1997 NCAA woMEN Bloomington, Indiana—Billy Hayes Track, June 04–07 (cloudy, mid-60s some rain on June 04, moderate to hard rain on June 07) (attendance 3816/4045/4308/5464—17,633) team scores 1. LSU...... 51 2. UCLA...... 48 3. Texas...... 41 4. South Carolina...... 30 5. BYU...... 25 6. SMU 24; 7. George Mason 18; 8. Vanderbilt 17; 9. tie, Florida International & Wisconsin 16; 11. tie, Michigan State, Northern Arizona & Pitt 14; 14. tie, Florida, Texas A&M, UTEP & Villanova 12; 18. North Carolina 11; 19. tie, Arizona, Kansas State, Kent State, Nebraska, Tennessee & West Virginia 10; 25. Colorado 9; 26. tie, Arkansas–Little Rock, Auburn, Rice, Sac State & USC 8; 31. tie, Georgetown & Stanford 6; 33. tie, Baylor, Iowa, Ohio State, Utah State & Washington 5; 38. tie, Boise State, Boston College, Miami, Miami/Ohio, Oregon & UNLV 4; 43. Boston College 4; 44. tie, Connecticut, Illinois State & Virginia 3; 47. tie, Bowling Green, Cal, Cal State Northridge, Florida State, Illinois, Okla- homa State, Penn State & Seton Hall 2; 55. tie, Indiana, Notre Dame & Ohio U 1. 100 meters (wind –0.5) 1. Sevatheda Fynes' (Michigan State)...... Sr...... 11.04 2. Sabrina Kelly (Texas)...... Sr...... 11.26 3. Peta-Gaye Dowdie' (LSU)...... Fr...... 11.43 4. Kwajalein Butler (LSU)...... Jr...... 11.45 5. Kelli White (Tennessee)...... So...... 11.46 6. Lakisha Jett (Florida)...... Jr...... 11.47 7. Benita Kelley (Illinois)...... Jr...... 11.54 8. LaKeisha Backus (Texas)...... So...... 11.60 9. Tameka Roberts (UT San Antonio) (injured)...... Jr...... 26.41

© Track & Field News - 1 - 200 meters (wind –0.6) 1. Sevatheda Fynes' (Michigan State)...... Sr...... 22.61 2. Astia Walker' (LSU)...... Sr...... 22.87 3. (Texas)...... So...... 23.32 4. Angie Vaughn (Texas)...... Jr...... 23.34 5. Peta-Gaye Dowdie' (LSU)...... Fr...... 23.43 6. Tracyan Baker' (Oklahoma State)...... So...... 23.48 7. Hydiane Harper' (UNLV)...... Jr...... 23.54 8. Lakisha Jett (Florida)...... Jr...... 23.57 … dnc (injured in 100)— Tameka Roberts (UT San Antonio)...... Jr 400 meters 1. LaTarsha Stroman (LSU)...... Sr...... 50.60 (American CR, low-altitude MR) 2. (Texas)...... So...... 50.95 3. Ryan Tolbert (Vanderbilt)...... Jr...... 51.14 4. LaDonna Antoine' (Utah State)...... Sr...... 51.91 5. (North Carolina)...... Jr...... 52.04 6. Nadia Graham' (Florida)...... Jr...... 52.12 7. Beverly Pierre' (Seton Hall)...... Jr...... 52.20 8. Toya Brown (Texas)...... Jr...... 52.44 9. Tonique Williams' (South Carolina)...... Jr...... 52.51 800 meters 1. Dana Riley (Texas)...... Sr...... 2:02.89 2. Dawn Williams' (Arkansas–Little Rock)...... Sr...... 2:03.51 3. Jeanette Castro' (UTEP)...... Jr...... 2:04.64 4. Michelle Ballantine' (George Mason)...... Jr...... 2:04.94 5. Jurga Marcinkevičiūtė' (Villanova)...... So...... 2:05.68 6. Kaarin Knudson (Oregon)...... Jr...... 2:06.93 7. Charmaine Howell' (South Carolina)...... Jr...... 2:09.45 8. Miesha Marzell (Georgetown)...... Sr...... 2:11.55 9. (Florida)...... So...... 2:16.77

