The 1980 AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships were the first 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 7−8, 1980 in Columbia, Missouri at the Hearnes Multipurpose Building and won by the UTEP Miners track and field team.

Unlike most AIAW-sponsored sports, there were not separate Division I, II, and III championships for indoor track and field. Held for the first two years as an invitational, the meet gained its official national championship status in 1980; it was referred to as a "de facto" championship for the preceding years.

The meeting was criticized for not including the 1500 m or mile run events. The 600 m heats were actually held over a shorter distance of 564 meters due to mis-measuring the start and end points, making the times ineligible for records, though the finals were held over the correct distance. The original winner of the 4 × 440 yards relay Texas Woman's University was disqualified due to their runner Leleith Hodges wearing a T-shirt instead of the school jersey.

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 40 25 24 22 20 18 17 16

Results Only results of finals are shown

+ 60 m Name Team Mark Leleith Hodges 7.38 Maria Parsons 7.50 Lori Dowers 7.50 Stephanie Hightower 7.51 Carrman Rivers 7.52 Merlene Ottey 7.53 Diane Williams 7.77 Becky Jo Kaiser 7.78

+ 300 m Name Team Mark Merlene Ottey 37.13 Ruth Simpson 38.25 Wanda Hooker 38.56 Maria Parsons 38.59 Jeanine Brown 38.68 Beverly Kearney 39.05 Pam Moore 39.32 Cheryl Gilliam 39.37

+ 600 m Name Team Mark Chris Mullen 1:28.77 Rosalyn Dunlap 1:30.11 Marie Dwyer 1:30.15 Diann Ousley 1:30.25 Denis Peynado 1:31.38 Laura Ferguson 1:32.74 Jennie Gorham Kim Thomas

+ 1000 m Name Team Mark Chris Mullen 2:43.83 Ileana Hocking 2:44.49 Dana Glidden 2:45.41 Brigid Leddy 2:46.33 Jacqueline Richards 2:47.05 Rose Thomson 2:47.93 Marie Simonsson 2:48.4 Patti Douglas 2:50.7

+ 2000 m Name Team Mark Debbie Pearson Mitchell 6:04.79 Mary Rawe 6:05.67 Suzie Houston 6:06.13 Michelle Brown 6:08.56 Eryn Forbes 6:09.55 Patsy Sharples 6:10.94 Rose Thomson 6:13.9 Lauri Adams 6:17.3

+ 5000 m Name Team Mark Eileen Hornberger 16:28.58 Donna Gathje 16:34.07 Rocky Racette 16:39.65 Pia Palladina 16:40.46 Peggy Cleary 16:45.24 Heather Carmichael 16:50.61 Melanie Weaver 16:51.1 Kelly Spatz 16:51.7 Jill Molen 16:55.7 Brenda Saunders 16:57.2 Alanna McCarthy 17:00.9 Cynthia Wadsworth 17:04.4 Barbara Sabitus 17:05.0 Carolyn Ihrig 17:07.3 Lorie Scott 17:10.4 Mary Seybold 17:15.9 Cathy Saxon 17:19.2 Lisa Berry 17:21.6 Sue Richardson 17:26.0 Martha Stinson 17:30.4 Mary Walsh 17:31.6 Wendy Burman 17:35.0 Sally Zook 17:35.7 Colleen Hillery 17:37.9 Ann Bischoff 17:57.0

+ 60 m hurdles Name Team Mark Stephanie Hightower 8.19 Sharon Colyear 8.23 Karen Wechsler 8.46 Debra Deutsch 8.48 Pam Page 8.62 Julie Smithers 8.76 Linda Bourn 8.80 Kim Whitehead 8.81

+ 4 × 220 yards relay Name Team Mark Maria Parsons rowspan=4 1:38.92 Roberta Belle Evalene Hatcher Nellie Bullock Pat Dunlap rowspan=4 1:39.92 Lorraine Ray Lori Lewis Pam Rodgers Edna Brown rowspan=4 1:40.88 Amy Whicker Lesvia Jackson Gladys Boone Amy Dunlop rowspan=4 1:41.24 Yvette Hyman Pat Johnson Pam Moore Beverly Roman rowspan=4 1:41.37 Leslie Palmer Linda Miller Leola Toomer Normalee Murray rowspan=4 1:42.0 Cindy Tatum Jennie Gorham Merlene Ottey rowspan=4 1:42.5 rowspan=4

+ 4 × 440 yards relay Name Team Mark Carrman Rivers rowspan=4 3:44.99 Esther Otieno Turus Van Amstel Jeanine Brown Pat Dunlap rowspan=4 3:45.21 Susan Seebers Lori Lewis Pam Rodgers Debra Pinnix rowspan=4 3:45.29 Joan Bennett Ileana Hocking Julie Bergeron Normalee Murray rowspan=4 3:47.08 Janet Bates Julie Seaton Jennie Gorham Ellen Howard rowspan=4 3:48.22 Gladys Boone Amy Whicker Edna Brown Gloria Russell rowspan=4 3:50.67 Linda Bedford Lisa Sparks Diann Ousley rowspan=4 3:52.6 rowspan=4 3:56.4

+ Distance medley relay Name Team Mark Jennifer Whitfield rowspan=4 11:29.3 Amelia Cain Suzanne Shea Brigid Leddy Leisa Biggers rowspan=4 11:31.7 Rochelle Collins Debbie Pearson Mitchell Jacqueline Richards rowspan=4 11:32.2 Pam Moore rowspan=4 11:33.9 Ellen Brewster Suzie Houston Rose Thomson Mary Rawe rowspan=4 11:43.9 Debbie Lewis Penny Fales Heather Carmichael rowspan=4 11:46.2 rowspan=4 11:48.0 rowspan=4 11:52.7 rowspan=4 11:53.6 rowspan=4 11:55.8 rowspan=4 11:58.8 rowspan=4 12:01.4 rowspan=4 12:03.5 rowspan=4 12:07.0 rowspan=4 12:09.3 rowspan=4 12:10.6 rowspan=4 12:11.3 rowspan=4 12:14.4 rowspan=4 12:16.5

+ High jump Name Team Mark Paula Girven Sharon Burrill Maria Betioli Jalene Chase Sally McCarthy Ann Erpenbeck Helen Ogar Nancy Steiner

+ Long jump Name Team Mark Pat Johnson Becky Jo Kaiser Pat Miller Amy Davis Angie Bradley Shonel Ferguson Themis Zambrzycki Ether Otieno

+ Shot put Name Team Mark Jill Stenwall Sandy Burke Jennifer Smit Marita Walton Onelthea Davis Annette Bohach Rosario Ramos Carrie Albano

+ Pentathlon Name Team Mark Themis Zambrzycki 4104 pts Susan Brownell 3999 pts Nora Araujo 3900 pts Sande Lambert 3830 pts Satu Jaaskelainen 3821 pts Brenda Wilson 3819 pts Peggy Travis 3761 pts Theresa Jaeger 3749 pts Lynn Adams 3721 pts Nancy Kindig 3700 pts Wendy Limbaugh 3669 pts Karen Brennan 3649 pts Sonda Obermeir 3630 pts Juanita Alson 3595 pts Mary Grinaker 3497 pts Donna Tiegs 3370 pts

See also

1980 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

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