1977 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships

January 2025 U.S. women's athletics collegiate championship event 1977 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships 250px California Los Angeles, CaliforniaUniversity of California, Los Angeles May 19–21, 1977 Drake Stadium 1976 1978 The 1977 AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 9th 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 19−21, 1977 in Los Angeles, California by host University of California, Los Angeles. There were not separate AIAW Division I, II, and III championships for outdoor track and field until 1981. The University of California, Los Angeles won the team title over California State University at Northridge. Runner Julie Brown scored 28 points for Cal State Northridge individually, in addition to running two relays for them. However, sprinter Evelyn Ashford was credited for UCLA's win. 3,256 spectators attended the final day of competition, and 149 schools participated.UCLA Tops Northridge for AIAW Track Title https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-ucla-tops-northrid/165248040/ The Los Angeles Times 11 February 2025 47 22 May 1977 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 UCLA Bruins 86 Cal State Northridge Matadors 73 Iowa State Cyclones 41 4 Tennessee Volunteers women's 40 5 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 38 6 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 30 7 Seattle Pacific Falcons 24 8 Arizona State Sun Devils 22 9 Long Beach State Beach 17 10 Texas Woman's Pioneers 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 eTN1977_12 https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/eTN1977_12.pdf Track and Field News 6 February 2025 4UCLA Women Win Nat'l Title Roseville's Ashford Wins Titles Continued from Page F1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-ucla-women-win-natl/165154217/ The Sacramento Bee 10 February 2025 7 22 May 1977 Women's track Thursday's qualifying results in the women's national collegiate track and field... https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-breeze-womens-track-thursday/165165159/ The Daily Breeze 10 February 2025 46 20 May 1977 Women's track Results of Friday's finals, qualifying and team standings in the second day of... https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-breeze-womens-track-results-o/165164040/ The Daily Breeze 10 February 2025 20 21 May 1977 Women's track Saturday's results and final team scores in the national women's collegiate track... https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-breeze-womens-track-saturday/165165357/ The Daily Breeze 10 February 2025 44 22 May 1977 + 100 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Evelyn Ashford UCLA Bruins 11.32 Andrea Lynch Long Beach State Beach 11.37 Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 11.75 4 Debra Carter Truman Bulldogs 11.77 5 Carolyn McRoy Maryland Terrapins 11.83 6 Beverly Day Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 11.95 7 Patty Van WolvelaereAshford, Weston Pace UCLA In AIA Trackfest https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-ashford-weston-pace/165156021/ The Sacramento Bee 10 February 2025 40 21 May 1977 USC Trojans 12.00 Janet BrownNATIONAL WOMEN Yesterday's results at Los Angeles https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-times-national-women-yesterday/165156490/ The Tampa Times 10 February 2025 17 21 May 1977 Texas Woman's Pioneers DNS + 200 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Evelyn Ashford UCLA Bruins 23.0 Andrea Lynch Long Beach State Beach 23.1 Renaye Bowen Arizona State Sun Devils 23.9 4 Marie Nickson Cal State East Bay Pioneers 24.1 5 Carolyn McRoy Maryland Terrapins 24.2 6 Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 24.5 7 Beverly Day Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers NT 8 Janet Brown Texas Woman's Pioneers NT + 400 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Rosalyn Bryant Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 51.79 Lorna