# 1982 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 1982 AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships were the third official 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 12−13, 1982 in Cedar Falls, Iowa at the UNI-Dome and won by the Nebraska Cornhuskers track and field team.
Unlike other AIAW-sponsored sports, there were not separate Division I, II, and III championships for indoor track and field. It was the last indoor championships before the AIAW meet was replaced by the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships.
At the meeting, Merlene Ottey won three events for Nebraska to lead them to the team title. World records were set in the 300 yards by Ottey and the 600 yards by Delisa Walton-Floyd.

## 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 |
| | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 84 |
| | Tennessee Volunteers | 64 |
| | Virginia Cavaliers | 57 |
| 4th | Florida State Seminoles | 35 |
| 5th | Texas Longhorns | 28 |
| 6th | Wisconsin Badgers | 27 |
| 7th | Oklahoma Sooners | 22 |
| 7th | UTEP Miners | 22 |
| 9th | Richmond Spiders | 16 |
| 10th | Penn State Nittany Lions | 15 |
| 10th | Iowa Hawkeyes | 15 |

## Results

* Only results of finals are shown
60 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Merlene Ottey | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6.61 |
| | Janet Burke | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6.76 |
| | Alicia McQueen | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6.86 |
| 4th | Sherri Funn | George Mason Patriots | 6.91 |
| 5th | Deborah James | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6.92 |
| 6th | Felicia Moore | Oklahoma Sooners | 6.95 |
| 7th | Marita Payne | Florida State Seminoles | 6.96 |
| 8th | Tracy Armstead | Cortland Red Dragons | 7.02 |
300 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Merlene Ottey | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 32.63 WR |
| | Randy Givens | Florida State Seminoles | 34.49 |
| | Janet Burke | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 34.62 |
| 4th | Marita Payne | Florida State Seminoles | 34.77 |
| 5th | Alicia McQueen | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 34.94 |
| 6th | Felicia Moore | Oklahoma Sooners | 35.01 |
| 7th | Benita Fitzgerald | Tennessee Volunteers | 35.30 |
| 8th | Sybil Perry | Purdue Boilermakers | 35.42 |
440 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Lori McCauley | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 54.12 |
| | Edna Brown | Temple Owls | 54.65 |
| | Charmaine Crooks | UTEP Miners | 54.82 |
| 4th | Lisa Garrett | Virginia Cavaliers | 54.96 |
| 5th | Cathy Rattray | Tennessee Volunteers | 55.01 |
| 6th | Angela Wright-Scott | Florida State Seminoles | 55.16 |
| 7th | Stephanie Bonner | Auburn Tigers | 55.73 |
| 8th | Donethy Jones | Ohio State Buckeyes | 55.78 |
600 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Delisa Walton | Tennessee Volunteers | 1:17.38 WR |
| | Robbin Coleman | Texas Longhorns | 1:18.62 |
| | Rosalyn Dunlap | Missouri Tigers | 1:19.81 |
| 4th | Marcia Tate | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1:20.54 |
| 5th | Ovrill Brown | Florida State Seminoles | 1:21.98 |
| 6th | Jennifer Whitfield | Villanova Wildcats | 1:22.68 |
