# 1973 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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.
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.

## 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 |
| | 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
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 :
| 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 | Washington State Cougars | 11:34.6 |
| 6th | Margaret Tolbert | 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) |
| 6th | Shirley Lagester | Oregon State Beavers | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| 6th | Carol Ammerman | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
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 | Alicie 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 :
| 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 | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 46.7 |
| | Rochelle Davis | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 46.7 |
| | Audrey Reid | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 46.7 |
| | | 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 | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 4:00.1 |
| | Arnell Johnson | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 4:00.1 |
| | Kathy Sellers | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 4:00.1 |
| | | UC Davis Aggies | 4:01.2 |
| | | Missouri State Lady Bears | 4:04.9 |
| 4th | | Kansas State Wildcats | 4:06.8 |
| 5th | | Oregon Ducks | 4:08.1 |
| 6th | | Chico State Wildcats | 4:12.7 |
Sprint medley relay :
| 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 |