# 1981 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 1981 AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships, also known as the EAIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships, were the 4th annual 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 13−14, 1981 in Pocatello, Idaho at the ASISU Minidome and won by the Virginia Cavaliers track and field team.
Unlike other AIAW-sponsored sports, there were not separate Division I, II, and III championships for indoor track and field. At the championships, Merlene Ottey set a world record in the indoor 300 meters.

## 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. Ties were decided by comparing each team's number of first place finishes, followed by number of second place finishes, going on until the tie is broken. Only top 10 teams are listed.
| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Virginia Cavaliers | 48 |
| | Florida State Seminoles | 46 |
| | Tennessee Volunteers | 46 |
| 4th | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 45 |
| 5th | Wisconsin Badgers | 41 |
| 6th | Michigan State Spartans | 23 |
| 7th | Oklahoma Sooners | 23 |
| 8th | Houston Cougars | 20 |
| 9th | Arizona Wildcats | 19 |
| 10th | Adelphi Panthers | 18 |

## Results

* Only results of finals are shown
60 meters :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Merlene Ottey | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7.24 |
| | Esmeralda Garcia | Florida State Seminoles | 7.35 |
| | Lisa Thompson | UNLV Rebels | 7.41 |
| 4th | Tara Mastin | Houston Cougars | 7.48 |
| 5th | Sherri Funn | George Mason Patriots | 7.51 |
| 6th | Cheryl Gilliam | Michigan State Spartans | 7.53 |
300 meters :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Merlene Ottey | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 35.83 WR |
| | Sharon Colyear | Boston University Terriers | 37.46 |
| | Robin Jackson | Wisconsin Badgers | 37.98 |
| 4th | Normalee Murray | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 38.41 |
| 5th | Cathy Rattray | Tennessee Volunteers | 39.15 |
| 6th | Gail Stephens | Eastern Illinois Panthers | 40.42 |
400 meters :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Pam Moore | Wisconsin Badgers | 53.88 |
| | Lisa Garrett | Virginia Cavaliers | 54.07 |
| | Charmaine Crooks | UTEP Miners | 54.19 |
| 4th | Angela Wright | Florida State Seminoles | 54.37 |
| 5th | Gwen Murray | Pittsburgh Panthers | 55.00 |
| 6th | Annette Campbell | Oklahoma Sooners | 56.79 |
600 meters :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Delisa Walton | Tennessee Volunteers | 1:26.56 |
| | Pam Sedwick | Michigan State Spartans | 1:28.82 |
| | Wanda Trent | Kansas State Wildcats | 1:30.20 |
| 4th | Barbara Ennis | Indiana Hoosiers | 1:32.74 |
| 5th | Jill Lancaster | Oklahoma Sooners | 1:32.76 |
| 6th | Rosalyn Dunlap | Missouri Tigers | 1:42.42 |
800 meters :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Darlene Beckford | Harvard Crimson | 2:05.75 |
| | Joetta Clark | Tennessee Volunteers | 2:06.36 |
| | Maureen Houghton | Oklahoma Sooners | 2:13.16 |
