Tianna Madison's victory in the long jump and a 17-point effort in the 60-yard dash powered Tennessee to its first team title at the Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships March 11-12 at Arkansas.

Those performances propelled the Lady Vols to a slim six-point lead over Florida entering the meet's final event, the 1,600-meter relay, where Tennessee's second-place finish established the final margin of victory, 46-36.

The Lady Vols captured the crown despite defending 800-meter run champion Nicole Cook's inability to qualify for the final in that event because of a strained hamstring.

"It just shows a lot of character on the part of our team in being able to win this after losing Nicole Cook to injury," said Tennessee coach J. J. Clark.

All 10 of Tennessee's competitors earned all-America honors at the meet, including Toyin Olupona, Madison and Courtney Champion, who finished second, third and sixth, respectively, in the 60-meter dash. Olupona was runner-up for the second straight year.

"It was a great performance in the 60," Clark said. "Toyin is a veteran, and her leadership really came through. Early in the season, she was not on her 'A' game, but she regrouped and closed out the indoor season in very impressive fashion."

Clark also singled out Madison and Champion for praise, but credited the entire team for the victory.

"We got those kinds of performances all weekend long, from everybody," he said. "It's also a great ending and a big relief for Nicole, even though she couldn't run. She helped out any way she could, encouraging her teammates and displaying great character that you expect from your team captain."

Florida senior Candice Scott successfully defended her title in the weight throw and reset her own collegiate mark with a toss of 24.17 meters (79 feet, 33/ 4 inches), and the Gators also were able to keep the pressure on Tennessee with Tiandra Ponteen's win in the 400-meter dash.

"I'm very pleased," said Florida coach Tom Jones about the Gators' third straight runner-up finish at the championships. "Obviously, you would like to win, but we have always over-acheived at this meet and this year was no different."

Scott's title was her third in indoor competition and made her a 10-time all-American, while Ponteen is now a five-time all-American.

"I was just elated for Tiandra and Candice," he added. "Candice is probably the most phenomenal athlete I have ever coached at Florida."

Miami (Florida) finished third, just four points behind Florida, with former Gator Kimberli Barrett's victory in the shot put. Nebraska finished three points behind Miami in fourth place with Anne Shadle's victory in the mile run and Ashley Selig's pentathlon win.

Georgia Tech's Chaunte Howard was a repeat winner in the high jump.

Team results

1. Tennessee, 46; 2. Florida 36; 3. Miami (Fla.), 32; 4. Nebraska, 29; 5. South Carolina, 28; 6. (tie) LSU and Brigham Young, 26; 8. Stanford, 24; 9. Texas, 23; 10. Auburn, 20; 11. North Carolina, 17; 12. Georgia, 161/ 2; 13. Michigan, 16; 14. Kansas St., 151/ 2; 15. Texas Southern, 15; 16. (tie) Duke, Colorado and Washington, 13; 19. Arkansas, 12 1/ 2; 20. UCLA, 12; 21. (tie) Clemson, Georgia Tech, Southern California, Northern Ariz. and Kansas, 10; 26. Colorado St., 9; 27. (tie) Villanova, UTEP, Idaho, Southern Methodist and Columbia-Barnard, 8; 32. Cal Poly, 7; 33. (tie) Baylor, Iowa, Akron, Wake Forest and Princeton, 6; 38. Arizona, 51/ 2; 39. Rutgers, Penn St., Yale and Alabama, 5; 43. (tie) High Point, Hampton, Pittsburgh, Oral Roberts, Georgetown and Arizona St., 4; 49. Iowa St., Northeastern, Western Ill., Maryland, West Virginia and Tex.-Pan American, 3; 55. (tie) Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt, 21/ 2; 57. (tie) Southern Ill., Charlotte, Illinois, Florida Int'l, Cornell, Kent St. and Harvard, 2; 64. (tie) Missouri, UNLV, Houston and Coastal Caro., 1.

Individual champions

60-meter dash: Fana Ashby, Auburn, 7.18.

200-meter dash: Tremedia Brice, Texas Southern, 22.90.

