Wheaton (Massachusetts) was left on the doorstep of winning its first title in the Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a third-place finish last year and second-place efforts in 1998 and 1999.

But the Lyons bolted through the door with a burst of speed in 2001, winning by a wide margin May 24-26 at Millikin. Wheaton amassed 83 points to outdistance second-place Calvin (49) and two-time defending champion Lincoln (Pennsylvania) (47).

The Lyons had only one individual winner, but more than made up for the lack of champions with several athletes placing in multiple events. Freshman Amber James was Wheaton's first-place finisher, edging 1999 and 2000 winner Megan Pierce of Calvin in the 400-meter dash by two-hundredths of a second.

"Our freshmen entered the national championship and performed incredibly," Souza said. "For Amber to dethrone Pierce as a freshman certainly bodes well for the future and the career she is going to have."

James added a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash, anchored the Lyons' 400-meter relay team to victory and ran a leg of the second-place 1,600-meter relay. Kim Jones, another freshman, placed second in both the 100-meter dash and long jump for Wheaton, and joined her classmate on the 400 relay unit.

Shimera Daniels and Tenille Johnson also were multiple place-winners. Daniels came in second in the triple jump, fourth in the 100 dash and fifth in the long jump. Johnson was second in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles and fifth in the 100-meter high hurdles. They also were members of the winning 400 relay team.

Lindsay Mulder led Calvin by winning the long jump with a meet-record effort of 20 feet, 1 inch, placing seventh in the 400 dash, and running a leg on the Knights' victorious 1,600-meter relay group. The second-place team finish was the best in Calvin's history.

Rhondale Jones had a record-setting performance for Lincoln. Jones won the 100- and 200-meter dashes, and the 100 hurdles, for the third consecutive year. Her nine individual championships is an NCAA record for all divisions, covering both indoor and outdoor track and field.

Keene State's Mary Proulx also was a multiple champion after winning the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs.

Meet records also were set by Eastern Mennonite's Laura Rosenberger in the pole vault and Wartburg's Dia Dohlman in the javelin throw. Rosenberger cleared 12 feet to add one-quarter inch to her previous mark. Dohlman's winning throw covered 152 feet, 2 inches.

Team results

1. Wheaton (Mass.), 83 1/2; 2. Calvin, 49; 3. Lincoln (Pa.), 47; 4. McMurry, 42; 5. Williams, 38; 6. Wis.-La Crosse, 30 1/2; 7. Cortland St., 27; 8. Middlebury, 22; 9. Wartburg, 21; 10. Keene St., 20; 11. Wis.-Whitewater, 19; 12. Col. of New Jersey, 18; 13. Wis.-Stevens Point, 17; 14. (tie) Roanoke and Rowan, 16; 16. Loras, 15; 17. Neb. Wesleyan, 13 1/2; 18. (tie) Emory, Monmouth (Ill.) and Willamette, 13; 21. (tie) Hamilton and Pacific Lutheran, 11; 23. (tie) Carthage, East. Mennonite, Grinnell, Linfield, Moravian, St. Thomas (Minn.) and Trinity (Conn.), 10; 30. Wis.-Eau Claire, 9 1/2; 31. (tie) Baldwin-Wallace, Chris. Newport, George Fox, Ohio Wesleyan and Wis.-Oshkosh, 8; 36. (tie) La Verne, Luther and Swarthmore, 7; 39. (tie) Beloit, Carleton, Fredonia St., Frostburg St., Gust. Adolphus, New Jersey City, Ohio Northern, Washington (Mo.), Wis.-Platteville and Wis.-Stout, 6; 49. (tie) North Central and Rhodes, 5; 51. (tie) Brandeis, Claremont-M-S, Coe, Hamline, Montclair St, and Tufts, 4; 57. (tie) Bates, Fisk, Geneseo St. and Hope, 3; 61. (tie) Augustana (Ill.), Central (Iowa), Colby, Haverford, Ithaca and MIT, 2; 67. (tie) Bridgewater (Va.), Denison, Ill. Wesleyan and Lehman, 1; 71. (tie) Occidental and St. Benedict, 1/2.

