Rhondale Jones beat the sophomore slump, and in turn, Lincoln (Pennsylvania) defeated all challengers to win the Division III women's outdoor track and field title.

The Lions repeated as champion May 25-27 at North Central, due in large part to first-place finishes in four individual events and one relay. Lincoln compiled 65 points, with Christopher Newport second with 50 and Wheaton (Massachusetts) third with 48 1Ž2.

Jones was responsible for three of the individual victories as she repeated her 1999 wins in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 100-meter high hurdles. She is the first athlete in Division III women's outdoor track and field history to win three events in a championship more than once.

Zanora Berry gave Lincoln a sweep of the hurdle events, as she won the 400-meter intermediate hurdles in 59.49 seconds. Jones anchored the Lions' victorious 400-meter relay unit, teaming with Mea Williams, Chisa Perry and Carla Cunningham.

Also scoring for Lincoln were Vernick Smith (second in the 400-meter dash) and Perry (fifth in the 100 hurdles).

"Rhondale Jones is a top-of-the-line athlete," said Lincoln head coach Cyrus Jones. "However, without the help of all seven women, this could not have been done."

Casey Taylor accounted for more than half of Christopher Newport's points. Taylor won the long jump, came in second in both the triple jump and 100-meter hurdles and placed seventh in the high jump. For good measure, she also ran a leg of the Captains' 400 relay team that was runner-up to Lincoln.

Wheaton received a first-place effort from Beth Castagno in the high jump.

Rhaina Echols of Chicago completed a stellar year by winning both the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs. Echols was the individual champion in the 1999 Division III Women's Cross Country Championships and set a meet record in the 5,000 in the indoor track and field championship in March.

Joining Jones as repeat event winners from last year were Calvin's Megan Pierce in the 400-meter dash and Heather Pancake of Wheaton (Illinois) in the heptathlon. Calvin also successfully defended its 1,600-meter relay title, with Pierce in the anchor position for the second straight year.

The pole vault is now a part of all the NCAA women's track and field championships after debuting in the Division III outdoor meet this year. Laura Rosenberger of Eastern Mennonite earned the distinction of being the first winner, just as she did at this year's indoor championship, by clearing the bar at 11 feet, 11 3Ž4 inches.

TEAM RESULTS

1. Lincoln (Pa.), 65; 2. Chris. Newport, 50; 3. Wheaton (Mass.), 48 1Ž2; 4. Wis.-Whitewater, 37; 5. Calvin, 30; 6. Chicago, 28; 7. Williams, 26; 8. Wis.-La Crosse, 25 1Ž2; 9. McMurry, 23; 10. Middlebury, 22; 11. (tie) Sewanee and Wartburg, 20; 13. Springfield, 19; 14. Loras, 17; 15. Eastern Ore., 16; 16. Rowan, 13; 17. (tie) Amherst, Carthage, Colby, East. Mennonite and Hamilton, 12; 22. Willamette, 11; 23. (tie) Baldwin-Wallace, UC San Diego, Claremont-M-S, Moravian, Pacific Lutheran, Roanoke, Wheaton (Ill.) and Wis.-Stevens Point, 10; 31. (tie) Col. of New Jersey and St. Thomas (Minn.), 9 1Ž2; 33. (tie) Linfield and Monmouth (Ill.), 9; 35. (tie) St. Olaf and Wis.-Oshkosh, 8 1Ž2; 37. (tie) Central (Iowa), Pomona-Pitzer, Puget Sound and Whitworth, 8; 41. (tie) Carleton and Mary Washington, 7; 43. (tie) Hope, Neb. Wesleyan and Washington (Mo.), 6; 46. Principia, 5 1Ž2; 47. (tie) Cortland St., Emory, Montclair St., North Central and Smith, 5; 52. (tie) John Carroll and Redlands, 4 1Ž2; 54. (tie) Buena Vista, Tufts, Whitman and Wis.-Platteville, 4; 58. (tie) Augustana (Ill.), Bates, MIT, Pacific (Ore.), Swarthmore and Western Md., 3; 64. (tie) Coe, George Fox, Wis.-Eau Claire and Wis.-River Falls, 2; 68. (tie) Concordia-M'head, Ithaca, Keene St., La Verne, Macalester, Medgar Evers, Ohio Northern and Ohio Wesleyan, 1; 76. DePauw, 1Ž2.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