Forde LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 52.13 Kathy Weston UCLA Bruins 53.07 4 Mary Harvey Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks 54.16 5 Avis Mailey Arizona State Sun Devils 54.20 6 Paulette Clagon Morgan State Lady Bears 54.55 7 Sharon Preston Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 54.98 8 Ruth Obeng Utah State Aggies 55.00 9 Gerry Dammer Texas State Bobcats 55.12 + 800 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Julie Brown Cal State Northridge Matadors 2:02.9 Wendy Knudson Colorado State Rams 2:04.5 Sue Latter Michigan State Spartans 2:05.8 4 Debbie Vetter Iowa State Cyclones 2:05.8 5 Debbie Roberson UCLA Bruins 2:07.5 6 Judy McLaughlin Otterbein Cardinals 2:08.2 7 Essie Kelley Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 2:08.3 8 Cindy Worcester Kansas State Wildcats 2:09.1 9 Ellen Schmidt Oregon Ducks 2:10.2 + 1500 mPlaces 8 and 9 not listed by Track & Field News Pl. Place Name Team Mark Doreen Ennis Montclair State Red Hawks 4:15.6 Debbie Vetter Iowa State Cyclones 4:15.8 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 4:16.1 4 Julie Brown Cal State Northridge Matadors 4:18.1 5 Kate Keyes UCLA Bruins 4:21.0 6 Katy Schilly Iowa State Cyclones 4:23.0 7 Debbie Roth Oregon Ducks 4:26.1 10 Wendy Knudson Colorado State Rams NT + 3000 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Julie Brown Cal State Northridge Matadors 9:26.5 Lynn Lashley Tennessee Volunteers women's 9:27.4 Sue Kinsey Cal State Northridge Matadors 9:30.0 4 Marybeth Spencer Wisconsin Badgers 9:30.4 5 Kris Bankes Penn State Nittany Lions 9:35.2 6 Debbie Quatier Seattle Pacific Falcons 9:45.5 7 Linda BroderickBruin Sets Discus Mark https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-bruin-sets-discus-mark/165170930/ Oakland Tribune 10 February 2025 42 20 Mar 1977 UCLA Bruins 9:48.1 8 Katy Schilly Iowa State Cyclones 9:51.3 9 Lil WarnesLatter, Lee MSU stars https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-latter-lee-msu-st/165172336/ Lansing State Journal 10 February 2025 31 21 May 1977 Michigan State Spartans 9:55.8 10 Joyce UrishWildcats go scoreless https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-mercury-wildcats-go-scoreless/165172535/ The Mercury 10 February 2025 12 23 May 1977 Kansas State Wildcats 10:01.5 + 5000 m Pl. Place Name Team Mark Brenda Webb Tennessee Volunteers 16:13.9 Sue Kinsey Cal State Northridge Matadors 16:17.5 Marybeth Spencer Wisconsin Badgers 16:23.3 4 Julie Brown Cal State Northridge Matadors 16:26.9 5 Lynn Lashley Tennessee Volunteers women's 16:38.7 6 Chris Troffer Cal State Northridge Matadors 17:06.8 7 Bridget SeipCyclone women roll to 4th straight title https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-cyclone-women-ro/165214442/ The Des Moines Register 11 February 2025 25 4 May 1977 Iowa State Cyclones 17:07.7 8 Cynthia Wadsworth Michigan State Spartans 17:14.9 + 100 m hurdles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Patty Van Wolvelaere USC Trojans 13.18 Modupe Oshikoya UCLA Bruins 13.37 Debbie Esser Iowa State Cyclones 14.06 4 Pam Baker Nebraska Cornhuskers 14.14 5 Sherry Ballew Kentucky Wildcats 14.23 6 LaVonne Neal La Salle Explorers 14.24 7 Stephanie HightowerBecky Boone Relays results https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-becky-boone-relays-r/165219856/ The Courier-Journal 11 February 2025 54 1 May 1977 Ohio State Buckeyes 14.27 8 Mary AyersRecords Tumble At Women's Track Finals https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-records-tumble-at-womens-t/165219924/ The Register 11 February 2025 42 20 May 1977 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers NT + 400 m hurdles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Debbie Esser Iowa State Cyclones 57.07 NR United States Mary Ayers Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 57.17 Sandra Levinski Texas Woman's Pioneers 58.6 4 Arthurene Gainer Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 59.55 5 Jodi Anderson Cal State Northridge Matadors 1:00.26 6 Marilyn Carlson Central Missouri