1971 DGWS Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Athletics championship event in Washington

International athletics championship event

1971 DGWS Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Dates| May 14–15, 1971
Host city|  Cheney, Washington
Eastern Washington University
Venue| Woodward Field

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The 1971 DGWS Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 3rd 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 14−15, 1971 in Cheney, Washington at the Woodward Field by host Eastern Washington University.[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, after which the DGWS changed its name to the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).

With 28 schools competing, Texas Woman's University won the team title despite not winning any individual events. Individually, Chi Cheng Reel won three events for Cal Poly Pomona despite health questions and her legs being so sore entering the meet that it "hurt to walk". There were strong winds throughout and rain on the final day of competition which hindered performances.[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][4]

Rank | Team | Points

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| Texas Woman's Pioneers | 56
| Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 53
| Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | 46
4th | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 39
5th | Eastern Washington Eagles | 33
6th | Lane Titans | 30
7th | Oregon Ducks | 23
8th | New Mexico Lobos | 20
9th | Murray State Racers | 18
10th | Central Washington Wildcats | 16
Oregon State Beavers

## Results

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* Only top six results of finals are shown[2][1][3]

100 yards | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Chi Cheng Reel | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | 10.9
| Judy Murphy | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 11.1
| Kathy Smallwood | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | 11.4
4th | Wanda Taylor | Oregon Ducks | 11.5
5th | Lisa Chiavario | New Mexico Lobos | 11.5
6th | Rochelle Barker[5] | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 11.7
220 yards | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Kathy Smallwood | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | 24.8
| Judy Murphy | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 24.9
| Wanda Taylor | Oregon Ducks | 25.3
4th | Cheron Billeck | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 25.9
5th | Sue Bronson | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 26.1
6th | Sylvia Longoria | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 26.1
440 yards | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Cis Shafer | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 56.2
| Shirley Swanson | Western Washington Vikings | 59.2
| Sylvia Longoria | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 59.3
4th | Marion Service | Washington Huskies | 59.9
5th | Mary Evans | Oregon State Beavers | 60.4
6th | Gerry Brockman | West Texas A&M Buffaloes | 61.5

880 yards | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Cis Shafer | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 2:15.6
| Sherry Wells | Oregon Ducks | 2:18.6
| Caroline Kruckeburg | Central Washington Wildcats | 2:19.0
4th | Cindy Arbelbide | Oregon State Beavers | 2:22.7
5th | Rosie Orta | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 2:22.7
6th | Diane Hooker | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 2:22.9
Mile run | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Caroline Kruckeburg | Central Washington Wildcats | 5:12.5
| Linda McCain | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 5:13.7
| Judy Smith | Western New Mexico Mustangs | 5:15.6
4th | Sharon Burgess | Florida State Seminoles | 5:15.8
5th | Rosie Orta | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 5:24.9
6th | Janet Freedenburg | Southern Oregon Raiders | 5:29.2
100 m hurdles | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Carla Coffey | Murray State Racers | 14.6
| Judy Potter | Eastern Washington Eagles | 15.0
| Carolyn Turner | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 16.0
4th | Nancy Olsen | Eastern Washington Eagles | 16.3
5th | Cathy Delessert | Portland State Vikings | 16.6
6th | Andrea Aichele | Oregon Ducks | 16.7

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

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| Marilyn King | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 27.7
| Carla Coffey | Murray State Racers | 27.7
| Gail Boyd | Western Oregon Wolves | 27.9
4th | Marilyn Linsenmeyer | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 29.9
5th | Carolyn Turner | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 30.1
6th | Robin Van Blarcum | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 30.1
High jump | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Becky Nelson | Eastern Washington Eagles | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
| Karin Wicklund | Lane Titans | 5 ft 1 in (1.54 m)
| Linda Winter | Oregon State Beavers | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
4th | Marilyn Linsenmeyer | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 4 ft 11 in (1.49 m)
5th | Kim Favorite | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
6th | Diane Davis | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)
Long jump | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Chi Cheng Reel | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | 20 ft 43⁄4 in (6.21 m)
| Lisa Chiavario | New Mexico Lobos | 19 ft 63⁄4 in (5.96 m)
| Marilyn King | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 19 ft 3 in (5.86 m)
4th | Jo Meaker | West Texas A&M Buffaloes | 18 ft 23⁄4 in (5.55 m)
5th | Judy Potter | Eastern Washington Eagles | 17 ft 81⁄4 in (5.39 m)
6th | Jeri Nored | Oregon State Beavers | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)

