1982 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 1982 AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships were the third official 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 12−13, 1982 in Cedar Falls, Iowa at the UNI-Dome and won by the Nebraska Cornhuskers track and field team.

1982 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	March 12–13, 1982
Host city	Cedar Falls, Iowa
Venue	UNI-Dome
← 1981

Unlike other AIAW-sponsored sports, there were not separate Division I, II, and III championships for indoor track and field. It was the last indoor championships before the AIAW meet was replaced by the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships.

At the meeting, Merlene Ottey won three events for Nebraska to lead them to the team title. World records were set in the 300 yards by Ottey and the 600 yards by Delisa Walton-Floyd.^[1]

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.^[2]

Rank	Team	Points
	Nebraska Cornhuskers	84
	Tennessee Volunteers	64
	Virginia Cavaliers	57
4th	Florida State Seminoles	35
5th	Texas Longhorns	28
6th	Wisconsin Badgers	27
7th	Oklahoma Sooners	22
	UTEP Miners
9th	Richmond Spiders	16
10th	Penn State Nittany Lions	15
	Iowa Hawkeyes

Results

• Only results of finals are shown^[2][3]

60 yards Pl. Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey Nebraska Cornhuskers 6.61 Janet Burke Nebraska Cornhuskers 6.76 Alicia McQueen Nebraska Cornhuskers 6.86 4th Sherri Funn George Mason Patriots 6.91 5th Deborah James Nebraska Cornhuskers 6.92 6th Felicia Moore Oklahoma Sooners 6.95 7th Marita Payne Florida State Seminoles 6.96 8th Tracy Armstead Cortland Red Dragons 7.02

300 yards Pl. Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey Nebraska Cornhuskers 32.63 WR Randy Givens Florida State Seminoles 34.49 Janet Burke Nebraska Cornhuskers 34.62 4th Marita Payne Florida State Seminoles 34.77 5th Alicia McQueen Nebraska Cornhuskers 34.94 6th Felicia Moore Oklahoma Sooners 35.01 7th Benita Fitzgerald Tennessee Volunteers 35.30 8th Sybil Perry Purdue Boilermakers 35.42

440 yards Pl. Name Team Mark Lori McCauley Rutgers Scarlet Knights 54.12 Edna Brown Temple Owls 54.65 Charmaine Crooks UTEP Miners 54.82 4th Lisa Garrett Virginia Cavaliers 54.96 5th Cathy Rattray Tennessee Volunteers 55.01 6th Angela Wright-Scott Florida State Seminoles 55.16 7th Stephanie Bonner Auburn Tigers 55.73 8th Donethy Jones Ohio State Buckeyes 55.78

600 yards Pl. Name Team Mark Delisa Walton Tennessee Volunteers 1:17.38 WR Robbin Coleman Texas Longhorns 1:18.62 Rosalyn Dunlap Missouri Tigers 1:19.81 4th Marcia Tate Nebraska Cornhuskers 1:20.54 5th Ovrill Brown Florida State Seminoles 1:21.98 6th Jennifer Whitfield Villanova Wildcats 1:22.68 7th Veronica McIntosh Villanova Wildcats 1:26.15 Tammie Hart Penn State Nittany Lions DQ

880 yards Pl. Name Team Mark Doriane McClive Cornell Big Red 2:05.34 Kay Stormo Iowa Hawkeyes 2:08.77 Maureen Houghton Oklahoma Sooners 2:09.79 4th Sheila Montgomery Indiana Hoosiers 2:10.89 5th Jymette Bonner Purdue Boilermakers 2:11.10 6th Terry Pioli Penn State Nittany Lions 2:12.30 7th Patricia Bradley Villanova Wildcats 2:13.03 Delisa Walton Tennessee Volunteers DNS

1000 yards Pl. Name Team Mark Joetta Clark Tennessee Volunteers 2:26.70 Josephine White Richmond Spiders 2:28.91 Maryann Brunner Wisconsin Badgers 2:29.34 4th Tara Arnold Texas Longhorns 2:30.13 5th Tami Essington Nebraska Cornhuskers 2:30.32 6th Suzanne Fredrick Michigan Wolverines 2:30.74 7th Judith Croasdale BYU Cougars 2:31.67 8th Margaret Coomber Florida State Seminoles 2:31.73 9th Wren Schafer[4] Iowa State Cyclones 2:32.3 10th Carleen Thom[5] Colorado Buffaloes 2:33.6

Mile run Pl. Name Team Mark Darlene Beckford Harvard Crimson 4:38.30 Jill Haworth Virginia Cavaliers 4:38.51 Linda Portasik Tennessee Volunteers 4:42.30 4th Patty Murnane Penn State Nittany Lions 4:43.33 5th Jenny Stricker Harvard Crimson 4:44.32 6th Marisa Scmitt Virginia Cavaliers 4:44.33 7th Rose Thomson Wisconsin Badgers 4:49.46 8th Mary Herlihy Harvard Crimson 4:49.62