Jennies 1:00.50 7 Debra Melrose Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 1:01.33 8 Clydine Crowder3 Olympians To Compete https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-3-olympians-to-compete/165221373/ The Miami Herald 11 February 2025 126 17 May 1977 UCLA Bruins 1:01.45 9 Susan White Maryland Terrapins 1:03.03 + 4 × 110 yards relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Debra Melrose rowspan=4 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 45.95 Mary Ayers Patricia Jackson Beverly Day rowspan=4 UNLV Rebels 46.59 rowspan=4 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 46.79 4 rowspan=4 Jackson State Lady Tigers 46.82 5 rowspan=4 Tennessee Volunteers women's 47.04 6 Rosetta Birthttps://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 47.15 Jackie Gordon Anna Biller Patty Van Wolvelaere 7 rowspan=4 Oregon Ducks 47.60 8 rowspan=4 Arizona State Sun Devils 50.64 rowspan=4 Texas Woman's Pioneers DQOriginally 48.27 seconds for 8th + 4 × 440 yards relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Mary Ayers rowspan=4 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 3:36.7 Arthurene Gainer Beverly Day Essie Kelley Evelyn Ashford rowspan=4 UCLA Bruins 3:40.1 Modupe Oshikoya Veronica VeneziaWomen break four meet marks in track nationals https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-women-break-four-meet-mar/165231332/ Press-Telegram 11 February 2025 36 20 May 1977 Kathy Weston rowspan=4 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 3:41.0 Rosalyn Bryant 4 rowspan=4 Iowa State Cyclones 3:42.2 Debbie Esser 5 Sue Sebastien rowspan=4 Michigan State Spartans 3:45.1 Elaine CarrMSU fifth in AIAW mile relay https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-msu-fifth-in-aiaw/167087797/ Lansing State Journal 2 March 2025 49 22 May 1977 Johanna Matthyssen Sue Latter 6 rowspan=4 Cal State Northridge Matadors 3:47.0 Julie Brown 7 rowspan=4 Houston Cougars 3:47.3 8 rowspan=4 Morgan State Lady Bears 3:48.6 9 rowspan=4 Oregon Ducks 3:53.8 + 4 × 880 yards relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Kathy Chisam rowspan=4 UCLA Bruins 8:42.0 Kate Keyes Debbie Roberson Kathy Weston rowspan=4 Iowa State Cyclones 8:48.9 Debbie Vetter rowspan=4 Oregon Ducks 8:50.8 4 rowspan=4 Tennessee Volunteers women's 8:51.4 5 Lisa Turner rowspan=4 Penn State Nittany Lions 8:54.4 Peggy HallKris Bankes Fifth In 3000-Meter Run https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-patriot-news-kris-bankes-fifth-in-30/168032754/ The Patriot-News 15 March 2025 29 22 May 1977 Lea Ventura Kris Bankes 6 rowspan=4 Cal State Northridge Matadors 8:54.8 Julie Brown + Sprint medley relayHeld at a total distance of 880 yards, with the first leg running 220 yards, the middle two legs running 110 yards, and the anchor leg running 440 yards. Pl. Place Name Team Mark Evelyn Ashford rowspan=4 UCLA Bruins 1:39.4 Modupe Oshikoya Debbie Roberson Kathy Weston rowspan=4 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 1:39.6 Rosalyn Bryant Cecelia BranchUNLV Rebels Media Guide https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/unlvrebels.com/documents/2013/4/25/_unlv_w_track_2012_13_misc_non_event__13_track_mg_section_three.pdf 27 December 2024 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Athletics en rowspan=4 UNLV Rebels 1:41.8 Nedra Washington Emma Jean Major Delores Lee Render 4 rowspan=4 Morgan State Lady Bears 1:43.7 5 rowspan=4 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks 1:44.2 6 rowspan=4 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers NT 7 rowspan=4 Penn State Nittany Lions 1:44.7 rowspan=4 Texas Woman's Pioneers DQOriginally ran 1:41.4 for 3rd + High jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Louise Ritter Texas Woman's Pioneers 6 1.5 Pam Spencer Seattle Pacific Falcons 5 11 Maggie Garrison Washington Huskies 5 9 4 Chris Rammling UCLA Bruins 5 9 5 Paula Girven Maryland Terrapins 5 9 6 Beverly Washington Illinois Fighting Illini 5 7 7 Chestine Martin Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 5 7 8 Lori