In the most competitive Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships ever, host Wartburg combined distance specialist Missy Buttry's two individual victories with timely scoring in four other events to win its first team title in the sport.

Buttry won her third straight 5,000-meter run title and then regained the 1,500-meter run crown she won in 2002 and 2003 to end her outdoor career with six championships and her collegiate career with 12 titles -- including an unprecedented three straight cross country championships.

But it was timely contributions by Buttry's teammates -- including a crucial third-place finish in the the 1,600-meter relay -- that gave Wartburg the title in a meet that saw the top four teams finish within two points of each other.

Defending champion Wisconsin-Oshkosh finished in a tie with Calvin for second place -- just one point out of the lead -- despite Robyn Jarocki's victories in the shot put and discus throw. Jarocki fell short in her bid to sweep the weight throws, finishing second behind a record performance from Bates' Kelly Godsey in the hammer throw on the final day of the May 26-28 meet.

The College of New Jersey finished fourth, just two points back, after Tiffany Clark's victory in the 400-meter dash and a sweep of the relays. However, the Lions' victory in the 1,600-meter relay wasn't enough to derail Wartburg.

Buttry found herself a nervous spectator during the meet's final event.

"The coaches told me that if our team got third and we beat Calvin (in that relay), we win," she said. "I was like, 'Are you kidding?' And coach (Steve) Johnson (Wartburg's distance coach) said 'No.' So then I was about ready to have a heart attack during the whole 4x4. And then we did it!

"It just puts the icing on the whole entire career. That's what we wanted to do this year, and doing it as a team makes it that much better."

"A year ago at this time, finishing fourth, I knew we were getting closer (to winning a team championship)," said Wartburg head coach Marcus Newsom. "Then indoors, being national runner-up -- by four points -- we took another step. And then to get home, in Missy's senior year, with everyone else being basically sophomores and freshmen, I knew we could put together a good team -- and we just had to take care of the preliminary rounds."

The Knights advanced finalists in six events, and all ultimately contributed points to the victory. Sophomore Bridget Burns finished fourth in the 400-meter dash, freshman Heidi Porter placed third in the 800-meter run and sophomore Stephanie Arey finished third in the 400-meter hurdles.

Then, Burns finished a second ahead of Calvin's Sue Abbring in the anchor leg of the 1,600-meter relay to clinch the crown.

Three competitors claimed two individual victories each at the meet, with New Jersey City's Diana Lawson sweeping the 100- and 200-meter dashes to join Buttry and Jarocki as double titlists.

Jarocki won the discus throw on the first day of competition and the shot put on the second day to set up her bid for the throws sweep -- beating Godsey in both events. But Godsey broke through on the final day in the hammer throw with a toss of 59.55 meters (195 feet, 4 inches), topping defending champion Jarocki's year-old record in the event.

Jarocki, a junior, now has won five individual titles, including two championships earlier this year in indoor competition.

Three other performers joined Buttry and Jarocki in successfully defending titles at this year's championships. Carter Hamill of Amherst again won the 10,000-meter run, Carthage's Sheana Grigsby repeated in the 100-meter hurdles and Christyn Schmuann of Trinity (Texas) claimed a second straight high jump title.

Team results

1. Wartburg, 43; 2. (tie) Wis.-Oshkosh and Calvin, 42; 4. TCNJ, 41; 5. (tie) Amherst and St. Thomas (Minn.), 32; 7. Williams, 29; 8. (tie) Bates and Wis.-Eau Claire, 26; 10. New Jersey City, 25; 11. (tie) Willamette and Carthage, 24; 13. (tie) Luther and Washington (Mo.), 22; 15. Wis.-Stevens Point, 19; 16. Wis.-La Crosse, 18; 17. Lincoln (Pa.), 16; 18. CCNY, 15; 19. (tie) Westfield St., Concordia (Wis.) and Wis.-Platteville, 13; 22. (tie) La Verne and Oneonta St., 11; 24. (tie) Richard Stockton, Wilmington, Trinity (Tex.), Susquehanna and DeSales, 10; 29. (tie) Geneseo St., Hope and Chris. Newport, 9; 32. (tie) Wis.-River Falls, Colby-Sawyer, Haverford, John Carroll, George Fox and Wis.-Whitewater, 8; 38. Linfield, 7; 39. (tie) Southern Me., Wis.-Stout, St. Benedict, Cortland St. and Rochester, 6; 44. (tie) Wheaton (Mass.), Rensselaer, Hanover, Hamline, St. Mary's (Minn.), Bryn Mawr, Greenville and Ill. Wesleyan, 5; 52. (tie) Muskingum, Central (Iowa), Loras, Wis.-Superior, Pacific (Ore.), Millikin, Kenyon, Hendrix, Lynchburg, Concordia-M'head, Elizabethtown and Texas Lutheran, 3; 64. (tie) Simpson, Colby, Cabrini, Principia, Cornell College, Coe, Augustana (Ill.), Grove City, Dickinson, Allegheny, North Central (Ill.), McMurry and Rutgers-Camden, 1.

