1982 AIAW Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1982 AIAW Division I Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 14th 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 27−29, 1982 in College Station, Texas by host University of Texas at Austin. The 1982 edition was the final AIAW track and field championship, as beginning that year women's track and field championships were added to the National Collegiate Athletic Association.^[1]

1982 AIAW Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	May 27–29, 1982
Host city	College Station, Texas Texas A&M University
Venue	Kyle Field
← 1981

The first women's 1982 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held just two days later, preventing some teams from taking part. Lamar University's Midde Hamrin was called the outstanding performer of the meet for winning the 5000 m and 10,000 m. The University of Texas at Austin won the team title by 38 points over the University of California at Berkeley.^[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, with points split between ties. Top 10 teams shown.^[3]

Rank	Team	Points
	Texas Longhorns track and field	82
	California Golden Bears	44
	Wisconsin Badgers	42.5
4th	Purdue Boilermakers	42
5th	Michigan Wolverines	35
6th	Lamar Lady Cardinals	30
7th	Iowa State Cyclones	26
8th	Florida Gators	24
9th	BYU Cougars	23
10th	Iowa Hawkeyes	21
	Texas A&M Aggies

Results

• Only known results of finals are shown^[1][4][2][5]

100 m (+1.9 m/s) Pl. Name Team Mark Colleen Hanna Iowa State Cyclones 11.73 Susan Shurr Texas Longhorns 11.83 Novaita Samuels Texas A&M Aggies 11.85 4th Sharon McDonald North Texas Mean Green 11.86 5th Sybil Perry Purdue Boilermakers 11.89 6th Veronica Walker Georgia Bulldogs 12.02

200 m (+0.9 m/s) Pl. Name Team Mark Merry Johnson West Texas A&M Buffaloes 23.57 Novaita Samuels Texas A&M Aggies 23.62 Donithy Jones Ohio State Buckeyes 23.76 4th Susan Shurr Texas Longhorns 23.79 5th Colleen Hanna Iowa State Cyclones 23.95 6th Sybil Perry Purdue Boilermakers 24.05 7th Kimberly White California Golden Bears 24.07 8th Sharon McDonald North Texas Mean Green 24.11

400 m Pl. Name Team Mark Merry Johnson West Texas A&M Buffaloes 52.34 Robbin Coleman Texas Longhorns 52.66 Donithy Jones Ohio State Buckeyes 53.61 4th Barbara Wells Iowa State Cyclones 53.73 5th Denise Bullocks Iowa State Cyclones 53.86 6th Lori McCauley Rutgers Scarlet Knights 54.30 7th Ella Smith North Texas Mean Green 55.65 8th Susan Bean Texas Longhorns 55.9

800 m Pl. Name Team Mark Louise Romo California Golden Bears 2:04.39 Doriane Lambelet-McClive Cornell Big Red 2:04.27 Kay Stormo Iowa Hawkeyes 2:05.79 4th Tara Arnold Texas Longhorns 2:07.13 5th Mary Ann Brunner Wisconsin Badgers 2:08.10 6th Marian Kidd Indiana State Sycamores 2:08.6 7th Florence Walker Texas Longhorns 2:10.3 8th Aisling Molloy BYU Cougars 2:15.8

1500 m Pl. Name Team Mark Rose Thomson Wisconsin Badgers 4:18.78 Andrea Marek Purdue Boilermakers 4:19.85 Sueann Fredrick Michigan Wolverines 4:20.99 4th Margaret Spotts California Golden Bears 4:21.66 5th Mary Jeanne Barrett Harvard Crimson 4:25.60 6th Wren Schafer Iowa State Cyclones 4:25.78 7th Alice Trumbly[6] California Golden Bears 4:26.36 8th Debbie Schulte[7] Princeton Tigers 4:27.2

3000 m Pl. Name Team Mark Andrea Marek Purdue Boilermakers 9:16.18 Margaret Wynne Yale Bulldogs 9:17.20 Cathy Branta Wisconsin Badgers 9:18.0 4th Wendy Van Mierlo Illinois State Redbirds 9:20.0 5th Lisa Larsen Michigan Wolverines 9:30.03 6th Jodi Hershberger Iowa Hawkeyes 9:38.39 7th Robin Wolfe Colorado State Rams 9:42.43 8th Lynn Jennings Princeton Tigers 9:47.05 9th Jenny Spangler Iowa Hawkeyes 9:47.3 10th Janell Neeley[8] BYU Cougars 9:47.3

5000 m Pl. Name Team Mark Midde Hamrin Lamar Lady Cardinals 16:03.75 Wendy Van Mierlo Illinois State Redbirds 16:12.81 Carey May BYU Cougars 16:14.18 4th Nan Doak Iowa Hawkeyes 16:39.00 5th Alana McCarthy Purdue Boilermakers 16:41.55 6th Patsy Sharples Idaho Vandals 16:46.33 7th Ann Henderson Cleveland State Vikings 17:12.08

10,000 m[a] Pl. Name Team Mark Midde Hamrin Lamar Lady Cardinals 33:37.68 Beth Farmer Florida Gators 34:46.49 Marianne Dickerson Illinois Fighting Illini 34:49.00 4th Kim Bird East Tennessee State Buccaneers 34:53.80 5th Jenny Spangler Iowa Hawkeyes 35:01.33 6th Christine Reid Western Illinois Leathernecks 35:10.16 7th Marilee Matheny Texas A&M Aggies 35:33.5 8th Margaret Davis Iowa State Cyclones 36:03.2 9th Bridgette Baker Montana Lady Griz 36:05.2 10th Melanie Weaver Michigan Wolverines 36:05.5 14th Amy Laffoon Idaho State Bengals 37:20.1 15th Beth Sheridan Ohio State Buckeyes 37:21.0 21st Maria Tilman Arkansas Razorbacks 39:01.1

100 m hurdles (+0.9 m/s) Pl. Name Team Mark Lori Dianello Florida Gators 13.48 Lorna Russell Purdue Boilermakers 13.65 Danette Onyemelukwe Western Illinois Leathernecks 13.47 4th Glenda Tresdale Temple Owls 14.06 5th Raquel Williams Purdue Boilermakers 14.10 6th Antoinette Jackson Ohio State Buckeyes 14.11 7th Kathy Borgwarth Wisconsin Badgers 14.20 8th Kelley Mathews Iowa State Cyclones 14.34

400 m hurdles Pl. Name Team Mark Edna Brown Temple Owls 57.17 Patricia Melton Yale Bulldogs 57.86 Val Morgan Georgia Bulldogs 58.16 4th Colleen Williams Idaho Vandals 58.94 5th Konnie Mackey Colorado State Rams 59.25 6th Stella Edwinson BYU Cougars 59.28 7th Sally Andersen Princeton Tigers 59.55 8th Kelley Mathews Iowa State Cyclones 1:01.79

4 × 100 m relay Pl. Name Team Mark Hollie Denny Texas Longhorns 46.04 Donna Sherfield Susan Bean Susan Shurr Arkansas Razorbacks 46.10 Georgia Bulldogs 46.17 4th Michigan Wolverines 46.58 5th Texas A&M Aggies 46.61 6th Western Illinois Leathernecks 47.01

4 × 400 m relay Pl. Name Team Mark Donna Sherfield Texas Longhorns 3:37.66 Florence Walker Susan Bean Robbin Coleman Louise Romo[9] California Golden Bears 3:40.08 Connie Culbert[9] Kimberly White[9] Sally Meinbress[9] Iowa State Cyclones 3:40.57 4th Texas A&M Aggies 3:41.63 5th Princeton Tigers 3:42.37 6th Western Illinois Leathernecks 3:42.56

4 × 800 m relay Pl. Name Team Mark Sharon Neugebauer Texas Longhorns Robbin Coleman Florence Walker Sara Arnold Ellen Olson[10] Wisconsin Badgers 8:39.71 Sue Beischel[10] Maryann Brunner Rose Thomson Jymette Bonnivier[11] Purdue Boilermakers 8:42.21 Becky Cotta[11] Jean Molohon[11] Nancy Sanford[11] 4th Lori McCauley[12] Rutgers Scarlet Knights 8:46.68 Kathleen Tisdale[12] Cheryl Coleman[12] Terry Dembek[12] 5th Cheryl Ward[13] Illinois Fighting Illini 8:47.53 Veegee Elsen[13] Margaret Vogel[13] Gretchen Grier[13] 6th Arkansas Razorbacks 8:48.24

