# 1972 DGWS Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1972 DGWS Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 4th annual Division for Girls' and Women's Sports-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 12−13, 1972 in Knoxville, Tennessee at the Tom Black Track by host University of Tennessee.
There were not separate Division I, II, and III championships for outdoor track and field until 1981. The meet would be called the DGWS Championships until 1972, after which the DGWS changed its name to the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).
The meeting was highlighted by Sherry Calvert's 58.52 m throw in the javelin, at the time the best mark in the U.S. that year and among the best in the world despite the competition being hindered by rain. The Cal State East Bay Pioneers (then known as Cal State Hayward) won the team title by 33 points over a field of 48 schools.

## 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 |
| | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 76 |
| | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 43 |
| | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 30 |
| 4th | Illinois Fighting Illini | 26 |
| 5th | LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | 20 |
| 6th | Brooklyn Bulldogs | 18 |
| 6th | Kansas State Wildcats | 18 |
| 6th | Seattle Pacific Falcons | 18 |
| 6th | Western Washington Vikings | 18 |
| 10th | UMass Minutewomen | 16 |
| 10th | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 16 |

## Results

* Only top six results of finals are shown
100 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Pat Hawkins | LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | 10.8 |
| | Kathy Lawson | UMass Minutewomen | 10.9 |
| | Rochelle Barker | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 11.0 |
| 4th | Lessie Johnson | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 11.1 |
| 5th | Alexis Crawford | TCNJ Lions | 11.2 |
| 6th | Roberta Stetson | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 11.5 |
220 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Linda Reynolds | Brooklyn Bulldogs | 24.7 |
| | Kathy Lawson | UMass Minutewomen | 25.0 |
| | Brenda Bryan | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 25.2 |
| 4th | Rochelle Barker | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 25.3 |
| 5th | Lucy Vaamonde | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 25.8 |
| 6th | Alexis Crawford | TCNJ Lions | 25.9 |
440 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Cis Shafer | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 56.4 |
| | Diedra Moore | Brooklyn Bulldogs | 57.9 |
| | Shirley Swanson | Western Washington Vikings | 58.7 |
| 4th | Cathy Sellers | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 59.7 |
| 5th | Lora Van Wyk | College of the Ozarks Bobcats | 1:00.1 |
| 6th | Mindy Sharpe | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 1:00.8 |
880 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Cis Shafer | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 2:11.8 |
| | Teri Anderson | Kansas State Wildcats | 2:12.4 |
| | Kathy Kuyk | Puget Sound Loggers | 2:19.4 |
| 4th | Lynae Larson | Dickinson State Blue Hawks | 2:21.9 |
| 4th | Mary Hartzell | Texas State Bobcats | 2:21.9 |
| 6th | Diana Hooker | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 2:23.0 |
Mile run :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Teri Anderson | Kansas State Wildcats | 4:45.8 |
| | Kathy Kuyk | Puget Sound Loggers | 5:03.9 |
| | Merilee Underhill | Washington State Cougars | 5:06.5 |
| 4th | Maria Stearns | Seattle Pacific Falcons | 5:11.3 |
| 5th | Patty Melby | Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles | 5:13.0 |
| 6th | Sharon Burgess | Florida State Seminoles | 5:13.1 |
100 m hurdles :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Donna Schulenberg | Illinois Fighting Illini | 14.2 |
| | Kathi Guiney | Dean Bulldogs | 14.2 |
| | Wendy Taylor | Western Washington Vikings | 14.5 |
| 4th | Mary Lalum | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 14.6 |
| 5th | Lucy Vaamonde | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 14.7 |
| 6th | Barbara Pickel | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 15.0 |
200 m hurdles :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Pat Hawkins | LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | 27.2 |
