1976 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1976 AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 8th annual Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of women's collegiate track and field events in the United States. They were contested May 13−15, 1976 in Manhattan, Kansas by host Kansas State University.^[1] There were not separate AIAW Division I, II, and III championships for outdoor track and field until 1981.

1976 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	May 13–15, 1976
Host city	Manhattan, Kansas Kansas State University
← 1975 1977 →

Prairie View A&M University won the team title despite rainy weather. On the first day of competition, Peg Neppel set a world record in the 3-mile run with a 15:41.69 time.^[2]

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.^[3]

Rank	Team	Points
	Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers	60
	Seattle Pacific Falcons	51
	Iowa State Cyclones	50
4th	Colorado State Rams	38
5th	Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles	37
6th	Kansas State Wildcats	28
7th	Texas Woman's Pioneers	21
8th	UCLA Bruins	19
9th	Florida Gators	18
10th	Penn State Nittany Lions	16

Results

• Only results of finals are shown^[1][4][2]

100 m Pl. Name Team Mark Rosalyn Bryant Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 11.53 Evelyn Ashford UCLA Bruins 11.60 Rose Allwood Florida Gators 11.61 4th Sandra Howard Cal State Northridge Matadors 11.62 5th Carol Cummings Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 11.63 6th Mary LeBlanc Texas Woman's Pioneers 11.70 7th Pam Riggs[5] Central Washington Wildcats 11.78 8th Pat Blackburn[6] Kentucky Wildcats 11.87

200 m Pl. Name Team Mark Rosalyn Bryant Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 23.70 Pam Greene Colorado State Rams 23.75 Carol Cummings Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 23.89 4th Michele McMillan Brooklyn Bulldogs 24.15 5th Jane Oas Minnesota Golden Gophers 24.30 6th Beverly Day Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 24.39

400 m Pl. Name Team Mark Shirley Williams Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 53.21 Yolanda Rich Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 54.32 Arthurene Gainer Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 54.89 4th Jane Oas Minnesota Golden Gophers 54.90 5th Beverly Day Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 54.99 6th Michele McMillan Brooklyn Bulldogs 55.78 7th Sharon Canda[7] Willamette Bearcats 56.19

800 m Pl. Name Team Mark Wendy Knudson Colorado State Rams 2:01.54 Marilyn Carlson Central Missouri Jennies 2:06.49 Liane Swegle Seattle Redhawks 2:07.52 4th Susan Vigil New Mexico Lobos 2:08.99 5th Sue Griffith Seattle Pacific Falcons 2:09.96 6th Swee Lee Chee Redlands Bulldogs 2:10.07

1500 m Pl. Name Team Mark Wendy Knudson Colorado State Rams 4:24.09 Kris Bankes Penn State Nittany Lions 4:30.47 Brenda Webb Wright State Raiders 4:30.87 4th Sue Kinsey Cal State Northridge Matadors 4:31.17 5th Joyce Urish Kansas State Wildcats 4:32.25 6th Cathie Twomey Minnesota Golden Gophers 4:37.27

2 miles Pl. Name Team Mark Peg Neppel Iowa State Cyclones 10:22.53 Teri Anderson Kansas State Wildcats 10:32.05 Kris Bankes Penn State Nittany Lions 10:32.70 4th Tena Anex UC Davis Aggies 10:37.13 5th Karen Cramond New Mexico Lobos 10:38.15 6th Carol Cook Iowa State Cyclones 10:44.55

3 miles Pl. Name Team Mark Peg Neppel Iowa State Cyclones 15:41.69 WR Brenda Webb Wright State Raiders 15:49.84 Karen Grammond New Mexico Lobos 16:16.7 4th Carol Cook Iowa State Cyclones 16:30.5 5th Liz Berry Penn State Nittany Lions 16:46.7 6th Laurel Miller Seattle Pacific Falcons 16:56.2

100 m hurdles Pl. Name Team Mark Carol Thomas Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 13.88 Janet Benford Cal Poly Mustangs 14.00 Mary Ayers Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 14.06 4th Lorraine Tummings Brooklyn Bulldogs 14.32 5th Mary Officer Oregon Ducks 14.54 6th Debbie Esser Iowa State Cyclones 14.65

400 m hurdles Pl. Name Team Mark Debbie Esser Iowa State Cyclones 59.29 Denise Anderson Seattle Pacific Falcons 1:01.99 Mary Ayers Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 1:02.93 4th Debbie Romsek Bowling Green Falcons 1:03.19 5th Georgia Evans Texas Woman's Pioneers 1:04.49 6th Michele Hopper Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 1:04.85

