1978 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships

January 2025 U.S. women's athletics collegiate championship event 1978 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships 250px Tennessee Knoxville, TennesseeUniversity of Tennessee May 25–27, 1978 Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium 1977 1979 The 1978 AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 10th 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 25−27, 1978 in Knoxville, Tennessee by host University of Tennessee. There were not separate AIAW Division I, II, and III championships for outdoor track and field until 1981. More than 70 schools and 600 athletes participated. The 1978 championships were the first to use metric distances for all events including relays. The meeting was highlighted by a 5000 m world record from Kathy Mills, who won the 3000 m and 5000 m for Penn State University. 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 Cal State Northridge Matadors 58 UCLA Bruins 47 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 43 4 Arizona State Sun Devils 41 5 Iowa State Cyclones 39 6 Penn State Nittany Lions 34 7 Texas Woman's Pioneers 33 8 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 32 9 UTEP Miners 28 10 Cal State East Bay Pioneers 20 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 eTN1978_14 https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/eTN1978_14.pdf Track and Field News 6 February 2025 2Wennerstrom Steve AIAW CHAMPIONSHIPS https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/CTRN/wt+fw_spring78.pdf Women's Track & Field World 12 February 2025 5Women's track KNOXVILLE - Here are the results of Friday night's final events in the Association... https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-breeze-womens-track-knoxville/165292493/ The Daily Breeze 12 February 2025 21 27 May 1978 AIAW track KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Here are the results of Saturday's final events in the AIAW... https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-breeze-aiaw-track-knoxville-t/165293387/ The Daily Breeze 12 February 2025 54 28 May 1978 + 100 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Leleith Hodges Texas Woman's Pioneers 11.18 Evelyn Ashford UCLA Bruins 11.42 Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 11.58 4 Gail Douglas USC Trojans 11.75 5 Debra Carter Truman Bulldogs 11.76 6 Brenda Calhoun Arizona State Sun Devils 11.89 Andrea Lynch Long Beach State Beach DNF Rhonda Brady Arizona State Sun Devils DNS Kathey Crawford Arizona State Sun Devils DNS + 200 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Evelyn Ashford UCLA Bruins 22.91 Rosalyn Bryant Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 23.33 Liz Young District of Columbia Firebirds 23.54 4 Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 23.58 5 Lorna Forde LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 23.59 6 Patricia Jackson Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 23.74 7 Marie Nickson Cal State East Bay Pioneers 24.33 8 Cynthia Mills Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 24.45 Andrea Lynch Long Beach State Beach DNS + 400 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Rosalyn Bryant Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 50.93 Lorna Forde LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 52.07 Patricia Jackson Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 52.12 4 Essie Kelley Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 52.52 5 Kim Thomas St. John's Red Storm 52.95 6 Yolanda Rich Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 53.43 7 Mary Harvey Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks NT 8 Paulette Clagon Morgan State Lady Bears NT 9 Avis Mailey Arizona State Sun Devils NT + 800 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Kathy Weston Cal State Northridge Matadors 2:05.6 Lee Ballenger Colorado Buffaloes 2:06.0 Deb Vetter Iowa State Cyclones 2:06.5 4 Susan Vigil New Mexico Lobos 2:07.9 5 Marcia Romesser Cal