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.

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.

Rank Team Points 59 47 28 27 24 20 16

Results Only results of finals are shown

+ 60 yards Name Team Mark Deb Carter 6.82 Sheila Calmese 6.86 Athlen Bowles 6.90 Hazel Lucas 7.09 Karen Wilson 7.10 Yvette Hyman 7.10

+ 300 yards Name Team Mark Sheila Calmese 35.26 Cindy Tatum 35.59 Yvette Hyman 36.33 Linn Crieb 36.59 Jane Dwyer 37.2 Tammy Richard 37.3

+ 440 yards Name Team Mark Lorna Forde 54.48 Jackie Daniels 55.64 Jill Lancaster 56.7 Freda Hancock 57.06 Charmaine Kuhlman 57.24 Julie Seaton 57.4

+ 600 yards Name Team Mark Lee Ballenger 1:22.12 Brenda Howard 1:24.29 Karen McDougall 1:24.78 Sue Tallard 1:27.29

+ 880 yards Name Team Mark Siri Bjelland 2:11.88 Cindy Worcester 2:12.72 Cynthia Wuss 2:15.77 Sally Rand 2:15.46 Connie Prince 2:16.3 Cynthia Cox 2:17.2

+ 1000 yards Name Team Mark Donna Fox 2:33.58 Ellen Brewster 2:33.86 Suzie Houston 2:34.81 Cathy McMillin 2:38.34 Lisa Thomas 2:40.2

+ Mile run Name Team Mark Cathie Twomey 4:52.4 Suzie Houston 4:53.46 Susan North 4:55.5 Lynn Morin 4:56.05 Cindy Dixon 4:56.9 Michelle Brown

+ 2 miles Name Team Mark Dana Slater 10:20.0 Karen Diane Bridges 10:24.92 Mary Kunkel 10:35.22 Lynn Morin 10:41.74 Anita Moyer 10:43.6 Cathie Twomey 10:45.6 Linda Brown 10:49.6 Diane Long 10:50.7 Kim Dunlap 10:55.8

+ 60 yards hurdles Name Team Mark Debra Deutsch 7.99 Julie Smithers 8.04 Lori Lowrey 8.10 Carol Thompson 8.26 Gayle Harris Watkins 8.30 Nancy Kindig 8.31

+ 4 × 440 yards relay Name Team Mark Melissa Hill rowspan=4 3:47.80 Marshell Davis Debbie Jackson Linda Miller rowspan=4 3:52.72 Lorraine Davidson rowspan=4 3:53.82 Cindy Worcester Jan Smith Wanda Trent rowspan=4 3:54.84 Yvette Hyman rowspan=4 3:55.8 Ellen Brewster Brenda Howard Sue Tallard rowspan=4 3:58.6

+ High jump Name Team Mark Jalene Chase Shawn Corwin Mary Grinaker Beverly Washington Cindy Farrand Mary Anne Harrington Diane Villeneuve Susan Simpkins Janelle Smalley

+ Long jump Name Team Mark Mary Anne Harrington Charmaine Kuhlman Patricia Miller Angie Bradley Brenda Wilson Georgi Morris

+ Shot put Name Team Mark Jennifer Smit Cecil Hansen Ann Turbyne Branwen Smith Ria Stalman Linda Long

See also

1978 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

References