Shot put | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Maren Seidler | Tufts Jumbos | 47 ft 61⁄2 in (14.49 m)
| Beth Smith | Lane Titans | 42 ft 71⁄2 in (12.99 m)
| Lorraine Hien | Lane Titans | 39 ft 73⁄4 in (12.08 m)
4th | Rene Kesler | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 38 ft 03⁄4 in (11.6 m)
5th | Nancy Snyder | Eastern Washington Eagles | 37 ft 11 in (11.55 m)
6th | Merridy Taylor | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 37 ft 11⁄4 in (11.3 m)
Discus throw | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Barbara Butler | New Mexico Lobos | 142 ft 5 in (43.4 m)
| Beth Smith | Lane Titans | 137 ft 61⁄2 in (41.92 m)
| Rene Kesler | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 132 ft 11⁄2 in (40.27 m)
4th | Jean Parks | Southern Oregon Raiders | 126 ft 2 in (38.45 m)
5th | Linda Rowe | Graceland Yellowjackets | 123 ft 81⁄2 in (37.7 m)
6th | Karen Botts | Oregon State Beavers | 123 ft 6 in (37.64 m)
Javelin throw | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Barbara Friedrich | Kean Cougars | 155 ft 0 in (47.24 m)
| Diane Franklin | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 152 ft 01⁄2 in (46.34 m)
| Donna Dietrich | Grossmont Griffins | 143 ft 11⁄2 in (43.62 m)
4th | Barbara Pickel | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 138 ft 51⁄2 in (42.2 m)
5th | Cheryl Patterson | Western Oregon Wolves | 137 ft 3 in (41.83 m)
6th | Jane Miller | Portland State Vikings | 135 ft 8 in (41.35 m)

4 × 110 yards relay | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Mindy Sharp | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 49.0
Roberta Stetson
Merridy Taylor
Sue Bronson
|  | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 49.1
Cheron Billeck
|  | Eastern Washington Eagles | 50.6
4th |  | Western Oregon Wolves | 50.9
5th |  | Oregon State Beavers | 51.3
6th |  | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 51.9
Sprint medley relay[a] | Pl. | Name | Team | Mark

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| Kathy Smallwood | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | 1:44.3
Charise Clardy
Vivian Hughes
Chi Cheng Reel
|  | Flathead Valley Mountainettes | 1:50.8
|  | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 1:51.2
4th |  | Oregon Ducks | 1:51.4
5th |  | Cal State East Bay Pioneers | 1:51.5
6th |  | Eastern Washington Eagles | 1:53.8

## See also

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* Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships § Outdoor track and field
* 1971 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

## Notes

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1. ^ 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.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b Hubbard, Mike; Pfeifer, Jack. "The early years of Women's collegiate track" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
2. ^ a b "NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
3. ^ a b "Chi Cheng Breaks Long Jump Mark". The Spokesman-Review. May 15, 1971. p. 13. Retrieved January 29, 2025. "Texas Gals Gain Title". The Spokesman-Review. May 16, 1971. p. 19. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
4. ^ "NCAA WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD - OUTDOOR". nolefan.org. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
5. ^ "CHI CENG SETS 2 MARKS TWU Wins National Title". Denton Record-Chronicle. May 16, 1971. p. 19. Retrieved January 29, 2025. "TWU Continued from Page 1-C". Denton Record-Chronicle. May 16, 1971. p. 20. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
6. ^ "eTrack eTN1977_12" (PDF). Track and Field News. p. 97. Retrieved February 6, 2025.

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