| 4th | Doriane Lambelet | Cornell Big Red | 2:34.73 |
| | Rochelle Collins | UTEP Miners | DNF |
1000 meters :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Josephine White | Richmond Spiders | 2:43.33 |
| | Ilena Hocking | North Texas Mean Green | 2:47.12 |
| | Margaret Coomber | Florida State Seminoles | 2:47.25 |
| 4th | Rose Thompson | Wisconsin Badgers | 2:48.52 |
| 5th | Marie Simonsson | Drake Bulldogs | 2:48.95 |
| 6th | Diane Vetter | Iowa State Cyclones | 2:50.43 |
| 7th | Deb Pihl | Kansas State Wildcats | 2:51.66 |
| 8th | Tina Bengtsson | LSU Lady Tigers | 2:54.18 |
| 9th | Susanne Fredrick | Michigan Wolverines | 3:02.44 |
1500 meters :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Jill Haworth | Virginia Cavaliers | 4:25.20 |
| | Joan Hansen | Arizona Wildcats | 4:26.53 |
| | Sue Shea | Villanova Wildcats | 4:28.15 |
| 4th | Linda Portasik | Tennessee Volunteers | 4:31.66 |
| 5th | Jody Rittenhouse | Arkansas Razorbacks | 4:37.89 |
| 6th | Carleen Thon | Colorado Buffaloes | 4:39.0 |
| 7th | Penny O'Brien | Iowa Hawkeyes | 4:42.03 |
| 8th | Linda Datlefsen | Georgia Bulldogs | 4:59.66 |
3000 meters :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Patricia Sharples | Idaho Vandals | 9:33.96 |
| | Kelly Spatz | Michigan State Spartans | 9:34.59 |
| | Mary Rawe | Penn State Nittany Lions | 9:35.84 |
| 4th | Cindy Duarte | Clemson Tigers | 9:45.85 |
| 5th | Aileen O'Connor | Virginia Cavaliers | 9:46.75 |
| 6th | Debra Tavik | Maryland Terrapins | 9:48.03 |
| 7th | Nancy Scardioa | New Hampshire Wildcats | 9:49.6 |
| 8th | Judith McCrone | UMass Minutewomen | 9:54.2 |
| 9th | Liz Hjalmarsson | Drake Bulldogs | NT |
| 10th | Nan Doak | Iowa Hawkeyes | NT |
| 11th | Joan Hansen | Arizona Wildcats | NT |
| 12th | Mariana Dickerson | Illinois Fighting Illini | NT |
| 13th | Judy Parker | Iowa Hawkeyes | NT |
| 14th | Kim Bird | Tennessee Volunteers | NT |
| 15th | Rebecca Cotta | Purdue Boilermakers | NT |
| 16th | Karen Campbell | Michigan State Spartans | NT |
5000 meters :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Aileen O'Connor | Virginia Cavaliers | 16:33.6 |
| | Kim Schnurpfeil | Stanford Cardinal | 16:38.0 |
| | Kellie Cathey | Oklahoma Sooners | 16:51.6 |
| 4th | Kathy Mills | Penn State Nittany Lions | 16:54.9 |
| 5th | Darien Andrew | Florida State Seminoles | 17:06.6 |
| 6th | Marjorie Kaput | Arizona Wildcats | 17:09.2 |
| 7th | Margaret Cleary | Penn State Nittany Lions | 17:17.7 |
| 8th | Nancy Seeger | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 17:20.8 |
| 9th | Judy Parker | Iowa Hawkeyes | 17:22.7 |
| 10th | Lisa Last | Michigan State Spartans | 17:28.9 |
| 11th | Nan Doak | Iowa Hawkeyes | 17:32.4 |
| 12th | Melanie Weaver | Michigan Wolverines | 17:32.6 |
| 13th | Letha Davis | Drake Bulldogs | 17:35.8 |
| 14th | Eileen Hornberger | Tennessee Volunteers | 17:48.9 |
| 15th | Terry Ebanks | Texas Longhorns | 17:49.2 |
| 16th | Zanetta Weber | Iowa Hawkeyes | 17:49.5 |
| 17th | Donna Ganly | Missouri Tigers | 17:54.0 |
| 18th | Mary Jean Wright | Virginia Cavaliers | 18:24.7 |