2 miles[a] Pl. Name Team Ht. Mark Bernadette Madigan Kentucky Wildcats 2 9:58.22 Kathy Bryant Tennessee Volunteers 2 9:59.00 Aileen O'Connor Virginia Cavaliers 2 10:01.84 4th Martha White Virginia Cavaliers 2 10:03.22 5th Melanie Weaver Michigan Wolverines 2 10:08.33 6th Nan Doak Iowa Hawkeyes 2 10:09.91 7th Wendy Van Mierlo Illinois State Redbirds 2 10:14.62 8th Carolyn Thrig Penn State Nittany Lions 2 10:16.2 9th Paula Renzi[6] Penn State Nittany Lions 1 10:18.23 10th Marisa Schmitt[7] Virginia Cavaliers 1 10:19.71 11th Alanna McCarthy[8] Purdue Boilermakers 1 10:19.75 12th Kate Wiley[9] Harvard Crimson 2 10:20.0 13th Carey May[10] BYU Cougars 1 10:26.03 14th Marianne Dickerson[11] Illinois Fighting Illini 1 10:27.44 15th Lisa Welch[7] Virginia Cavaliers 2 10:29.0 16th Heather Carmichael[12] Penn State Nittany Lions 2 10:30.0 17th Janell Neeley[13] BYU Cougars 1 10:32.72 18th Lisa Larsen Rainsberger[14] Michigan Wolverines 1 10:34.08 19th Jenny Spangler[15] Iowa Hawkeyes 1 10:34.84 20th Kathy Boyle[16] Boston University Terriers 2 10:35.0 21st Cathy Branta[17] Wisconsin Badgers 1 10:36.10 22nd Sabina Horne[18] Georgia Bulldogs 1 10:37.0 23rd Carolyn Booth[19] Brown Bears 1 10:38.0 24th Becky Cotta[20] Purdue Boilermakers 1 10:40.0 25th Nancy Scardina[21] New Hampshire Wildcats 2 10:42.0 26th Kristin O'Connell[22] Rhode Island Rams 1 10:44.0 27th Pia Palladino[23] Georgetown Hoyas 2 10:45.0

3 miles Pl. Name Team Mark Kellie Cathy Oklahoma Sooners 15:18.47 Kathy Bryant Tennessee Volunteers 15:18.83 Martha White Virginia Cavaliers 15:25.25 4th Lesley Welch Virginia Cavaliers 15:34.54 5th Nan Doak Iowa Hawkeyes 15:34.55 6th Patsy Sharples Idaho Vandals 15:48.65 7th Jill Molen Utah Utes 15:49.85 8th Alanna McCarthy Purdue Boilermakers 15:51.3 9th Marianne Dickerson Illinois Fighting Illini 16:01.0 10th Mary Jean Wright Virginia Cavaliers 16:03.0 11th Beth Farmer Florida Gators 16:11.0 12th Margaret Davis Iowa State Cyclones 16:17.0 13th Kimberly Biro East Tennessee State Buccaneers 16:20.0 14th Darien Andreu Florida State Seminoles 16:24.0 15th Cheryl Konbol Wisconsin Badgers 16:29.0 16th Maria Tilman Arkansas Razorbacks 16:30.0 17th Jenny Spangler Iowa Hawkeyes 16:36.0 18th Johanna Reneke Indiana Hoosiers 17:20.0

60 yards hurdles Pl. Name Team Mark Benita Fitzgerald Tennessee Volunteers 7.54 Kim Turner UTEP Miners 7.65 Rhonda Blanford Nebraska Cornhuskers 7.70 4th Kathy Borgwarth Wisconsin Badgers 7.77 5th Clara Hairston Auburn Tigers 7.85 6th Carolyn Faison Florida State Seminoles 7.98 7th Tonja Brown Florida State Seminoles 7.99 8th Tonya Lowe Kentucky Wildcats 8.05

4 × 220 yards relay[b] Pl. Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey Nebraska Cornhuskers 1:37.70 Jennie Gorham Rhonda Blanford Deborah James Kim Parrish Florida State Seminoles 1:38.80 Marita Payne Alice Bennett Randy Givens