Individual results

100-meter dash: 1. Rhondale Jones, Lincoln (Pa.), 11.98; 2. Kim Jones, Wheaton (Mass.), 12.21; 3. Maria Ferguson, Frostburg St., 12.32; 4. Shimera Daniels, Wheaton (Mass.), 12.39; 5. Diana Lawson, New Jersey City, 12.44; 6. Stephanie Andrews, Chris. Newport, 12.44; 7. Dejuana Satchell, La Verne, 12.54; 8. Luyre Hupfer, Coe, 12.54.

200-meter dash: 1. Rhondale Jones, Lincoln (Pa.), 24.57; 2. Constance Jackson, Monmouth (Ill.), 25.07; 3. Talitha Belcher, McMurry, 25.16; 4. Amber James, Wheaton (Mass.), 25.36; 5. Angela Klatt, Wis.-La Crosse, 25.43; 6. Luyre Hupfer, Coe, 25.47; 7. Diana Lawson, New Jersey City, 25.55; 8. Kim Jones, Wheaton (Mass.), 25.55.

400-meter dash: 1. Amber James, Wheaton (Mass.), 54.20; 2. Megan Pierce, Calvin, 54.22; 3. Kelly Brown, McMurry, 55.34; 4. Brianne Schoonover, Wartburg, 55.85; 5. Sarah Deeb, Tufts, 56.24; 6. Sara Veltkamp, Calvin, 56.64; 7. Lindsay Mulder, Calvin, 56.68; 8. Jill Westerfeld, Denison, 57.00.

800-meter run: 1. Leah Juno, Wis.-Stevens Point, 2:11.97; 2. Stephanie Moss, Ohio Wesleyan, 2:12.36; 3. Liz Woodworth, Wis.-Oshkosh, 2:12.59; 4. Lisa Starkey, Willamette, 2:12.78; 5. Danielle Neff, Claremont-M-S, 2:13.05; 6. Jessica Dober, Wis.-La Crosse, 2:13.06; 7. Kara Krumenauer, Wis.-Whitewater, 2:14.90; 8. Kate Irvin, Middlebury, 2:19.78.

1,500-meter run: 1. Nicole Cueno, Grinnell, 4:35.52; 2. Kara Krumenauer, Wis.-Whitewater, 4:35.83; 3. Kate Irvin, Middlebury, 4:35.94; 4. Heidi Wolfsberger, Moravian, 4:36.07; 5. Teresa Olsen, Hamline, 4:36.74; 6. Jennifer Rettke, Geneseo St., 4:37.57; 7. Lauren Byler, Ithaca, 4:38.36; 8. Erin Van Zee, Wartburg, 4:40.04.

3,000-meter run: 1. Mary Proulx, Keene St., 9:43.46; 2. Michelle Kelly, Cortland St., 9:43.78; 3. Maggie Hanson, Hamilton, 9:51.93; 4. Heidi Wolfsberger, Moravian, 9:52.51; 5. Mariko Tansey Holbrook, Brandeis, 9:54.64; 6. Johanna Olson, Luther, 9:54.95; 7. Jane Steinemann, Haverford, 9:55.95; 8. Beth Vesey, Col. of New Jersey, 9:56.24.

5,000-meter run: 1. Mary Proulx, Keene St., 17:06.40; 2. Michelle Kelly, Cortland St., 17:07.88; 3. Casey Smith, Roanoke, 17:09.91; 4. Maggie Hanson, Hamilton, 17:16.75; 5. Johanna Olson, Luther, 17:18.35; 6. Kelly Faris, St. Thomas (Minn.), 17:23.51; 7. Emily Lahowetz, Washington (Mo.), 17:26.84; 8. Jokotade Agunloye, Swarthmore, 17:27.71.

