Lincoln (Missouri) claimed two individual titles at the Division II Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships March 12-13 in Boston, but it was a second-place finish in the final event of the meet that clinched the Blue Tigers' first indoor team title.

Lincoln's runner-up finish in the 1,600-meter relay and an impressive performance in sprint events overcame a similarly outstanding performance by Adams State's distance runners, and gave the Blue Tigers an indoor trophy to go with the Division II outdoor championship they claimed last spring.

The Blue Tigers scored more than a third of their winning total of 64 points in one event, after Marlene Smith and Moya Thompson swept the top two places in the 400-meter dash and teammate Lileith Simms finished fourth for a total of 23 points.

Lincoln's Nikkisha Maynard claimed the other individual title, winning the 60-meter hurdles, and personally contributed a total of 18 points by adding a second-place finish in the long jump. The Blue Tigers also scored well in the 60-meter dash, where Karen Robinson and Simmy George finished third and fourth, respectively.

But the Blue Tigers trailed Adams State by two points, 58-56, entering the concluding relay, and needed to finish sixth or better to win the team title outright. Simms, Smith and Thompson teamed with Nikita McCree to finish just .07 of a second behind event winner North Dakota State and ensure the victory.

Adams State excelled in the three distance races, with Zoila Gomez setting one of the weekend's only two meet records with a 13-second victory in the 5,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 16:21.40. Gomez, who broke the previous record in the event by slightly more than 10 seconds, also was one of three Adams State runners who finished in the top five in the mile run. Altogether, Adams State scored 43 of its 58 points in those three races, and added another 10 with Nicole Goosby's victory in the long jump.

North Dakota State's victory in the 1,600-meter relay allowed the Bison -- making their final appearance in the meet before moving to Division I -- to edge Abilene Christian for third place. Defending champion Saint Augustine's finished fifth.

The meet's other record was set by Minnesota State Mankato's Amanda Frame, who became the first woman to clear 13 feet in Division II indoor championships competition. Frame outleaped Abilene Christian's Katie Eckley, who had established a Division II indoor mark for all competition in February with a vault of 13 feet, 2 1/2 inches.

Team results

1. Lincoln (Mo.), 62; 2. Adams St., 58; 3. North Dakota St., 48; 4. Abilene Christian, 46; 5. St. Augustine's, 25; 6. Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 23; 7. South Dakota, 22; 8. (tie) Central Mo. St. and Minn. St. Mankato, 13; 10. Ashland, 12; 11. Indiana (Pa.), 11; 12. (tie) Minn. St. Moorhead, Western St. and Indianapolis, 10; 15. (tie) Southern Ind. and Emporia St., 9; 17. (tie) Harding, Western Ore., Truman and Cal St. L.A., 8; 21. North Dakota, 7; 22. (tie) Lewis, Slippery Rock, Neb.-Kearney, Chadron St. and South Dakota St., 6; 27. (tie) Cal St. Bakersfield, Shippensburg, Neb.-Omaha and North Fla., 5; 31. Augustana (S.D.), 4 1/2; 32. (tie) Northwest Mo. St., Western Wash. and Hillsdale, 4; 35. Colorado Mines, 3 1/2; 36. (tie) SIU Edwardsville and Grand Valley St., 3; 38. (tie) Mo.-Rolla, Shaw, St. Cloud St. and Mo. Southern St., 2; 43. Mass.-Lowell, 1.

Individual results

60-meter dash: 1. Lashawndra Ratcliff, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 7.44; 2. Melissa Murillo, St. Augustine's, 7.45; 3. Karen Robinson, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.58; 4. Simmy George, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.62; 5. Alisha Samuel, Northwest Mo. St., 7.70; 6. DiOnna Williams, Hillsdale, 7.72; 7. Ashuanta McCormick, Lewis, 7.85; 8. TiaNecia Mosley, Adams St., 7.91.

400-meter dash: Marlene Smith, Lincoln (Mo.), 55.05; 2. Moya Thompson, Lincoln (Mo.), 55.16; 3. Shami Vanhook, Ashland, 55.38; 4. Lileith Simms, Lincoln (Mo.), 55.41; 5. Georgia Mullings, St. Augustine's, 55.48; 6. Kate Semin, Neb.-Kearney, 55.63; 7. Mary Still, Mo. Southern St., 55.63; 8. Julia Krasnova, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 56.77.

800-meter run: 1. Kinsey Coles, North Dakota St., 2:07.54; 2. Sarah Bouchard, Cal St. L.A., 2:08.01; 3. Sarah Klein, North Dakota St., 2:08.37; 4. Romy Krueger, North Fla., 2:08.43; 5. Victoria Martinez, Adams St., 2:08.90; 6. Jessica Schill, North Dakota, 2:10.18; 7. Kelly Marshall, Lincoln (Mo.), 2:10.98; 8. Lileith Sims, Lincoln (Mo.), 2:12.03.

Mile run: 1. Alisha Williams, Western St., 4:40.77; 2. Victoria Martinez, Adams St., 4:46.16; 3. Heather Cooksey, Southern Ind., 4:46.44; 4. Zoila Gomez, Adams St., 4:46.84; 5. Virginia Coindreau, Adams St., 4:48.06; 6. Krista O'Dell, Grand Valley St., 4:48.94; 7. Kate Hamera, Mo.-Rolla, 4:49.05; 8. Stephanie Carroll, Hillsdale, 4:52.19.

