The 1972 DGWS Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 4th 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 12−13, 1972 in Knoxville, Tennessee at the Tom Black Track by host University of Tennessee.

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).

The meeting was highlighted by Sherry Calvert's 58.52 m throw in the javelin, at the time the best mark in the U.S. that year and among the best in the world despite the competition being hindered by rain. The Cal State East Bay Pioneers (then known as Cal State Hayward) won the team title by 33 points over a field of 48 schools.

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 76 43 30 26 20 18 16

Results Only top six results of finals are shown

+ 100 yards Name Team Mark Pat Hawkins 10.8 Kathy Lawson 10.9 Rochelle Barker 11.0 Lessie Johnson 11.1 Alexis Crawford 11.2 Roberta Stetson 11.5

+ 220 yards Name Team Mark Linda Reynolds 24.7 Kathy Lawson 25.0 Brenda Bryan 25.2 Rochelle Barker 25.3 Lucy Vaamonde 25.8 Alexis Crawford 25.9

+ 440 yards Name Team Mark Cis Shafer 56.4 Diedra Moore 57.9 Shirley Swanson 58.7 Cathy Sellers 59.7 Lora Van Wyk 1:00.1 Mindy Sharpe 1:00.8

+ 880 yards Name Team Mark Cis Shafer 2:11.8 Teri Anderson 2:12.4 Kathy Kuyk 2:19.4 Lynae Larson 2:21.9 Mary Hartzell Diana Hooker 2:23.0

+ Mile run Name Team Mark Teri Anderson 4:45.8 Kathy Kuyk 5:03.9 Merilee Underhill 5:06.5 Maria Stearns 5:11.3 Patty Melby 5:13.0 Sharon Burgess 5:13.1

+ 100 m hurdles Name Team Mark Donna Schulenberg 14.2 Kathi Guiney 14.2 Wendy Taylor 14.5 Mary Lalum 14.6 Lucy Vaamonde 14.7 Barbara Pickel 15.0

+ 200 m hurdles Name Team Mark Pat Hawkins 27.2 Donna Schulenberg 28.2 Kathi Guiney 28.5 Gail Boyd 28.6 Marti Ogilvie 28.0 Lynae Larson 29.0

+ High jump Name Team Mark Audrey Reid Donna Schulenberg Mary Lalum Shirley Lagestree Neysa Miller Carol Akmerman

+ Long jump Name Team Mark Brenda Bryan Marilyn King Alexis Crawford Lucy Vaamonde Jo Meaker Karen Aufdenhaar

+ Shot put Name Team Mark Maren Seidler Mary Jacobson Lynnette Matthews Denise Wood Rene Kesler Lynn Cannon

+ Discus throw Name Team Mark Denise Wood Lynnette Matthews Rene Kesler Carol Knight Lynn Cannon Maren Seidler

+ Javelin throw Name Team Mark Sherry Calvert Lynn Cannon Diane Franklin Laura Gibbons Cheryl Patterson Ginny Walker

+ 4 × 110 yards relay Name Team Mark Pat Lopez rowspan=4 50.0 Marilyn King Barbara Pickel Lessie Johnson rowspan=4 'X' 50.1 rowspan=4 50.2 rowspan=4 'Y' 50.8 rowspan=4 51.4 rowspan=4 52.1

+ Sprint medley relay Name Team Mark Lessie Johnson rowspan=4 1:52.7 Pat Lopez Marilyn King Lucy Vaamonde rowspan=4 1:53.4 rowspan=4 1:55.0 rowspan=4 'Y' 1:55.4 rowspan=4 1:56.7 rowspan=4 1:56.8

See also

1972 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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