Individual champions

100-meter dash: Diana Lawson, New Jersey City, 11.82.

200-meter dash: Diana Lawson, New Jersey City, 24.10.

400-meter dash: Tiffany Clark, TCNJ, 54.59.

800-meter run: Marcia Taddy, Wis.-Platteville, 2:11.54.

1,500-meter run: Missy Buttry, Wartburg, 4:27.27.

3,000-meter steeplechase: Shauneen Garrahan, Amherst, 10:33.21.

5,000-meter run: Missy Buttry, Wartburg, 16:11.90.

10,000-meter run: 1. Carter Hamill, Amherst, 34:00.43,

100-meter high hurdles: Sheana Grigsby, Carthage, 14.08.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: Emily Lepley, Susquehanna, 61.20.

400-meter relay: TCNJ (Khristelle Manuyag, Jessica Bonelli, Brittny Boyd, Tiffany Clark), 47.04.

1,600-meter relay: TCNJ (Carolyn Gray, Brittny Boyd, Jessica Bonelli, Tiffany Clark), 3:45.58.

High jump: Christyn Schmuann, Trinity (Tex.), 1.76 (5-9 1Ž 4).

Pole vault: Stephanie Barnes, Wis.-Eau Claire, 3.72 (12-2 1Ž 4).

Long jump: Andretta Colley, St. Thomas (Minn.), 5.92 (19-5 1Ž 4).

Triple jump: Doreen Nagawa, Wilmington (Ohio), 12.54 (41-1 3Ž 4).

Shot put: Robyn Jarocki, Wis.-Oshkosh, 14.64 (48-0 1Ž 2).

Discus throw: Robyn Jarocki, Wis.-Oshkosh, 52.34 (171-8).

Hammer throw: Kelly Godsey, Bates, 59.55 (195-4) [meet record; old record 58.63 (192-4), Robyn Jarocki, Wis.-Oshkosh, 2004)

Javelin throw: Tiffany Masuhr, Richard Stockton, 45.37 (148-10).

Heptathlon: Joyia Chadwick, Williams, 4,931 points.

Individual results

100-meter dash(w indicates wind aided): 1. Diana Lawson, New Jersey City, 11.82w; 2. Precious Macklin, Lincoln (Pa.), 11.85w; 3. Mechelle Barnwell, CCNY, 11.90w; 4. Brittny Boyd, TCNJ, 12.06w; 5. Muffy Israel, Carthage, 12.09w; 6. Happy Darcus, Chris. Newport, 12.11w; 7. Lauren Deas, Cabrini, 12.17w; 8. Tameka Jackson, Rutgers-Camden, 12.18w.

200-meter dash: 1. Diana Lawson, New Jersey City, 24.10 2. Precious Macklin, Lincoln (Pa.), 24.27; Sue Abbring, Calvin, 24.38; 4. Musu Jackson-Buckner, Oneonta St., 24.53; 5. Mechelle Barnwell, CCNY, 24.55; 6. Tiffany Clark, TCNJ, 24.81; 7. Happy Darcus, Chris. Newport, 24.87; 8. Brittny Boyd, TCNJ, 24.88.

400-meter dash: 1. Tiffany Clark, TCNJ, 54.59; 2. Sue Abbring, Calvin, 55.10; 3. Ashlee Robertson, Oneonta St., 55.16; 4. Bridget Burns, Wartburg, 55.84; 5. Rachel Anderson, Ill. Wesleyan, 55.86; 6. Melissa Marvin, Wis.-La Crosse, 56.48; 7. Lindsay Lange, Hope, 56.86; 8. Gena Rawlins, Ill. Wesleyan, 58.52.

800-meter run: 1. Marcia Taddy, Wis.-Platteville, 2:11.54; 2. Alicia Andrews, Willamette, 2:12.62; 3. Heidi Porter, Wartburg, 2:13.68; 4. Joanna Simonis, Bryn Mawr, 2:13.77; 5. Laura Ehret, Washington (Mo.), 2:14.43; 6. Megan Kielar, Wis.-Whitewater, 2:14.80; 7. Angela Tecco, TCNJ, 2:15.01; 8. Amber Druien, North Central (Ill.), 2:17.17.

1,500-meter run: 1. Missy Buttry, Wartburg, 4:27.27; 2. Brigid Power, St. Thomas (Minn.), 4:32.41; 3. Jenna Mitchler, Wis.-Stevens Point, 4:33.25; 4. Gina Lucrezi, DeSales, 4:33.41; 5. Megan Craig, Wis.-Stevens Point, 4:33.66; 6. Marcia Taddy, Wis.-Platteville, 4:34.18; 7. Shauneen Garrahan, Amherst, 4:34.19; 8. Leah Shouey, Allegheny, 4:36.91.