| 7th | Veronica McIntosh | Villanova Wildcats | 1:26.15 |
| | Tammie Hart | Penn State Nittany Lions | DQ |
880 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Doriane McClive | Cornell Big Red | 2:05.34 |
| | Kay Stormo | Iowa Hawkeyes | 2:08.77 |
| | Maureen Houghton | Oklahoma Sooners | 2:09.79 |
| 4th | Sheila Montgomery | Indiana Hoosiers | 2:10.89 |
| 5th | Jymette Bonnivier | Purdue Boilermakers | 2:11.10 |
| 6th | Terry Pioli | Penn State Nittany Lions | 2:12.30 |
| 7th | Patricia Bradley | Villanova Wildcats | 2:13.03 |
| | Delisa Walton | Tennessee Volunteers | DNS |
1000 yards :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Joetta Clark | Tennessee Volunteers | 2:26.70 |
| | Josephine White | Richmond Spiders | 2:28.91 |
| | Maryann Brunner | Wisconsin Badgers | 2:29.34 |
| 4th | Tara Arnold | Texas Longhorns | 2:30.13 |
| 5th | Tami Essington | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 2:30.32 |
| 6th | Suzanne Fredrick | Michigan Wolverines | 2:30.74 |
| 7th | Judith Croasdale | BYU Cougars | 2:31.67 |
| 8th | Margaret Coomber | Florida State Seminoles | 2:31.73 |
| 9th | Wren Schafer | Iowa State Cyclones | 2:32.3 |
| 10th | Carleen Thom | Colorado Buffaloes | 2:33.6 |
Mile run :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Darlene Beckford | Harvard Crimson | 4:38.30 |
| | Jill Haworth | Virginia Cavaliers | 4:38.51 |
| | Linda Portasik | Tennessee Volunteers | 4:42.30 |
| 4th | Patty Murnane | Penn State Nittany Lions | 4:43.33 |
| 5th | Jenny Stricker | Harvard Crimson | 4:44.32 |
| 6th | Marisa Schmitt | Virginia Cavaliers | 4:44.33 |
| 7th | Rose Thomson | Wisconsin Badgers | 4:49.46 |
| 8th | Mary Herlihy | Harvard Crimson | 4:49.62 |
2 miles :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Ht. | Mark |
| | Bernadette Madigan | Kentucky Wildcats | 2 | 9:58.22 |
| | Kathy Bryant | Tennessee Volunteers | 2 | 9:59.00 |
| | Aileen O'Connor | Virginia Cavaliers | 2 | 10:01.84 |
| 4th | Martha White | Virginia Cavaliers | 2 | 10:03.22 |
| 5th | Melanie Weaver | Michigan Wolverines | 2 | 10:08.33 |
| 6th | Nan Doak | Iowa Hawkeyes | 2 | 10:09.91 |
| 7th | Wendy Van Mierlo | Illinois State Redbirds | 2 | 10:14.62 |
| 8th | Carolyn Thrig | Penn State Nittany Lions | 2 | 10:16.2 |
| 9th | Paula Renzi | Penn State Nittany Lions | 1 | 10:18.23 |
| 10th | Marisa Schmitt | Virginia Cavaliers | 1 | 10:19.71 |
| 11th | Alanna McCarthy | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 | 10:19.75 |
| 12th | Kate Wiley | Harvard Crimson | 2 | 10:20.0 |
| 13th | Carey May | BYU Cougars | 1 | 10:26.03 |
| 14th | Marianne Dickerson | Illinois Fighting Illini | 1 | 10:27.44 |
| 15th | Lisa Welch | Virginia Cavaliers | 2 | 10:29.0 |
| 16th | Heather Carmichael | Penn State Nittany Lions | 2 | 10:30.0 |
| 17th | Janell Neeley | BYU Cougars | 1 | 10:32.72 |
| 18th | Lisa Larsen Rainsberger | Michigan Wolverines | 1 | 10:34.08 |
| 19th | Jenny Spangler | Iowa Hawkeyes | 1 | 10:34.84 |
| 20th | Kathy Boyle | Boston University Terriers | 2 | 10:35.0 |
| 21st | Cathy Branta | Wisconsin Badgers | 1 | 10:36.10 |
| 22nd | Sabina Horne | Georgia Bulldogs | 1 | 10:37.0 |
| 23rd | Carolyn Booth | Brown Bears | 1 | 10:38.0 |
| 24th | Becky Cotta | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 | 10:40.0 |