4 × 110 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark Shirley Williams Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 46.09 Mary Ayers Beverly Day Carol Cummings Texas Woman's Pioneers 47.47 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 47.84 4th Oregon Ducks 48.24 5th Pat Blackburn[6] Kentucky Wildcats 48.46 Vicki Noger[6] Tina Hill[6] Ruth Stewart[6] 6th Bo Williams[8] Wisconsin Badgers 48.65 Sue Tallard[8] Gilda Hudson[8] Randee Burke[8] 7th Brooklyn Bulldogs 49.10

4 × 440 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark Arthurene Gainer Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 3:50.77 Beverly Day Mary Ayers Shirley Williams Morgan State Bears 3:52.88 Iowa State Cyclones 3:57.57 4th Colorado State Rams 4:00.15 5th Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 4:02.35 6th Brooklyn Bulldogs 4:04.62

4 × 880 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark Jane Wittmeyer Kansas State Wildcats 9:17.85 Teri Anderson Renee Urish Joyce Urish Texas Longhorns 9:23.14 Colorado State Rams 9:23.76 4th Jane Kearsley[9] Washington Huskies 9:26.32 Alice Kelly[9] Kathy Kuyk[9] Jenny Reed[9] 5th Iowa State Cyclones 9:27.64 6th Barb Bronson[10] Michigan State Spartans 9:33.58 Diane Culp[10] Kay Richards[10] Lil Warnes[10] 7th Houston Cougars 9:41.8

High jump Pl. Name Team Mark Audrey Reid Texas Woman's Pioneers 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) Pam Spencer Seattle Pacific Falcons 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) Marilyn Wiese Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 4th Marie Ribik Pittsburgh Panthers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 5th Maureen Fitzpatrick West Chester Golden Rams 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) 6th Fern Simon Long Beach State Beach 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) 7th Cindy Gilbert[11] UCLA Bruins 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)

Long jump Pl. Name Team Mark Sharon Walker Seattle Pacific Falcons 19 ft 101⁄2 in (6.05 m) Vicki Betts Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 19 ft 10 in (6.04 m) Celesia Johnson Iowa State Cyclones 19 ft 93⁄4 in (6.03 m) 4th Willye White Chicago State Cougars 19 ft 63⁄4 in (5.96 m) 5th Lorraine Ray Miami Dade Sharks 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) 6th Mary Ayers Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 19 ft 51⁄4 in (5.92 m) 7th Diane Kummer[12] UCLA Bruins 19 ft 13⁄4 in (5.83 m) 8th Gwen Bilslend[13] Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 19 ft 01⁄4 in (5.79 m)

Shot put Pl. Name Team Mark Kathy Devine Emporia State Hornets 53 ft 1 in (16.17 m) Marcia Mecklenburg Seattle Pacific Falcons 51 ft 5 in (15.67 m) Evelyn Okeke Western Oregon Wolves 46 ft 9 in (14.24 m) 4th Suzie Snider Baylor Bears 45 ft 111⁄2 in (14 m) 5th Karen Marshall Oregon Ducks 45 ft 1 in (13.74 m) 6th Pam Porter South Dakota State Jackrabbits 44 ft 111⁄2 in (13.7 m)

Discus throw Pl. Name Team Mark Lorna Griffin Flathead Valley Mountainettes 154 ft 73⁄4 in (47.13 m) Marcia Mecklenburg Seattle Pacific Falcons 154 ft 7 in (47.11 m) Linda Montgomery Texas State Bobcats 152 ft 91⁄4 in (46.56 m) 4th Debbie Stephens[14] McPherson Bulldogs 145 ft 7 in (44.37 m) 5th Jackie Gordon[15] Florida State Seminoles 141 ft 31⁄2 in (43.06 m) 6th Lisa Vogelsang[16] UCLA Bruins 140 ft 9 in (42.9 m)

Javelin throw Pl. Name Team Mark Karin Smith UCLA Bruins 161 ft 6 in (49.22 m) Marsha Poppe Kansas State Wildcats 139 ft 1 in (42.39 m) Sonja Bennett Seattle Pacific Falcons 135 ft 91⁄2 in (41.38 m) 4th Marsha Melvin Western Oregon Wolves 135 ft 7 in (41.32 m) 5th Monica Stoltenburg Portland State Vikings 132 ft 2 in (40.28 m) 6th Merri Anne Furlong Montana Lady Griz 129 ft 11 in (39.59 m)

Pentathlon Pl. Name Team Mark Heidi Hertz Florida Gators 3805 pts Laura Blank[17] Milwaukee Panthers 3763 pts Lori West Colorado Buffaloes 3744 pts 4th Linda Cornelius UNLV Rebels 3644 pts 5th Norma Pyle Western Oregon Wolves 3588 pts 6th Janet Lynch Vermont Catamounts 3565 pts

See also

• Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships § Outdoor track and field
• 1976 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships