1970 DGWS Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Athletics championship event in Illinois

International athletics championship event

1970 DGWS Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Dates| May 29–30, 1970
Host city|  Urbana, Illinois
Venue| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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The 1970 DGWS Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 2nd 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 29−30, 1970 in Urbana, Illinois at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and won by the host Illinois Fighting Illini track and field team.[1]

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 praised for attracting more competition than the previous year, in part due to removing a rule that restricted club athletes from competing. A total of 53 schools and over 200 athletes participated.[2][3]

The meet served as a qualifier for the 1970 World University Games later that year.[4]

## 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.[5][6]

Rank | Team | Points

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| Illinois Fighting Illini | 40
| Alcorn State Lady Braves | 33
| Montclair State Red Hawks | 28
4th | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 26
5th | LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | 22
6th | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 19
7th | Grossmont Griffins | 18
8th | Colorado State Rams | 16
Tennessee Volunteers
10th | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | 14
Murray State Racers
Parkland Cobras

## Results

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* Only top six results of finals are shown[3][5]

100 yards | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Judy Murphy | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 10.4 w
| Pat Hawkins | LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | 10.4 w
| Katherine Jones | Illinois Fighting Illini | 10.5 w
4th | Helen Williams | Alcorn State Lady Braves | 10.8 w
5th | Linda Reynolds | Kingsborough Wave | 10.9 w
6th | Mollie Hence | Alcorn State Lady Braves | 10.9 w
220 yards | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Una Morris | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | 23.9 w
| Judy Murphy | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 24.4 w
| Linda Reynolds | Kingsborough Wave | 24.5 w
4th | Katherine Jones | Illinois Fighting Illini | 24.7 w
5th | Helen Williams | Alcorn State Lady Braves | 24.7 w
6th | Alida Van Gores[7] | El Camino Warriors | NT
440 yards[a] | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Gale Fitzgerald | Montclair State Red Hawks | 56.2
| Gwen Norman | District of Columbia Firebirds | 56.3
| Mary Norrells | Alcorn State Lady Braves | 57.7
4th | Karen Lehman | Central Michigan Chippewas | 58.4
5th | Laurie Tucholski[8] | Toledo Rockets | 59.7

880 yards | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Terry Hull | Tennessee Volunteers | 2:09.7
| Nancy Shafer | Wooster Fighting Scots | 2:14.3
| Barbara Lawson | Colorado State Rams | 2:16.0
4th | Kathleen Pratt | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 2:23.5
5th | Dolly McFadyean[9] | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 2:27.1
6th | Lyndell Wilken[2] | Illinois Fighting Illini | 2:30.4
Mile run | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Barbara Lawson | Colorado State Rams | 5:02.7
| Shelley Marshall | NYU Violets | 5:09.1
| Kathleen Pratt | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 5:09.6
4th | Kathleen Rogers | McPherson Bulldogs | 5:22.0
5th | Wonda Powell | Michigan Wolverines | 5:24.4
6th | Lyndell Wilken[2] | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5:25.2
100 m hurdles | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Pat Donnelly | Grossmont Griffins | 13.5 w
| Cheryl Rogers | Illinois Fighting Illini | 13.6 w
| Deanne Carlsen | Chico State Wildcats | 13.9 w
4th | Pat Hawkins | LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | 14.3 w
5th | Carla Coffey | Murray State Racers | 14.4 w
6th | Frances Greene | Montclair State Red Hawks | 14.6 w

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

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| Pat Hawkins | LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | 26.7
| Pat Donnelly | Grossmont Griffins | 26.9
| Deanne Carlsen | Chico State Wildcats | 27.8
4th | Carla Coffey | Murray State Racers | 28.4
5th | Connie Peterson | Illinois Fighting Illini | 29.4
6th | Frances Greene | Montclair State Red Hawks | 29.7
4 × 110 yards relay | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Helen Williams | Alcorn State Lady Braves | 48.5
Mollie Hence
Amanda Hornesburger
Fayetta Dukes
|  | Illinois Fighting Illini | 49.8
|  | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 51.1
4th |  | Murray State Racers | 51.1
5th |  | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | 51.6
6th |  | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 52.6
Sprint medley relay[b] | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Lettie Bartee | Alcorn State Lady Braves | 1:47.3
Amanda Hornesburger
Fayetta Dukes
Mary Morrells
|  | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 1:56.2
|  | Washington Huskies | 1:56.4
4th |  | Murray State Racers | 1:57.1
5th |  | Indiana State Sycamores | 2:00.0
6th |  | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 2:01.0

High jump | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Connie Peterson | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m)
| Becky Nelson | Eastern Washington Eagles | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
| Roxanne Demik | BYU Cougars | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
4th | Liz Sharp[11] | Parkland Cobras | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
5th | Retha Regnier[12] | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
6th | Holly Harrison[13] | Texas State Bobcats | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Long jump | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Pat Shipley | Indiana State Sycamores | 18 ft 71⁄4 in (5.67 m)
| Karen Aufdenhaar | Texas State Bobcats | 18 ft 5 in (5.61 m)
| Barbara Lundberg | Northern Colorado Bears | 17 ft 111⁄2 in (5.47 m)
4th | Dee Stoneback | Eastern Washington Eagles | 17 ft 41⁄4 in (5.28 m)
5th | April Jaeger | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | 17 ft 31⁄2 in (5.27 m)
6th | Judy Cox[14] | Kentucky Wildcats | 17 ft 21⁄4 in (5.23 m)
Shot put | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Pauline Thomas | Green River Gators | 43 ft 81⁄2 in (13.32 m)
| Denise Wood | Montclair State Red Hawks | 42 ft 01⁄2 in (12.81 m)
| Marridy Taylor | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 40 ft 51⁄4 in (12.32 m)
4th | Barbara Butler | New Mexico Lobos | 40 ft 3 in (12.26 m)
5th | Diane Franklin[9] | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 36 ft 7 in (11.15 m)
6th | Parks[c] | Indiana State Sycamores | 35 ft 5 in (10.79 m)

Discus throw | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Liz Sharp | Parkland Cobras | 136 ft 10 in (41.7 m)
| Barbara Butler | New Mexico Lobos | 135 ft 10 in (41.4 m)
| Denise Wood | Montclair State Red Hawks | 135 ft 4 in (41.24 m)
4th | Tracy Peterson | Wayne State Warriors | 129 ft 7 in (39.49 m)
5th | Pauline Thomas | Green River Gators | 113 ft 9 in (34.67 m)
6th | Diane Franklin[9] | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 103 ft 8 in (31.59 m)
Javelin throw | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Sherry Calvert | USC Trojans | 172 ft 10 in (52.67 m)
| Diane Franklin | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 153 ft 2 in (46.68 m)
| Barbara Friedrich | Kean Cougars | 151 ft 4 in (46.12 m)
4th | Mary K. Hyde[16] | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 136 ft 5 in (41.57 m)
5th | Denise Wood | Montclair State Red Hawks | 131 ft 1 in (39.95 m)
6th | Barbara Lundberg | Northern Colorado Bears | 130 ft 9 in (39.85 m)

## See also

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* Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships § Outdoor track and field
* 1970 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

## Notes

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1. ^ Only 5 finishers
2. ^ Held at a total distance of 880 yards, with the first leg running 220 yards, the middle two legs running 110 yards, and the anchor leg running 440 yards.[10]
3. ^ Listed as "{Missing} Parks" by Indiana State University[15]

## References

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1. ^ "Sites, dates of championship meets" (PDF). nolefan.org. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
2. ^ a b c "But only get one first place in upset... Ul women cop track title". library.illinois.edu. The Daily Illini. June 2, 1970. p. 20. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
3. ^ a b "NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
4. ^ "Collegiate track gals open U.S. meet today". Arizona Republic. May 29, 1970. p. 114. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
5. ^ a b Hubbard, Mike; Pfeifer, Jack. "The early years of Women's collegiate track" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
6. ^ "NCAA WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD - OUTDOOR". nolefan.org. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
7. ^ "ECC Freshman Is A Girl on the Run". The Daily Breeze. June 16, 1970. p. 31. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
8. ^ "Canton Site of Women's AAU Track". The Plain Dealer. June 13, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
9. ^ a b c "FVCC Timberettes Sixth In Illini Meet". The Daily Inter Lake. May 31, 1970. p. 5. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
10. ^ "eTrack eTN1977_12" (PDF). Track and Field News. p. 97. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
11. ^ "Women's Intercollegiate Track Meet Begins Today". Messenger-Inquirer. May 29, 1970. p. 6. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
12. ^ "Cowgirl Team Snares Crown In Track Meet". Oklahoma State University Collections. Daily O'Collegian. April 30, 1970. p. 9. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
13. ^ "At National Meet... Aufdenhaar grabs second". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. June 11, 1970. p. 18. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
14. ^ "UK Relays Results". Lexington Herald-Leader. April 5, 1970. p. 29. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
15. ^ "Non-NCAA "All-Americans"" (PDF). Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
16. ^ "1969 DGWS National Outdoor Track and Field Championships" (PDF). DGWS. Retrieved January 23, 2025.

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