4 × 440 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark Donna Sherfield Texas Longhorns 3:44.06 Florence Walker Susan Bean Robbin Coleman Lisa Garrett Virginia Cavaliers 3:45.66 Kim Hatchett Gail Bryant Karen Hatchett Jennie Gorham Nebraska Cornhuskers 3:47.07 Ruth Pugh Merlene Ottey Marcia Tate 4th Kim Young Indiana Hoosiers 3:48.25 Barbara Ennis Mary Watson Sheila Montgomery 5th Kathy Tisdale Rutgers Scarlet Knights 3:48.71 Andria Gail Patterson Theresa Dembek Lori McCauley 6th Tonja Brown Florida State Seminoles 3:48.89 Eunice Golden Angela Wright-Scott Ovrill Brown 7th Glenda Truesdale Temple Owls 3:50.28 Pat Lee Edyizi Parkinson Edna Brown 8th Felicia Moore Oklahoma Sooners 3:51.66 Maureen Houghton Rene Nickles Annette Campbell

4 × 880 yards relay Pl. Name Team Mark Margaret Coomber Florida State Seminoles 8:47.26 Carla Borovicka Janette Wood Ovrill Brown Sue Beischel Wisconsin Badgers 8:47.49 Rose Thomson Maryann Brunner Sue Spaltholz Sharon Neugebauer Texas Longhorns 8:50.39 Robbin Coleman Florence Walker Tara Arnold 4th Dawn Woodruff Michigan Wolverines 8:53.12 Lisa Larsen Rainsberger Melanie Weaver Sue Fredrick 5th Ruth Pugh Nebraska Cornhuskers 8:54.74 Jennie Gorham Sara Stricker Tami Essington 6th Karen Vanwagenen BYU Cougars 9:13.65 Karen Alexander Aulikki Kononoff Janell Nelley

Distance medley relay Pl. Name Team Mark Linda Nicholson Virginia Cavaliers 11:21.92 Karen Hatchett Lisa Welch Jill Haworth Missy Mullett Richmond Spiders 11:29.98 Betsy Spilman Patty Thomas Jo White Lynn Biggs Missouri Tigers 11:34.05 Ramona Riley Sabrina Dornhoefer Andrea Fischer 4th Kay Stormo Iowa Hawkeyes 11:35.07 Chris Davenport Jenny Hayden Nan Doak 5th Doreen Startare Penn State Nittany Lions 11:35.11 Tammie Hart Patty Murnane Carolyn Thrig 6th Ellen Olson Wisconsin Badgers 11:35.24 Mary Mulrooney Maryann Brunner Cathy Brant 7th Wren Schafer Iowa State Cyclones 11:36.78 Sumetia Wells Margaret Davis Catherine Hunter 8th Jymette Bonnivier Purdue Boilermakers 11:39.16 Patty Jongleux Nancy Sanford Andrea Marek

High jump Pl. Name Team Mark Gale Charmaine Arizona Wildcats 1.87 m Suzanne Lorentzon UTEP Miners 1.87 m Maria Luísa Betioli BYU Cougars 1.84 m 4th Yolanda Gibson Brooklyn Bulldogs 1.81 m 5th Jonna Bullard Michigan Wolverines 1.81 m 6th Peggy Stewart Villanova Wildcats 1.81 m 7th Cheryl Essman Wisconsin Badgers 1.78 m 8th Sharon Burrill Nebraska Cornhuskers 1.78 m

Long jump Pl. Name Team Mark Donna Thomas North Texas Mean Green 6.31 m Patricia Johnson Wisconsin Badgers 6.25 m Becky Jo Kaiser Illinois Fighting Illini 6.15 m 4th Annette Tannender Colorado Buffaloes 6.14 m 5th Vivian Riddick Penn State Nittany Lions 6.10 m 6th Gayle Brandon Eastern Illinois Panthers 6.06 m 7th Lisa Staton North Carolina Tar Heels 5.96 m 8th Kathy Rankins Georgia Bulldogs 5.90 m

Shot put Pl. Name Team Mark Rosemarie Blauch Tennessee Volunteers 16.76 m Marita Walton Maryland Terrapins 16.75 m Elaine Sobansky Penn State Nittany Lions 16.57 m 4th Cecil Hansen Oklahoma Sooners 15.99 m 5th Sandra Burke Northeastern Huskies 15.95 m 6th Cindy Crapper Kentucky Wildcats 15.77 m 7th Julie Jones BYU Cougars 15.37 m 8th Annette Bohach Indiana Hoosiers 15.35 m

Pentathlon Pl. Name Team Mark Julie White Boston University Terriers 4268 pts Nancy Kindig Nebraska Cornhuskers 4217 pts Susan Brownell Virginia Cavaliers 4153 pts 4th Juanita Alson Maryland Terrapins 3953 pts 5th Marjin Goedken Nebraska Cornhuskers 3913 pts 6th Linda Spenst Missouri Tigers 3803 pts 7th Lillian Nickles Oklahoma Sooners 3782 pts 8th Myrtle Chester Tennessee Volunteers 3767 pts 9th Carla Battaglia Indiana Hoosiers 3586 pts 10th Nora Aravjo Auburn Tigers 3028 pts

See also

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

Notes

1. Held as a two-section final
2. Only two teams competed^[2]

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