1978 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1978 AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 10th annual Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of women's collegiate outdoor track and field events in the United States. They were contested May 25−27, 1978 in Knoxville, Tennessee by host University of Tennessee. There were not separate AIAW Division I, II, and III championships for outdoor track and field until 1981.

More than 70 schools and 600 athletes participated. The 1978 championships were the first to use metric distances for all events including relays. The meeting was highlighted by a 5000 m world record from Kathy Mills, who won the 3000 m and 5000 m for Penn State University.

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 58 47 43 41 39 34 33 32 28 20

Results Only results of finals are shown

+ 100 m Name Team Mark Leleith Hodges 11.18 Evelyn Ashford 11.42 Sheila Calmese 11.58 Gail Douglas 11.75 Debra Carter 11.76 Brenda Calhoun 11.89 Andrea Lynch Rhonda Brady Kathey Crawford

+ 200 m Name Team Mark Evelyn Ashford 22.91 Rosalyn Bryant 23.33 Liz Young 23.54 Sheila Calmese 23.58 Lorna Forde 23.59 Patricia Jackson 23.74 Marie Nickson 24.33 Cynthia Mills 24.45 Andrea Lynch

+ 400 m Name Team Mark Rosalyn Bryant 50.93 Lorna Forde 52.07 Patricia Jackson 52.12 Essie Kelley 52.52 Kim Thomas 52.95 Yolanda Rich 53.43 Mary Harvey Paulette Clagon Avis Mailey

+ 800 m Name Team Mark Kathy Weston 2:05.6 Lee Ballenger 2:06.0 Deb Vetter 2:06.5 Susan Vigil 2:07.9 Marcia Romesser 2:08.7 Cindy Ashby 2:08.9 Kathy Costello Rosemarie Giampalmo Penny Fales

+ 1500 m Name Team Mark Deb Vetter 4:16.1 Debbie Pearson Mitchell 4:17.3 Doreen Ennis 4:20.0 Margaret Groos 4:22.6 Suzie Houston 4:23.5 Brenda Webb 4:25.5 Diane Vetter Kate Keyes Kathy Byrnes Joyce Urish Cindy Dixon

+ 3000 m Name Team Mark Kathy Mills 9:08.1 Kris Bankes 9:19.0 Ellison Goodall 9:19.3 Sue Kinsey 9:19.4 Julie Shea 9:29.3 Susan Schaefer 9:31.5 Debbie Quatier 9:33.3 Cathie Twomey 9:40.1 Carrie Craven 9:46.0 Katy Mountain 9:46.8 Lynn Lashley 10:30.2

+ 5000 m Name Team Mark Kathy Mills 15:35.5 Julie Brown 15:59.9 Sue Kinsey 16:00.4 Ellison Goodall 16:02.2 Susan Schaefer 16:05.9 Julie Shea 16:10.3 Kris Bankes 16:12.0 Brenda Webb Debbie Quatier Valerie Ford

+ 100 m hurdles Name Team Mark Patty Van Wolvelaere 13.14 Modupe Oshikoya 13.49 Stephanie Hightower 13.50 Brenda Calhoun 13.50 Rhonda Brady 13.80 Mitzi McMillin 13.95

+ 400 m hurdles Name Team Mark Debbie Esser 57.85 Denise Waddy 58.62 Collette Winlock 58.70 Sandra Souza 58.81 Debra Melrose 59.58 Ellie Mahal 59.70 Carolyn Brinkley 1:00.28 Betty Spencer Mary Shirk

+ 4 × 100 m relay Name Team Mark Kathey Crawford rowspan=4 45.40 Brenda Calhoun Denise Waddy Val Boyer rowspan=4 45.41 rowspan=4 45.60 rowspan=4 45.72 Gail Douglas rowspan=4 45.78 Patty Van Wolvelaere Mitzi McMillin Rosetta Birt rowspan=4 45.79 rowspan=4 46.13 rowspan=4 46.78 Gina Hendy rowspan=4 56.79 Patsy Walker Lsa Gourdine Evelyn Ashford

+ 4 × 400 m relay Name Team Mark Debra Melrose rowspan=4 3:34.9 Essie Kelley Angela Dudly Patricia Jackson rowspan=4 3:38.5 rowspan=4 3:39.1 rowspan=4 3:39.6 rowspan=4 3:40.0 rowspan=4 3:40.4 June Griffith Patsy Walker rowspan=4 3:40.5 Gina Hendy Lisa Gourdine Debbie Roberson rowspan=4 3:41.2 rowspan=4 3:42.5

+ 4 × 800 m relay Name Team Mark Marcia Romesser rowspan=4 Roma Antoniewicz Kathy Costello Kathy Weston rowspan=4 8:35.4 Deb Vetter Kathy Byrnes rowspan=4 8:41.1 Sandy Miller Penny Fales Lea Ventura rowspan=4 8:46.2 Marty Billingsley rowspan=4 8:46.5 Suzie Houston Sue Tallard Ellen Brewster rowspan=4 8:49.9

+ Sprint medley relay Name Team Mark Valerie Milan rowspan=4 1:37.8 Yolanda Rich Cynthia Mills Rosalyn Bryant rowspan=4 1:37.8 Evelyn Ashford rowspan=4 1:39.7 Debbie Roberson rowspan=4 1:40.9 Kathey Crawford rowspan=4 1:41.1 Rhonda Brady Debra Carson Denise Waddy rowspan=4 1:43.2

+ High jump Name Team Mark Louise Ritter Paula Girven Pam Spencer Maggie Garrison Beverly Washington Marilyn Dubbs Joane MacLeod Theresa Kaliszewski Bridgette Bittner Fern Simon Sharon Carroll Joni Huntley

+ Long jump Name Team Mark Modupe Oshikoya June Griffith Jodi Anderson Lorraine Ray Sherron Walker Shonel Ferguson Debra Carson Celeste Johnson Mitzi McMillin

+ Shot put Name Team Mark Jennifer Smit Kathy Devine Caryl Van Pelt Emily Dole Lorna Griffin Jill Stenwall Deanna Patrick Cecil Hansen Ria Stalman

+ Discus throw Name Team Mark Ria Stalman Jane Haist Lorna Griffin Julie Hansen Jackie Gordon Karen Marshall Betty Bogers Marcia Mecklenburg Sara La Borde Lucy Nieman

+ Javelin throw Name Team Mark Kathy Sulinski Celeste Wilkinson Donna O'Carroll Kari Camarigg Jeanne Eggart Nancy Townsend Donna Branch Carmen Scherich Renne Lambrecht Sue Visconage Lisa Van Benthem Ross

+ Pentathlon Name Team Mark Themis Zambrzycki 4279 pts Linda Cornelius 4052 pts Dana Collins 4008 pts Heidi Hertz 3885 pts Joan Russell 3872 pts Nancy Kindig 3866 pts Teri Seippel 3864 pts

See also

1978 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships 1978 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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