1980 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships


The 1980 AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships were the first official Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of women's collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States. They were contested March 7−8, 1980 in Columbia, Missouri at the Hearnes Multipurpose Building and won by the UTEP Miners track and field team.
Unlike most AIAW-sponsored sports, there were not separate Division I, II, and III championships for indoor track and field. Held for the first two years as an invitational, the meet gained its official national championship status in 1980; it was referred to as a "de facto" championship for the preceding years.
The meeting was criticized for not including the 1500 m or mile run events. The 600 m heats were actually held over a shorter distance of 564 meters due to mis-measuring the start and end points, making the times ineligible for records, though the finals were held over the correct distance. The original winner of the 4 × 440 yards relay Texas Woman's University was disqualified due to their runner Leleith Hodges wearing a T-shirt instead of the school jersey.

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.
RankTeamPoints
40
25
24
24
22
20
18
18
17
16

Results

Only results of finals are shown
NameTeamMark
Leleith Hodges7.38
Maria Parsons7.50
Lori Dowers7.50
Stephanie Hightower7.51
Carmen Rivers7.52
Merlene Ottey7.53
Diane Williams7.77
Becky Jo Kaiser7.78

NameTeamMark
Merlene Ottey37.13
Ruth Simpson38.25
Wanda Hooker38.56
Maria Parsons38.59
Jeanine Brown38.68
Beverly Kearney39.05
Pam Moore39.32
Cheryl Gilliam39.37

NameTeamMark
Chris Mullen1:28.77
Rosalyn Dunlap1:30.11
Marie Dwyer1:30.15
Diann Ousley1:30.25
Denis Peynado1:31.38
Laura Ferguson1:32.74
Jennie Gorham
Kim Thomas

NameTeamMark
Chris Mullen2:43.83
Ileana Hocking2:44.49
Dana Glidden2:45.41
Brigid Leddy2:46.33
Jacqueline Richards2:47.05
Rose Thomson2:47.93
Marie Simonsson2:48.4
Patti Douglas2:50.7

NameTeamMark
Deborah Pearson6:04.79
Mary Rawe6:05.67
Suzie Houston6:06.13
Michelle Brown6:08.56
Eryn Forbes6:09.55
Patsy Sharples6:10.94
Rose Thomson6:13.9
Lauri Adams6:17.3

NameTeamMark
Eileen Hornberger16:28.58
Donna Gathje16:34.07
Rocky Racette16:39.65
Pia Palladina16:40.46
Peggy Cleary16:45.24
Heather Carmichael16:50.61
Melanie Weaver16:51.1
Kelly Spatz16:51.7
Jill Molen16:55.7
Brenda Saunders16:57.2
Alanna McCarthy17:00.9
Cynthia Wadsworth17:04.4
Barbara Sabitus17:05.0
Carolyn Ihrig17:07.3
Lorie Scott17:10.4
Mary Seybold17:15.9
Cathy Saxon17:19.2
Lisa Berry17:21.6
Sue Richardson17:26.0
Martha Stinson17:30.4
Mary Walsh17:31.6
Wendy Burman17:35.0
Sally Zook17:35.7
Colleen Hillery17:37.9
Ann Bischoff17:57.0

NameTeamMark
Stephanie Hightower8.19
Sharon Colyear8.23
Karen Wechsler8.46
Debra Deutsch8.48
Pam Page8.62
Julie Smithers8.76
Linda Bourn8.80
Kim Whitehead8.81

NameTeamMark
Maria Parsonsrowspan=4 1:38.92
Roberta Belle-1:38.92
Evalene Hatcher-1:38.92
Nellie Bullock-1:38.92
Pat Dunlaprowspan=4 1:39.92
Lorraine Ray-1:39.92
Lori Lewis-1:39.92
Pam Rodgers-1:39.92
Edna Brownrowspan=4 1:40.88
Amy Whicker-1:40.88
Lesvia Jackson-1:40.88
Gladys Boone-1:40.88
Amy Dunloprowspan=4 1:41.24
Yvette Hyman-1:41.24
Pat Johnson-1:41.24
Pam Moore-1:41.24
Beverly Romanrowspan=4 1:41.37
Leslie Palmer-1:41.37
Linda Miller-1:41.37
Leola Toomer-1:41.37
Normalee Murrayrowspan=4 1:42.0
Cindy Tatum-1:42.0
Jennie Gorham-1:42.0
Merlene Ottey-1:42.0
rowspan=4 1:42.5
-1:42.5
-1:42.5
-1:42.5
rowspan=4
-
-
-