10,000-meter run: 1. Casey Smith, Roanoke, 35:05.63; 2. Michelle Kelly, Cortland St., 36:04.26; 3. Jokotade Agunloye, Swarthmore, 36:15.08; 4. Becky Lebak, Wis.-Stevens Point, 36:21.54; 5. Mandy Miller, Ohio Northern, 36:26.80; 6. Abigail Anthony, Bates, 36:35.18; 7. Julia Bensen, Williams, 36:39.51; 8. Laura Bloedorn, Carleton, 36:41.26.

100-meter high hurdles: 1. Rhondale Jones, Lincoln (Pa.), 14.36; 2. Rita Forte, Williams, 14.48; 3. Laura Janesch, Neb. Wesleyan, 15.00; 4. Erica DiStefano, Col. of New Jersey, 15.05; 5. Tenille Johnson, Wheaton (Mass.), 15.18; 6. Katie Bestul, St. Thomas (Minn.), 15.47; 7. Yvonne Silva, McMurry, 15.64; 8. Paulette Baldwin, Lehman, 15.79.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Amber Larsen, Linfield, 59.16; 2. Tenille Johnson, Wheaton (Mass.), 1:01.14; 3. Zanora Berry, Lincoln (Pa.), 1:01.28; 4. Carrie Stuart, Carleton, 1:02.07; 5. Tierra Hicks, Montclair St., 1:02.33; 6. Carrie Larsen, Pacific Lutheran, 1:02.68; 7. Jackie Dight, Ohio Northern, 1:03.17; 8. Melissa Baker, Bridgewater (Va.), 1:03.75.

400-meter relay: 1. Wheaton (Mass.) (Shimera Daniels, Kim Jones, Tenille Johnson, Amber James), 46.60; 2. Lincoln (Pa.), 46.89; 3. McMurry, 47.39; 4. Wis.-La Crosse, 47.62; 5. Calvin, 47.66; 6. Wartburg, 48.01; 7. Monmouth (Ill.), 48.31; 8. Chris. Newport, 50.68.

1,600-meter relay: 1. Calvin (Mindy Worst, Sara Veltkamp, Lindsay Mulder, Megan Pierce), 3:43.24; 2. Wheaton (Mass.), 3:45.65; 3. McMurry, 3:47.53; 4. Wis.-La Crosse, 3:48.21; 5. Neb. Wesleyan, 3:49.58; 6. Monmouth (Ill.), 3:49.67; 7. Wartburg, 3:50.65; 8. Cortland St., 3:54.23.

High jump: 1. Kristy Laramee, Middlebury, 1.77 (5-9 3/4); 2. Erica DiStefano, Col. of New Jersey, 1.72 (5-7 3/4); 3. Ginger Kincaid, Fredonia St., 1.67 (5-5 3/4); 4. (tie) Janet Andrews, Col. of New Jersey, Katie Arnes, St. Thomas (Minn.), and Elizabeth Stoll, Washington (Mo.), 1.67 (5-5 3/4); 7. (tie) Kate Getz, Wheaton (Mass.), and Kathy Thompson, Wis.-Eau Claire, 1.67 (5-5 3/4).

Pole vault: 1. Laura Rosenberger, East. Mennonite, 3.66 (12-0) [meet record: old record 3.65 (11-11 3/4), Rosenberger, 2000]; 2. Heather Hunt, George Fox, 3.66 (12-0) [meet record: old record 3.65 (11-11 3/4), Laura Rosenberger, East. Mennonite, 2000]; 3. Rachel Veltkamp, Calvin, 3.66 (12-0) [meet record: old record 3.65 (11-11 3/4), Laura Rosenberger, East. Mennonite, 2000]; 4. Heather Kleckner, Wis.-La Crosse, 3.51 (11-6 1/4); 5. (tie) Kelly Bowen, Neb. Wesleyan, and Ellen Findlay, Wis.-La Crosse, 3.51 (11 3/4); 7. Niki Riemer, Wis.-Oshkosh, 3.51 (11-6 1/4); 8. (tie) Marissa Omori, Occidental, and Caroline Boatz, St. Benedict, 3.36 (11-0 1/4).

