Wisconsin-Oshkosh returned to the top for the first time since 1996 and ended a five-year victory streak by Wheaton (Massachusetts) in winning the Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships March 12-13 at Wisconsin-Whitewater.

More than half of the Titans' 56 ¹/2 points were scored by the tandem of Robyn Jarocki, who won the 20-pound weight throw with a meet-record toss of 18.38 meters (60 feet, 3 ¹/4 inches) and finished second in the shot put, and Liz Woodworth, who claimed her third straight 800-meter title.

Woodworth, who joined Genesia Eddins of Massachusetts-Boston as the only women to win three 800-meter runs, also anchored Wisconsin-Oshkosh's victorious distance medley relay team and was honored as the outstanding track athlete at the meet, while Jarocki was named the outstanding field athlete.

Amber James became the first woman to win four 400-meter dash titles -- and only the second woman to win a single event four times, joining triple jumper Eleena Zhelezov of Brandeis -- in leading Wheaton to a second-place finish.

New Jersey City's Diana Lawson, who finished fifth last year in the 55-meter dash, reclaimed the title she won in that event in 2001 and 2002. In the process, she broke her own 2001 meet record in the preliminaries, running 6.93 seconds, before ultimately winning with a time of 6.97.

Also repeating was Amherst's Carter Hamill, who won the 5,000-meter run two years after her first victory in the event.

There were four meet records at the championships, including the marks by Jarocki and Lawson. Also putting their names in the book were Amanda Haines of Adrian, who won the pole vault with a leap of 3.94 meters (12 feet, 11 inches), and Elizabeth Wanless of Bates, who out-tossed Jarocki by more than five feet to win the shot put with a mark of 16.22 meters (53-2 ³/4).

Five schools grabbed their first individual titles at the championships, including Adrian with Haines' victory and Bates with Wanless' win. Other schools claiming their first titles were DeSales, whose Gina Lucrezi won the 1,500-meter run; Wisconsin-Stout, with Laura Verdegan's victory in the triple jump; and McMurry, whose Darcell Edwards repeated her outdoor long jump victory last spring with an indoor win in the event.

A capacity crowd of 1,700 viewed this year's championships at Wisconsin-Whitewater's Kachel Fieldhouse.

Team results

1. Wis.-Oshkosh, 56 ¹/2, 2. Wheaton (Mass.), 28; 3. (tie) Wis.-Stevens Point and Bates, 23; 5. Wis.-Stevens Point, 21; 6. Ill. Wesleyan, 20; 7. (tie) Wilmington (Ohio), Carthage and Amherst, 18; 10. (tie) TCNJ and McMurry, 16; 12. Williams, 15; 13. Elizabethtown, 14; 14. New Jersey City, 13; 15. Ithaca, 11 ¹/2; 16. Wis.-Eau Claire, 11; 17. (tie) Otterbein, DeSales and Adrian, 10; 20. (tie) St. Thomas (Minn.), Neb. Wesleyan and Mount Holyoke, 9; 23. (tie) Wis.-La Crosse, Washington (Mo.), Tufts, Richard Stockton, Oneonta St. and Benedictine (Ill.), 8; 29. (tie) Wartburg, North Central (Ill.), Haverford, and Gust. Adolphus, 6; 33. (tie) Wis.-River Falls, Wis.-Platteville, Wesleyan (Conn.), Rhodes, Hartwick, Colby and Chicago, 5; 40. (tie) Trinity (Conn.), St. Olaf, Lincoln (Pa.) and Hunter, 4; 44. Wis.-Whitewater, Millikin, La Verne, Coe, Chris. Newport, Central (Iowa), Carroll (Wis.) and Augustana (Ill.), 3; 52. (tie) Ohio Wesleyan, North Park, Luther, Loras, Geneseo St., Bowdoin and Augsburg, 2; 59. (tie) New York U., Muskingum, MIT, Lynchburg, Keene St. and Cortland St., 1.

