1981 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 1981 AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships, also known as the EAIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships, were the 4th annual 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 13−14, 1981 in Pocatello, Idaho at the ASISU Minidome and won by the Virginia Cavaliers track and field team.

Unlike other AIAW-sponsored sports, there were not separate Division I, II, and III championships for indoor track and field. At the championships, Merlene Ottey set a world record in the indoor 300 meters.

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. Ties were decided by comparing each team's number of first-place finishes, followed by number of second-place finishes, going on until the tie is broken. Only top 10 teams are listed.

Rank Team Points 48 46 46 45 41 23 23 20 19 18

Results Only results of finals are shown

+ 60 meters Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey 7.24 Esmeralda Garcia 7.35 Lisa Thompson 7.41 Tara Mastin 7.48 Sherri Funn 7.51 Cheryl Gilliam 7.53

+ 300 meters Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey 35.83 Sharon Colyear 37.46 Robin Jackson 37.98 Normalee Murray 38.41 Cathy Rattray 39.15 Gail Stephens 40.42

+ 400 meters Name Team Mark Pam Moore 53.88 Lisa Garrett 54.07 Charmaine Crooks 54.19 Angela Wright 54.37 Gwen Murray 55.00 Annette Campbell 56.79

+ 600 meters Name Team Mark Delisa Walton 1:26.56 Pam Sedwick 1:28.82 Wanda Trent 1:30.20 Barbara Ennis 1:32.74 Jill Lancaster 1:32.76 Rosalyn Dunlap 1:42.42

+ 800 meters Name Team Mark Darlene Beckford 2:05.75 Joetta Clark 2:06.36 Maureen Houghton 2:13.16 Doriane Lambelet 2:34.73 Rochelle Collins

+ 1000 meters Name Team Mark Josephine White 2:43.33 Ilena Hocking 2:47.12 Margaret Coomber 2:47.25 Rose Thompson 2:48.52 Marie Simonsson 2:48.95 Diane Vetter 2:50.43 Deb Pihl 2:51.66 Tina Bengtsson 2:54.18 Susanne Fredrick 3:02.44

+ 1500 meters Name Team Mark Jill Haworth 4:25.20 Joan Hansen 4:26.53 Sue Shea 4:28.15 Linda Portasik 4:31.66 Jody Rittenhouse 4:37.89 Carleen Thon 4:39.0 Penny O'Brien 4:42.03 Linda Datlefsen 4:59.66

+ 3000 meters Name Team Mark Patricia Sharples 9:33.96 Kelly Spatz 9:34.59 Mary Rawe 9:35.84 Cindy Duarte 9:45.85 Aileen O'Connor 9:46.75 Debra Tavik 9:48.03 Nancy Scardioa 9:49.6 Judith McCrone 9:54.2 Liz Hjalmarsson Nan Doak Joan Hansen Mariana Dickerson Judy Parker Kim Bird Rebecca Cotta Karen Campbell

+ 5000 meters Name Team Mark Aileen O'Connor 16:33.6 Kim Schnurpfeil 16:38.0 Kellie Cathey 16:51.6 Kathy Mills 16:54.9 Darien Andrew 17:06.6 Marjorie Kaput 17:09.2 Margaret Cleary 17:17.7 Nancy Seeger 17:20.8 Judy Parker 17:22.7 Lisa Last 17:28.9 Nan Doak 17:32.4 Melanie Weaver 17:32.6 Letha Davis 17:35.8 Eileen Hornberger 17:48.9 Terry Ebanks 17:49.2 Zanetta Weber 17:49.5 Donna Ganly 17:54.0 Mary Jean Wright 18:24.7

+ 4 × 200 meters relay Name Team Mark Esmeralda Garcia rowspan=4 1:36.88 Marita Payne Alice Bennett Randy Givens Marva Fearon rowspan=4 1:37.55 Cheryl Innis Marilyn Gilliard June Griffith Rachel Clary rowspan=4 1:37.73 Cruz Ibarguen Tara Mastin Darlene Jefferson Benita Fitzgerald rowspan=4 1:37.82 Lisa Sherrill Sharrieffa Barksdale Paula Hines Cathy Barber rowspan=4 1:38.49 Antionette Browning Liz Browning Judy Richardson Venita McDavid rowspan=4 1:41.6 Gladys Boone Amy Whicker Lesvia Jackson

+ 4 × 400 meters relay Name Team Mark Marva Fearon rowspan=4 3:37.28 Cheryl Innis Marilyn Gilliard June Griffith Tammy Etienne rowspan=4 3:37.88 Julie Holmes Donna Sherfield Robbin Coleman Lisa Sherrill rowspan=4 3:38.88 Cathy Rattray Joetta Clark Delisa Walton Debbie Moss rowspan=4 3:40.57 Angie Wright Scooby Golden Marita Payne Leisa Biggers rowspan=4 3:43.86 Bea Reese Zenobia Haynes Jeanine Brown Normalee Murray rowspan=4 3:47.20 Tami Essington Cheryl Zajic Merlene Ottey

