1977 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1977 AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 9th 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 19−21, 1977 in Los Angeles, California by host University of California, Los Angeles.^[1] There were not separate AIAW Division I, II, and III championships for outdoor track and field until 1981.

1977 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	May 19–21, 1977
Host city	Los Angeles, California University of California, Los Angeles
Venue	Drake Stadium
← 1976 1978 →

The University of California, Los Angeles won the team title over California State University at Northridge. Runner Julie Brown scored 28 points for Cal State Northridge individually, in addition to running two relays for them. However, sprinter Evelyn Ashford was credited for UCLA's win. 3,256 spectators attended the final day of competition, and 149 schools participated.^[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
	UCLA Bruins	86
	Cal State Northridge Matadors	73
	Iowa State Cyclones	41
4th	Tennessee Volunteers	40
5th	Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers	38
6th	Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles	30
7th	Seattle Pacific Falcons	24
8th	Arizona State Sun Devils	22
9th	Long Beach State Beach	17
10th	Texas Woman's Pioneers	16

Results

• Only results of finals are shown^[1][4][5]

100 m Pl. Name Team Mark Evelyn Ashford UCLA Bruins 11.32 Andrea Lynch Long Beach State Beach 11.37 Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 11.75 4th Debra Carter Truman Bulldogs 11.77 5th Carolyn McRoy Maryland Terrapins 11.83 6th Beverly Day Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 11.95 7th Patty Van Wolvelaere[6] USC Trojans 12.00 Janet Brown[7] Texas Woman's Pioneers DNS

200 m Pl. Name Team Mark Evelyn Ashford UCLA Bruins 23.0 Andrea Lynch Long Beach State Beach 23.1 Renaye Bowen Arizona State Sun Devils 23.9 4th Marie Nickson Cal State East Bay Pioneers 24.1 5th Carolyn McRoy Maryland Terrapins 24.2 6th Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 24.5 7th Beverly Day Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers NT 8th Janet Brown Texas Woman's Pioneers NT

400 m Pl. Name Team Mark Rosalyn Bryant Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 51.79 Lorna Forde LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 52.13 Kathy Weston UCLA Bruins 53.07 4th Mary Harvey Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks 54.16 5th Avis Mailey Arizona State Sun Devils 54.20 6th Paulette Clagon Morgan State Lady Bears 54.55 7th Sharon Preston Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 54.98 8th Ruth Obeng Utah State Aggies 55.00 9th Gerry Dammer Texas State Bobcats 55.12

800 m Pl. Name Team Mark Julie Brown Cal State Northridge Matadors 2:02.9 Wendy Knudson Colorado State Rams 2:04.5 Sue Latter Michigan State Spartans 2:05.8 4th Debbie Vetter Iowa State Cyclones 2:05.8 5th Debbie Roberson UCLA Bruins 2:07.5 6th Judy McLaughlin Otterbein Cardinals 2:08.2 7th Essie Kelley Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 2:08.3 8th Cindy Worcester Kansas State Wildcats 2:09.1 9th Ellen Schmidt Oregon Ducks 2:10.2

1500 m[a] Pl. Name Team Mark Doreen Ennis Montclair State Red Hawks 4:15.6 Debbie Vetter Iowa State Cyclones 4:15.8 Deborah Pearson UTEP Miners 4:16.1 4th Julie Brown Cal State Northridge Matadors 4:18.1 5th Kate Keyes UCLA Bruins 4:21.0 6th Katy Schilly Iowa State Cyclones 4:23.0 7th Debbie Roth Oregon Ducks 4:26.1 10th Wendy Knudson Colorado State Rams NT

3000 m Pl. Name Team Mark Julie Brown Cal State Northridge Matadors 9:26.5 Lynn Lashley Tennessee Volunteers 9:27.4 Sue Kinsey Cal State Northridge Matadors 9:30.0 4th Mary Beth Spencer Wisconsin Badgers 9:30.4 5th Kris Bankes Penn State Nittany Lions 9:35.2 6th Debbie Quatier Seattle Pacific Falcons 9:45.5 7th Linda Broderick[8] UCLA Bruins 9:48.1 8th Katy Schilly Iowa State Cyclones 9:51.3 9th Lil Warnes[9] Michigan State Spartans 9:55.8 10th Joyce Urish[10] Kansas State Wildcats 10:01.5

5000 m Pl. Name Team Mark Brenda Webb Tennessee Volunteers 16:13.9 Sue Kinsey Cal State Northridge Matadors 16:17.5 Mary Beth Spencer Wisconsin Badgers 16:23.3 4th Julie Brown Cal State Northridge Matadors 16:26.9 5th Lynn Lashley Tennessee Volunteers 16:38.7 6th Chris Troffer Cal State Northridge Matadors 17:06.8 7th Bridget Seip[11] Iowa State Cyclones 17:07.7 8th Cynthia Wadsworth[9] Michigan State Spartans 17:14.9

