# 1978 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 1978 AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships, officially known as the Missouri National Invitational Women's Indoor Championships, were the first 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, 1978 in Columbia, Missouri at the Hearnes Multipurpose Building and won by the Wisconsin Badgers 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. At the championships, Sheila Calmese broke the American indoor record in the 300 yards, splitting 35.26 seconds.

## 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 |
| | Wisconsin Badgers | 59 |
| | Kansas Jayhawks | 47 |
| | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 28 |
| 4th | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 27 |
| 5th | Oklahoma Sooners | 24 |
| 5th | Kansas State Wildcats | 24 |
| 7th | Colorado Buffaloes | 20 |
| 7th | Maryland Terrapins | 20 |
| 9th | Temple Owls | 16 |
| 9th | Colorado State Rams | 16 |

## Results

* Only results of finals are shown
60 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Deb Carter | Truman Bulldogs | 6.82 |
| | Sheila Calmese | Kansas Jayhawks | 6.86 |
| | Athlen Bowles | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 6.90 |
| 4th | Hazel Lucas | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 7.09 |
| 5th | Karen Wilson | Murray State Racers | 7.10 |
| 6th | Yvette Hyman | Wisconsin Badgers | 7.10 |
300 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Sheila Calmese | Kansas Jayhawks | 35.26 NR |
| | Cindy Tatum | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 35.59 |
| | Yvette Hyman | Wisconsin Badgers | 36.33 |
| 4th | Linn Crieb | Illinois Fighting Illini | 36.59 |
| 5th | Jane Dwyer | Wisconsin Badgers | 37.2 |
| 6th | Tammy Richard | Indiana State Sycamores | 37.3 |
440 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Lorna Forde | LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | 54.48 |
| | Jackie Daniels | Temple Owls | 55.64 |
| | Jill Lancaster | Oklahoma Sooners | 56.7 |
| 4th | Freda Hancock | Kansas State Wildcats | 57.06 |
| 5th | Charmaine Kuhlman | Kansas Jayhawks | 57.24 |
| 6th | Julie Seaton | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 57.4 |
600 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Lee Ballenger | Colorado Buffaloes | 1:22.12 |
| | Brenda Howard | Wisconsin Badgers | 1:24.29 |
| | Karen McDougall | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 1:24.78 |
| 4th | Sue Tallard | Wisconsin Badgers | 1:27.29 |
880 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Siri Bjelland | Oklahoma Sooners | 2:11.88 |
| | Cindy Worcester | Kansas State Wildcats | 2:12.72 |
| | Cynthia Wuss | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 2:15.77 |
| 4th | Sally Rand | Colorado State Rams | 2:15.46 |
| 5th | Connie Prince | Kansas State Wildcats | 2:16.3 |
| 6th | Cynthia Cox | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 2:17.2 |
1000 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Donna Fox | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 2:33.58 |
| | Ellen Brewster | Wisconsin Badgers | 2:33.86 |
| | Suzie Houston | Wisconsin Badgers | 2:34.81 |
| 4th | Cathy McMillin | Kansas Jayhawks | 2:38.34 |
| 5th | Lisa Thomas | Arkansas Razorbacks | 2:40.2 |
Mile run :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Cathie Twomey | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 4:52.4 |
| | Suzie Houston | Wisconsin Badgers | 4:53.46 |
| | Susan North | Illinois–Springfield Prairie Stars | 4:55.5 |
| 4th | Lynn Morin | Wisconsin Badgers | 4:56.05 |
| 5th | Cindy Dixon | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 4:56.9 |
| 6th | Michelle Brown | Kansas State Wildcats | NT |
2 miles :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Dana Slater | Colorado Buffaloes | 10:20.0 |
| | Karen Diane Bridges | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 10:24.92 |
| | Mary Kunkel | Missouri Tigers | 10:35.22 |
| 4th | Lynn Morin | Wisconsin Badgers | 10:41.74 |
| 5th | Anita Moyer | Illinois Fighting Illini | 10:43.6 |
| 6th | Cathie Twomey | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 10:45.6 |
| 7th | Linda Brown | Missouri Tigers | 10:49.6 |
| 8th | Diane Long | Morehead State Eagles | 10:50.7 |
| 9th | Kim Dunlap | Maryland Terrapins | 10:55.8 |
60 yards hurdles :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Debra Deutsch | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 7.99 |
| | Julie Smithers | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 8.04 |
| | Lori Lowrey | Kansas Jayhawks | 8.10 |
| 4th | Carol Thompson | Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | 8.26 |
| 5th | Gayle Harris | Western Kentucky Lady Toppers | 8.30 |
| 6th | Nancy Kindig | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8.31 |
4 × 440 yards relay :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Melissa Hill | Maryland Terrapins | 3:47.80 |
| | Marshell Davis | Maryland Terrapins | 3:47.80 |
| | Debbie Jackson | Maryland Terrapins | 3:47.80 |
| | Linda Miller | Maryland Terrapins | 3:47.80 |
| | | Temple Owls | 3:52.72 |
| | | Kansas State Wildcats | 3:53.82 |
| 4th | | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3:54.84 |
| 5th | | Wisconsin Badgers | 3:55.8 |
| 6th | | Omaha Mavericks | 3:58.6 |
High jump :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Jalene Chase | Maryland Terrapins | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) |
| | Shawn Corwin | Kansas Jayhawks | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
| | Mary Grinaker | Wisconsin Badgers | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
| 4th | Beverly Washington | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| 5th | Cindy Farrand | Murray State Racers | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| 5th | Mary Harrington | Colorado State Rams | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| 5th | Diane Villeneuve | Morehead State Eagles | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| 5th | Susan Simpkins | Bates Bobcats | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| 5th | Janelle Smalley | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Long jump :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Mary Harrington | Colorado State Rams | 19 ft 21⁄4 in (5.84 m) |
| | Charmaine Kuhlman | Kansas Jayhawks | 18 ft 51⁄4 in (5.61 m) |
| | Patricia Miller | Yale Bulldogs | 18 ft 41⁄4 in (5.59 m) |
| 4th | Angie Bradley | Western Kentucky Lady Toppers | 17 ft 113⁄4 in (5.48 m) |
| 5th | Brenda Wilson | Colorado State Rams | 17 ft 71⁄4 in (5.36 m) |
| 6th | Georgi Morris | Missouri Tigers | 17 ft 61⁄2 in (5.34 m) |
Shot put :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Jennifer Smit | UTEP Miners | 48 ft 8 in (14.83 m) |
| | Cecil Hansen | Oklahoma Sooners | 47 ft 1 in (14.35 m) |
| | Ann Turbyne | Maine Black Bears | 46 ft 43⁄4 in (14.14 m) |
| 4th | Branwen Smith | Illinois–Springfield Prairie Stars | 46 ft 11⁄4 in (14.05 m) |
| 5th | Ria Stalman | UTEP Miners | 46 ft 01⁄2 in (14.03 m) |
| 6th | Linda Long | Kansas State Wildcats | 45 ft 03⁄4 in (13.73 m) |