Triple jump (w indicates wind aided): 1. Darcell Edwards, McMurry, 12.57 (41-3); 2. Shimera Daniels, Wheaton (Mass.), 12.54 (41-
1 3/4); 3. Laura Verdegan, Wis.-Stout, 12.27 (40-3 1/4); 4. Mary Jo Kuntz, Wis.-La Crosse, 11.88 (38-11 3/4); 5. La Neatra Johnson, Chris. Newport, 11.83 (38-9 3/4); 6. Lydia Mootry, Fisk, 11.74 (38-6 1/4); 7. Tammie Beasley, Augustana (Ill.), 11.73 (38-6); 8. Julie Korish, Wis.-Platteville, 11.48w (37-8).

Shot put: 1. Healy Thompson, Williams, 14.81 (48-7 1/4); 2. Diane Williams, Williams, 13.66 (44-9 3/4); 3. Jackie Luehmann, Gust. Adolphus, 13.61 (44-8); 4. Lori Waters, La Verne, 13.37 (43-10 1/2); 5. Claire DeChant, Baldwin-Wallace, 13.26 (43-6); 6. Jana Bromell, Wheaton (Mass.) 13.26 (43-6); 7. Colleen Beal, Colby, 13.25 (43-5 3/4); 8. Sara Nauman, Loras, 13.11 (43-0 1/4).

Discus throw: 1. Kathleen Darling, Rowan, 47.62 (156-3); 2. Tabitha Fendrick, Wis.-Whitewater, 45.10 (147-11); 3. Becki Schmitz, Carthage, 44.84 (147-1); 4. Sara Nauman, Loras, 44.22 (145-1); 5. Claire DeChant, Baldwin-Wallace, 44.20 (145-0); 6. Emily Sowers, Hope, 44.10 (144-8); 7. Kiana Peake, Cortland St., 44.10 (144-8); 8. Diane Williams, Williams, 43.60 (143-0).

Hammer throw: 1. Danielle LeSure, Emory, 51.46 (168-10); 2. Healy Thompson, Williams, 49.12 (161-2); 3. Steph Muller, Beloit, 48.46 (159-0); 4. Bobbi Erickson, Wis.-Platteville, 48.42 (158-10); 5. Leslie Seelye, Pacific Lutheran, 48.20 (158-2); 6. Becki Schmitz, Carthage, 47.54 (156-0); 7. Princess Imoukhuede, MIT, 46.90 (153-10); 8. Jessica Kohlman, Wis.-Whitewater, 46.82 (153-7).

Javelin throw: 1. Dia Dohlman, Wartburg, 46.38 (152-2) [meet record: old record 44.70 (146-8), Kathleen Darling, Rowan, 2000]; 2. Monica Scott, Willamette, 44.94 (147-5); 3. Kathleen Darling, Rowan, 42.92 (140-10); 4. Elissa Burnell, Middlebury, 42.66 (139-11); 5. Leah Proctor, Pacific Lutheran, 42.10 (138-1); 6. Kendra Robins, Emory, 41.40 (135-10); 7. Andrea Rip, Calvin, 40.78 (133-9); 8. Amy Gregory, Ill. Wesleyan, 39.90 (130-11).

Heptathlon: 1. Mandy Rival, Trinity (Conn.), 4,603; 2. Kathy Thompson, Wis.-Eau Claire, 4,579; 3. Katie Meyer, Loras, 4,554; 4. Jessie Hunt, Rhodes, 4,505; 5. Annie Vanderlaan, Calvin, 4,462; 6. Christy Pallardy, Loras, 4,423; 7. Katie Brees, Central (Iowa), 4,408; 8. Jill Theobald, Carthage, 4,344