1979 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships

January 2025 1979 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships 250px Missouri Columbia, Missouri March 2–3, 1979 Hearnes Multipurpose Building 1978 1980 The 1979 Missouri National Invitational Women's Indoor Track and Field Meet was the second unofficial collegiate championship event for women's indoor track and field to be sanctioned by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women in the United States. It was a forerunner of the first official AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships. Held for the first two years as an invitational, the meet gained official national championship status in 1980,Missouri to sponsor women's track meet https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-daily-tribune-missouri-to-spons/163100024/ Newspapers.com™ Columbia Daily Tribune 25 May 2025 18 16 Mar 1978 Approximately 300 individuals and some 35 schools will compete in this first meet ever. when a qualification process was employed. It was called a "de facto" championship until then.Lady Miners Take Second In Indoor https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-lady-miners-take-second-in/163171082/ El Paso Times 16 January 2025 27 5 Mar 1979 The meet was contested March 2−3, 1979 in Columbia, Missouri at the Hearnes Multipurpose Building and won by the Iowa State Cyclones track and field team.Brown to key Miner women https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-herald-post-brown-to-key-miner-w/163169968/ El Paso Herald-Post 16 January 2025 19 2 Mar 1979 Unlike other AIAW-sponsored sports, there were not separate large and small college division championships for indoor track and field. At the championships, Themis Zambrzycki was noted for winning all but one of the events in the new indoor pentathlon event.Women Stars in MU Meet https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-women-stars-in-mu/163170700/ The Kansas City Times 16 January 2025 78 1 Mar 1979MSU Women Trail In Meet https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-msu-women-trail-in/163170233/ The Commercial Appeal 16 January 2025 46 4 Mar 1979BYU Coed Sets Mark https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-byu-coed-sets-mark/163170767/ The Daily Herald 16 January 2025 9 4 Mar 1979Vetters wreak considerable havoc as they monopolize track meet https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-daily-tribune-vetters-wreak-con/163171209/ Columbia Daily Tribune 16 January 2025 13 4 Mar 1979 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.COLLEGE WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATIONAL Yesterday's Finals https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-daily-tribune-college-womens-n/163172070/ Columbia Daily Tribune 16 January 2025 14 4 Mar 1979 Rank Team Points Iowa State Cyclones 51 UTEP Miners 47 Kansas Jayhawks 34 4 Kansas State Wildcats 26 5 Arkansas Razorbacks 24 6 Colorado Buffaloes 22 7 Villanova Wildcats 19 8 BYU Cougars 18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 10 District of Columbia Firebirds 17 Results Only results of finals are showneTrack eTN1979_02 https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/eTN1979_02.pdf Track and Field News 9 January 11, 2025 note: this was not a true "national championships"; that begins next year Zambryzcki easy leader in pentathlon https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-daily-tribune-zambryzcki-easy-l/163171329/ Columbia Daily Tribune 16 January 2025 9 3 Mar 1979COLLEGE WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATIONAL https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-daily-tribune-college-womens-n/163172032/ Columbia Daily Tribune 16 January 2025 10 3 Mar 1979 + 60 yards Pl. Place Name Team Mark Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 6.90 Lori Green Kansas Jayhawks 7.04 Elizabeth Young District of Columbia Firebirds 7.05 4 Sandra Milliner Chicago State Cougars 7.08 5 Hazel Lucas Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7.16 6 Wanda Hooker Memphis Tigers 7.18 + 300 yards Pl. Place Name Team Mark Elizabeth Young District of Columbia Firebirds 34.50 NR United States Jeanine Brown UTEP Miners 34.92 Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 34.93 4 Nancy Miller Utah State Aggies 35.12 5 Lori Green Kansas Jayhawks 35.57 6 Edna Brown Temple Owls 35.74 + 600 yards Pl. Place Name Team Mark Diann Ousley Arkansas Razorbacks 1:21.22 Dorianne Lambelet Villanova Wildcats 1:21.6 Dana Gildden Missouri Tigers 1:21.9 4 Wanda Trent Kansas State Wildcats 1:23.0 5 Laura Ferguson Wyoming Cowgirls 1:23.0 6 Carolyn Brinkley District of Columbia Firebirds 1:25.2 Lee Ballenger Colorado Buffaloes DNF + 1000 yards Pl. Place Name Team Mark Debbie Vetter Iowa State Cyclones 2:29.81 Brigid Leddy Villanova Wildcats 2:32.6 Diane Vetter Iowa State Cyclones 2:34.2 4 Janel LeValley Kansas State Wildcats 2:35.5 5 Siri Bjelland Oklahoma Sooners 2:39.3 6 Deb Hertzog Kansas Jayhawks 2:39.8 + Mile run Pl. Place Name Team Mark 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 4:47.35 Jody Rittenhouse Arkansas Razorbacks 4:50.9 Renee Urish Kansas State Wildcats 4:51.6 4 Wendy Van Mierlo Illinois State Redbirds 4:53.9 5 Brigid Leddy Villanova Wildcats 4:54.6 6 Michelle