1973 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1973 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships
1973 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	May 11–12, 1973
Host city	Hayward, California; California State University, East Bay
Venue	Pioneer Stadium
	← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 AIAW Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 5th 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 11−12, 1973 in Hayward, California at the Pioneer Stadium by host California State University, East Bay.^[1]

There were not separate Division I, II, and III championships for outdoor track and field until 1981. Prior to the 1973 meet, the competition was called the Division for Girls' and Women's Sports (DGWS) championships.

The meeting was highlighted by Lynette Matthews, who was the meet's only double winner in the shot put and discus. The Texas Woman's Pioneers won the team competition for the 3rd 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
	Texas Woman's Pioneers	64
	Cal State East Bay Pioneers	38
	Seattle Pacific Falcons	37
4th	Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles	28
5th	UC Davis Aggies	26
6th	Illinois Fighting Illini	22.5
7th	Western Washington Vikings	20
8th	New Mexico Lobos	18
9th	Cal State Northridge Matadors	16
9th	San Jose State Spartans	16

Results

Only top six results of finals are shown^[2]^[1]

100 yards (+1.0 m/s)
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Rochelle Davis	Texas Woman's Pioneers	10.6
	Kathie Lawson	UMass Minutewomen	10.7
	Veronica Harris	Chicago State Cougars	10.8
4th	Pam Greene	Northern Colorado Bears	10.8
5th	Janet Brown	Denver CityHawks	10.9
6th	Audrey Reid	Texas Woman's Pioneers	10.9

220 yards (+0.7 m/s)
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Pam Greene	Northern Colorado Bears	24.2
	Rochelle Davis	Texas Woman's Pioneers	24.4
	Janet Brown	Denver CityHawks	24.5
4th	Maeoper West	Illinois Fighting Illini	24.6
5th	Kathie Lawson	UMass Minutewomen	24.7
6th	Veronica Harris	Chicago State Cougars	24.9

440 yards
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Maeoper West	Illinois Fighting Illini	55.2
	Jarvis Scott	Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles	55.6
	Cindy Poor	UC Davis Aggies	55.9
4th	Marilyn McClung	Texas Woman's Pioneers	57.2
5th	Lynn Smith	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	58.1
6th	Lucia Vaamonde	Denver CityHawks	58.5

880 yards
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Nancy Mullen	Sacramento State Hornets	2:11.0
	Liane Swegle	Seattle Redhawks	2:11.6
	Rebecca Denis	Cal State Northridge Matadors	2:12.1
4th	Cis Schafer	Cal State East Bay Pioneers	2:13.8
5th	Alice Brinkeroff	Montana Lady Griz	2:16.3
6th	Sherry Session	North Texas Mean Green	2:16.9

Mile run
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Jackie Hanson	Cal State Northridge Matadors	4:54.1
	Ona Dobratz	Oregon Ducks	4:57.6
	Kathy McIntyre	Seattle Pacific Falcons	5:01.0
4th	Maryl Barker	Oregon Ducks	5:02.1
5th	Sharon Burgess	Florida State Seminoles	5:05.2
6th	Laurel Miller	Seattle Pacific Falcons	5:08.4

2 miles^[a]
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Laurel Miller	Seattle Pacific Falcons	11:18.5
	Jan Freedenburg	Will's Spikettes	11:23.1
	Cindy Hough	Northwest Missouri State Bearcats	11:24.0
4th	Sharon Burgess	Florida State Seminoles	11:27.4
5th	Marilee Underhill^[4]	Washington State Cougars	11:34.6
6th	Margaret Tolbert^[5]	Florida Gators	11:44.5

100 m hurdles
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Wendy Taylor	Western Washington Vikings	14.2
	Patrice Donnelly	Cal Poly Mustangs	14.3
	Audrey Reid	Texas Woman's Pioneers	14.9
4th	Marilyn King	Cal State East Bay Pioneers	15.0
5th	Lucia Vaamonde	Denver CityHawks	15.0
6th	Kathi Guiney	Portland Panthers	15.1

200 m hurdles
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Marilyn Linsemeyer	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	28.7
	Kathi Guiney	Portland Panthers	28.9
	Lisa Chiavario	New Mexico Lobos	28.9
4th	Lynae Larson	Dickinson State Blue Hawks	29.3
5th	Heidi Davidson	Colorado Buffaloes	29.4
6th	Sue Cornellus	Flathead Valley Mountainettes	29.7

High jump
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Audrey Reid	Texas Woman's Pioneers	5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)
	Karen Moller	Temple Owls	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
	Kim Favorite	Cal State East Bay Pioneers	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
	Marilyn Linsemeyer	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
5th	Lisa Chiavario	New Mexico Lobos	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
6th	Donna Schulenberg	Illinois Fighting Illini	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
	Shirley Lagester	Oregon State Beavers
	Carol Ammerman	Texas Woman's Pioneers

Long jump
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Vickie Betts	Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles	19 ft 21⁄4 in (5.84 m)
	Marilyn King	Cal State East Bay Pioneers	18 ft 91⁄2 in (5.72 m)
	Cathy Cooper	Illinois State Redbirds	18 ft 4 in (5.58 m)
4th	Lisa Chiavario	New Mexico Lobos	18 ft 1 in (5.51 m)
5th	Lucia Vaamonde	Denver CityHawks	17 ft 10 in (5.43 m)
6th	Alicia Jones	Washington Huskies	17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)

