North Dakota State scored in nine of 13 events to win its first Division II Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships team title March 8-9 in Boston.

The balanced Bison attack compiled 67 1/2 points. North Dakota State placed third last year and was edged by Abilene Christian by one point for the 2000 team title.

Defending champion St. Augustine's finished second with 45 points, followed by Adams State with 41.

Amanda Thieschafer was North Dakota State's lone individual champion, winning the triple jump. Teammates Crystal Cummins and Sara Skudlarek placed second and sixth, respectively, in the event, as the trio combined for 21 team points.

The Bison also fared well in the 400-meter dash, as Tamara Brudy came in second and Jill Theeler earned fifth place. Brudy and Theeler also were members of the winning 1,600-meter relay unit.

Libia Rodriquez won the 400 and Samayah Islam was second in the 60-meter high hurdles for St. Augustine's.

Zoila Gomez scored nearly half of Adams State's points by winning both the mile and 5,000-meter runs. Nicole Duncan of Cal State Los Angeles also was a double winner after capturing the 60-meter dash and repeating as the long jump champion.

Maresa Cadienhead of Abilene Christian was the only other 2001 champion to win again. Cadienhead set a meet record of 6 feet, 2 3/4 inches in the high jump.

Ashland's Jackie Jeschelnig also set a meet record in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 67 feet, 4 1/4 inches. Abilene Christian's Meredith Garner tied the pole vault mark of 12 feet, 3 1/2 inches.

TEAM RESULTS

1. North Dakota St., 67 1/2; 2. St. Augustine's, 45; 3. Adams St., 41; 4. Abilene Christian, 36; 5. Ashland, 30; 6. Emporia St., 25; 7. Cal St. Los Angeles, 20; 8. Lincoln (Mo.), 18; 9. Grand Valley St., 17; 10. (tie) N.C. Central and North Dakota, 15; 12. (tie) Morningside and Neb.-Omaha, 14; 14. South Dakota, 12 1/2; 15. Ferris St., 12; 16. (tie) Findlay, Fort Hays St. and North Fla., 10; 19. (tie) Pittsburg St. and Southern Conn. St., 9; 21. (tie) Cal St. Stanislaus, Indiana (Pa.) and Western St., 8; 24. Mass.-Lowell, 7; 25. (tie) Mo. Southern St. and New York Tech, 6; 27. (tie) Tex. A&M-Kingsville and Truman, 5; 29. Harding, 4; 30. (tie) Central Mo. St., UC-Colo. Spgs., Kutztown and Lewis, 3; 34. (tie) Minn. St.-Mankato, Neb.-Kearney and South Dakota St., 2; 37. (tie) Saginaw Valley and Seattle Pacific, 1.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

60-meter dash: 1. Nicole Duncan, Cal St. Los Angeles, 7.45; 2. Amber Plowden, Indiana (Pa.), 7.48; 3. Anna Teschmaker, St. Augustine's, 7.53; 4. Deborah Bome, Adams St., 7.56; 5. Icis Charles, Grand Valley St., 7.59; 6. Carly Lambert, Neb.-Omaha, 7.60; 7. Tanea Green, Findlay, 7.62; 8. Jill Croft, Mass.-Lowell, 7.63.

400-meter dash: 1. Libia Rodriquez, St. Augustine's, 53.83; 2. Tamara Brudy, North Dakota St., 54.58; 3. Shakirah Rutherford, St. Augustine's, 55.22; 4. Sofi Hildenborg, Abilene Christian, 55.25; 5. Jill Theeler, North Dakota St., 55.30; 6. Georgia Mullings, St. Augustine's, 55.58; 7. Christy Tedrow, Grand Valley St., 56.39; 8. Kennisha Moten, N.C. Central, 56.41.

800-meter run: 1. Katerina Glosova, N.C. Central, 2:08.73; 2. Diljeet Mendoza, Cal St. Stanislaus, 2:08.94; 3. Katie Chapman, Ferris St., 2:09.30; 4. Angie Waters, Abilene Christian, 2:10.14; 5. Hanna Ritakallio, Harding, 2:10.54; 6. Rachel Harvey, Central Mo. St., 2:10.89; 7. Rachel Kraft, North Dakota St., 2:11.95; 8. Jackie Auwarter, North Dakota, 2:12.21.

Mile run: 1. Zoila Gomez, Adams St., 4:43.94; 2. Alisha Williams, Western St., 4:47.60; 3. Margaret Miklovic, Mo. Southern St., 4:51.59; 4. Romy Krueger, North Fla., 4:51.60; 5. Rebekah Walter, Adams St., 4:51.89; 6. Katie Marschel, North Dakota, 4:53.28; 7. Virginia Coindreau, Adams St., 4:54.12; 8. Krista O'Dell, Grand Valley St., 4:55.21.

5,000-meter run: 1. Zoila Gomez, Adams St., 16:32.38; 2. Jeanette Mott, Pittsburg St., 16:49.43; 3. Jackie Pacentrilli, Adams St., 17:01.06; 4. Jennifer Ford, North Fla., 17:06.15; 5. Kim Bosen, Adams St., 17:06.58; 6. Amanda Occhi, UC-Colo. Spgs., 17:10.58; 7. Lindsey Mills, Grand Valley St., 17:31.13; 8. Jessica Neva, North Dakota, 17:34.12.