| 25th | Nancy Scardina | New Hampshire Wildcats | 2 | 10:42.0 |
| 26th | Kristin O'Connell | Rhode Island Rams | 1 | 10:44.0 |
| 27th | Pia Palladino | Georgetown Hoyas | 2 | 10:45.0 |
3 miles :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Kellie Cathy | Oklahoma Sooners | 15:18.47 |
| | Kathy Bryant | Tennessee Volunteers | 15:18.83 |
| | Martha White | Virginia Cavaliers | 15:25.25 |
| 4th | Lesley Welch | Virginia Cavaliers | 15:34.54 |
| 5th | Nan Doak | Iowa Hawkeyes | 15:34.55 |
| 6th | Patsy Sharples | Idaho Vandals | 15:48.65 |
| 7th | Jill Molen | Utah Utes | 15:49.85 |
| 8th | Alanna McCarthy | Purdue Boilermakers | 15:51.3 |
| 9th | Marianne Dickerson | Illinois Fighting Illini | 16:01.0 |
| 10th | Mary Jean Wright | Virginia Cavaliers | 16:03.0 |
| 11th | Beth Farmer | Florida Gators | 16:11.0 |
| 12th | Margaret Davis | Iowa State Cyclones | 16:17.0 |
| 13th | Kimberly Biro | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | 16:20.0 |
| 14th | Darien Andreu | Florida State Seminoles | 16:24.0 |
| 15th | Cheryl Konbol | Wisconsin Badgers | 16:29.0 |
| 16th | Maria Tilman | Arkansas Razorbacks | 16:30.0 |
| 17th | Jenny Spangler | Iowa Hawkeyes | 16:36.0 |
| 18th | Johanna Reneke | Indiana Hoosiers | 17:20.0 |
60 yards hurdles :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Benita Fitzgerald | Tennessee Volunteers | 7.54 |
| | Kim Turner | UTEP Miners | 7.65 |
| | Rhonda Blanford | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7.70 |
| 4th | Kathy Borgwarth | Wisconsin Badgers | 7.77 |
| 5th | Clara Hairston | Auburn Tigers | 7.85 |
| 6th | Carolyn Faison | Florida State Seminoles | 7.98 |
| 7th | Tonja Brown | Florida State Seminoles | 7.99 |
| 8th | Tonya Lowe | Kentucky Wildcats | 8.05 |
4 × 220 yards relay :
| Name | Team | Mark |
| Merlene Ottey | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1:37.70 |
| Jennie Gorham | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1:37.70 |
| Rhonda Blanford | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1:37.70 |
| Deborah James | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1:37.70 |
| Kim Parrish | Florida State Seminoles | 1:38.80 |
| Marita Payne | Florida State Seminoles | 1:38.80 |
| Alice Bennett | Florida State Seminoles | 1:38.80 |
| Randy Givens | Florida State Seminoles | 1:38.80 |
4 × 440 yards relay :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Donna Sherfield | Texas Longhorns | 3:44.06 |
| | Florence Walker | Texas Longhorns | 3:44.06 |
| | Susan Bean | Texas Longhorns | 3:44.06 |
| | Robbin Coleman | Texas Longhorns | 3:44.06 |
| | Lisa Garrett | Virginia Cavaliers | 3:45.66 |
| | Kim Hatchett | Virginia Cavaliers | 3:45.66 |
| | Gail Bryant | Virginia Cavaliers | 3:45.66 |
| | Karen Hatchett | Virginia Cavaliers | 3:45.66 |
| | Jennie Gorham | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3:47.07 |
| | Ruth Pugh | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3:47.07 |
| | Merlene Ottey | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3:47.07 |
| | Marcia Tate | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3:47.07 |
| 4th | Kim Young | Indiana Hoosiers | 3:48.25 |
| 4th | Barbara Ennis | Indiana Hoosiers | 3:48.25 |
| 4th | Mary Watson | Indiana Hoosiers | 3:48.25 |