4 × 200 meters relay :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Esmeralda Garcia | Florida State Seminoles | 1:36.88 |
| | Marita Payne | Florida State Seminoles | 1:36.88 |
| | Alice Bennett | Florida State Seminoles | 1:36.88 |
| | Randy Givens | Florida State Seminoles | 1:36.88 |
| | Marva Fearon | Adelphi Panthers | 1:37.55 |
| | Cheryl Innis | Adelphi Panthers | 1:37.55 |
| | Marilyn Gilliard | Adelphi Panthers | 1:37.55 |
| | June Griffith | Adelphi Panthers | 1:37.55 |
| | Rachel Clary | Houston Cougars | 1:37.73 |
| | Crus Ibarquen | Houston Cougars | 1:37.73 |
| | Tara Mastin | Houston Cougars | 1:37.73 |
| | Darlene Jefferson | Houston Cougars | 1:37.73 |
| 4th | Benita Fitzgerald | Tennessee Volunteers | 1:37.82 |
| 4th | Lisa Sherrill | Tennessee Volunteers | 1:37.82 |
| 4th | Sharrieffa Barksdale | Tennessee Volunteers | 1:37.82 |
| 4th | Paula Hines | Tennessee Volunteers | 1:37.82 |
| 5th | Cathy Barber | Kentucky Wildcats | 1:38.49 |
| 5th | Antionette Browning | Kentucky Wildcats | 1:38.49 |
| 5th | Liz Browning | Kentucky Wildcats | 1:38.49 |
| 5th | Judy Richardson | Kentucky Wildcats | 1:38.49 |
| 6th | Venita McDavid | Temple Owls | 1:41.6 |
| 6th | Gladys Boone | Temple Owls | 1:41.6 |
| 6th | Amy Whicker | Temple Owls | 1:41.6 |
| 6th | Lesvia Jackson | Temple Owls | 1:41.6 |
4 × 400 meters relay :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Marva Fearon | Adelphi Panthers | 3:37.28 |
| | Cheryl Innis | Adelphi Panthers | 3:37.28 |
| | Marilyn Gilliard | Adelphi Panthers | 3:37.28 |
| | June Griffith | Adelphi Panthers | 3:37.28 |
| | Tammy Etienne | Texas Longhorns | 3:37.88 |
| | Julie Holmes | Texas Longhorns | 3:37.88 |
| | Donna Sherfield | Texas Longhorns | 3:37.88 |
| | Robbin Coleman | Texas Longhorns | 3:37.88 |
| | Lisa Sherrill | Tennessee Volunteers | 3:38.88 |
| | Cathy Rattray | Tennessee Volunteers | 3:38.88 |
| | Joetta Clark | Tennessee Volunteers | 3:38.88 |
| | Delisa Walton | Tennessee Volunteers | 3:38.88 |
| 4th | Debbie Moss | Florida State Seminoles | 3:40.57 |
| 4th | Angie Wright | Florida State Seminoles | 3:40.57 |
| 4th | Scooby Golden | Florida State Seminoles | 3:40.57 |
| 4th | Marita Payne | Florida State Seminoles | 3:40.57 |
| 5th | Leisa Biggers | UTEP Miners | 3:43.86 |
| 5th | Bea Reese | UTEP Miners | 3:43.86 |
| 5th | Zenobia Haynes | UTEP Miners | 3:43.86 |
| 5th | Jeanine Brown | UTEP Miners | 3:43.86 |
| 6th | Normalee Murray | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3:47.20 |
| 6th | Tami Essington | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3:47.20 |
| 6th | Cheryl Zajic | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3:47.20 |
| 6th | Merlene Ottey | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3:47.20 |
4 × 800 meters relay :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Susan Beischel | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:44.26 |
| | Maryann Brenne | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:44.26 |
| | Ellen Brewster | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:44.26 |
