1971 DGWS Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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.

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.

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
	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

• Only top six results of finals are shown

100 yards

Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	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	Texas Woman's Pioneers	11.7

220 yards

Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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

Pl.	Name	Team	Mark
	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

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