Shot put
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Lynette Matthews	Seattle Pacific Falcons	47 ft 8 in (14.52 m)
	Mary Jacobson	Kansas Jayhawks	44 ft 61⁄4 in (13.56 m)
	Beth Smith	Oregon State Beavers	43 ft 61⁄2 in (13.27 m)
4th	Iva Wright	Fresno State Bulldogs	41 ft 71⁄4 in (12.68 m)
5th	Karen Botts	Oregon State Beavers	40 ft 91⁄4 in (12.42 m)
6th	Bonnie Williams	Flathead Valley Mountainettes	40 ft 81⁄2 in (12.4 m)

Discus throw
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Lynette Matthews	Seattle Pacific Falcons	152 ft 10 in (46.58 m)
	Linda Langford	San Jose State Spartans	151 ft 10 in (46.27 m)
	Iva Wright	Fresno State Bulldogs	141 ft 10 in (43.23 m)
4th	Barbara Butler	New Mexico Lobos	139 ft 7 in (42.54 m)
5th	Mary Jacobson	Kansas Jayhawks	137 ft 3 in (41.83 m)
6th	Beth Smith	Oregon State Beavers	130 ft 3 in (39.7 m)

Javelin throw
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Barbara Pickel	Cal State East Bay Pioneers	164 ft 3 in (50.06 m)
	Linda Langford	San Jose State Spartans	150 ft 7 in (45.89 m)
	Sherry Stripling	Western Washington Vikings	143 ft 4 in (43.68 m)
4th	Carry Burrell	Central Washington Wildcats	142 ft 2 in (43.33 m)
5th	Cheryl Patterson	Western Oregon Wolves	141 ft 8 in (43.18 m)
6th	Ginny Walker	Texas Woman's Pioneers	137 ft 3 in (41.83 m)

Pentathlon^[b]
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Jane Frederick	Colorado Buffaloes	3870 pts
	Beth Miller	Lock Haven Bald Eagles	3375 pts
	Kathy Stephens	Western Oregon Wolves	2926 pts
4th	Barbara Mason	UC Davis Aggies	2383 pts
5th	Jan Little	Texas Woman's Pioneers	2290 pts

4 × 110 yards relay
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Arnell Johnson	Texas Woman's Pioneers	46.7
	Merilyn McClung
	Rochelle Davis
	Audrey Reid
		Illinois Fighting Illini	48.7



		Flathead Valley Mountainettes	49.0



4th		Chico State Wildcats	49.8



5th		Cal State East Bay Pioneers	49.9



6th		Oregon State Beavers	50.3

4 × 440 yards relay
Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	Marilyn McClung	Texas Woman's Pioneers	4:00.1
	Rosie Orta
	Arnell Johnson
	Kathy Sellers
		UC Davis Aggies	4:01.2



	Marti Adams^[6]	Missouri State Lady Bears	4:04.9
	Vicki Malin^[6]
	Mary Gunn^[6]
	Mary Phyl Dwight^[6]
4th	Joyce Urish^[7]	Kansas State Wildcats	4:06.8
	Carol Goering^[7]
	Dee Duffey^[7]
	Peggy Johns^[7]
5th		Oregon Ducks	4:08.1



6th		Chico State Wildcats	4:12.7

Sprint medley relay^[c]
Pl.	Team	Mark
	Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles	1:47.8



	UC Davis Aggies	1:49.8



	Cal State East Bay Pioneers	1:50.4



4th	Western Washington Vikings	1:50.8



5th	Texas Woman's Pioneers	1:51.1



6th	Baylor Bears	1:51.8

Notes

↑ Held as an exhibition with points not counting towards team standings. Not all competitors in this race represented collegiate teams.
↑ Only five competitors
↑ 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.^[8]

References

1 2 Hubbard, Mike; Pfeifer, Jack. "The early years of Women's collegiate track" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
1 2 "TWU NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMP" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. p. 21. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
↑ "NCAA WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD - OUTDOOR". nolefan.org. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
↑ "Double Win by Cornelius Leads FV". The Spokesman-Review. May 20, 1973. p. 46. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
↑ "RELAYS RESULTS". The Orlando Sentinel. March 31, 1974. p. 58. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
1 2 3 4 "THIRD IN NATION". Springfield Leader and Press. May 20, 1973. p. 71. Retrieved February 16, 2026. "5 Women Represent SMS in Track Event". Springfield News-Leader. May 11, 1973. p. 30. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
1 2 3 4 "Kansas State Wildcats Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
↑ "eTrack eTN1977_12" (PDF). Track and Field News. p. 97. Retrieved February 6, 2025.

[4] Held as an exhibition with points not counting towards team standings. Not all competitors in this race represented collegiate teams.

[7] Only five competitors

[11] 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.^[8]

[early-1] 1 2 Hubbard, Mike; Pfeifer, Jack. "The early years of Women's collegiate track" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[wtw-2] 1 2 "TWU NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMP" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. p. 21. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

[3] "NCAA WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD - OUTDOOR". nolefan.org. Retrieved January 28, 2025.

[5] "Double Win by Cornelius Leads FV". The Spokesman-Review. May 20, 1973. p. 46. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[6] "RELAYS RESULTS". The Orlando Sentinel. March 31, 1974. p. 58. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[sms-8] 1 2 3 4 "THIRD IN NATION". Springfield Leader and Press. May 20, 1973. p. 71. Retrieved February 16, 2026. "5 Women Represent SMS in Track Event". Springfield News-Leader. May 11, 1973. p. 30. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[kstate-9] 1 2 3 4 "Kansas State Wildcats Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

[10] "eTrack eTN1977_12" (PDF). Track and Field News. p. 97. Retrieved February 6, 2025.

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1973 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Contents

Team standings

Results

See also

Notes

References