1981 AIAW Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1981 AIAW Division I Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 13th 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 28−30, 1981 in Austin, Texas by host University of Texas at Austin.

The University of Tennessee upset the University of California at Los Angeles to win the team title. They were said to have been helped by some top rivals not competing or getting injured at the meet. Benita Fitzgerald helped score 24 points for the Volunteers after winning the 100 m hurdles and sprint medley relay.

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 61 57 40 37 36 34 30 24 22

Results Only results of finals are shown

+ 100 m Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey 11.20 Leleith Hodges 11.24 Jeanette Bolden 11.23 Benita Fitzgerald 11.54 Esmeralda Garcia 11.55 Jennifer Innis 11.68 Lisa Thompson 11.85 Tara Mastin 11.86

+ 200 m Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey 22.78 Florence Griffith 23.11 Randy Givens 23.72 Michelle Matthias 23.77 Jeanine Brown 23.80 Melanie Batiste 24.01 Cheryl Gilliam 24.14 Lisa Thompson

+ 400 m Name Team Mark Jackie Pusey 51.85 Marita Payne 52.01 Arlise Emerson 52.49 Cathy Rattray 52.84 Robbin Coleman 52.92 Angela Wright 53.11 Oralee Fowler 53.48 Charmaine Crooks

+ 800 m Name Team Mark Leann Warren 2:06.07 Delisa Walton 2:08.37 Joetta Clark 2:08.79 Doriane Lambelet 2:09.21 Catherine Baker 2:09.45 Terry Pioli 2:09.78 Revah Knight 2:11.04 Ranza Clark 2:12.04

+ 1500 m Name Team Mark Leann Warren 4:15.00 Monica Joyce 4:16.15 Mary Rawe 4:17.05 Linda Goen 4:17.59 Sandra Gregg 4:18.31 Sheila Ralston 4:18.76 Patricia Murnane 4:19.83 Jill Haworth Rose Thomson Andrea Marek Suzie Houston Margaret Coomber

+ 3000 m Name Team Mark Regina Joyce 9:00.2 Joan Hansen 9:09.5 Suzanne Girard 9:23.6 Cindy Duarte 9:23.9 Cynthia Schmandt 9:25.9 Lisa O'Dea 9:29.9 Suzie Houston 9:32.0 Pia Palladino 9:32.4 Sandra Cullinane 9:33.1 Constance Case 9:33.8 Sue Overby Darcy Tomlinson 9:35.4 Karen Campbell 9:35.9 Mary Wright 9:38.3 Rose Thomson 9:44.2 Melanie Weaver 9:52.4

+ 5000 m Name Team Mark Julie Shea 16:11.04 Mary Shea 16:16.02 Betty Jo Springs 16:18.76 Patsy Sharples 16:25.88 Susan Schaefer 16:28.43 Eryn Forbes 16:29.52 Kathy Bryant 16:31.59 Letha Davis 16:39.60 Kelly Spatz 16:42.72 Margaret Cleary 16:45.99 Marjorie Kaput 16:56.15 Nan Doak 16:59.71 Rochelle Racette 17:04.27 Ellen Lyons 17:06.72 Lisa Last 17:12.06 Lindy Nelson 17:12.42 Marta Wilson 17:19.81 Kristen O'Connoll

+ 10,000 m Name Team Mark Aileen O'Connor 33:28.20 Patsy Sharples 33:34.85 Midde Hamrin 33:37.48 Betty Jo Springs 33:39.77 Glenys Quick 33:57.82 Judi St. Hilaire 34:09.49 Mary Shea 34:13.30 Darien Andreau 34:47.50 Letha Davis 34:51.20 Nancy Seeger 34:56.60 Kim Schnurpfeil 34:58.00 Elizabeth Baker 35:17.74 Kellie Cathey 35:22.76 Ellen Lyons 35:22.94 Anne Schiavone 35:29.16 Michele Aubuchon 35:30.83 Linda McLennan 35:40.58 Bonnie Tamis 35:42.29 Mary Stepka 35:51.67 Jill Washburn 36:04.49 Maria Trujillo 36:05.20 Deborah Ulian 36:21.52 Ellen O'Malley Michele Bush

+ 100 m hurdles Name Team Mark Benita Fitzgerald 13.12 Candy Young 13.37 Linda Weekly 13.38 Kim Turner 13.39 Brenda Calhoun 13.66 Lori Dinello 13.73 Kim Willis 13.77 Gwen Poss 13.78

+ 400 m hurdles Name Team Mark Tammy Etienne 57.10 Edna Brown 57.99 Vivian Scruggs 58.69 Ellen Smith 58.75 Jill Lancaster 59.03 Denise Waddy 59.12 Dana Wright 1:00.20 Almetha Roland 1:00.30

+ 4 × 100 m relay Name Team Mark Esmeralda Garcia rowspan=4 44.35 Marita Payne Alice Bennett Randy Givens Jeanette Bolden rowspan=4 44.49 Sherri Howard Florence Griffith Missy Jerald Leleith Hodges rowspan=4 44.95 Frances Punch Karen Holmes Ruth Simpson Jennifer Innis rowspan=4 45.15 Sandra Howard Smith Jackie Pusey Charlotte Zepherin rowspan=4 45.63 Amanda Fields Peggy Mallory Michelle Matthias Rhonda Yancey rowspan=4 46.05 Janet Dodson Evalene Hatcher Roberta Belle Esther Otieno rowspan=4 46.11 Doreen Hayward Nendra Simpson Jeanine Brown Val Boyer rowspan=4 46.15 Anna Van Jocelyn Bentley Brenda Calhoun