Parrish Utah Utes 5 7 9 Theresa Smith Seattle Pacific Falcons 5 7 10 Marilyn Dubbs Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 5 7 11 Hellena Foxworth Jackson State Lady Tigers 5 7 + Long jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Jodi Anderson Cal State Northridge Matadors 21 6 Lorraine Ray Florida Gators 20 6.75 w Modupe Oshikoya UCLA Bruins 20 5.25 4 Sheila Pettit Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 20 5 5 Shonel Ferguson Florida Gators 19 10.75 w 6 Anita Lee Michigan State Spartans 19 8.75 w 7 Mary Ayers Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 19 5 w 8 Diane Kummer UIC Flames 19 2 w 9 Vicki Betts Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 19 0.5 10 Amy Davis Houston Cougars 18 11.25 w + Shot putPlaces 10 and 11 not listed Pl. Place Name Team Mark Kathy Devine Emporia State Hornets 51 2.5 Deanna Patrick Morehead State Eagles 49 8.25 Caryl Van Pelt Washington Huskies 47 10.25 4 Jane Haist Tennessee Volunteers women's 47 10 5 Lorna Griffin Seattle Pacific Falcons 47 6 6 Emily Dole Long Beach State Beach 47 3 7 Karen Marshall Cal State Northridge Matadors 46 8 8 Christy Tumberger Kansas State Wildcats 46 5 9 Jill Stenwall Kansas State Wildcats 44 11.5 12 Marcia Mecklenburg Seattle Pacific Falcons 44 1.75 + Discus throw Pl. Place Name Team Mark Jane Haist Tennessee Volunteers women's 168 1 Lorna Griffin Seattle Pacific Falcons 164 5 Karen Marshall Cal State Northridge Matadors 163 4 4 Cindy Pottle Central Washington Wildcats 158 10 5 Julie Hansen Seattle Pacific Falcons 155 1 6 Marcia Mecklenburg Seattle Pacific Falcons 153 3 7 Linda Mongtomery Texas State Bobcats 147 10 8 Emily Dole Long Beach State Beach 143 9 9 Mary Stevenson Oregon Ducks 142 10 10 Jamie Gordon Florida Gators 142 1 + Javelin throw Pl. Place Name Team Mark Karin Smith UCLA Bruins 197 9 Cathy Sulinski Cal State East Bay Pioneers 177 5 Connie Gassen Cal State Northridge Matadors 171 5 4 Celeste Wilkinson Arizona State Sun Devils 168 4 5 Sonia Bennett Seattle Pacific Falcons 161 2 6 Keri Camarigg Morehead State Eagles 156 6 7 Renne Lambrecht Western Oregon Wolves 154 7 8 Marilyn White Arizona State Sun Devils 151 1 9 Sue Visconage Southern Illinois Salukis 150 0 10 Jill Hirschinger Utah State Aggies 145 3 11 Sue Banta George Fox Bruins 144 1 + Pentathlon Pl. Place Name Team Mark Dana Collins Arizona State Sun Devils 4092 pts Linda Cornelius Texas A&M Aggies 3990 pts Teri Seippel Eastern Kentucky Colonels 3950 pts 4 Guilia Monteforte Cal State Northridge Matadors 3815 pts 5 Heidi Hertz Florida Gators 3771 pts 6 Nancy Malloy Colorado State Rams 3768 pts 7 Cyndie CummingsWomen's track LOS ANGELES (AP) - Results of yesterday's finals, qualifying and team standings... https://www.newspapers.com/article/tucson-daily-citizen-womens-track-los-a/165246837/ Tucson Daily Citizen 11 February 2025 9 21 May 1977 Seattle Pacific Falcons 3761 pts 8 Mitzi McMillin USC Trojans 3747 pts 9 Lori West Colorado Buffaloes 3689 pts 10 Mary Anne HarringtonTrack Finals https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-track-finals/165246975/ The Daily Nonpareil 11 February 2025 7 23 Apr 1977 Colorado State Rams 3548 pts 11 Norma PyleCollege track NORTHWEST WOMEN'S PENTATHLON at University of Washington https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian-college-track-northwest-wo/165247088/ The Oregonian 11 February 2025 65 13 May 1977 Western Oregon Wolves 3496 pts 12 Ann CrumpISU Women Spikers End Season https://www.newspapers.com/article/idaho-state-journal-isu-women-spikers-en/165247159/ Idaho State Journal 11 February 2025 10 27 Feb 1977 UNLV Rebels 3443 pts See also Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships Outdoor track and field 1977 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Notes References Category:AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships Category:1977 in Los Angeles AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships Category:Track and field competitions in Los Angeles Category:UCLA Bruins track and field Category:Long stubs with short prose