100 m hurdles Pl. Name Team Mark Patty Van Wolvelaere USC Trojans 13.18 Modupe Oshikoya UCLA Bruins 13.37 Debbie Esser Iowa State Cyclones 14.06 4th Pam Baker Nebraska Cornhuskers 14.14 5th Sherry Ballew Kentucky Wildcats 14.23 6th LaVonne Neal La Salle Explorers 14.24 7th Stephanie Hightower[12] Ohio State Buckeyes 14.27 8th Mary Ayers[13] Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers NT

400 m hurdles Pl. Name Team Mark Debbie Esser Iowa State Cyclones 57.07 NR Mary Ayers Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 57.17 Sandra Levinski Texas Woman's Pioneers 58.6 4th Arthurene Gainer Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 59.55 5th Jodi Anderson Cal State Northridge Matadors 1:00.26 6th Marilyn Anderson Central Missouri Jennies 1:00.50 7th Debra Melrose Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 1:01.33 8th Clydine Crowder[14] UCLA Bruins 1:01.45 9th Susan White Maryland Terrapins 1:03.03

4 × 110 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark Debra Melrose Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 45.95 Mary Ayers Patricia Jackson Beverly Day UNLV Rebels 46.59 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 46.79 4th Jackson State Lady Tigers 46.82 5th Tennessee Volunteers 47.04 6th Rosetta Birt[15] USC Trojans 47.15 Jackie Gordon[15] Anna Biller[15] Patty Van Wolvelaere[15] 7th Oregon Ducks 47.60 8th Arizona State Sun Devils 50.64 Texas Woman's Pioneers DQ[b]

4 × 440 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark Mary Ayers Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 3:36.7 Arthurene Gainer Beverly Day Essie Kelley Evelyn Ashford UCLA Bruins 3:40.1 Modupe Oshikoya Veronica Venezia[16] Kathy Weston Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 3:41.0 Rosalyn Bryant 4th Iowa State Cyclones 3:42.2 Debbie Esser 5th Sue Sebastien[17] Michigan State Spartans 3:45.1 Elaine Carr[17] Johanna Matthyssen[17] Sue Latter[17] 6th Cal State Northridge Matadors 3:47.0 Julie Brown 7th Houston Cougars 3:47.3 8th Morgan State Lady Bears 3:48.6 9th Oregon Ducks 3:53.8

4 × 880 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark Kathy Chisam UCLA Bruins 8:42.0 Kate Keyes Debbie Roberson Kathy Weston Iowa State Cyclones 8:48.9 Debbie Vetter Oregon Ducks 8:50.8 4th Tennessee Volunteers 8:51.4 5th Lisa Turner[18] Penn State Nittany Lions 8:54.4 Peggy Hall[18] Lea Ventura[18] Kris Bankes[18] 6th Cal State Northridge Matadors 8:54.8 Julie Brown

Sprint medley relay[c] Pl. Name Team Mark Evelyn Ashford UCLA Bruins 1:39.4 Modupe Oshikoya Debbie Roberson Kathy Weston Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 1:39.6 Rosalyn Bryant UNLV Rebels 1:41.8 4th Morgan State Lady Bears 1:43.7 5th Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks 1:44.2 6th Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers NT 7th Penn State Nittany Lions 1:44.7 Texas Woman's Pioneers DQ[d]

High jump Pl. Name Team Mark Louise Ritter Texas Woman's Pioneers 6 ft 11⁄2 in (1.86 m) Pam Spencer Seattle Pacific Falcons 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Maggie Garrison Washington Huskies 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 4th Chris Rammling UCLA Bruins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 5th Paula Girven Maryland Terrapins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 6th Beverly Washington Illinois Fighting Illini 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 7th Chestine Martin Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 8th Lori Parrish Utah Utes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 9th Theresa Smith Seattle Pacific Falcons 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 10th Marilyn Dubbs Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 11th Hellena Foxworth Jackson State Lady Tigers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)

Long jump Pl. Name Team Mark Jodi Anderson Cal State Northridge Matadors 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) Lorraine Ray Florida Gators 20 ft 63⁄4 in (6.26 m) w Modupe Oshikoya UCLA Bruins 20 ft 51⁄4 in (6.22 m) 4th Sheila Pettit Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 20 ft 5 in (6.22 m) 5th Shonel Ferguson Florida Gators 19 ft 103⁄4 in (6.06 m) w 6th Anita Lee Michigan State Spartans 19 ft 83⁄4 in (6.01 m) w 7th Mary Ayers Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 19 ft 5 in (5.91 m) w 8th Diane Kummer UIC Flames 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m) w 9th Vicki Betts Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 19 ft 01⁄2 in (5.8 m) 10th Amy Davis Houston Cougars 18 ft 111⁄4 in (5.77 m) w