3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Shauneen Garrahan, Amherst, 10:33.21; 2. Amanda Kuca, Concordia (Wis.), 10:36.78; 3. Julia Rudd, Wis.-La Crosse, 10:41.92; 4. Gina Lucrezi, DeSales, 10:50.69; 5. Ellie Fernandez, John Carroll, 10:55.76; 6. Julie Coats, Hendrix, 10:56.32; 7. Anna King, Colby, 10:58.83; 8. Caitlin Bradley, Dickinson, 11:01.06.

5,000-meter run: 1. Missy Buttry, Wartburg, 16:11.90; 2. Carter Hamill, Amherst, 16:39.02; 3. Natalie Retrum, Luther, 17:02.14; 4. Amanda Kuca, Concordia (Wis.), 17:06.93; 5. Shannon McConville, John Carroll, 17:07.70; 6. Maggie Grabow, Washington (Mo.), 17:08.27; 7. Keidra Anderson, Hamline, 17:12.69; 8. Melissa St. Clair, Elizabethtown, 17:14.79.

10,000-meter run: 1. Carter Hamill, Amherst, 34:00.43; 2. Caroline Cretti, Williams, 35:09.34; 3. Natalie Retrum, Luther, 35:25.73; 4. Leah Peelman, Hanover, 35:27.43; 5. Maggie Grabow, Washington (Mo.), 35:46.95; 6. Keidra Anderson, Hamline, 36:13.54; 7. Melissa St. Clair, Elizabethtown, 36:16.96; 8. Erin Claxton, Grove City, 36:18.74.

100-meter high hurdles: 1. Sheana Grigsby, Carthage, 14.08; 2. Aislinn Sowash, Haverford, 14.36; 3. Liz Goergen, Wis.-Stevens Point, 14.42; 4. Denay Caldwell, New Jersey City, 14.42; 5. Jennifer Stafslien, Wis.-Eau Claire, 14.50; 6. Hallie Hutchens, Washingtohn (Mo.), 14.54; 7. Christina Acquaviva, Cortland St., 14.56; 8. Breanna McMullen, Wis.-Eau Claire, 14.56.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Emily Lepley, Susquehanna, 61.20; 2. Shannon McGrane, Willamette, 61.30; 3. Stephanie Arey, Wartburg, 62.37; 4. Jen Dias, Rensselaer, 62.39; 5. Jordyn Smith, Willamette, 62.74; 6. Ashley Palmer, Lynchburg, 63.33; 7. Sheana Grigsby, Carthage, 66.11; 8. Laura Hamilton, Calvin, 85.39.

400-meter relay: 1. TCNJ (Khristelle Manuyag, Jessica Bonelli, Brittny Boyd, Tiffany Clark), 47.04; 2. Carthage, 47.26; 3. St. Benedict, 47.55; 4. CCNY, 47.62; 5. La Verne, 47.73; 6. Texas Lutheran, 48.20; 7. Lincoln (Pa.), did not qualify; 7. New Jersey City, did not finish.

1,600-meter relay: 1. TCNJ (Carolyn Gray, Brittny Boyd, Jessica Bonelli, Tiffany Clark), 3:45.58; 2. Washington (Mo.), 3:46.13; 3. Wartburg, 3:46.14; 4. Calvin, 3:47.82; 5. Wis.-La Crosse, 3:48.70; 6. St. Thomas (Minn.), 3:50.42; 7. Wis.-Eau Claire, 3:51.48; 8. Willamette, 3:54.19

High jump: 1. Christyn Schumann, Trinity (Tex.), 1.76 (5-9 1/4); 2. Michelle Forbes, George Fox, 1.73 (5-8); 3. Amanda Haney, Geneseo St., 1.73 (5-8); 4. Ashley Dingels, St. Mary's (Minn.), 1.70 (5-7); 5. (tie) Kim Deprez, Geneseo St., Samantha Miller, Wis.-Superior, and Kimberly Vanderzee, Calvin, 1.65 (5-5); 8. Jessica Owens, Wis.-Eau Claire, 1.65 (5-5).

Pole vault: 1. Stephanie Barnes, Wis.-Eau Claire, 3.72 (12-2 1/2); 2. (tie) Jen VanderMeer, Hope, and Chelsea Sherier, La Verne, 3.72 (12-2 1/2); 4. Kelly Rehn, Wis.-Oshkosh, 3.72 (12-2 1/2); 5. Missy Smith, Calvin, 3.72 (12-2 1/2); 6. Bethany Renner, Wis.-La Crosse, 3.72 (12-2 1/2); 7. