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1979 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	March 2–3, 1979
Host city	Columbia, Missouri
Venue	Hearnes Multipurpose Building
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The 1979 AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships, officially known as the Missouri National Invitational Women's Indoor Championships, were the 2nd Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of women's collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States. They were contested March 17−18, 1979 in Columbia, Missouri at the Hearnes Multipurpose Building and won by the Iowa State Cyclones track and field team.

Unlike other AIAW-sponsored sports, there were not separate Division I, II, and III championships for indoor track and field. Held for the first two years as an invitational, the meet gained its official national championship status in 1980, though it was called a "de-facto" championships until then. At the championships, Themis Zambrzycki set an American record in the new indoor pentathlon event.

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
4th
5th
7th
9th

Results

• Only results of finals are shown

60 yards Pl. Name Team Mark Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 6.90 Lori Green Kansas Jayhawks 7.04 Elizabeth Young District of Columbia Firebirds 7.05 4th Sandra Milliner Chicago State Cougars 7.08 5th Hazel Lucas Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7.16 6th Wanda Hooker Memphis State Tigers 7.18

300 yards Pl. Name Team Mark Elizabeth Young District of Columbia Firebirds 34.50 NR Jeanine Brown UTEP Miners 34.92 Sheila Calmese Kansas Jayhawks 34.93 4th Nancy Miller Utah State Aggies 35.12 5th Lori Green Kansas Jayhawks 35.57 6th Edna Brown Temple Owls 35.74

600 yards Pl. Name Team Mark Diann Ousley Arkansas Razorbacks 1:21.22 Dorianne Lambelet Villanova Wildcats 1:21.6 Dana Gildden Missouri Tigers 1:21.9 4th Wanda Trent Kansas State Wildcats 1:23.0 5th Laura Ferguson Wyoming Cowgirls 1:23.0 6th Carolyn Brinkley District of Columbia Firebirds 1:25.2 Lee Ballenger Colorado Buffaloes DNF

1000 yards Pl. Name Team Mark Debbie Vetter Iowa State Cyclones 2:29.81 Brigid Leddy Villanova Wildcats 2:32.6 Diane Vetter Iowa State Cyclones 2:34.2 4th Janel LeValley Kansas State Wildcats 2:35.5 5th Siri Bjelland Oklahoma Sooners 2:39.3 6th Deb Hertzog Kansas Jayhawks 2:39.8

Mile run Pl. Name Team Mark Debbie Mitchell UTEP Miners 4:47.35 Jody Rittenhouse Arkansas Razorbacks 4:50.9 Renee Urish Kansas State Wildcats 4:51.6 4th Wendy Van Mierlo Illinois State Redbirds 4:53.9 5th Brigid Leddy Villanova Wildcats 4:54.6 6th Michelle Brown Kansas Jayhawks 4:58.7

3 miles Pl. Name Team Mark Dana Slater Colorado Buffaloes 16:05.45 Karen Bridges Oklahoma State Cowgirls 16:10.2 Mary Seybold Iowa State Cyclones 16:22.9 4th Alanna McCarthy Morehead State Eagles 16:27.9 5th Matha Stinson Missouri Tigers 16:41.0 6th Cindy Bradley Montana State Bobcats 16:55.9 7th Pippa Holman Rutgers Scarlet Knights 16:59.3

60 yards hurdles Pl. Name Team Mark Debra Deutsch Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7.80 Gayle Watkins Western Kentucky Lady Toppers 7.82 Julie Smithers Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7.84 4th Linda Bourn BYU Cougars 7.98 5th Debbie Kilhoffer Illinois State Redbirds 8.06 6th Pam Page Missouri Tigers 8.11 7th Lori Lowrey Kansas Jayhawks 8.19

4 × 220 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark Whicker Temple Owls 1:40.69 NR Howard McDavid Carroll Iowa State Cyclones 1:41.5 UTEP Miners 1:41.7 4th Auburn Tigers 1:42.8 5th Memphis State 1:44.8 6th Villanova Wildcats 1:44.8

60 yards hurdles Pl. Name Team Mark ] ] ] 4th ] 5th ] 6th ]

4 × 440 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark ] 3:47.80 Marshell Davis Debbie Jackson Linda Miller 3:52.72 3:53.82 4th 3:54.84 5th 3:55.8 6th 3:58.6

High jump Pl. Name Team Mark ] 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) ] 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) ] 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 4th ] 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 5th ] 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Mary Harrington Diane Villeneuve Susan Simpkins Janelle Smalley

Long jump Pl. Name Team Mark ] 19 ft 21⁄4 in (5.84 m) ] 18 ft 51⁄4 in (5.61 m) ] 18 ft 41⁄4 in (5.59 m) 4th ] 17 ft 113⁄4 in (5.48 m) 5th ] 17 ft 71⁄4 in (5.36 m) 6th ] 17 ft 61⁄2 in (5.34 m)

Shot put Pl. Name Team Mark ] 48 ft 8 in (14.83 m) ] 47 ft 1 in (14.35 m) ] 46 ft 43⁄4 in (14.14 m) 4th ] 46 ft 11⁄4 in (14.05 m) 5th ] 46 ft 01⁄2 in (14.03 m) 6th ] 45 ft 03⁄4 in (13.73 m)

See also

• Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships § Indoor track and field
• 1979 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

References

1. "Brown to key Miner women". El Paso Herald-Post. March 2, 1979. p. 19. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
2. "Lady Miners Take Second In Indoor". El Paso Times. March 5, 1979. p. 27. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
3. ^ "eTrack eTN1979_02" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
4. "Women Stars in MU Meet". The Kansas City Times. March 1, 1979. p. 78. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
5. "MSU Women Trail In Meet". The Commercial Appeal. March 4, 1979. p. 46. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
6. "BYU Coed Sets Mark". The Daily Herald. March 4, 1979. p. 9. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
7. "Vetters wreak considerable havoc as they monopolize track meet". Columbia Daily Tribune. March 4, 1979. p. 13. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
8. "COLLEGE WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATIONAL Yesterday's Finals". Columbia Daily Tribune. March 4, 1979. p. 14. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
9. "Zambryzcki easy leader in pentathlon". Columbia Daily Tribune. March 3, 1979. p. 9. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
10. "COLLEGE WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATIONAL". Columbia Daily Tribune. March 3, 1979. p. 10. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
11. "WOMEN'S TRACK At Morehead St". Lexington Herald-Leader. March 25, 1979. p. 40. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
12. "Deutch sets national mark in 60 hurdles". The Central New Jersey Home News. March 4, 1979. p. 15. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

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