Shot put[e] Pl. Name Team Mark Kathy Devine Emporia State Hornets 51 ft 21⁄2 in (15.6 m) Deanna Patrick Morehead State Eagles 49 ft 81⁄4 in (15.14 m) Caryl Van Pelt Washington Huskies 47 ft 101⁄4 in (14.58 m) 4th Jane Haist Tennessee Volunteers 47 ft 10 in (14.57 m) 5th Lorna Griffin Seattle Pacific Falcons 47 ft 6 in (14.47 m) 6th Emily Dole Long Beach State Beach 47 ft 3 in (14.4 m) 7th Karen Marshall Cal State Northridge Matadors 46 ft 8 in (14.22 m) 8th Christy Tumberger Kansas State Wildcats 46 ft 5 in (14.14 m) 9th Jill Stenwall Kansas State Wildcats 44 ft 111⁄2 in (13.7 m) 12th Marcia Mecklenburg Seattle Pacific Falcons 44 ft 13⁄4 in (13.45 m)

Discus throw Pl. Name Team Mark Jane Haist Tennessee Volunteers 168 ft 1 in (51.23 m) Lorna Griffin Seattle Pacific Falcons 164 ft 5 in (50.11 m) Karen Marshall Cal State Northridge Matadors 163 ft 4 in (49.78 m) 4th Cindy Pottle Central Washington Wildcats 158 ft 10 in (48.41 m) 5th Julie Hansen Seattle Pacific Falcons 155 ft 1 in (47.26 m) 6th Marcia Mecklenburg Seattle Pacific Falcons 153 ft 3 in (46.71 m) 7th Linda Mongtomery Texas State Bobcats 147 ft 10 in (45.05 m) 8th Emily Dole Long Beach State Beach 143 ft 9 in (43.81 m) 9th Mary Stevenson Oregon Ducks 142 ft 10 in (43.53 m) 10th Jamie Gordon Florida Gators 142 ft 1 in (43.3 m)

Javelin throw Pl. Name Team Mark Karin Smith UCLA Bruins 197 ft 9 in (60.27 m) Cathy Sulinski Cal State East Bay Pioneers 177 ft 5 in (54.07 m) Connie Gassen Cal State Northridge Matadors 171 ft 5 in (52.24 m) 4th Celeste Wilkinson Arizona State Sun Devils 168 ft 4 in (51.3 m) 5th Sonia Bennett Seattle Pacific Falcons 161 ft 2 in (49.12 m) 6th Keri Camarigg Morehead State Eagles 156 ft 6 in (47.7 m) 7th Renne Lambrecht Western Oregon Wolves 154 ft 7 in (47.11 m) 8th Marilyn White Arizona State Sun Devils 151 ft 1 in (46.05 m) 9th Sue Visconage Southern Illinois Salukis 150 ft 0 in (45.72 m) 10th Jill Hirschinger Utah State Aggies 145 ft 3 in (44.27 m) 11th Sue Banta George Fox Bruins 144 ft 1 in (43.91 m)

Pentathlon Pl. Name Team Mark Dana Collins Arizona State Sun Devils 4092 pts Linda Cornelius Texas A&M Aggies 3990 pts Teri Seippel Eastern Kentucky Colonels 3950 pts 4th Guilia Monteforte Cal State Northridge Matadors 3815 pts 5th Heidi Hertz Florida Gators 3771 pts 6th Nancy Malloy Colorado State Rams 3768 pts 7th Cyndie Cummings[19] Seattle Pacific Falcons 3761 pts 8th Mitzi McMillin[19] USC Trojans 3747 pts 9th Lori West[19] Colorado Buffaloes 3689 pts 10th Mary Harrington[20] Colorado State Rams 3548 pts 11th Norma Pyle[21] Western Oregon Wolves 3496 pts 12th Ann Crump[22] UNLV Rebels 3443 pts

See also

• Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships § Outdoor track and field
• 1977 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Notes

1. Places 8 and 9 not listed by Track & Field News
2. Originally 48.27 seconds for 8th
3. Held at a total distance of 880 yards, with the first leg running 220 yards, the middle two legs running 110 yards, and the anchor leg running 440 yards.^[4]
4. Originally ran 1:41.4 for 3rd
5. Places 10 and 11 not listed