+ 4 × 400 m relay Name Team Mark Cathy Rattray rowspan=4 3:31.70 Sharrieffa Barksdale Joetta Clark Delisa Walton Cindy Cumbess rowspan=4 3:32.08 Sherri Howard Arlise Emerson Oralee Fowler Melanie Batiste rowspan=4 3:34.13 Rhonda Massey Lena Fritzson Grace Bakari Angela Wright rowspan=4 3:34.80 Scooby Golden Janette Wood Marita Payne Tammy Etienne rowspan=4 3:36.73 Julie Holmes Donna Sherfield Robbin Coleman Felicia Moore rowspan=4 3:38.05 Maureen Houghton Annette Campbell Jill Lancaster Brenda Brown rowspan=4 3:40.97 Vivian Scruggs Karen Hatchett Lisa Garrett Jan Dixon rowspan=4 3:41.05 Willetta Page Cheryl Cook Evalene Hatcher

+ 4 × 800 m relay Name Team Mark Sue Beischel rowspan=4 8:53.44 Maryann Brunner Ellen Brewster Sue Spaltholz Wren Schafer rowspan=4 8:59.14 Patty McCarthy Christine McMeekin Diane Vetter Sara Stricker rowspan=4 9:02.80 Lisa Kramer Pam Schubarth Tami Essington Linda Nicholson rowspan=4 9:03.83 Vivan Scruggs Mary Waller Jill Haworth Lana Zimmerman rowspan=4 9:04.09 Francine Gilmore Michelle Gross Tina Bengston Deb Pihl rowspan=4 9:05.74 Janel LeValley Sherry Thomas Wanda Trent Felicia Anderson rowspan=4 9:14.18 Heidi Hansen Maryanne Pils Ann Morell Penny O'Brien rowspan=4 9:16.94 Denise Camarigg Julie Williams Kay Stormo

+ Sprint medley relay Name Team Mark Sharrieffa Barksdale rowspan=4 1:36.70 Cathy Rattray Benita Fitzgerald Delisa Walton Missy Jerald rowspan=4 1:37.41 Jeanette Bolden Florence Griffith Sherri Howard Bowie rowspan=4 1:39.06 Sandra Howard Jennifer Innis Jackie Pusey Rhonda Yancey rowspan=4 1:39.35 Janet Dodson Nellie Bullock Roberta Belle Bea Reese rowspan=4 1:39.42 Doreen Hayward Jeanine Brown Charmaine Crooks Esmeralda Garcia rowspan=4 1:40.09 Alice Bennett Randy Givens Marita Payne Julie Bergeron rowspan=4 1:41.96 Joan Bennett Debra Pinnix Smith Brenda Calhoun rowspan=4 1:42.80 Jocelyn Bentley Val Boyer Sharon Acker

+ High jump Name Team Mark Coleen Reinstra 1.83 m Maria Betioli 1.80 m Ann Bair Louise Ritter Disa Gisladottir 1.80 m Maggie Garrison 1.80 m Phyllis Bluntson Carolyn Forde 1.80 m Patricia Stafford 1.75 m Sharon Burrill 1.75 m Sybil Reddick Anne Erpenbeck

+ Long jump Name Team Mark Donna Thomas 6.34 m Esmeralda Garcia 6.31 m Pat Johnson 6.25 m Esther Otieno 6.05 m Evalene Hatcher 6.02 m Sharon Moultrie 5.85 m Becky Jo Kaiser 5.84 m Kathy Rankins 5.74 m Michelle Kelly 5.65 m Alice Bennett 5.64 m Tudie McKnight 5.55 m Jennifer Innis 5.50 m

+ Shot put Name Team Mark Meg Ritchie 17.40 m Rosemarie Hauch 16.38 m Sandy Burke 16.14 m Elaine Sobansky 16.10 m Ramona Pagel 15.90 m Cecil Hansen 15.85 m Oneithea Davis 15.34 m Ria Stalman 15.33 m Cindy Crapper 15.03 m Caryl Van Pelt 14.99 m Susie Ray 14.85 m Carol Cady 14.30 m

+ Discus throw Name Team Mark Ria Stalman 60.44 m Meg Ritchie 56.34 m Leslie Deniz 53.12 m Laura Messner 49.96 m Penny Neer 49.86 m Victoria Bowman 49.70 m Carol Cady 49.00 m Pat Herrington 48.80 m Leslie Hoerner 48.42 m Karen McDonald 43.88 m Betty Bogers 42.66 m Pat Shaw 42.56 m

+ Javelin throw Name Team Mark Sally Harmon 54.26 m Sue Gibson 53.58 m Dana Olson 52.86 m Mary Osborne 51.72 m Jacque Nelson 51.56 m Lorri Kokkola 50.56 m Jeanne Eggart 49.82 m Debbie Williams 48.40 m Donna Mayhew 48.36 m Marilyn Senz 48.32 m Deanna Carr 46.36 m Cheryl Novak 44.94 m

+ Heptathlon Name Team Mark Patsy Walker 5662 pts Nancy Kindig 5585 pts Jackie Joyner 5578 pts Cynthia Greiner 5420 pts Carrie McLaughlin 5372 pts Susan Brownell 5311 pts Kerry Zwart 5228 pts Myrtle Chester 5189 pts Debra Deutsch 5041 pts Karen Roth 4875 pts Sonya Crowther 4837 pts Rene Nickles 4654 pts Sondra Obermeier 3553 pts Tonya Alston

See also

1981 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships 1981 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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