 February 2025 22 14 May 1976 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 19 0.25 + Shot put Pl. Place Name Team Mark Kathy Devine Emporia State Hornets 53 1 Marcia Mecklenburg Seattle Pacific Falcons 51 5 Evelyn Okeke Western Oregon Wolves 46 9 4 Suzie Snider Baylor Bears 45 11.5 5 Karen Marshall Oregon Ducks 45 1 6 Pam Porter South Dakota State Jackrabbits 44 11.5 + Discus throw Pl. Place Name Team Mark Lorna Griffin Flathead Valley Mountainettes 154 7.75 Marcia Mecklenburg Seattle Pacific Falcons 154 7 Linda Montgomery Texas State Bobcats 152 9.25 4 Debbie StephensFleming Wins Two After Paring Weight https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-fleming-wins-two-afte/165138156/ Omaha World-Herald 10 February 2025 57 2 May 1976 McPherson Bulldogs 145 7 5 Jackie GordonKing Freedom Games Schedule https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-king-freedom-ga/165138286/ The Atlanta Constitution 10 February 2025 25 22 May 1976 Florida State Seminoles 141 3.5 6 Lisa VogelsangA.I.A.W. Track IN MANHATTAN, KAN. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-aiaw-track-in/165138411/ The Kansas City Times 10 February 2025 62 15 May 1976 UCLA Bruins 140 9 + Javelin throw Pl. Place Name Team Mark Karin Smith UCLA Bruins 161 6 Marsha Poppe Kansas State Wildcats 139 1 Sonja Bennett Seattle Pacific Falcons 135 9.5 4 Marsha Melvin Western Oregon Wolves 135 7 5 Monica Stoltenburg Portland State Vikings 132 2 6 Merri Anne Furlong Montana Lady Griz 129 11 + Pentathlon Pl. Place Name Team Mark Heidi Hertz Florida Gators 3805 pts Laura BlankTrack AIAW track and field championships https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-chronicle-track-aiaw-track-a/179452029/ The Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) 22 August 2025 42 16 May 1976 Milwaukee Panthers 3763 pts Lori West Colorado Buffaloes 3744 pts 4 Linda Cornelius UNLV Rebels 3644 pts 5 Norma Pyle Western Oregon Wolves 3588 pts 6 Janet Lynch Vermont Catamounts 3565 pts See also Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships Outdoor track and field 1976 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships References Category:AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships Category:Manhattan, Kansas AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships Category:Track and field competitions in Kansas Category:Kansas State Wildcats track and field