The 1969 DGWS Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the first 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 8−9, 1969 in San Marcos, Texas at Southwest Texas State College and won by the Texas Woman's Pioneers track and field team.

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, when the DGWS changed its name to the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).

The meeting was criticized for failing to advertise to interested teams, as only 15 schools participated and no schools from California were included. Additionally, a controversial rule was implemented that excluded 'club' athletes although exceptions were made.[1][2]

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.[3]
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Texas Woman's Pioneers 74
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Texas Tech Red Raiders 61
Indiana State Sycamores
4th Montclair State Red Hawks 60
5th Oklahoma State Cowgirls 34
6th Illinois Fighting Illini 28
7th Flathead Valley Mountainettes 25
8th Parkland Cobras 22
9th Tennessee Volunteers 20
10th Texas State Bobcats 18

Results

  • Only results of finals are shown, six athletes per final[3][1][4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A hurdler from Texas Woman's University was injured and did not finish.
  2. ^ 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

  1. ^ a b "1st Annual National Collegiate Championships" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. p. 7. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "Cherrie Bridges Leads Way". The Terre Haute Tribune. May 10, 1969. p. 9. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "1969 DGWS National Outdoor Track and Field Championships" (PDF). DGWS. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Hubbard, Mike; Pfeifer, Jack. "The early years of Women's collegiate track" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "TSD Fems Take Close Track Win". The Austin American. April 9, 1967. p. 62. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  6. ^ "eTrack eTN1977_12" (PDF). Track and Field News. p. 97. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
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