5,000-meter run: 1. Zoila Gomez, Adams St., 16:21.40 (meet record: old record Mirsada Burc-Adams, Adams St., 16:32.08, 1995); 2. Janet Kogo, Harding, 16:34.51; 3. Emily Mortensen, Adams St., 16:44.18; 4. Mindy Sawtelle, Indiana (Pa.), 16:48.89; 5. Jessica Neva, North Dakota, 16:49.35; 6. Virginia Coindreau, Adams St., 17:04.82; 7. Beth Lee, Adams St., 17:05.02; 8. Kim Lorimer, Adams St., 17:07.44.

60-meter high hurdles: 1. Nikkisha Maynard, Lincoln (Mo.), 8.67; 2. Christina Winkler, Truman, 8.77; 3. Andi Rose, Slippery Rock, 8.80; 4. Cori Vining, South Dakota St., 8.81; 5. TiaNecia Mosley, Adams St., 8.85; 6. Jamie Thomas, SIU Edwardsville, 8.89; 7. Denise Sandbothe, Central Mo. St., 8.90; 8. Shelby Eykyn, Augustana (S.D.), 8.91.

1,600-meter relay: 1. North Dakota St. (Nicole Shigg, Kiki Smith, Sarah Klein, Kinsey Coles), 3:45.22; 2. Lincoln (Mo.), 3:45.29; 3. Ashland, 3:46.84; 4. Abilene Christian, 3:47.36; 5. Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 3:49.34; 6. South Dakota, 3:49.97; 7. St. Augustine's, 3:51.52; 8. Mass.-Lowell, 3:51.68.

High jump: 1. Jennifer Drum, Central Mo. St., 1.79 (5-10 1/2); 2. Stephanie Warren, Abilene Christian, 1.79 (5-10 1/2); 3. Becky Bullard, Indiana (Pa.), 1.73 (5-08); 4. Kalyn Byers, Neb.-Omaha, 1.73 (5-08); 5. Becky Schultz, Augustana (S.D.), 1.70 (5-07); 5. Gina Nichols, Colorado Mines, 1.70 (5-07); 7. Ashley Armstrong, Abilene Christian, 1.70 (5-07); 8. Robin Miller, Central Mo. St., 1.70 (5.07).

Pole vault: 1. Amanda Frame, Minn. St. Mankato, 3.98 (13-00 3/4) (meet record: old record 3.75 (12-03 1/2), five individuals, 1999 through 2002]; 2. Katie Eckley, Abilene Christian, 3.76 (12-04); 3. Marci Miller, South Dakota, 3.76; (12-04); 4. Val Gorter, Abilene Christian, 3.66 (12-00); 5. Danielle Juarez, Western Wash., 3.66 (12-00); 6. Amanda Aning, Minn. St. Mankato, 3.66, (12-00); 7. Jodi Tarasewicz, St. Cloud St., 3.66 (12-00); 8. Jessica Roehrick, North Dakota St., 3.66 (12-00).

Long jump: 1. Nicole Goosby, Adams St., 6.05 (19-10 1/4); 2. Nikkisha Maynard, Lincoln (Mo.), 5.86 (19-02 3/4); 3. Amanda Thieschafer, North Dakota St., 5.83 (19-01 1/2); 4. Yosmila Pinerez, St. Augustine's, 5.78 (18-11 3/4); 5. Jen Schmidgall, Lewis, 5.69 (18-08); 6. Candace Perry, Southern Ind., 5.68 (18-07 3/4); 7. Amy Uthus, North Dakota St., 5.66 (18-07); 8. Brianne Edwards, South Dakota, 5.53 (18-01 3/4).

Triple jump: Amanda Thieschafer, North Dakota St., 12.91 (42-04 1/4); 2. Stephanie Warren, Abilene Christian, 12.81 (42-00 1/2); 3. Brianne Edwards, South Dakota, 12.07 (39-07 1/4); 4. Tunisia Lacy, Shippensburg, 12.05 (39-06 1/2); 5. Yosmila Pinerez, St. Augustine's, 11.97 (39-03 1/4); 6. Cassandra Olson, North Dakota St., 11.86, (38-11); 7. Yvette Simmons, Shaw, 11.78 (38-07 3/4); 8. Kemisha Nelson, Lincoln (Mo.), 11.73 (38-06).

Shot put: 1. Liga Klavina, Abilene Christian, 14.91 (48-11); 2. Tasha Savage, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 14.26 (46-09 1/2); 3. Cari Roush, Indianapolis, 14.04 (46-00 3/4); 4. Tiff Barber, South Dakota, 13.99 (45-10 3/4); 5. Rachel Goetz, Emporia St., 13.95 (45-09 1/4); 6. Shauna Birchard, Neb.-Kearney, 13.86 (45-05 3/4); 7. Doris Thompson, St. Augustine's, 13.81 (45-03 3/4); 8. Michelle Carter, South Dakota St., 13.79 (45-03).

35-lb. weight throw: 1. Belinda Eastlack, Minn. St. Moorhead, 18.33 (60-01 3/4); 2. Kristin Hepler, Western Ore., 17.74 (58-02 1/2); 3. Jacqueline Wells, Chadron St., 17.57 (57-07 3/4); 4. Rachel Goetz, Emporia St., 17.39 (57-00 3/4); 5. Cari Roush, Indianapolis, 16.94 (55-07); 6. Casandra Kirk, Cal St. Bakersfield, 16.93 (55-06 1/2); 7. April Burton, Cal St. Bakersfield, 16.93 (55-06 1/2); 8. Kassidi Myrick, South Dakota, 16.89 (55-05).