100-meter dash: 1. Rhondale Jones, Lincoln (Pa.), 11.89; 2. Talitha Belcher, McMurry, 12.14; 3. Camille Ross, Wis.-Whitewater, 12.18; 4. Deshawnda Williams, Wheaton (Mass.), 12.29; 5. Candace Brown, Loras, 12.37; 6. Jamie Falcone, Western Md., 12.38; 7. Lori Abbott, East. Mennonite, 12.38; 8. Dejuana Satchell, La Verne, 12.49.

200-meter dash: 1. Rhondale Jones, Lincoln (Pa.), 24.10; 2. Talitha Belcher, McMurry, 24.47; 3. Deshawnda Williams, Wheaton (Mass.), 24.67; 4. Constance Jackson, Monmouth (Ill.), 24.70; 5. Claudine Rigaud, Washington (Mo.), 24.83; 6. Camille Ross, Wis.-Whitewater, 25.08; 7. Luyre Hupfer, Coe, 25.10; 8. Althia Phillips, Medgar Evers, 25.19.

400-meter dash: 1. Megan Pierce, Calvin, 53.97; 2. Vernick Smith, Lincoln (Pa.), 55.41; 3. Lisa Mickelson, Wis.-La Crosse, 55.79; 4. Brianne Schoonover, Wartburg, 56.85; 5. Sarah Deeb, Tufts, 57.34; 6. Beth Haley, Neb. Wesleyan, 57.35; 7. Jessica Shugart, UC San Diego, 57.51; 8. Kim Alvis, Mary Washington, 57.58.

800-meter run: 1 Leah Juno, Wis.-Stevens Point, 2:10.60; 2. Heather Stone, Sewanee, 2:10.67; 3. Annah Heitkamp, Middlebury, 2:12.36; 4. Lisa Starkey, Willamette, 2:12.44; 5. Jessica Dober, Wis.-La Crosse, 2:12.50; 6. Kara Krumenauer, Wis.-Whitewater, 2:13.24; 7. Maegan Harris, Augustana (Ill.), 2:15.11; 8. Stephanie Moss, Ohio Wesleyan, 2:19.42.

1,500-meter run: 1. Heather Stone, Sewanee, 4:27.40; 2. Heidi Wolfsberger, Moravian, 4:31.84; 3. Tara Crowley, Williams, 4:32.26; 4. Amy Kleinheksel, North Central, 4:32.28; 5. Kate Irvin, Middlebury, 4:34.49; 6. Kara Krumenauer, Wis.-Whitewater, 4:35.23; 7. Dinella Pineda, Amherst, 4:35.88; 8. Yarrow Moench, Macalester, 4:36.70.

3,000-meter run: 1. Rhaina Echols, Chicago, 9:39.02; 2. Carolyn Jones, UC San Diego, 9:39.58; 3. Sarah Toland, Colby, 9:40.32; 4. Sarah Gritter, Calvin, 9:41.90; 5. Maggie Hanson, Hamilton, 9:42.32; 6. Noel Whitall, Col. of New Jersey, 9:44.65; 7. Heather Stone, Sewanee, 9:48.27; 8. Michelle Kelly, Cortland St., 9:51.49.

5,000-meter run: 1. Rhaina Echols, Chicago, 16:28.70; 2. Maggie Hanson, Hamilton, 16:53.85; 3. Sarah Toland, Colby, 16:58.92; 4. Barbara Swallow, Springfield, 17:05.04; 5. Noel Whitall, Col. of New Jersey, 17:07.14; 6. Maree George, Pacific Lutheran, 17:13.31; 7. Casey Smith, Roanoke, 17:26.77; 8. Mary Proulx, Keene St., 17:28.31.