400-meter dash: Tiandra Ponteen, Florida, 50.91.

800-meter run: Aneita Denton, Arkansas, 2:03.65.

Mile run: Anne Shadle, Nebraska, 4;38.23.

3,000-meter run: Renee Metivier, Colorado, 9:22.81.

5,000-meter run: Ida Nilsson, Northern Ariz., 15:50.20.

60-meter high hurdles: Virginia Powell, Southern California, 7.97.

1,600-meter relay: South Carolina (Shevon Stoddart, Stephanie Smith, Tiffany Ross, Shalonda Solomon), 3:30.01.

Distance medley relay: Michigan (Nicole Edwards, Sierra Hauser-Price, Theresa Feldkamp, Lindsey Gallo), 11:08.24.

High jump: Chaunte Howard, Georgia Tech, 1.92 (6-03 1/ 2).

Pole vault: Amy Linnen, Kansas, 4.30 (14-01 1/ 4).

Long jump: Tianna Madison, Tennessee, 6.78 (22-03).

Triple jump: Gisele Oliveira, Clemson, 13.76 (45-013/ 4).

Shot put: Kimberli Barrett, Miami (Fla.), 18.10 (59-043/ 4).

20-lb weight throw: Candice Scott, Florida, 24.17 (79-033/ 4) [meet record; old record 23.05, Scott, 2004).

Pentathlon: Ashley Selig, Nebraska, 4,327.

Team results

1. Tennessee, 46; 2. Florida 36; 3. Miami (Fla.), 32; 4. Nebraska, 29; 5. South Carolina, 28; 6. (tie) LSU and Brigham Young, 26; 8. Stanford, 24; 9. Texas, 23; 10. Auburn, 20; 11. North Carolina, 17; 12. Georgia, 16 1/2; 13. Michigan, 16; 14. Kansas St., 15 1/2; 15. Texas Southern, 15; 16. (tie) Duke, Colorado and Washington, 13; 19. Arkansas, 12 1/2; 20. UCLA, 12; 21. (tie) Clemson, Georgia Tech, Southern California, Northern Ariz. and Kansas, 10; 26. Colorado St., 9; 27. (tie) Villanova, UTEP, Idaho, Southern Methodist and Columbia-Barnard, 8; 32. Cal Poly, 7; 33. (tie) Baylor, Iowa, Akron, Wake Forest and Princeton, 6; 38. Arizona, 5 1/2; 39. Rutgers, Penn St., Yale and Alabama, 5; 43. (tie) High Point, Hampton, Pittsburgh, Oral Roberts, Georgetown and Arizona St., 4; 49. Iowa St., Northeastern, Western Ill., Maryland, West Virginia and Tex.-Pan American, 3; 55. (tie) Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt, 2 1/2; 57. (tie) Southern Ill., Charlotte, Illinois, Florida IntÕl, Cornell, Kent St. and Harvard, 2; 64. (tie) Missouri, UNLV, Houston and Coastal Caro., 1.

Individual results

60-meter dash: 1. Fana Ashby, Auburn, 7.18; 2. Toyin Olupona, Tennessee, 7.24; 3. Tianna Madison, Tennessee, 7.27; 4. Tremedia Brice, Texas Southern, 7.27; 5. Marashevet Hooker, Texas, 7.27; 6. Courtney Champion, Tennessee, 7.29; 7. Sheri-Ann Brooks, Florida IntÕl, 7.32; 8. Priscilla Lopes, Nebraska, 7.38.

200-meter dash: 1. Tremedia Brice, Texas Southern, 22.90; 2. Fana Ashby, Auburn, 22.91; 3. Courtney Champion, Tennessee, 22.98; 4. Hazel Ann Regis, LSU, 23.10; 5. Shalonda Solomon, South Carolina, 23.15; 6. Erica Whipple, South Carolina, 23.20; 7. Cleo Tyson, Tennessee, 23.39; 8. LaTonya Loche, Tennessee, 23.45.

