1969 DGWS Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Athletics championship event in Texas

International athletics championship event

1969 DGWS Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Dates| May 8–9, 1969
Host city|  San Marcos, Texas
Venue| Southwest Texas State College

1970 ->

The 1969 DGWS Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the first 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 8−9, 1969 in San Marcos, Texas at Southwest Texas State College and won by the Texas Woman's Pioneers track and field team.

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, when the DGWS changed its name to the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).

The meeting was criticized for failing to advertise to interested teams, as only 15 schools participated and no schools from California were included. Additionally, a controversial rule was implemented that excluded 'club' athletes although exceptions were made.[1][2]

## Team standings

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* 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.[3]

Rank | Team | Points

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| Texas Woman's Pioneers | 74
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | 61
Indiana State Sycamores
4th | Montclair State Red Hawks | 60
5th | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 34
6th | Illinois Fighting Illini | 28
7th | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 25
8th | Parkland Cobras | 22
9th | Tennessee Volunteers | 20
10th | Texas State Bobcats | 18

## Results

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* Only results of finals are shown, six athletes per final[3][1][4]

100 yards | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Helen Jones | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 11.7
| Kathy Vogler | Indiana State Sycamores | 11.9
| Kathy Wheat | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 12.0
4th | Marian Smolka | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 12.3
5th | Kathy Hannaford | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 12.4
6th | Nancy Carlson | North Texas Mean Green | 12.7
220 yards | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Terry Hull | Tennessee Volunteers | 25.4
| Kathy Rogers | McPherson Bulldogs | 26.9
| Kathy Vogler | Indiana State Sycamores | 27.2
4th | Paulette Burrhus | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 28.5
5th | Ann Burrell | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 28.9
6th | Cindy Woodrow | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 29.2
440 yards | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Terry Hull | Tennessee Volunteers | 56.4
| Debbie Smith | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 1:01.9
| Sylvia Longoria | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 1:03.8
4th | Kay Shelton | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 1:04.8
5th | Monica Bures | Texas State Bobcats | 1:06.1
6th | Karyl Wetz | Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks | 1:10.0

880 yards | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Cherrie Bridges | Indiana State Sycamores | 2:19.4
| Debbie Smith | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 2:25.2
| Lyndell Wilken | Illinois Fighting Illini | 2:27.2
4th | Carleen Groves | Rice Owls | 2:28.6
5th | Sandy Nine | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 2:31.4
6th | Jan Price | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 2:46.4
Mile run | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Cherrie Bridges | Indiana State Sycamores | 5:15.1
| Kathy Rogers | McPherson Bulldogs | 5:34.1
| Lyndell Wilken | Illinois Fighting Illini | 6:01.4
4th | Carleen Groves | Rice Owls | 6:19.3
5th | Jan Price | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 6:21.0
6th | Carol Downer | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 6:27.2
100 m hurdles | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Lou Green | Montclair State Red Hawks | 15.4
| Judy Foreman | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 15.7
| Connie Peterson | Illinois Fighting Illini | 16.2
4th | Avis Latham | Florida State Seminoles | 17.0
5th | Carolyn Turner | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 17.1
6th | Grace Willey | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 17.2

200 m hurdles | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Lou Green | Montclair State Red Hawks | 31.5
| Grace Willey | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 31.6
| Jane Carlile | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 32.7
4th | Carolyn Turner | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 32.9
5th | Marti Johnson | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 36.0
|  | Texas Woman's Pioneers | DNF[a]
4 × 110 yards relay | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Helen Jones | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 51.7
Ann Burrell
Judy Foreman
Kathy Wheat
| Kathy Hannaford | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 53.1
Sylvia Longoria
Estep
Cindy Woodrow
| Karen Buckner[5] | Texas State Bobcats 'B' | 53.7
Brannan
Smith
Heuvel
4th | Tillison | Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks | 54.2
Walker
Fenske
Irwin
5th | Beavers | Texas State Bobcats 'A' | 54.6
Riding
DuVall
Blake
6th | Atherton | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 54.9
Thompson
Taylor
Jane Carlile
Sprint medley relay[b] | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Kathy Vogler | Indiana State Sycamores | 1:56.9
Pat Shipley[4]
Cheryle Hinton[4]
Cherrie Bridges
| Marian Smolka | Texas Woman's Pioneers 'A' | 1:57.3
Sylvia Longoria
Debbie Smith
Kathy Hannaford
| Helen Jones | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 1:57.8
Ann Burrell
Kathy Wheat
Kay Shelton
4th | Estep | Texas Woman's Pioneers 'B' | 2:01.4
Beyer
Cindy Woodrow
Paulette Burrhus
5th | Atherton | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 2:04.8
Taylor
Thompson
Sandy Nine
6th | Monica Bures | Texas State Bobcats | 2:05.2
DuVall
Riding
Smith