Individual results

55-meter dash: Diana Lawson, New Jersey City, 6.97 (meet record in preliminaries, 6.93, Lawson: old record 6.98, Lawson, 2001); 2. Muffy Israel, Carthage, 7.11; 3. Aspen James, Wheaton (Mass.), 7.16; 4. Jenna Flateman, Wesleyan (Conn.), 7.16; 5. Tiffanie Clarke, Hunter, 7.25; 6. Yanisha Stafford, Lincoln (Pa.), 7.29; 7. Brittny Boyd, TCNJ, 7.36; 8. Amber James, Wheaton (Mass.), 7.42.

400-meter dash: 1. Amber James, Wheaton (Mass.), 55.62; 2. Langhan Dee, Mount Holyoke, 55.68; 3. Gena Rawlins, Ill. Wesleyan, 56.09; 4. Sheri Kelleher, Hartwick, 56.38; 5. Gianina Taylor, Ill. Wesleyan, 57.38; 6. Ashlee Robertson, Oneonta St., 57.79; 7. Akeya Terrell, Ohio Wesleyan, 58.45; 8. Samantha Dawkins, Lincoln (Pa.), 58.64.

800-meter run: 1. Liz Woodworth, Wis.-Oshkosh, 2:10.76; 2. Kim Allen, Otterbein, 2:12.83; 3. Emily Maston, Ithaca, 2:15.98; 4. Teresa Smock, St. Thomas (Minn.), 2:16.10; 5. Kelly Stevens, Oneonta St., 2:16.46; 6. Jenna Mitchler, Wis.-Stevens Point, 2:17.21; 7. Molly Ubben, Wartburg, 2:17.57; 8. Shannon O'Brien, Keene St., 2:23.78.

1,500-meter run: 1. Gina Lucrezi, DeSales, 4:39.78; 2. Leah Herlache, Wis.-Stevens Point, 4:40.31; 3. Megan Craig, Wis.-Stevens Point, 4:40.83; 4. Marie Brandewiede, Rhodes, 4:40.92; 5. Jenn Campbell, Williams, 4:41.87; 6. Jessica Winter, Chicago, 4:42.71; 7. Marta Scott, Geneseo St., 4:42.90; 8. Johanna Thomas, Mount Holyoke, 4:47.34.

5,000-meter run: 1. Neoma Palmer, Bowdoin, 17:27.70; 2. Beth Vesey, TCNJ, 17:13.75; 3. Melissa St. Clair, Elizabethtown, 17:41.09; 4. Joanna Zieno, Geneseo St., 17:46.62; 5. Julia Rudd, Wis.-La Crosse, 17:38.09; 6. Shannon Sodano, New York U., 17:44.65; 7. Gina Morgan, Neb. Wesleyan, 17:38.59; 8. Martha Buckley, MIT, 17:35.93.

55-meter high hurdles: 1. Sheana Grigsby, Carthage, 8.10; 2. Carrie Kerna, Elizabethtown, 8.24; 3. Aislinn Sowash, Haverford, 8.30; 4. Jennifer Stafslien, Wis.-Eau Claire, 8.36; 5. Rebecca Peterson, St. Olaf, 8.38; 6. Raegan Schultz, Central (Iowa), 8.41; 7. Rachel Hutchins, Loras, 8.44; 8. Andria Gentile, Cortland St., 8.47.

1,600-meter relay: 1. Ill. Wesleyan (Gianina Taylor, Katie O'Rourke, Nicole Williams, Gena Rawlins), 3:52.36; 2. Tufts, 3:53.45; 3. TCNJ, 3:53.67; 4. Wheaton (Mass.), 3:53.78; 5. Wartburg, 3:54.08; 6. New Jersey City, 3:55.09; 7. Wis.-La Crosse, 3:55.15; 8. Neb. Wesleyan, 4:05.18.

Distance medley relay: 1. Williams (Jenn Campbell, Heather Lindenman, Kali Moody, Carolyn Robbs), 11:49.69; 2. Wis.-Oshkosh, 11:55.59; 3. Amherst, 11:57.20; Trinity (Conn.), 11:58.23; 5. Ithaca, 11:59.16; Wartburg, 11:48.85; 7. Coe, 12:06.10; 8. Augsburg, 12:09.52.

