1978 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships

January 2025 1978 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships 250px Missouri Columbia, Missouri March 17–18, 1978 Hearnes Multipurpose BuildingMissouri 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. 1979 The 1978 Missouri National Invitational Women's Indoor Track and Field Meet was the first 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, when a qualification process was employed. The meet was contested March 17−18, 1978 in Columbia, Missouri at the Hearnes Multipurpose Building and won by the Wisconsin Badgers track and field team. Unlike other AIAW-sponsored sports, there were not separate large and small college division championships for indoor track and field. At the championships, Sheila Calmese broke the American indoor record in the 300 yards, splitting 35.26 seconds.Wisconsin Wins Women's Track https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-wisconsin-wins-w/163165803/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch 16 January 2025 92 19 Mar 1978 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 track Missouri National Invitational Women's Indoor Championships https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-daily-tribune-college-track-mis/163110804/ Columbia Daily Tribune 15 January 2025 30 19 Mar 1978 Rank Team Points Wisconsin Badgers 59 Kansas Jayhawks 47 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 28 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers 27 5 Oklahoma Sooners 24 Kansas State Wildcats 7 Colorado Buffaloes 20 Maryland Terrapins 9 Temple Owls 16 Colorado State Rams Results Only results of finals are showneTrack eTN1978_05 https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/eTN1978_05.pdf Track and Field News January 11, 2025 College track MISSOURI INVITATIONAL Trials and semifinals https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-daily-tribune-college-track-mis/163110305/ Columbia Daily Tribune 15 January 2025 10 18 Mar 1978 + 60 yards Pl. Place Name Team Mark Deb Carter Truman Bulldogs 6.82 Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 6.86 Athlen Bowles Eastern Michigan Eagles 6.90 4 Hazel Lucas Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7.09 5 Karen Wilson Murray State Racers 7.10 6 Yvette Hyman Wisconsin Badgers 7.10 + 300 yards Pl. Place Name Team Mark Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 35.26 NR United States Cindy Tatum Nebraska Cornhuskers 35.59 Yvette Hyman Wisconsin Badgers 36.33 4 Linn Crieb Illinois Fighting Illini 36.59 5 Jane Dwyer Wisconsin Badgers 37.2 6 Tammy Richard Indiana State Sycamores 37.3 + 440 yards Pl. Place Name Team Mark Lorna Forde LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 54.48 Jackie Daniels Temple Owls 55.64 Jill Lancaster Oklahoma Sooners 56.7 4 Freda Hancock Kansas State Wildcats 57.06 5 Charmaine Kuhlman Kansas Jayhawks 57.24 6 Julie Seaton Nebraska Cornhuskers 57.4 + 600 yards Pl. Place Name Team Mark Lee Ballenger Colorado Buffaloes 1:22.12 Brenda Howard Wisconsin Badgers 1:24.29 Karen McDougall Eastern Michigan Eagles 1:24.78 4 Sue Tallard Wisconsin Badgers 1:27.29 + 880 yards Pl. Place Name Team Mark Siri Bjelland Oklahoma Sooners 2:11.88 Cindy Worcester Kansas State Wildcats 2:12.72 Cynthia Wuss Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2:15.77 4 Sally Rand Colorado State Rams 2:15.46 5 Connie Prince Kansas State Wildcats 2:16.3 6 Cynthia Cox Minnesota Golden Gophers 2:17.2 + 1000 yards Pl. Place Name Team Mark Donna Fox Nebraska Cornhuskers 2:33.58 Ellen Brewster Wisconsin Badgers 2:33.86 Suzie Houston Wisconsin Badgers 2:34.81 4 Cathy McMillin Kansas Jayhawks 2:38.34 5 Lisa Thomas Arkansas Razorbacks 