60-meter high hurdles: 1. Maisha Prewitt, Fort Hays St., 8.54; 2. Samayah Islam, St. Augustine's, 8.59; 3. Meredith Davis, Morningside, 8.61; 4. Megan Williams, Truman, 8.70; 5. Kristen Collins, Lincoln (Mo.), 8.71; 6. Nikkisha Maynard, Lincoln (Mo.), 8.73; 7. Jennifer Stovall, South Dakota St., 8.73; 8. Morgan Buckner, Ferris St., 8.86.

1,600-meter relay: 1. North Dakota St. (Kinsey Coles, Nicole Rieck, Jill Theeler, Tamara Brudy), 3:41.58; 2. Lincoln (Mo.), 3:44.80; 3. New York Tech, 3:48.41; 4. North Dakota, 3:49.39; 5. N.C. Central, 3:49.43; 6. Grand Valley St., 3:50.46; 7. Neb.-Omaha, 3:52.17; 8. St. Augustine's, 3:54.77.

High jump: 1. Maresa Cadienhead, Abilene Christian, 1.90 (6-2 3/4) [meet record: old record 1.87 (6-1 1/2), Adriane Sims, St. Augustine's, 1999]; 2. Beth Baldridge, Findlay, 1.72 (5-7 3/4); 3. (tie) Julie Johnson, North Dakota, Pia Lindroth, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, and Lindsey Hunter, Neb.-Omaha, 1.72 (5-7 3/4); 6. Edita Kundigenaite, Lewis, 1.67 (5-5 3/4); 7. Margo Knorr, North Dakota St., 1.67 (5-5 3/4); 8. Jennifer Cantu, Pittsburg St., 1.67 (5-5 3/4).

Pole vault: 1. Meredith Garner, Abilene Christian, 3.75 (12-3 1/2) (ties meet record); 2. Sandy Pelkofer, South Dakota, 3.65 (11-11 3/4); 3. Katie Eckley, Abilene Christian, 3.55 (11-7 3/4); 4. (tie) Kimberly Hilton, North Dakota St., and Marci Miller, South Dakota, 3.55 (11-7 3/4); 6. Louise Sawyer, Kutztown, 3.55 (11-7 3/4); 7. Kate Farnham, Minn. St.-Mankato, 3.55 (11-7 3/4); 8. Shelley Borchert, North Dakota St., 3.55 (11-7 3/4).

Long jump: 1. Nicole Duncan, Cal St. Los Angeles, 6.20 (20-4 1/4); 2. Meredith Davis, Morningside, 6.03 (19-9 1/2); 3. Jill Croft, Mass.-Lowell, 5.99 (19-8); 4. Cadriesha Akinfe, St. Augustine's, 5.97 (19-7); 5. Icis Charles, Grand Valley St., 5.94 (19-6); 6. Nikkisha Maynard, Lincoln (Mo.), 5.87 (19-3 1/4); 7. Emilee Hamlin, Emporia St., 5.84 (19-2); 8. Sara Skudlarek, North Dakota St., 5.75 (18-10 1/2).

Triple jump: 1. Amanda Thieschafer, North Dakota St., 12.41 (40-8 3/4); 2. Crystal Cummins, North Dakota St., 12.17 (39-11 1/4); 3. Carlene Cummings, St. Augustine's, 12.11 (39-8 3/4); 4. Emilee Hamlin, Emporia St., 12.06 (39-7); 5. Melissa Meisinger, Neb.-Omaha, 11.91 (39-1); 6. Sara Skudlarek, North Dakota St., 11.87 (38-11 1/2); 7. Leah Lewis, Neb.-Kearney, 11.83 (38-9 3/4); 8. Nicole Sullivan, Saginaw Valley, 11.71 (38-5).

Shot put: 1. Adriane Blewitt, Ashland, 15.63 (51-3 1/2); 2. Kara Brockmeier, Emporia St., 14.59 (47-10 1/2); 3. Rachel Goetz, Emporia St., 14.59 (47-10 1/2); 4. Tianna Kirkland, Ferris St., 14.30 (46-11); 5. Kateema Riettie, Southern Conn. St., 14.15 (46-5 1/4); 6. Molly Peppel, North Dakota St., 13.83 (45-4 1/2); 7. Jackie Jeschelnig, Ashland, 13.56 (44-6); 8. Dionna Anderson, Seattle Pacific, 13.54 (44-5 1/4).

20-pound weight throw: 1. Jackie Jeschelnig, Ashland, 20.53 (67-4 1/4) [meet record: old record 18.97 (62-3), Becky Ball, Ashland, 1998]; 2. Adriane Blewitt, Ashland, 18.69 (61-4); 3. Belinda Eastlack, North Dakota St., 18.67 (61-3); 4. Katherine Mason, Southern Conn. St., 17.86 (58-7 1/4); 5. Rachel Goetz, Emporia St., 17.75 (58-3); 6. Molly Peppel, North Dakota St., 17.67 (57-11 3/4); 7. Katie Staton, North Dakota St., 17.35 (56-11 1/4); 8. Becky Meyers, Grand Valley St., 16.56 (54-4).