NameTeamMark
Carman Riversrowspan=4 3:44.99
Esther Otieno-3:44.99
Turus Van Amstel-3:44.99
Jeanine Brown-3:44.99
Pat Dunlaprowspan=4 3:45.21
Susan Seebers-3:45.21
Lori Lewis-3:45.21
Pam Rodgers-3:45.21
Debra Pinnixrowspan=4 3:45.29
Joan Bennett-3:45.29
Ileana Hocking-3:45.29
Julie Bergeron-3:45.29
Normalee Murrayrowspan=4 3:47.08
Janet Bates-3:47.08
Julie Seaton-3:47.08
Jennie Gorham-3:47.08
Ellen Howardrowspan=4 3:48.22
Gladys Boone-3:48.22
Amy Whicker-3:48.22
Edna Brown-3:48.22
Gloria Russellrowspan=4 3:50.67
Linda Bedford-3:50.67
Lisa Sparks-3:50.67
Diann Ousley-3:50.67
rowspan=4 3:52.6
-3:52.6
-3:52.6
-3:52.6
rowspan=4 3:56.4
-3:56.4
-3:56.4
-3:56.4

NameTeamMark
Jennifer Whitfieldrowspan=4 11:29.3
Amelia Cain-11:29.3
Suzanne Shea-11:29.3
Brigid Leddy-11:29.3
rowspan=4 11:31.7
-11:31.7
-11:31.7
-11:31.7
rowspan=4 11:32.2
-11:32.2
-11:32.2
-11:32.2
Pam Moorerowspan=4 11:33.9
Ellen Brewster-11:33.9
Suzie Houston-11:33.9
Rose Thomson-11:33.9
Mary Rawerowspan=4 11:43.9
Debbie Lewis-11:43.9
Penny Fales-11:43.9
Heather Carmichael-11:43.9
rowspan=4 11:46.2
-11:46.2
-11:46.2
-11:46.2
rowspan=4 11:48.0
-11:48.0
-11:48.0
-11:48.0
rowspan=4 11:52.7
-11:52.7
-11:52.7
-11:52.7
rowspan=4 11:53.6
-11:53.6
-11:53.6
-11:53.6
rowspan=4 11:55.8
-11:55.8
-11:55.8
-11:55.8
rowspan=4 11:58.8
-11:58.8
-11:58.8
-11:58.8
rowspan=4 12:01.4
-12:01.4
-12:01.4
-12:01.4
rowspan=4 12:03.5
-12:03.5
-12:03.5
-12:03.5
rowspan=4 12:07.0
-12:07.0
-12:07.0
-12:07.0
rowspan=4 12:09.3
-12:09.3
-12:09.3
-12:09.3
rowspan=4 12:10.6
-12:10.6
-12:10.6
-12:10.6
rowspan=4 12:11.3
-12:11.3
-12:11.3
-12:11.3
rowspan=4 12:14.4
-12:14.4
-12:14.4
-12:14.4
rowspan=4 12:16.5
-12:16.5
-12:16.5
-12:16.5

NameTeamMark
Paula Girven
Sharon Burrill
Maria Betioli
Jalene Chase
Sally McCarthy
Ann Erpenbeck
Helen Ogar
Nancy Steiner

NameTeamMark
Pat Johnson
Becky Jo Kaiser
Pat Miller
Amy Davis
Angie Bradley
Shonel Ferguson
Themis Zambrzycki
Ether Otieno

NameTeamMark
Jill Stenwall
Sandy Burke
Jennifer Smit
Marita Walton
Onelthea Davis
Annette Bohach
Rosario Ramos
Carrie Albano

NameTeamMark
Themis Zambrzycki4104 pts
Susan Brownell3999 pts
Nora Araujo3900 pts
Sande Lambert3830 pts
Satu Jaaskelainen3821 pts
Brenda Wilson3819 pts
Peggy Travis3761 pts
Theresa Jaeger3749 pts
Lynn Adams3721 pts
Nancy Kindig3700 pts
Wendy Limbaugh3669 pts
Karen Brennan3649 pts
Sonda Obermeir3630 pts
Juanita Alson3595 pts
Mary Grinaker3497 pts
Donna Tiegs3370 pts