State Northridge Matadors 2:08.7 6 Cindy Ashby New Mexico Lobos 2:08.9 7 Kathy Costello Cal State Northridge Matadors NT 8 Rosemarie Giampalmohttps://nolefan.org/ath/a06036.html Rose Giampalmo nolefan.org 12 February 2025 Florida State Seminoles NT 9 Penny FalesAnother Record For State's Mills https://www.newspapers.com/article/centre-daily-times-another-record-for-st/165293732/ Centre Daily Times 12 February 2025 19 30 May 1978 Penn State Nittany Lions NT + 1500 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Deb Vetter Iowa State Cyclones 4:16.1 Debbie Pearson MitchellUTEP Women Face Area's Top Harriers https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-utep-women-face-areas-top/191652442/ El Paso Times 19 February 2026 37 4 Nov 1978 UTEP Miners 4:17.3 Doreen Ennis Montclair State Red Hawks 4:20.0 4 Margaret Groos Virginia Cavaliers 4:22.6 5 Suzie Houston Wisconsin Badgers 4:23.5 6 Brenda Webb Tennessee Volunteers women's 4:25.5 7 Diane Vetter Iowa State Cyclones NT 8 Kate Keyes UCLA Bruins NT 9 Kathy ByrnesLady Lions Tough In AIAW Meet https://www.newspapers.com/article/centre-daily-times-lady-lions-tough-in-a/165296275/ Centre Daily Times 12 February 2025 21 26 May 1978 Penn State Nittany Lions NT 10 Joyce Urish Kansas State Wildcats NT 11 Cindy Dixon Nebraska Cornhuskers NT + 3000 mPlaces 11 through 19 not listed Pl. Place Name Team Mark Kathy Mills Penn State Nittany Lions 9:08.1 Kris Bankes Penn State Nittany Lions 9:19.0 Ellison Goodall Duke Blue Devils 9:19.3 4 Sue Kinsey Cal State Northridge Matadors 9:19.4 5 Julie Shea NC State Wolfpack 9:29.3 6 Susan Schaefer Eastern Kentucky Colonels 9:31.5 7 Debbie Quatier Seattle Pacific Falcons 9:33.3 8 Cathie Twomey Minnesota Golden Gophers 9:40.1 9 Carrie Craven Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks 9:46.0 10 Katy Mountain Oregon Ducks 9:46.8 20 Lynn Lashley Tennessee Volunteers women's 10:30.2 + 5000 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Kathy Mills Penn State Nittany Lions 15:35.5 WR 5000 metres Julie Brown Cal State Northridge Matadors 15:59.9 Sue Kinsey Cal State Northridge Matadors 16:00.4 4 Ellison Goodall Duke Blue Devils 16:02.2 5 Susan Schaefer Eastern Kentucky Colonels 16:05.9 6 Julie Shea NC State Wolfpack 16:10.3 7 Kris Bankes Penn State Nittany Lions 16:12.0 8 Brenda Webb Tennessee Volunteers women's NT 9 Debbie Quatier Seattle Pacific Falcons NT 10 Valerie Ford NC State Wolfpack NT + 100 m hurdles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Patty Van Wolvelaere USC Trojans 13.14 NR United States Modupe Oshikoya UCLA Bruins 13.49 Stephanie Hightower Ohio State Buckeyes 13.50 4 Brenda Calhoun Arizona State Sun Devils 13.50 5 Rhonda Brady Arizona State Sun Devils 13.80 6 Mitzi McMillin USC Trojans 13.95 + 400 m hurdles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Debbie Esser Iowa State Cyclones 57.85 Denise Waddy Arizona State Sun Devils 58.62 Collette Winlock Cal State East Bay Pioneers 58.70 4 Sandra Souza Texas Woman's Pioneers 58.81 5 Debra Melrose Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 59.58 6 Ellie Mahal Iowa State Cyclones 59.70 7 Carolyn Brinkley District of Columbia Firebirds 1:00.28 8 Betty Spencer Alcorn State Lady Braves NT 9 Mary Shirk Southern Illinois Salukis NT + 4 × 100 m relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Kathey Crawford rowspan=4 Arizona State Sun Devils 45.40 Brenda Calhoun Denise Waddy Val Boyer rowspan=4 Texas Woman's Pioneers 45.41 rowspan=4 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 45.60 4 rowspan=4 Cal State Northridge Matadors 45.72 5 Gail Douglashttps://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2015/12/7/womens-section.pdf USC Media Guide USC Trojans rowspan=4 USC Trojans 45.78 Patty Van Wolvelaere Mitzi McMillin Rosetta Birt 6 rowspan=4 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 45.79 7 rowspan=4 Kansas Jayhawks 46.13 8 rowspan=4 Tennessee Volunteers 46.78 9 Gina Hendy rowspan=4 UCLA Bruins 56.79 Patsy Walker Lsa Gourdine Evelyn Ashford + 4 × 400 m relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Debra Melrose rowspan=4 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 3:34.9 Essie Kelley Angela Dudly Patricia Jackson rowspan=4 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 3:38.5 rowspan=4 Cal State Northridge Matadors 3:39.1 4 rowspan=4 Iowa State Cyclones 3:39.6 5 rowspan=4 Morgan State Lady Bears 3:40.0 6 rowspan=4 Adelphi Panthers 3:40.4 June Griffith 7 Patsy Walker rowspan=4 UCLA Bruins 3:40.5 Gina Hendy Lisa Gourdine Debbie Roberson 8 rowspan=4 Penn State Nittany Lions 3:41.2 9 rowspan=4 Nebraska Cornhuskers 3:42.5 + 4 × 800 m relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Marcia Romesser rowspan=4 Cal State Northridge Matadors Roma Antoniewicz Kathy Costello Kathy Weston rowspan=4 Iowa State Cyclones 8:35.4 Deb Vetter Kathy Byrnes rowspan=4 Penn State Nittany Lions 8:41.1 Sandy Miller Penny Fales Lea Ventura 4 rowspan=4 UCLA Bruins 8:46.2 5 Marty Billingsley rowspan=4 Wisconsin Badgers 8:46.5 Suzie Houston Sue Tallard Ellen BrewsterUW women go after AIAW outdoor crown https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-uw-women-go-afte/179455233/ Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin) 22 August 2025 28 25 May 1978 6 rowspan=4 Tennessee Volunteers women's 8:49.9 + Sprint medley relayHeld at a total distance of 800 m, with the first leg running 200 m, the middle two legs running 100 m each, and the anchor leg running 400 m.eTrack eTN1977_12 https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/eTN1977_12.pdf Track and Field News 6 February 2025 97 Pl. Place Name Team Mark Valerie Milan rowspan=4 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 1:37.8 Yolanda Rich Cynthia Mills Rosalyn Bryant rowspan=4 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 1:37.8 Evelyn Ashfordhttps://archive.org/details/ucladailybruin76losa/page/n639/mode/2up AIAW Track... (Continued from Page 40) archive.org UCLA Daily Bruin 640 rowspan=4 UCLA Bruins 1:39.7 Debbie Roberson 4 rowspan=4 Cal State East Bay Pioneers 1:40.9 5 Kathey Crawford rowspan=4 Arizona State Sun Devils 1:41.1 Rhonda BradyDevils advance 7 in women's track https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-devils-advance-7-in/180073621/ The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) 30 August 2025 90 27 May 1978 Debra Carson Denise Waddy 6 rowspan=4 Texas Woman's Pioneers 1:43.2 + High jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Louise Ritter Texas Woman's Pioneers 6 1.75 Paula Girven Maryland Terrapins 6 1.75 Pam Spencer Seattle Pacific Falcons 6 0.5 4 Maggie Garrison Washington Huskies 6 0.5 5 Beverly Washington Illinois Fighting Illini 5 10 6 Marilyn Dubbs Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 5 10 7 Joane MacLeod Tennessee Volunteers women's 5 10 8 Theresa KaliszewskiCITY WOMEN MAIAW REGIONAL 5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-la-crosse-tribune-city-women-maiaw-r/165311265/ The La Crosse Tribune 12 February 2025 29 13 May 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes 5 9 9 Bridgette BittnerPenn State Women Split Triangular Track Meet https://www.newspapers.com/article/centre-daily-times-penn-state-women-spli/165311484/ Centre Daily Times 12 February 2025 24 24 Apr 1978 Tennessee Volunteers women's 5 9 10 Fern Simon49ers point for track nationals https://www.newspapers.com/article/independent-49ers-point-for-track-nation/165311709/ Independent 12 February 2025 51 6 Feb 1977 Long Beach State Beach 5 7 11 Sharon CarrollBadger women cagers win consolation crown https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-badger-women-cag/165312467/ Wisconsin State Journal 12 February 2025 59 28 Jan 1979 UIC Flames 5 7 Joni HuntleyThose days in the sun are beginning to pay off https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-those-days-in-the-sun/165312642/ Statesman Journal 12 February 2025 27 16 May 1978 Long Beach State Beach DNS + Long jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Modupe Oshikoya UCLA Bruins 21 6.5 June Griffith Adelphi Panthers 21 2.75 Jodi