| 4th | Sheila Montgomery | Indiana Hoosiers | 3:48.25 |
| 5th | Kathy Tisdale | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 3:48.71 |
| 5th | Andria Gail Patterson | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 3:48.71 |
| 5th | Theresa Dembek | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 3:48.71 |
| 5th | Lori McCauley | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 3:48.71 |
| 6th | Tonja Brown | Florida State Seminoles | 3:48.89 |
| 6th | Eunice Golden | Florida State Seminoles | 3:48.89 |
| 6th | Angela Wright-Scott | Florida State Seminoles | 3:48.89 |
| 6th | Ovrill Brown | Florida State Seminoles | 3:48.89 |
| 7th | Glenda Truesdale | Temple Owls | 3:50.28 |
| 7th | Pat Lee | Temple Owls | 3:50.28 |
| 7th | Edyizi Parkinson | Temple Owls | 3:50.28 |
| 7th | Edna Brown | Temple Owls | 3:50.28 |
| 8th | Felicia Moore | Oklahoma Sooners | 3:51.66 |
| 8th | Maureen Houghton | Oklahoma Sooners | 3:51.66 |
| 8th | Rene Nickles | Oklahoma Sooners | 3:51.66 |
| 8th | Annette Campbell | Oklahoma Sooners | 3:51.66 |
4 × 880 yards relay :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Margaret Coomber | Florida State Seminoles | 8:47.26 |
| | Carla Borovicka | Florida State Seminoles | 8:47.26 |
| | Janette Wood | Florida State Seminoles | 8:47.26 |
| | Ovrill Brown | Florida State Seminoles | 8:47.26 |
| | Sue Beischel | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:47.49 |
| | Rose Thomson | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:47.49 |
| | Maryann Brunner | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:47.49 |
| | Sue Spaltholz | Wisconsin Badgers | 8:47.49 |
| | Sharon Neugebauer | Texas Longhorns | 8:50.39 |
| | Robbin Coleman | Texas Longhorns | 8:50.39 |
| | Florence Walker | Texas Longhorns | 8:50.39 |
| | Tara Arnold | Texas Longhorns | 8:50.39 |
| 4th | Dawn Woodruff | Michigan Wolverines | 8:53.12 |
| 4th | Lisa Larsen Rainsberger | Michigan Wolverines | 8:53.12 |
| 4th | Melanie Weaver | Michigan Wolverines | 8:53.12 |
| 4th | Sue Fredrick | Michigan Wolverines | 8:53.12 |
| 5th | Ruth Pugh | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8:54.74 |
| 5th | Jennie Gorham | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8:54.74 |
| 5th | Sara Stricker | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8:54.74 |
| 5th | Tami Essington | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8:54.74 |
| 6th | Karen Vanwagenen | BYU Cougars | 9:13.65 |
| 6th | Karen Alexander | BYU Cougars | 9:13.65 |
| 6th | Aulikki Kononoff | BYU Cougars | 9:13.65 |
| 6th | Janell Nelley | BYU Cougars | 9:13.65 |
Distance medley relay :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Linda Nicholson | Virginia Cavaliers | 11:21.92 |
| | Karen Hatchett | Virginia Cavaliers | 11:21.92 |
| | Lisa Welch | Virginia Cavaliers | 11:21.92 |
| | Jill Haworth | Virginia Cavaliers | 11:21.92 |
| | Missy Mullett | Richmond Spiders | 11:29.98 |
| | Betsy Spilman | Richmond Spiders | 11:29.98 |
| | Patty Thomas | Richmond Spiders | 11:29.98 |
| | Jo White | Richmond Spiders | 11:29.98 |
| | Lynn Biggs | Missouri Tigers | 11:34.05 |
| | Ramona Riley | Missouri Tigers | 11:34.05 |
| | Sabrina Dornhoefer | Missouri Tigers | 11:34.05 |
| | Andrea Fischer | Missouri Tigers | 11:34.05 |