2:40.2 + Mile run Pl. Place Name Team Mark Cathie Twomey Minnesota Golden Gophers 4:52.4 Suzie Houston Wisconsin Badgers 4:53.46 Susan North Illinois–Springfield Prairie Stars 4:55.5 4 Lynn Morin Wisconsin Badgers 4:56.05 5 Cindy Dixon Nebraska Cornhuskers 4:56.9 6 Michelle Brown Kansas State Wildcats NT + 2 miles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Dana Slater Colorado Buffaloes 10:20.0 Karen Diane Bridges Oklahoma State Cowgirls 10:24.92 Mary Kunkel Missouri Tigers 10:35.22 4 Lynn Morin Wisconsin Badgers 10:41.74 5 Anita Moyer Illinois Fighting Illini 10:43.6 6 Cathie Twomey Minnesota Golden Gophers 10:45.6 7 Linda Brownhttps://mutigers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/1978 1978 Track & Field Roster Mizzou Tigers Missouri Tigers 10:49.6 8 Diane Longtrack KWIC meet At Western Kentucky University https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-track-kwic-meet-at-w/163120288/ The Courier-Journal 15 January 2025 50 23 Apr 1978 Morehead State Eagles 10:50.7 9 Kim Dunlap Maryland Terrapins 10:55.8 + 60 yards hurdles Pl. Place Name Team Mark Debra Deutsch Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7.99 Julie Smithers Rutgers Scarlet Knights 8.04 Lori Lowrey Kansas Jayhawks 8.10 4 Carol Thompson Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 8.26 5 Gayle Harris WatkinsF-S graduate in 3 events at Nationals https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-franklin-favorite-f-s-graduate-in-3/191672400/ The Franklin Favorite (Franklin, Kentucky) 19 February 2026 4 19 May 1977 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 8.30 6 Nancy Kindig Nebraska Cornhuskers 8.31 + 4 × 440 yards relay Pl. Place Name Team Mark Melissa Hill rowspan=4 Maryland Terrapins 3:47.80 Marshell Davis Debbie Jackson Linda Miller rowspan=4 Temple Owls 3:52.72 Lorraine Davidson rowspan=4 Kansas State Wildcats 3:53.82 Cindy Worcester Jan Smith Wanda TrentCat women place sixth at Missouri Invitational https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-mercury-cat-women-place-sixth-at-mis/182517111/ The Manhattan Mercury 7 October 2025 9 19 Mar 1978 4 rowspan=4 Nebraska Cornhuskers 3:54.84 5 Yvette HymanWisconsin women win national track crown https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-wisconsin-women/179454849/ Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin) 22 August 2025 32 19 Mar 1978 rowspan=4 Wisconsin Badgers 3:55.8 Ellen Brewster Brenda Howard Sue Tallard 6 rowspan=4 Omaha Mavericks 3:58.6 + High jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Jalene Chase Maryland Terrapins 5 10 Shawn Corwin Kansas Jayhawks 5 7 Mary Grinaker Wisconsin Badgers 5 7 4 Beverly Washington Illinois Fighting Illini 5 5 5 Cindy Farrand Murray State Racers 5 5 Mary Anne Harrington Colorado State Rams Diane Villeneuve Morehead State Eagles Susan Simpkins Bates Bobcats Janelle Smalley Texas Tech Red Raiders + Long jump Pl. Place Name Team Mark Mary Anne Harrington Colorado State Rams 19 2.25 Charmaine Kuhlman Kansas Jayhawks 18 5.25 Patricia Miller Yale Bulldogs 18 4.25 4 Angie Bradley Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 17 11.75 5 Brenda Wilson Colorado State Rams 17 7.25 6 Georgi Morris Missouri Tigers 17 6.5 + Shot put Pl. Place Name Team Mark Jennifer Smit UTEP Miners 48 8 Cecil Hansen Oklahoma Sooners 47 1 Ann Turbyne Maine Black Bears 46 4.75 4 Branwen Smith Illinois–Springfield Prairie Stars 46 1.25 5 Ria Stalman UTEP Miners 46 0.5 6 Linda Long Kansas State Wildcats 45 0.75 See also Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships Indoor track and field 1978 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:1978 in women's sport of athletics Category:Track and field competitions in Missouri