400-meter dash: 1. Tiandra Ponteen, Florida, 50.91; 2. Hazel Ann Regis, LSU, 50.92; 3. Stephanie Smith, South Carolina, 52.54; 4. Shevon Stoddart, South Carolina, 52.92; 5. Ginou Etienne, Miami (Fla.), 53.04; 6. Kineke Alexander, Iowa, 54.06; Natasha Hastings, South Carolina, (did not finish).

800-meter run: 1. Aneita Denton, Arkansas, 2:03.65; 2. Neisha Bernard-Thomas, LSU, 2:03.93; 3. Beata Rudzinska, Akron, 2:04.12; 4. Lysaira Roman-Del Valle, Kansas St., 2:05.52; 5. Mable Kunihira, Oral Roberts, 2:05.79; 6. Ada Anderson, Iowa St., 2:06.80; 7. Morgan Uceny, Cornell, 2:07.18; 8. Ashley Patten, Missouri, 2:11.90.

Mile run: Anne Shadle, Nebraska, 4;38.23; 2. Shannon Rowbury, Duke, 4:39.02; 3. Lindsey Gallo, Michigan, 4:41.52; 4. Erin Donohue, North Carolina, 4:42.59; 5. Jemissa Hess, High Point, 4:42.99; 6. Heidi Magill, Brigham Young, 4:43.46; 7. Mary Kamau, Idaho, 4:43.76; 8. Lindsey Egerdahl, Washington, 4:43.86.

3,000-meter run: 1. Renee Metivier, Colorado, 9:22.81; 2. Adriana Pirtea, UTEP, 9:23.58; 3. Cack Ferrell, Princeton, 9:24.20; 4. Lindsay Donaldson, Yale, 9:24.70; 5. Kathleen Trotter, Stanford, 9:26.10; 6. Paige Miller, Duke, 9:26.43; 7. Cassie Ficken, Charlotte, 9:26.90; 8. Cassie Hunt, Illinois, 9:26.99.

5,000-meter run: 1. Ida Nilsson, Northern Ariz., 15:50.20; 2. Caroline Bierbaum, Columbia-Barnard, 15:52.53; 3. Annie Bersagel, Wake Forest, 15:56.97; 4. Alicia Craig, Stanford, 16:00.07; 5. Amy Hastings, Arizona St., 16:06.62; 6. Renee Metivier, Colorado, 16:08.72; 7. Lindsey Scherf, Harvard, 16:09.38; 8. Laura Turner, Brigham Young, 16:10.85.

60-meter high hurdles: 1. Virginia Powell, Southern California, 7.97; 2. Priscilla Lopes, Nebraska, 7.99; 3. Dawn Harper, UCLA, 8.05; 4. Beau Walker, Alabama, 8.07; 5. Kellie Wells, Hampton, 8.12; 6. Melaine Walker, Texas, 8.14; 7. Dominique Darden, Miami (Fla.), 8.14; 8. Yvonne Mensah, Illinois, 8.27.

1,600-meter relay: 1. South Carolina (Shevon Stoddart, Stephanie Smith, Tiffany Ross, Shalonda Solomon), 3:30.01; 2. Tennessee, 3:31.76; 3. Baylor, 3:32.26; 4. LSU, 3:33.06; 5. Florida, 3:33.20; 6. Miami (Fla.), 3:33.39; 7. Auburn, 3:34.89; 8. Houston, 3:35.18.

Distance medley relay: 1. Michigan (Nicole Edwards, Sierra Hauser-Price, Theresa Feldkamp, Lindsey Gallo), 11:08.24; 2. Villanova, 11:08.76; 3. Stanford, 11:08.81; 4. North Carolina, 11:11.69; 5. Georgetown, 11:12.40; 6. West Virginia, 11:13.07; 7. Tennessee, 11:15.21; 8. Arkansas, 11:17.11.