© Track & Field News - 2 - 1500 meters 1. Becki Wells (Florida)...... Sr...... 4:12.84 2. Kelly Smith (Colorado)...... Jr...... 4:13.88 3. Kathy Butler' (Wisconsin)...... Sr...... 4:15.33 4. Grazyna Penc' (USC)...... So...... 4:17.51 5. Krestena Sullivan' (Villanova)...... Sr...... 4:17.71 6. (Villanova)...... So...... 4:18.02 7. Kim McGreevy (Penn State)...... Sr...... 4:18.12 8. Miesha Marzell (Georgetown)...... Sr...... 4:18.48 3000 meters 1. Kathy Butler' (Wisconsin)...... Sr...... 9:01.23 2. Kristine Jost (Villanova)...... So...... 9:05.04 3. Shayne Wille (Colorado)...... Sr...... 9:06.86 4. Emebet Shiferaw' (USC)...... Sr...... 9:11.78 5. Angela Graham' (BC)...... Jr...... 9:14.39 6. Maggie Chan' (BYU)...... So...... 9:14.94 7. Jenny Framme' (Oklahoma State)...... Fr...... 9:16.80 8. Marie Davis (Oregon)...... So...... 9:18.98 5000 meters 1. Amy Skieresz (Arizona)...... So...... 15:46.76 2. Mary Cobb (Stanford)...... So...... 16:04.53 3. Magdalena Lewy' (Cal)...... Sr...... 16:04.86 4. Amy Yoder (Arkansas)...... Fr...... 16:08.08 5. Sarna Renfro (Stanford)...... Jr...... 16:09.13 6. Marie McMahon' (Providence)...... Jr...... 16:12.54 7. Erin Jones (Georgia)...... Fr...... 16:13.96 8. Katie McGregor (Michigan)...... So...... 16:16.05 10,000 meters 1. Amy Skieresz (Arizona)...... So...... 33:14.22 2. Marisa Avendano (Sac State)...... Sr...... 34:17.61 3. Angie Kujak (Wisconsin)...... Jr...... 34:21.53 4. Regina Gonzales (Georgetown)...... Sr...... 34:22.38 5. Stephanie Dueringer (Michigan State)...... Sr...... 34:31.71 6. Sue Daggett (Illinois State)...... Sr...... 34:32.92 7. Donna Fidler (Penn State)...... Fr...... 34:41.18 8. Jackie Conrad (Ohio U)...... Fr...... 34:41.95

© Track & Field News - 3 - 100 hurdles (wind –1.8) 1. Astia Walker' (LSU)...... Sr...... 12.85 2. Anjanette Kirkland (Texas A&M)...... So...... 12.92 3. Tiffany Lott (BYU)...... Jr...... 12.97 4. Shandi Boyd-Pleasant (Ohio State)...... Jr...... 13.03 5. Yolanda McCray (Miami)...... Jr...... 13.08 6. Lacena Golding' (Auburn)...... Jr...... 13.25 7. Angie Vaughn (Texas)...... Jr...... 13.26 8. Dominqué Calloway (Notre Dame)...... Fr...... 13.28 9. Miesha McKelvy (San Diego State)...... So...... 13.36 400 hurdles 1. Ryan Tolbert (Vanderbilt)...... Jr...... 54.54 (CR, MR) 2. Andrea Blackett' (Rice)...... Sr...... 54.78 3. Saidat Onanuga' (UTEP)...... Fr...... 56.10 4. Wynsome Cole' (Iowa)...... Jr...... 57.24 5. Becca Williams (Miami/Ohio)...... Sr...... 57.25 6. Angela Lee (Virginia)...... So...... 57.80 7. (UCLA)...... So...... 57.92 8. Amanda Helberg (Vanderbilt)...... Fr...... 57.99 9. Skye Green (UC Irvine)...... Sr...... 58.23