| | Sue Spaltohlz | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:44.26 |
| | Tami Essington | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8:44.63 |
| | Lisa Kramer | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8:44.63 |
| | Pam Schubarth | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8:44.63 |
| | Sara Stricker | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8:44.63 |
| | Sue Shea | Villanova Wildcats | 8:47.02 |
| | Lisa Maree | Villanova Wildcats | 8:47.02 |
| | Pat Bradley | Villanova Wildcats | 8:47.02 |
| | Jennifer Whitfield | Villanova Wildcats | 8:47.02 |
| 4th | Tammy Etienne | Texas Longhorns | 8:48.65 |
| 4th | Ann Morell | Texas Longhorns | 8:48.65 |
| 4th | Felecia Anderson | Texas Longhorns | 8:48.65 |
| 4th | Robbin Coleman | Texas Longhorns | 8:48.65 |
| 5th | Vivian Scruggs | Virginia Cavaliers | 8:48.83 |
| 5th | Linda Nicholson | Virginia Cavaliers | 8:48.83 |
| 5th | Marisa Schmitt | Virginia Cavaliers | 8:48.83 |
| 5th | Jill Haworth | Virginia Cavaliers | 8:48.83 |
| 6th | Sara Cashen | Georgetown Hoyas | 8:54.18 |
| 6th | Marya Small | Georgetown Hoyas | 8:54.18 |
| 6th | Joanne Sincero | Georgetown Hoyas | 8:54.18 |
| 6th | Christine Mullen | Georgetown Hoyas | 8:54.18 |
| 7th | Penny Fales | Penn State Nittany Lions | 8:56.39 |
| 7th | Patricia Murane | Penn State Nittany Lions | 8:56.39 |
| 7th | Dorene Startare | Penn State Nittany Lions | 8:56.39 |
| 7th | Mary Rawe | Penn State Nittany Lions | 8:56.39 |
| 8th | Penny O'Brien | Iowa Hawkeyes | 8:57.94 |
| 8th | Denise Camarigg | Iowa Hawkeyes | 8:57.94 |
| 8th | Julie Williams | Iowa Hawkeyes | 8:57.94 |
| 8th | Kay Stormo | Iowa Hawkeyes | 8:57.94 |
| 9th | Carol Sames | Oklahoma Sooners | 8:58.40 |
| 9th | Jill Lancaster | Oklahoma Sooners | 8:58.40 |
| 9th | Siri Bielland | Oklahoma Sooners | 8:58.40 |
| 9th | Maureen Houghton | Oklahoma Sooners | 8:58.40 |
| 10th | Alverretta Pitts | Florida Gators | 9:19.00 |
| 10th | Denise Marini | Florida Gators | 9:19.00 |
| 10th | Donna Campbell | Florida Gators | 9:19.00 |
| 10th | Nancy Robinson | Florida Gators | 9:19.00 |
| 11th | Karen Sanford | Wyoming Cowgirls | 9:22.00 |
| 11th | Laura Anderson | Wyoming Cowgirls | 9:22.00 |
| 11th | Stephenie Paine | Wyoming Cowgirls | 9:22.00 |
| 11th | Jaunita Neff | Wyoming Cowgirls | 9:22.00 |
Distance medley relay :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Wren Schafer | Iowa State Cyclones | 11:24.04 |
| | Sumetia Wells | Iowa State Cyclones | 11:24.04 |
| | Diane Vetter | Iowa State Cyclones | 11:24.04 |
| | Christine McMeekin | Iowa State Cyclones | 11:24.04 |
| | Vivian Scruggs | Virginia Cavaliers | 11:26.80 |
| | Brenda Brown | Virginia Cavaliers | 11:26.80 |
| | Linda Nicholson | Virginia Cavaliers | 11:26.80 |
| | Jill Haworth | Virginia Cavaliers | 11:26.80 |
| | Pam Sedwick | Michigan State Spartans | 11:30.60 |
| | Judi Brown | Michigan State Spartans | 11:30.60 |
| | Ann Pewe | Michigan State Spartans | 11:30.60 |
| | Kelly Spatz | Michigan State Spartans | 11:30.60 |
| 4th | Penny Fales | Penn State Nittany Lions | 11:32.47 |
| 4th | Tammie Hart | Penn State Nittany Lions | 11:32.47 |