High jump: 1. Chaunte Howard, Georgia Tech, 1.92 (6-03 1/2); 2. Gaelle Niare, Southern Methodist, 1.92 (6-03 1/2); 3. Sharon Day, Cal Poly, 1.86 (6-01 1/4); 4. Sheena Gordon, North Carolina, 1.86 (6-01 1/4); 5. Lindsey Metcalf, Brigham Young, 1.83 (6-00); 6. Peaches Roach, Iowa, 1.83 (6-00); 7. Debra Vento, Duke, 1.80 (5-10 3/4); 8. Kaylene Wagner, Cal Poly, 1.80 (5-10 3/4).

Pole vault: 1. Amy Linnen, Kansas, 4.30 (14-01 1/4); 2. Kate Soma, Washington, 4.30 (14-01 1/4); 3. (tie) Connie Jerz, Arizona, and Breanna Eveland, Kansas St., 4.20 (13-09 1/4); 5. Ashley Widhaber, Washington, 4.20 (13-09 1/4); 6. Laura Chmielewski, Northeastern, 4.20 (13-09 1/4); 7. (tie) Stacie Manuel, Arkansas, and Kierney Hiteshew, Georgia, 4.10 (13-05 1/4).

Long jump: 1. Tianna Madison, Tennessee, 6.78 (22-03); 2. Marashevet Hooker, Texas, 6.56 (21-06 1/4); 3. Amy Menlove, Brigham Young, 6.48 (21-03 1/4); 4. Shameka Marshall, Rutgers, 6.40 (21-00); 5. Krysha Bayley, Georgia, 6.38 (20-11 1/4). 6. Kierra Foster, Maryland, 6.37 (20-10 3/4); 7. Tabia Charles, Miami (Fla.), 6.28 (20-07 1/4); 8. Erica McLain, Stanford, 6.23 (20-05 1/4).

Triple jump: 1. Gisele Oliveira, Clemson, 13.76 (45-01 3/4); 2. Erica McLain, Stanford, 13.62 (44-08 1/4); 3. Candice Baucham, UCLA, 13.51 (44-04); 4. Chaytan Hill, Kansas St., 13.47 (44-02 1/2); 5. Kamila Rywelska, Brigham Young, 13.47 (44-02 1/2); 6. Tabia Charles, Miami (Fla.), 13.39 (43-11 1/4); 7. Colleen Ramharak, Kent St., 13.26 (43-06); 8. Chasity Johnson, Coastal Caro., 13.20 (43-03 3/4).

Shot put: 1. Kimberli Barrett, Miami (Fla.), 18.10 (59-04 3/4); 2. Michelle Carter, Texas, 17.86 (58-07 1/4); 3. Candice Scott, Florida, 17.65 (57-11); 4. Liz Wanless, Florida, 17.23 (56-06 1/2); 5. Amanda Walker, Pittsburgh, 16.53 (54-02 3/4); 6. Aubrey Martin, Western Ill., 16.44 (53-11 1/4); 7. Amarachi Ukabam, Southern Ill., 16.36 (53-08 1/4); 8. Loree Smith, Colorado St., 16.35 (53-07 3/4).

20-lb weight throw: 1. Candice Scott, Florida, 24.17 (79-03 3/4) [meet record; old record 23.05, Candice Scott, Florida, 2004); 2. Loree Smith, Colorado St., 22.65 (74-03 3/4); 3. Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia, 21.57 (70-09 1/4); 4. Jennifer Leatherman, Penn St., 21.28 (69-09 3/4); 5. Kimberli Barrett, Miami (Fla.), 21.23 (69-08); 6. Amy Moses, Tex.-Pan American, 21.18 (69-06); 7. Laura Gerraughty, North Carolina, 21.05 (69-00 3/4); 8. Rachel Longfors, Florida, 20.93 (68-08).

Pentathlon: 1. Ashley Selig, Nebraska, 4,327 points; 2. Amy Menlove, Brigham Young, 4,312; 3. Manuela Kurrat, Idaho, 4,140; 4. Jessica Stockard, Georgia, 4,133; 5. Amber Williams, Miami (Fla.), 4,055; 6. (tie) Saskia Triesscheijn, Virginia Tech, and Josie Hahn, Vanderbilt, 4,048; 8. Christine Spence, UNLV, 4,036.