Anderson Cal State Northridge Matadors 21 2 4 Lorraine Ray Florida Gators 19 10.25 5 Sherron Walker Long Beach State Beach 19 8.75 6 Shonel Ferguson Florida Gators 19 7.75 7 Debra Carson Arizona State Sun Devils 19 5 8 Celeste Johnson Iowa State Cyclones 19 3.25 9 Mitzi McMillin USC Trojans 19 2.25 + Shot put Pl. Place Name Team Mark Jennifer Smit UTEP Miners 51 9.75 Kathy Devine Emporia State Hornets 51 4.75 Caryl Van Pelt Washington Huskies 49 1.5 4 Emily Dole Long Beach State Beach 49 0.5 5 Lorna Griffin Seattle Pacific Falcons 48 11.75 6 Jill Stenwall Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 47 4.5 7 Deanna Patrick Morehead State Eagles 47 2.25 8 Cecil Hansen Oklahoma Sooners 46 1.5 9 Ria Stalman UTEP Miners 45 2.5 + Discus throw Pl. Place Name Team Mark Ria Stalman UTEP Miners 179 9 Jane Haist Tennessee Volunteers women's 176 3 Lorna Griffin Seattle Pacific Falcons 163 4 4 Julie Hansen Seattle Pacific Falcons 153 8 5 Jackie Gordon Florida Gators 152 8 6 Karen Marshall Cal State Northridge Matadors 150 8 7 Betty Bogers UTEP Miners 148 7 8 Marcia Mecklenburg Seattle Pacific Falcons 146 1 9 Sara La BordeLA BORDE, OKONEK QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL MEET - 'U' gals 2nd to La Crosse https://www.newspapers.com/article/stevens-point-journal-la-borde-okonek-q/165318081/ Stevens Point Journal 12 February 2025 14 2 May 1978 Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers 146 1 10 Lucy NiemanTexas A&M Relays SUMMARIES https://www.newspapers.com/article/bryan-college-station-eagle-texas-am-re/165318285/ Bryan-College Station Eagle 12 February 2025 16 26 Mar 1978 Texas Woman's Pioneers 138 1 + Javelin throw Pl. Place Name Team Mark Kathy Sulinski Cal State East Bay Pioneers 173 1 Celeste Wilkinson Arizona State Sun Devils 170 0 Donna O'Carroll Rutgers Scarlet Knights 157 0 4 Kari Camarigg Long Beach State Beach 153 6 5 Jeanne Eggart Washington State Cougars 146 0 6 Nancy Townsend Florida State Seminoles 145 8 7 Donna BranchCornelius wins six events to pace women's track team https://www.newspapers.com/article/bryan-college-station-eagle-cornelius-wi/165319162/ Bryan-College Station Eagle 12 February 2025 11 26 Feb 1978 Texas A&M Aggies 142 1 8 Carmen ScherichEAIAW championship AT SLIPPERY ROCK, PA SATURDAY'S RESULTS https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-eaiaw-championship-at-sl/165319320/ Tampa Bay Times 12 February 2025 12 7 May 1978 Pitt Panthers 141 5 9 Renne LambrechtOregon overtakes Falcons https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-oregon-overtakes-fa/165319401/ The Billings Gazette 12 February 2025 16 14 May 1978 Western Oregon Wolves 140 2 10 Sue VisconageTrack Results MSU INVITATIONAL At Kennedy Complex https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-memphis-press-scimitar-track-results/165319565/ The Memphis Press-Scimitar 12 February 2025 12 25 Mar 1978 Southern Illinois Salukis 135 9 11 Lisa Van BenthemVol High Jumper Makes AIAW Finals Ugly Cuban Snafu Detains, Can't Derail Determined Bittner https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-vol-high-jum/165319784/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel 12 February 2025 20 26 May 1978 USC Trojans 133 10 12 Ross Cal Poly Pomona Broncos 127 6 + Pentathlon Pl. Place Name Team Mark Themis Zambrzycki BYU Cougars 4279 pts Linda Cornelius Texas A&M Aggies 4052 pts Dana Collins Arizona State Sun Devils 4008 pts 4 Heidi Hertz Tennessee Volunteers women's 3885 pts 5 Joan Russell UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 3872 pts 6 Nancy Kindig Nebraska Cornhuskers 3866 pts 7 Teri Seippel Eastern Kentucky Colonels 3864 pts See also Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships Outdoor track and field 1978 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships 1978 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Notes References Category:AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships Category:Track and field competitions in Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers track and field