Sprint medley relay[b] Pl. Name Team Mark Hollie Denny Texas Longhorns 1:39.92 Donna Sherfield Susan Shurr Robbin Coleman Donna Thomas[15] North Texas Mean Green 1:42.20 Anita Whitley[15] Sharon McDonald[15] Ella Smith[15] Kathy Pannier[13] Illinois Fighting Illini 1:42.51 Jayne Glade[13] Rolanda Conda[13] Gretchen Grier[13] 4th Lori McCauley[12] Rutgers Scarlet Knights 1:42.98 Andrea Patterson[12] Terry Dembek[12] Jeanne Taormina[12] 5th Michigan Wolverines 1:43.01 6th Heidi Hackel[11] Purdue Boilermakers 1:43.55 Sybil Perry[11] Lorna Russell[11] Maria Williams[11]

High jump Pl. Name Team Mark Carolyn Ford Lamar Lady Cardinals 6 ft 01⁄2 in (1.84 m) Maria Zanandrea BYU Cougars 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) Melinda Morris Western Illinois Leathernecks 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) Joann Bullard Michigan Wolverines 5th Margaret Woods Purdue Boilermakers 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) 6th Candy Cashell Utah State Aggies 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) Cheri Essman Wisconsin Badgers 8th Kathy Raugust California Golden Bears 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)

Long jump Pl. Name Team Mark Pat Johnson Wisconsin Badgers 21 ft 43⁄4 in (6.52 m) Donna Thomas North Texas Mean Green 21 ft 0 in (6.4 m) Kathy Rankins Georgia Bulldogs 20 ft 83⁄4 in (6.31 m) 4th Kim Schofield Florida Gators 20 ft 81⁄2 in (6.31 m) 5th Becky Jo Kaiser Illinois Fighting Illini 20 ft 73⁄4 in (6.29 m) 6th Sharon Moultrie Texas Tech Red Raiders 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m) 7th Wendy Winters Western Illinois Leathernecks 19 ft 91⁄2 in (6.03 m) 8th Jane Mattke Minnesota Golden Gophers 19 ft 83⁄4 in (6.01 m)

Shot put Pl. Name Team Mark Sandy Burke Northeastern Huskies 52 ft 23⁄4 in (15.91 m) Oneithea Davis St. John's Red Storm 50 ft 93⁄4 in (15.48 m) Early Douglas Texas Tech Red Raiders 49 ft 53⁄4 in (15.08 m) 4th Sharon Mitnik Temple Owls 49 ft 31⁄4 in (15.01 m) 5th Jackie Bland East Tennessee State Buccaneers 48 ft 91⁄2 in (14.87 m) 6th Gail Koziara Dartmouth Big Green 47 ft 83⁄4 in (14.54 m) 7th Jo Beth Palmer Texas Longhorns 48 ft 13⁄4 in (14.67 m) 8th Karen Nitsch Wisconsin Badgers 47 ft 9 in (14.55 m)

Discus throw Pl. Name Team Mark Penny Neer Michigan Wolverines 183 ft 0 in (55.77 m) Julie Ann Jones BYU Cougars 168 ft 10 in (51.46 m) Nadine Cox Ohio State Buckeyes 162 ft 9 in (49.6 m) 4th Pat Herrington Idaho State Bengals 162 ft 5 in (49.5 m) 5th Jo Beth Palmer Texas Longhorns 160 ft 5 in (48.89 m) 6th Vickilee Cobern Texas A&M Aggies 153 ft 8 in (46.83 m)

Javelin throw Pl. Name Team Mark Lori Kokkola Texas Longhorns 170 ft 9 in (52.04 m) Kristen Engle California Golden Bears 170 ft 7 in (51.99 m) Debra Williams Michigan Wolverines 167 ft 6 in (51.05 m) 4th Mary Chrobak Texas Longhorns 156 ft 0 in (47.54 m) 5th Nancy Raczka Florida Gators 154 ft 2 in (46.99 m) 6th Melanie Heitman Iowa State Cyclones 154 ft 1 in (46.96 m)

Heptathlon Pl. Name Team Mark Kathy Raugust California Golden Bears 5514 pts Kathy Gillespie Iowa Hawkeyes 5384 pts Kathy Borgwarth Wisconsin Badgers 5286 pts 4th Chris Viguie California Golden Bears 5161 pts 5th Denise Armstrong Texas Longhorns 5002 pts 6th Jan Wacaser Illinois Fighting Illini 4954 pts

See also

• Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships § Outdoor track and field
• 1982 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships
• 1982 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Notes

1. Places 11 to 13, 16 to 20 not listed
2. Held at a total distance of 800 m, with the first two legs running 100 m, the third leg running 200 m, and the anchor leg running 400 m.^[14]