© Track & Field News - 4 - 4 x 100 1. LSU...... 43.17 (first school to win 6 in a row) (Astia Walker', Kwajalein Butler, SaDonna Thornton, Peta-Gaye Dowdie') 2. Texas...... 43.32 (LaKeisha Backus, Nanceen Perry, Angie Vaughn, Sabrina Kelly) 3. Tennessee...... 44.07 (Anissa Campbell, Saidah Jones, Heather Sumpter, Kelli White) 4. Florida...... 44.55 (Yolanda Brown-Moore, Nadia Graham', Jernae Wright, Lakisha Jett) 5. UNLV...... 44.70 (Donielle Twitty', Alicia Tyson', Dahlia Smith', Hydiane Harper') 6. UCLA...... 44.76 (Bisa Grant, , Darlene Malco, Joanna Hayes) 7. Florida State...... 44.89 (Yashiva Edwards, Sophia Danvers, Casey Custer, Zuzette Mullings) … dnf— Baylor (Yulanda Nelson, Brandi Harris, Nzingh Kamani, Stacey Bowers) TCU* (Giesla Jackson, Sareen Sharrieff, Catoshia Lewis, Tinesha Jackson) * = TCU’s participation later voided by NCAA for eligibility violations

© Track & Field News - 5 - 4 x 400 1. Texas...... 3:28.43 (Dana Riley 52.8, Donna Howard 52.1, Toya Brown 51.48, Suziann Reid 52.04) 2. Florida State...... 3:30.17 (Marla Embon 54.2, Yashiva Edwards 51.5, Sophia Danvers 51.70, Rikke Rønholt' 52.83) 3. Florida...... 3:30.53 (Chequita Fortson 53.9, Nadia Graham' 51.4, Lakisha Jett 52.40, Hazel Clark 52.75) 4. Clemson...... 3:32.18 (Shenita Wilson 54.3, Kim Norsworthy 52.5, Samantha Watt' 53.0, Shekera Wilson 52.4) 5. Tennessee...... 3:32.42 (Lesly Love 53.9, Erica Witter' 52.6, Janelle Briggs 53.6, Saidah Jones 52.3) 6. Baylor...... 3:32.64 (Angelique Banket' 53.3, Melissa Roland 52.8, Alayah Cooper 54.1, Jennifer Jordan 52.4) 7. Rice...... 3:32.68 (Andrea Blackett' 53.2, Tanisha Mills 53.5, Margaret Fox' 53.6, Melissa Straker' 52.4) 8. Oklahoma...... 3:33.46 (Tami Freeman 54.7, Donnette Brown' 53.2, Jackie Horton 53.1, Cecile Cargill' 52.5) 9. Nebraska...... 3:33.94 (LaTisha Groom 54.7, Stella Klassen 52.4, Jill Myatt 53.5, Charmaine Burton' 53.3)

© Track & Field News - 6 - 1. Kajsa Bergqvist' (SMU)...... So...... 6‑4 2. (UCLA)...... Sr...... 6‑2¾ 3. (Arizona)...... Fr...... 6‑1½ 4. Nicole Forrester' (Michigan)...... So...... 6‑½ 5. Emelie Färdigh' (USC)...... Fr...... 6‑½ 6. Wanita Dykstra' (Kansas State)...... Jr...... 6‑½ 7. Stacy Ann Grant (Illinois)...... So...... 5‑11¼ 8. Nathalie Belfort' (Indiana)...... Jr...... 5‑11¼ (1.93, 1.90, 1.87, 1.84, 1.81) long jump 1. Trecia Smith' (Pitt)...... So...... 21‑10 2. Shonda Swift (Florida International)...... Sr...... 21‑2¾ 3. Pat Itanyi' (West Virginia)...... Sr...... 21‑½ 4. Lacena Golding' (Auburn)...... Jr...... 20‑11¼ 5. Adrien Sawyer (Texas A&M)...... Jr...... 20‑9¼ 6. Pam Simpson (USC)...... So...... 20‑5¼ 7. Nicole Devonish' (Texas)...... Sr...... 20‑5 8. Kim McGruder (Texas)...... So...... 20‑3 (6.65, 6.47, 6.41, 6.38, 6.33, 6.23, 6.22, 6.17) triple jump 1. Suzette Lee' (LSU)...... Sr...... 45‑8 2. Shonda Swift (Florida International)...... Sr...... 45‑4¼ 3. Vanitta Kinard (Kansas State)...... Sr...... 45‑1¾ 4. Stacey Bowers (Baylor)...... So...... 44‑9¾w 5. Trecia Smith' (Pitt)...... So...... 44‑9½ 6. (North Carolina)...... So...... 44‑2½ 7. Amy Littlepage (Cal)...... Sr...... 44‑½ 8. Abigail Ferguson' (Boise State)...... Sr...... 43‑5 (13.92, 13.82, 13.76, 13.55, 13.65, 13.47, 13.42, 13.23)