High jump: Emily Herring, Wilmington (Ohio), 1.71 (5-7 ¹/4); 2. Julie Robinson, Benedictine (Ill.), 1.66 (5-5¹/4); 3. Meghan Morningstar, Ithaca, 1.66 (5-5 ¹/4); 3. Julie Hoch, Wis.-Oshkosh, 1.66 (5-5 ¹/4); 5. Jillian Crandall, Wis.-River Falls, 1.66 (5-5 ¹/4); 6. Crystal Blamy, Wheaton (Mass.), 1.66 (5-5 ¹/4); 7. Kristin Moss, Williams, 1.66 (5-5 ¹/4); 8. Lauren Henkel, New York U., 1.61 (5-3 ¹/4).

Pole vault: 1. Amanda Haines, Adrian, 3.94 (12-11) [meet record: old record 3.93 (12-10 ³/4), Kim Marino, Richard Stockton, 2003]; 2. Marino, 3.94 (12-11); 3. Megan Rossi, North Central (Ill.), 3.64 (11-11 ¹/4); 4. Bethany Renner, Wis.-La Crosse, 3.64 (11-11 ¹/4); 5. (tie) Meghan Voiland, Augustana (Ill.), Noelle Battista, Wheaton (Mass.), and Meredith Jones, Williams, 3.49 (11-5 ¹/4); 8. Cat Tweedie, MIT, 3.49 (11-5 ¹/4).

Long jump: 1. Darcel Edwards, McMurry, 5.67 (18-7 ¹/4); 2. Kammie Holt, Washington (Mo.), 5.59 (18-4 ¹/4); 3. Jennifer Stafslien, Wis.-Eau Claire, 5.56 (18-3); 4. Laura Verdegan, Wis.-Stout, 5.51 (18-1); 5. Erin Powell, Neb. Wesleyan, 5.47 (17-11 ¹/4); 6. Marquita Mines, Chris. Newport, 5.43 (17-9 ³/4); 7. Lucia Abel, North Park, 5.40 (17-8 ³/4); 8. Ashley Palmer, Lynchburg, 5.31 (17-5 ¹/4).

Triple jump: 1. Laura Verdegan, Wis.-Stout, 12.06 (39-7); 2. Doreen Nagawa, Wilmington, 12.01 (39-5); 3. Darcell Edwards, McMurry, 11.90 (39-0 ¹/2); 4. Karima Ummah, Colby, 11.67 (38-3 ¹/2); 5. Kristal Grigsby, St. Thomas (Minn.), 11.61 (38-1 ¹/4); 6. Angie Hawk, Millikin, 11.58 (38-0); 7. Katie Pettigrew, Luther, 11.49 (37-8 ¹/2); 8. Audrey Lumley-Sapanski, Williams, 11.48 (37-8).

Shot put: Elizabeth Wanless, Bates, 16.22 (53-2) [meet record: old record 15.51 (50-10 ³/4), Healy Thompson, Williams, 2003]; 2. Robyn Jarocki, Wis.-Oshkosh, 14.63 (48-0); 3. Jackie Luehmann, Gust. Adolphus, 14.39 (47-2 ¹/2); 4. Kelly Godsey, Bates, 13.74 (45-1); 5. Danielle Rankin, Wis.-Oshkosh, 13.65 (44-9 ¹/2); 6. Lori Waters, La Verne, 13.60 (44-7 ¹/2); 7. Erika Waickman, Otterbein, 13.47 (44-2); 8. Jamie Eastham, Muskingum, 13.39 (43-11 ¹/4).

20-pound weight throw: 1. Robyn Jarocki, Wis.-Oshkosh, 18.38 (60-3 ³/4) [meet record: old record 18.37 (60-3 ¹/4), Deena Heins, Wis.-Oshkosh, 2003]; 2. Kelly Godsey, Bates, 18.10 (59-4 ³/4); 3. Marci Schachtner, Wis.-Stout, 17.51 (57-5 ¹/2); 4. Penny Godleske, Wis.-Oshkosh, 17.04 (55-11); 5. Danielle Rankin, Wis.-Oshkosh, 16.70 (54-9 ¹/2); 6. Beth Proeber, Wis.-Whitewater, 16.11 (52-10 ¹/4); 7. Valerie Anderson, Chicago, 16.01 (52-6 ¹/2); 8. Jen Leis, Wis.-River Falls, 15.85 (52-0).