| 4th | Doreen Startare | Penn State Nittany Lions | 11:32.47 |
| 4th | Mary Rawe | Penn State Nittany Lions | 11:32.47 |
| 5th | Carol Sames | Oklahoma Sooners | 11:32.56 |
| 5th | Felicia Moore | Oklahoma Sooners | 11:32.56 |
| 5th | Siri Bielland | Oklahoma Sooners | 11:32.56 |
| 5th | Kellie Cathey | Oklahoma Sooners | 11:32.56 |
| 6th | Sue Spaltohlz | Wisconsin Badgers | 11:36.02 |
| 6th | Pam Moore | Wisconsin Badgers | 11:36.02 |
| 6th | Ellen Brewster | Wisconsin Badgers | 11:36.02 |
| 6th | Suzie Houston | Wisconsin Badgers | 11:36.02 |
| 7th | Jennifer Whitfield | Villanova Wildcats | 11:38.83 |
| 7th | Pat Bradley | Villanova Wildcats | 11:38.83 |
| 7th | Lisa Maree | Villanova Wildcats | 11:38.83 |
| 7th | Sue Shea | Villanova Wildcats | 11:38.83 |
| 8th | Holly Straight | Kentucky Wildcats | 11:40.58 |
| 8th | Judy Richardson | Kentucky Wildcats | 11:40.58 |
| 8th | Denise Kiernan | Kentucky Wildcats | 11:40.58 |
| 8th | Bernadette Madigan | Kentucky Wildcats | 11:40.58 |
| 9th | Kay Stormo | Iowa Hawkeyes | 11:47.97 |
| 9th | Chris Davenport | Iowa Hawkeyes | 11:47.97 |
| 9th | Julie Williams | Iowa Hawkeyes | 11:47.97 |
| 9th | Penny O'Brien | Iowa Hawkeyes | 11:47.97 |
| 10th | Mara Small | Georgetown Hoyas | 11:49.54 |
| 10th | Joanne Sincero | Georgetown Hoyas | 11:49.54 |
| 10th | Christine Mullen | Georgetown Hoyas | 11:49.54 |
| 10th | Pia Palladino | Georgetown Hoyas | 11:49.54 |
| 11th | Sherry Thomas | Kansas State Wildcats | 12:04.91 |
| 11th | Wanda Trent | Kansas State Wildcats | 12:04.91 |
| 11th | Janet LeValley | Kansas State Wildcats | 12:04.91 |
| 11th | Deborah Pihl | Kansas State Wildcats | 12:04.91 |
| 12th | Margaret Smith | Missouri Tigers | 12:26.46 |
| 12th | Lynn Biggs | Missouri Tigers | 12:26.46 |
| 12th | Linda Seale | Missouri Tigers | 12:26.46 |
| 12th | Mary Kunkle | Missouri Tigers | 12:26.46 |
High jump :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Colleen Reinstra | Arizona State Sun Devils | 1.91 m |
| | Sharon Burrill | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1.84 m |
| | Edith Childress | Kentucky Wildcats | 1.81 m |
| 4th | Anne Erpenbeck | Drake Bulldogs | 1.81 m |
| 4th | Dale Thelma Wallace | Georgia Bulldogs | 1.81 m |
| 6th | Peggy Stewart | Villanova Wildcats | 1.78 m |
| 7th | Maria Betioli | BYU Cougars | 1.78 m |
| 8th | Ellie Hayden | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 1.78 m |
| 9th | Karen Krawiec | Penn State Nittany Lions | 1.75 m |
| 10th | Joan Brochaus | Wisconsin Badgers | 1.75 m |
| 11th | Anneke Magandans | UTEP Miners | 1.75 m |
| 12th | Patsy Walker | Houston Cougars | 1.75 m |
| 13th | Inge-Lisa Christiensen | Ohio State Buckeyes | 1.72 m |
| 13th | Sally McCarthy | Oklahoma Sooners | 1.72 m |
| 15th | Renee Nickles | Oklahoma Sooners | 1.72 m |
| 16th | Cathy Seybold | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1.67 m |
Long jump :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Pat Johnson | Wisconsin Badgers | 6.40 m |
| | Esmeralda Garcia | Florida State Seminoles | 6.33 m |
| | Donna Thomas | North Texas Mean Green | 6.27 m |