10,000-meter run: 1. Barbara Swallow, Springfield, 35:09.59; 2. Casey Smith, Roanoke, 36:46.09; 3. Maree George, Pacific Lutheran, 36:49.55; 4. Christina Vetter, St. Olaf, 37:04.72; 5. Stephanie Greiber, Wis.-Whitewater, 37:14.69; 6. Abigail Anthony, Bates, 37:28.58; 7. Emily Shertzer, Moravian, 37:32.54; 8. Cara Devlin, Ithaca, 37:51.77.

100-meter high hurdles: 1. Rhondale Jones, Lincoln (Pa.), 13.92; 2. Casey Taylor, Chris. Newport, 14.10; 3. Tenille Johnson, Wheaton (Mass.), 14.49; 4. Janice Brenner, Montclair St., 14.59; 5. Chisa Perry, Lincoln (Pa.), 14.73; 6. Laura Janesch, Neb. Wesleyan, 14.79; 7. Erica DiStefano, Col. of New Jersey, 14.86; 8. Katie Bestul, St. Thomas (Minn.), 15.18.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Zanora Berry, Lincoln (Pa.), 59.49; 2. Amy Buhl, Chicago, 1:00.67; 3. Amber Larsen, Linfield, 1:00.80; 4. Jaenette Olson, Wartburg, 1:01.31; 5. Jennifer White, Cortland St., 1:01.84; 6. Alyssa Thorvaldsen, MIT, 1:02.04; 7. Tenille Johnson, Wheaton (Mass.), 1:02.54; 8. Carolyn Stuart, Carleton, 1:03.39.

400-meter relay: 1. Lincoln (Pa.) (Mea Williams, Chisa Perry, Carla Cunningham, Rhondale Jones), 46.87; 2. Chris. Newport, 47.03; 3. Wheaton (Mass.), 47.04; 4. Wis.-La Crosse, 47.51; 5. McMurry, 47.83; 6. Wis.-Oshkosh, 47.94; 7. Wartburg, 48.37; 8. Loras, 58.12.

1,600-meter relay: 1. Calvin (Mindy Worst, Sara Veltkamp, Lindsay Mulder, Megan Pierce), 3:44.61; 2. Wheaton (Mass.), 3:49.45; 3. Wartburg, 3:50.52; 4. Wis.-La Crosse, 3:51.59; 5. Monmouth (Ill.), 3:52.00; 6. Lincoln (Pa.), 3:53.33; 7. Wis.-Whitewater, 3:56.75; Pacific Lutheran, disqualified.

High jump: 1. Beth Castagno, Wheaton (Mass.), 1.77 (5-9 3Ž4); 2. Kristy Laramee, Middlebury, 1.77 (5-9 3Ž4); 3. (tie) Katie Arnes, St. Thomas (Minn.), Carrie Danielewicz, Wis.-Oshkosh, Stacy Nichols, Redlands, and Beth Grzybowski, John Carroll, 1.67 (5-5 3Ž4); 7. Casey Taylor, Chris. Newport, 1.67 (5-5 3Ž4); 8. (tie) Beth Broering, DePauw, and Erica DiStefano, Col. of New Jersey, 1.62 (5-3 3Ž4).

Pole vault: 1. Laura Rosenberger, East. Mennonite, 3.65 (11-11 3/4); 2. Amy Wells, Puget Sound, 3.50 (11-5 3Ž4); 3. (tie) Marnie Holley, Principia, and Ellen Findlay, Wis.-La Crosse, 3.50 (11-5 3Ž4); 5. (tie) Janet Hengel, St. Olaf, and Kerry Teamey, Wheaton (Mass.), 3.35 (10-11 3Ž4); 7. Heather Hunt, George Fox, 3.35 (10-11 3Ž4); 8. Kyna Powers, Claremont-M-S, 3.35 (10-11 3Ž4).

Long jump: 1. Casey Taylor, Chris. Newport, 5.92 (19-5 1Ž4); 2. Katie Brees, Central (Iowa), 5.72 (18-9 1Ž4); 3. Tamika Lomax, Chris. Newport, 5.71 (18-9); 4. Lindsay Mulder, Calvin, 5.67 (18-7 1Ž4); 5. Indira Odammtten, Claremont-M-S, 5.66 (18-7); 6. Denita Eason, Chris. Newport, 5.64 (18-6); 7. Shimera Daniels, Wheaton (Mass.), 5.63 (18-5 3Ž4); 8. Sandy Hoying, Ohio Northern, 5.47 (17-11 1Ž2).