+ 4 × 800 meters relay Name Team Mark Sue Beischel rowspan=4 8:44.26 Maryann Brunner Ellen Brewster Sue Spaltohlz Tami Essington rowspan=4 8:44.63 Lisa Kramer Pam Schubarth Sara Stricker Sue Shea rowspan=4 8:47.02 Lisa Maree Pat Bradley Jennifer Whitfield Tammy Etienne rowspan=4 8:48.65 Ann Morell Felecia Anderson Robbin Coleman Vivian Scruggs rowspan=4 8:48.83 Linda Nicholson Marisa Schmitt Jill Haworth Sara Cashen rowspan=4 8:54.18 Marya Small Joanne Sincero Christine Mullen Penny Fales rowspan=4 8:56.39 Patricia Murane Dorene Startare Mary Rawe Penny O'Brien rowspan=4 8:57.94 Denise Camarigg Julie Williams Kay Stormo Carol Sames rowspan=4 8:58.40 Jill Lancaster Siri Bielland Maureen Houghton Alverretta Pitts rowspan=4 9:19.00 Denise Marini Donna Campbell Nancy Robinson Karen Sanford rowspan=4 9:22.00 Laura Anderson Stephenie Paine Jaunita Neff

+ Distance medley relay Name Team Mark Wren Schafer rowspan=4 11:24.04 Sumetia Wells Diane Vetter Christine McMeekin Vivian Scruggs rowspan=4 11:26.80 Brenda Brown Linda Nicholson Jill Haworth Pam Sedwick rowspan=4 11:30.60 Judi Brown Ann Pewe Kelly Spatz Penny Fales rowspan=4 11:32.47 Tammie Hart Doreen Startare Mary Rawe Carol Sames rowspan=4 11:32.56 Felicia Moore Siri Bielland Kellie Cathey Sue Spaltohlz rowspan=4 11:36.02 Pam Moore Ellen Brewster Suzie Houston Jennifer Whitfield rowspan=4 11:38.83 Pat Bradley Lisa Maree Sue Shea Holly Straight rowspan=4 11:40.58 Judy Richardson Denise Kiernan Bernadette Madigan Kay Stormo rowspan=4 11:47.97 Chris Davenport Julie Williams Penny O'Brien Mara Small rowspan=4 11:49.54 Joanne Sincero Christine Mullen Pia Palladino Sherry Thomas rowspan=4 12:04.91 Wanda Trent Janet LeValley Deborah Pihl Margaret Smith rowspan=4 12:26.46 Lynn Biggs Linda Seale Mary Kunkle

+ High jump Name Team Mark Coleen Reinstra 1.91 m Sharon Burrill 1.84 m Edith Childress 1.81 m Anne Erpenbeck 1.81 m Dale Thelma Wallace Peggy Stewart 1.78 m Maria Betioli 1.78 m Ellie Hayden 1.78 m Karen Krawiec 1.75 m Joan Brochaus 1.75 m Anneke Magandans 1.75 m Patsy Walker 1.75 m Inge-Lisa Christiensen 1.72 m Sally McCarthy Renee Nickles 1.72 m Cathy Seybold 1.67 m

+ Long jump Name Team Mark Pat Johnson 6.40 m Esmeralda Garcia 6.33 m Donna Thomas 6.27 m Alice Bennett 6.20 m Pamela Donald 6.17 m Ann Meacham 6.16 m Gayle Brandon 6.14 m Kathy Rankin 6.07 m Vivian Riddick 5.94 m Sharon Moultrie 5.93 m Becky Jo Kaiser 5.89 m Esther Otieno 5.88 m Elizabeth Miller 5.88 m Halycon McKnight 5.87 m Robin Taylor 5.77 m Tonya Brown 5.77 m Lisa Anne Staton 5.77 m Lorrie Thornton 5.71 m Rene Rochester 5.63 m Sharrieffa Barksdale 5.57 m Dawn Renee Mann 5.53 m Jeanette Williams 5.37 m BJ Eldridge 5.19 m

+ Shot put Name Team Mark Meg Ritchie 16.82 m Marita Walton 16.56 m Cecil Hansen 16.42 m Rosemary Hauch 16.22 m Elaine Sobansky 16.08 m Ria Stalman 15.68 m Cindy Crapper 15.55 m Sandy Burke 15.47 m Ramona Pagel 15.18 m Oneita Davis 14.98 m Lisa Ferry 14.96 m Carol Cady 14.89 m Annie McElroy 14.71 m Deborah Moore 14.28 m Sharon Mitnik 14.20 m Nadine Cox 14.03 m Debra Pryor 14.01 m Karen Wood 13.80 m Sharon Lotmore 13.66 m Jo Beth Palmer 13.61 m Janice Stucky 13.48 m

+ Pentathlon Name Team Mark Patsy Walker 4215 pts Susan Brownell 4131 pts Juanita Alson 4060 pts Nancy Kindig 4001 pts Myrtle Chester 3942 pts Kim Hagger 3781 pts Cathy Seybold 3688 pts Vivian Estes Eschavarria 3463 pts Wendy Limbaugh 1395 pts

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