| 4th | Alice Bennett | Florida State Seminoles | 6.20 m |
| 5th | Pamela Donald | Stanford Cardinal | 6.17 m |
| 6th | Ann Meacham | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 6.16 m |
| 7th | Gayle Brandon | Eastern Illinois Panthers | 6.14 m |
| 8th | Kathy Rankin | Georgia Bulldogs | 6.07 m |
| 9th | Vivian Riddick | Penn State Nittany Lions | 5.94 m |
| 10th | Sharon Moultrie | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 5.93 m |
| 11th | Becky Jo Kaiser | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5.89 m |
| 12th | Esther Otieno | UTEP Miners | 5.88 m |
| 13th | Elizabeth Miller | Oregon Ducks | 5.88 m |
| 14th | Halycon McKnight | Kansas Jayhawks | 5.87 m |
| 15th | Robin Taylor | Old Dominion Monarchs | 5.77 m |
| 16th | Tonya Brown | Florida State Seminoles | 5.77 m |
| 17th | Lisa Anne Staton | North Carolina Tar Heels | 5.77 m |
| 18th | Lorrie Thornton | Michigan Wolverines | 5.71 m |
| 19th | Rene Rochester | Texas Longhorns | 5.63 m |
| 20th | Sharrieffa Barksdale | Tennessee Volunteers | 5.57 m |
| 21st | Dawn Renee Mann | Indiana Hoosiers | 5.53 m |
| 22nd | Jeanette Williams | Indiana State Sycamores | 5.37 m |
| 23rd | BJ Eldridge | Wyoming Cowgirls | 5.19 m |
Shot put :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Meg Ritchie | Arizona Wildcats | 16.82 m |
| | Marita Walton | Maryland Terrapins | 16.56 m |
| | Cecil Hansen | Oklahoma Sooners | 16.42 m |
| 4th | Rosemary Hauch | Tennessee Volunteers | 16.22 m |
| 5th | Elaine Sobansky | Penn State Nittany Lions | 16.08 m |
| 6th | Ria Stalman | Arizona State Sun Devils | 15.68 m |
| 7th | Cindy Crapper | Kentucky Wildcats | 15.55 m |
| 8th | Sandy Burke | Northeastern Huskies | 15.47 m |
| 9th | Ramona Pagel | Long Beach State Beach | 15.18 m |
| 10th | Oneita Davis | St. John's Red Storm | 14.98 m |
| 11th | Lisa Ferry | Houston Cougars | 14.96 m |
| 12th | Carol Cady | Stanford Cardinal | 14.89 m |
| 13th | Annie McElroy | Long Beach State Beach | 14.71 m |
| 14th | Deborah Moore | Ohio State Buckeyes | 14.28 m |
| 15th | Sharon Mitnik | Temple Owls | 14.20 m |
| 16th | Nadine Cox | Ohio State Buckeyes | 14.03 m |
| 17th | Debra Pryor | Arizona State Sun Devils | 14.01 m |
| 18th | Karen Wood | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 13.80 m |
| 19th | Sharon Lotmore | Florida Gators | 13.66 m |
| 20th | Jo Beth Palmer | Texas Longhorns | 13.61 m |
| 21st | Janice Stucky | Kansas State Wildcats | 13.48 m |
Pentathlon :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Patsy Walker | Houston Cougars | 4215 pts |
| | Susan Brownell | Virginia Cavaliers | 4131 pts |
| | Juanita Alson | Maryland Terrapins | 4060 pts |
| 4th | Nancy Kindig | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 4001 pts |
| 5th | Myrtle Chester | Tennessee Volunteers | 3942 pts |
| 6th | Kim Hagger | Kansas State Wildcats | 3781 pts |
| 7th | Cathy Seybold | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3688 pts |
| 8th | Vivian Estes Eschavarria | BYU Cougars | 3463 pts |
| 9th | Wendy Limbaugh | Utah State Aggies | 1395 pts |