Triple jump: 1. Nicole Campbell, Amherst, 12.26 (40-2 3Ž4); 2. Casey Taylor, Chris. Newport, 12.05 (39-6 1Ž2); 3. Yurissa Mitchell, Mary Washington, 11.97 (39-3 1Ž4); 4. LaNeatra Johnson, Chris. Newport, 11.67 (38-3 1Ž2); 5. Kara Hedin, St. Thomas (Minn.), 11.67 (38-3 1Ž2); 6. Desiree Peterkin, Swarthmore, 11.61 (38-1 1Ž4); 7. Kristin Meade, Washington (Mo.), 11.56 (37-11 1Ž4); 8. Jill Kincaid, Wis.-Oshkosh, 11.44 (37-6 1Ž2).

Shot put: 1. Rebecca Brooks, Williams, 14.51 (47-7 1Ž4); 2. Healy Thompson, Williams, 14.29 (46-10 3Ž4); 3. Sara Nauman, Loras, 13.48 (44-2 3Ž4); 4. Genesis Fisher, Smith, 13.41 (44-0); 5. Jenny Lange, Buena Vista, 13.37 (43-10 1Ž2); 6. Tabitha Fendrick, Wis.-Whitewater, 13.36 (43-10); 7. Amy Sullivan, Wartburg, 13.14 (43-1 1Ž2); 8. Diane Williams, Williams, 13.11 (43-0 1Ž4).

Discus throw: 1. Claire DeChant, Baldwin-Wallace, 47.78 (156-9); 2. Tabitha Fendrick, Wis.-Whitewater, 46.38 (152-2); 3. Emily Sowers, Hope, 45.08 (147-11); 4. Jessica Kohlman, Wis.-Whitewater, 45.04 (147-9); 5. Mari Ruiz, Whitman, 4.18 (144-11); 6. Kathleen Darling, Rowan, 44.02 (144-5); 7. Becki Schmitz, Carthage, 43.58 (143-0); 8. Maria DeBoer, Concordia-M'head, 41.48 (136-1).

Hammer throw: 1. Leah Merrell, Eastern Ore., 53.44 (175-4); 2. Katharine Hill, Pomona-Pitzer, 51.40 (168-8); 3. April Haney, Eastern Ore., 51.06 (167-6); 4. Sarah DeGraw, Claremont-M-S, 48.90 (160-5); 5. Ilana Garbowit, Springfield, 48.88 (160-4); 6. Lindsay Holbrook, Linfield, 48.62 (159-6); 7. Lisa Moore, Wis.-River Falls, 48.36 (158-8); 8. Rebecca Brooks, Williams, 48.00 (157-6).

Javelin throw: 1. Kathleen Darling, Rowan, 44.70 (146-8) [meet record: old record 44.28 (145-3), Sara Groshek, Wis.-Stevens Point, 1999]; 2. Danielle Swift, Whitworth, 43.50 (142-8); 3. Monica Scott, Willamette, 41.44 (135-11); 4. Kendra Robbins, Emory, 41.38 (135-9); 5. Heather Langlois, Middlebury, 41.04 (134-8); 6. Ann Kaltwasser, Pacific (Ore.), 40.36 (132-5); 7. Kim Deaton, Carthage, 40.24 (132-0); 8. Amy Calderone, Augustana (Ill.), 38.84 (127-5).

Heptathlon: 1. Heather Pancake, Wheaton (Ill.), 4,828; 2. Tina Moran, Carthage, 4,655; 3. Kelly Triplett, Loras, 4,602; 4. Sandra Helquist, Carleton, 4,544; 5. Jen Hawk, Wis.-Platteville, 4,464; 6. Sabrina Griffin, McMurry, 4,392; 7. Kathy Thompson, Wis.-Eau Claire, 4,306; 8. Kelly Tan, Carleton, 4,301.