| | Donna Schulenberg | Illinois Fighting Illini | 28.2 |
| | Kathi Guiney | Dean Bulldogs | 28.5 |
| 4th | Gail Boyd | Western Oregon Wolves | 28.6 |
| 5th | Marti Ogilvie | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 28.0 |
| 6th | Lynae Larson | Dickinson State Blue Hawks | 29.0 |
High jump :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Audrey Reid | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) |
| | Donna Schulenberg | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| | Mary Lalum | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) |
| 4th | Shirley Lagestree | Oregon State Beavers | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) |
| 5th | Neysa Miller | Bridgewater State Bears | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) |
| 6th | Carol Akmerman | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) |
Long jump :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Brenda Bryan | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 18 ft 53⁄4 in (5.63 m) |
| | Marilyn King | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 18 ft 5 in (5.61 m) |
| | Alexis Crawford | TCNJ Lions | 17 ft 81⁄4 in (5.39 m) |
| 4th | Lucy Vaamonde | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| 5th | Jo Meaker | West Texas A&M Buffaloes | 17 ft 51⁄4 in (5.31 m) |
| 6th | Karen Aufdenhaar | Texas State Bobcats | 17 ft 23⁄4 in (5.25 m) |
Shot put :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Maren Seidler | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 52 ft 01⁄4 in (15.85 m) |
| | Mary Jacobson | Kansas Jayhawks | 48 ft 11⁄2 in (14.66 m) |
| | Lynnette Matthews | Seattle Pacific Falcons | 47 ft 51⁄2 in (14.46 m) |
| 4th | Denise Wood | Montclair State Red Hawks | 45 ft 111⁄2 in (14 m) |
| 5th | Rene Kesler | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 39 ft 93⁄4 in (12.13 m) |
| 6th | Lynn Cannon | Chico State Wildcats | 38 ft 61⁄2 in (11.74 m) |
Discus throw :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Denise Wood | Montclair State Red Hawks | 142 ft 4 in (43.38 m) |
| | Lynnette Matthews | Seattle Pacific Falcons | 136 ft 111⁄2 in (41.74 m) |
| | Rene Kesler | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 130 ft 10 in (39.87 m) |
| 4th | Carol Knight | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 129 ft 21⁄2 in (39.38 m) |
| 5th | Lynn Cannon | Chico State Wildcats | 122 ft 61⁄2 in (37.35 m) |
| 6th | Maren Seidler | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 120 ft 01⁄2 in (36.58 m) |
Javelin throw :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Sherry Calvert | USC Trojans | 192 ft 0 in (58.52 m) |
| | Lynn Cannon | Chico State Wildcats | 156 ft 101⁄2 in (47.81 m) |
| | Diane Franklin | Montana Western Bulldogs | 151 ft 6 in (46.17 m) |
| 4th | Laura Gibbons | Florida State Seminoles | 138 ft 11⁄2 in (42.1 m) |
| 5th | Cheryl Patterson | Western Oregon Wolves | 152 ft 51⁄2 in (46.46 m) |
| 6th | Ginny Walker | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 126 ft 81⁄4 in (38.61 m) |
4 × 110 yards relay :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Pat Lopez | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 50.0 |
| | Marilyn King | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 50.0 |
| | Barbara Pickel | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 50.0 |
| | Lessie Johnson | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 50.0 |
| | | Texas Woman's Pioneers 'X' | 50.1 |
| | | Oregon State Beavers | 50.2 |
| 4th | | Texas Woman's Pioneers 'Y' | 50.8 |
| 5th | | Northwest Missouri State Bearcats | 51.4 |
| 6th | | Tennessee Volunteers | 52.1 |
Sprint medley relay :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Lessie Johnson | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 1:52.7 |
| | Pat Lopez | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 1:52.7 |
| | Marilyn King | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 1:52.7 |
| | Lucy Vaamonde | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 1:52.7 |
| | | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 1:53.4 |
| | | Western Washington Vikings | 1:55.0 |
| 4th | | Texas Woman's Pioneers 'Y' | 1:55.4 |
| 5th | | West Texas A&M Buffaloes | 1:56.7 |
| 6th | | Western Oregon Wolves | 1:56.8 |