| 4th | Kay Stormo | Iowa Hawkeyes | 11:35.07 |
| 4th | Chris Davenport | Iowa Hawkeyes | 11:35.07 |
| 4th | Jenny Hayden | Iowa Hawkeyes | 11:35.07 |
| 4th | Nan Doak | Iowa Hawkeyes | 11:35.07 |
| 5th | Doreen Startare | Penn State Nittany Lions | 11:35.11 |
| 5th | Tammie Hart | Penn State Nittany Lions | 11:35.11 |
| 5th | Patty Murnane | Penn State Nittany Lions | 11:35.11 |
| 5th | Carolyn Thrig | Penn State Nittany Lions | 11:35.11 |
| 6th | Ellen Olson | Wisconsin Badgers | 11:35.24 |
| 6th | Mary Mulrooney | Wisconsin Badgers | 11:35.24 |
| 6th | Maryann Brunner | Wisconsin Badgers | 11:35.24 |
| 6th | Cathy Brant | Wisconsin Badgers | 11:35.24 |
| 7th | Wren Schafer | Iowa State Cyclones | 11:36.78 |
| 7th | Sumetia Wells | Iowa State Cyclones | 11:36.78 |
| 7th | Margaret Davis | Iowa State Cyclones | 11:36.78 |
| 7th | Catherine Hunter | Iowa State Cyclones | 11:36.78 |
| 8th | Jymette Bonnivier | Purdue Boilermakers | 11:39.16 |
| 8th | Patty Jongleux | Purdue Boilermakers | 11:39.16 |
| 8th | Nancy Sanford | Purdue Boilermakers | 11:39.16 |
| 8th | Andrea Marek | Purdue Boilermakers | 11:39.16 |
High jump :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Gale Charmaine | Arizona Wildcats | 1.87 m |
| | Suzanne Lorentzon | UTEP Miners | 1.87 m |
| | Maria Luísa Betioli | BYU Cougars | 1.84 m |
| 4th | Yolanda Gibson | Brooklyn Bulldogs | 1.81 m |
| 5th | Jonna Bullard | Michigan Wolverines | 1.81 m |
| 6th | Peggy Stewart | Villanova Wildcats | 1.81 m |
| 7th | Cheryl Essman | Wisconsin Badgers | 1.78 m |
| 8th | Sharon Burrill | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1.78 m |
Long jump :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Donna Thomas | North Texas Mean Green | 6.31 m |
| | Patricia Johnson | Wisconsin Badgers | 6.25 m |
| | Becky Jo Kaiser | Illinois Fighting Illini | 6.15 m |
| 4th | Annette Tannender | Colorado Buffaloes | 6.14 m |
| 5th | Vivian Riddick | Penn State Nittany Lions | 6.10 m |
| 6th | Gayle Brandon | Eastern Illinois Panthers | 6.06 m |
| 7th | Lisa Staton | North Carolina Tar Heels | 5.96 m |
| 8th | Kathy Rankins | Georgia Bulldogs | 5.90 m |
Shot put :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Rosemarie Blauch | Tennessee Volunteers | 16.76 m |
| | Marita Walton | Maryland Terrapins | 16.75 m |
| | Elaine Sobansky | Penn State Nittany Lions | 16.57 m |
| 4th | Cecil Hansen | Oklahoma Sooners | 15.99 m |
| 5th | Sandra Burke | Northeastern Huskies | 15.95 m |
| 6th | Cindy Crapper | Kentucky Wildcats | 15.77 m |
| 7th | Julie Jones | BYU Cougars | 15.37 m |
| 8th | Annette Bohach | Indiana Hoosiers | 15.35 m |
Pentathlon :
| Pl. | Name | Team | Mark |
| | Julie White | Boston University Terriers | 4268 pts |
| | Nancy Kindig | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 4217 pts |
| | Susan Brownell | Virginia Cavaliers | 4153 pts |
| 4th | Juanita Alson | Maryland Terrapins | 3953 pts |
| 5th | Marjin Goedken | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3913 pts |
| 6th | Linda Spenst | Missouri Tigers | 3803 pts |
| 7th | Lillian Nickles | Oklahoma Sooners | 3782 pts |
| 8th | Myrtle Chester | Tennessee Volunteers | 3767 pts |
| 9th | Carla Battaglia | Indiana Hoosiers | 3586 pts |
| 10th | Nora Aravjo | Auburn Tigers | 3028 pts |