© Track & Field News - 7 - shot 1. Tressa Thompson (Nebraska)...... Jr...... 60‑8½ (MR) 2. Marika Tuliniemi' (SMU)...... So...... 58‑6¾ 3. (UCLA)...... Fr...... 55‑8¼ 4. Nada Kawar' (UCLA)...... Jr...... 55‑4¼ 5. (South Carolina)...... Sr...... 54‑9½ 6. Crystal Brownlee (South Carolina)...... Jr...... 54‑6 7. Anna Söderberg' (Northern Arizona)...... Sr...... 52‑7½ 8. Lisa Misipeka' (South Carolina)...... Jr...... 52-6¾ (18.50, 17.85, 16.97, 16.87, 16.70, 16.61, 16.04, 16.02) discus 1. Seilala Sua (UCLA)...... Fr...... 200‑6 2. Suzy Powell (UCLA)...... Jr...... 198‑7 3. Anna Söderberg' (Northern Arizona)...... Sr...... 195‑10 4. Aretha Hill (Washington)...... Jr...... 190‑7 5. Roberta Collins (Kent State)...... So...... 177‑7 6. Nada Kawar' (UCLA)...... Jr...... 177‑3 7. Cheree Hicks (Cal State Northridge)...... Fr...... 175‑4 8. Rachelle Noble (UCLA)...... Jr...... 172‑0 (61.12, 60.54, 59.70, 58.10, 54.14, 54.04, 53.44, 52.42) hammer 1. Dawn Ellerbe (South Carolina)...... Sr...... 207‑4 (first 2-time winner) 2. Lisa Misipeka' (South Carolina)...... Jr...... 202‑2 3. Windy Dean (SMU)...... Jr...... 200‑9 4. Tamika Powell (George Mason)...... Sr...... 196‑4 5. Renetta Seiler (Kansas State)...... So...... 195‑11 6. Wendy Berutto (Connecticut)...... Sr...... 188‑4 7. Rachelle Noble (UCLA)...... Jr...... 188‑4 8. Joyce Owes (Florida)...... So...... 181‑1 (63.20, 61.62, 61.20, 59.84, 59.72, 57.40, 57.40, 55.20)

© Track & Field News - 8 - javelin 1. Windy Dean (SMU)...... Jr...... 191‑2 2. Suzy Powell (UCLA)...... Jr...... 179‑2 3. (Kent State)...... So...... 177‑5 4. Tiffany Lott (BYU)...... Jr...... 175‑4 5. Emily Carlsten (North Carolina)...... Fr...... 175‑2 6. Casey Fletcher (Boise State)...... Sr...... 165‑7 7. Emily Cokinos (Bowling Green)...... So...... 163‑2 8. Mateja Bezjak' (Indiana)...... Fr...... 161‑6 (58.28, 54.62, 54.08, 53.44, 53.40, 50.46, 49.74, 49.22) heptathlon 1. Tiffany Lott (BYU)...... Jr...... 6211 2. Lisa Wright' (George Mason)...... Jr...... 5869 3. Tracye Lawyer (Stanford)...... So...... 5680 4. Sabine Krieger' (Northern Arizona)...... So...... 5670 5. Pat Itanyi' (West Virginia)...... Sr...... 5647 6. Heather Sterlin (Colorado)...... Sr...... 5445 7. Erin Narzinski (South Carolina)...... So...... 5442 8. Shauna Rohbock (BYU)...... So...... 5404

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