Shot put | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Denise Wood | Montclair State Red Hawks | 43 ft 7 in (13.28 m)
| Lee Ann Wojtkowski | Florida State Seminoles | 42 ft 4 in (12.9 m)
| Lynda Spaulding | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 39 ft 113⁄4 in (12.18 m)
4th | Liz Sharp | Parkland Cobras | 36 ft 61⁄4 in (11.13 m)
5th | Margaret Kane | Florida State Seminoles | 36 ft 41⁄4 in (11.08 m)
6th | Cheryle Hinton | Indiana State Sycamores | 34 ft 81⁄4 in (10.57 m)
Discus throw | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Denise Wood | Montclair State Red Hawks | 134 ft 111⁄2 in (41.13 m)
| Liz Sharp | Parkland Cobras | 129 ft 11 in (39.59 m)
| Lynda Spaulding | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 113 ft 4 in (34.54 m)
4th | Gerry Pinkston | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 113 ft 2 in (34.49 m)
5th | Beverly Averyt | Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks | 108 ft 2 in (32.96 m)
6th | Barbara Gardner | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 105 ft 111⁄2 in (32.29 m)
Javelin throw | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Denise Wood | Montclair State Red Hawks | 127 ft 8 in (38.91 m)
| Mary K. Hyde | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 125 ft 2 in (38.15 m)
| Cindi Hartman | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 113 ft 01⁄2 in (34.45 m)
4th | Lynda Spaulding | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 109 ft 6 in (33.37 m)
5th | Connie Peterson | Illinois Fighting Illini | 109 ft 2 in (33.27 m)
6th | Susan North | North Texas Mean Green | 108 ft 1 in (32.94 m)

High jump | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Liz Sharp | Parkland Cobras | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
| Connie Peterson | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5 ft 1 in (1.54 m)
| Pat Shipley | Indiana State Sycamores | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
4th | Phyllis Hobart | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 4 ft 11 in (1.49 m)
5th | Karen Buckner | Texas State Bobcats | 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)
6th | Teresa Burrhus | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Long jump | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Frances Greene | Montclair State Red Hawks | 17 ft 1 in (5.2 m)
| Pat Shipley | Indiana State Sycamores | 17 ft 01⁄2 in (5.19 m)
| Marian Smolka | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 16 ft 2 in (4.92 m)
4th | Judy Foreman | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 15 ft 101⁄2 in (4.83 m)
5th | Julia Sowell | Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks | 15 ft 71⁄2 in (4.76 m)
6th | Nancy Carlson | North Texas Mean Green | 15 ft 7 in (4.74 m)

## See also

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* Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships § Outdoor track and field
* 1969 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

## Notes

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1. ^ A hurdler from Texas Woman's University was injured and did not finish.
2. ^ Held at a total distance of 880 yards, with two legs running 110 yards, one running 220 yards, and one running 440 yards.

## References

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1. ^ a b "1st Annual National Collegiate Championships" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. p. 7. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
2. ^ "Cherrie Bridges Leads Way". The Terre Haute Tribune. May 10, 1969. p. 9. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
3. ^ a b "1969 DGWS National Outdoor Track and Field Championships" (PDF). DGWS. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
4. ^ a b c Hubbard, Mike; Pfeifer, Jack. "The early years of Women's collegiate track" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
5. ^ "TSD Fems Take Close Track Win". The Austin American. April 9, 1967. p. 62. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

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