Brown Kansas Jayhawks 4:58.7 + 3 miles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Dana Slater Colorado Buffaloes 16:05.45 Karen Bridges Oklahoma State Cowgirls 16:10.2 Mary Seybold Iowa State Cyclones 16:22.9 4 Alanna McCarthyWOMEN'S TRACK At Morehead St. https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-womens-track-at/163193695/ Lexington Herald-Leader 16 January 2025 40 25 Mar 1979 Morehead State Eagles 16:27.9 5 Matha Stinson Missouri Tigers 16:41.0 6 Cindy Bradley Montana State Bobcats 16:55.9 7 Pippa Holman Rutgers Scarlet Knights 16:59.3Deutch sets national mark in 60 hurdles https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-deutch/163193899/ The Central New Jersey Home News 16 January 2025 15 4 Mar 1979 + 60 yards hurdles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Debra Deutsch Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7.80 Gayle Harris Watkins Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 7.82 Julie Smithers Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7.84 4 Linda Bourn BYU Cougars 7.98 5 Debbie Kilhoffer Illinois State Redbirds 8.06 6 Pam Page Missouri Tigers 8.11 7 Lori Lowrey Kansas Jayhawks 8.19 + 4 × 220 yards relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Amy Whickerhttps://owlsports.com/services/download_file.ashx?file_location=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/owlsports.com/documents/2019/2/11/T_F_top_times_2018_19_as_of_2_11_19.pdf OwlSports.com 2018-19 Top Indoor Marks and Times rowspan=4 Temple Owls 1:40.69 NR United States Ellen Howard Venita McDavid Laura Carroll10,000 record Joan Benoit's https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-and-sun-bulletin-10000-record-joa/163201688/ Press and Sun-Bulletin 16 January 2025 20 13 May 1979 Ellie Mahall rowspan=4 Iowa State Cyclones 1:41.5 Loreen Spearman Sumetia Wells Laurie Eder Dannette AlfordUTEP Miners Media Guide https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/utepathletics.com/documents/2026/1/22/UPDATED_T_F_XC_Records_2026.pdf 27 December 2024 University of Texas at El Paso Athletics en rowspan=4 UTEP Miners 1:41.7 Jeanine Brown Esther Otieno Carrman Rivers 4 rowspan=4 Auburn Tigers 1:42.8 5 Debra Spencer rowspan=4 Memphis Tigers 1:44.8 Wanda HookerTrack UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI NATIONAL INDOOR MEET https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-track-university-o/166109311/ The Commercial Appeal 18 February 2025 30 3 Mar 1979 Jill Ford Mary Walker 6 rowspan=4 Villanova Wildcats 1:44.8 + 4 × 440 yards relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Laurie EderVetter, ISU women set 2 U.S. records https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-vetter-isu-wome/163239879/ The Des Moines Register 17 January 2025 24 5 Mar 1979 rowspan=4 Iowa State Cyclones 3:47.06 NR United States Debbie Esser Ellie Mahall Sumetia Wells Leesa Wallace rowspan=4 Kansas State Wildcats 3:50.8 Freda Hancock Lorraine Davidson Wanda TrentKSU women fourth at National Indoor https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-mercury-ksu-women-fourth-at-national/182517795/ The Manhattan Mercury 7 October 2025 9 4 Mar 1979 rowspan=4 Arkansas Razorbacks 3:52.2 4 rowspan=4 Colorado Buffaloes 3:52.5 5 rowspan=4 Auburn Tigers 3:52.6 6 Esther Otieno rowspan=4 UTEP Miners 3:53.5 Carrman Rivers Bea Reese Jeanine Brown + Distance medley relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Evelyn McMeekin rowspan=4 Iowa State Cyclones 11:39.39 NR United States Debbie Esser Debbie Vetter Diane Vetter rowspan=4 Colorado Buffaloes 12:05.7 + High jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Sharon Burrill Nebraska Cornhuskers 6 1 Tammie Thomas Oklahoma State Cowgirls 5 10 Shawn Corwin Kansas Jayhawks 5 10 4 Lucia Chudy Utah State Aggies 5 9 5 Kay Barstow Western Michigan Broncos 5 9 6 Mary Cragoe Missouri Tigers 5 8 + Long jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Esther Otieno UTEP Miners 19 0.5 Gayle Harris Watkins Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 18 9.75 Ann Meacham Eastern Michigan Eagles 18 6.5 4 Annette Sittenauer Kansas State Wildcats 18 5.5 5 Cheryl Williams Eastern Michigan Eagles 18 4 6 Carla Heintz Montana State Bobcats 18 3.5 7 Sharon Burrill Nebraska Cornhuskers 18 3 8 Karesa Robbins Kansas State Wildcats + Shot put Pl. Place Name Team Mark Cecil Hansen Oklahoma Sooners 51 5 Jennifer Smit UTEP Miners 49 4.5 Deanna Patrick Kansas Jayhawks 47 0 4 Betty Bogers UTEP Miners 46 1 5 Jan Hallier Illinois State Redbirds 45 1 6 Joan Fagerness Minnesota State Mavericks 44 9.75 + Pentathlon Pl. Place Name Team Mark Themis Zambrzycki BYU Cougars 4358 pts Karen Page Utah State Aggies 4003 pts Mary Anne Harrington Colorado State Rams 3804 pts 4 Vivian Estes Eschavarria BYU Cougars 3725 pts 5 Allison Manley Murray State Racers 3572 pts 6 Dona Lane Iowa State Cyclones 3504 pts See also Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships Indoor track and field 1979 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships References Category:AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships Category:Sports in Columbia, Missouri AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships Category:1979 in women's sport of athletics Category:Track and field competitions in Missouri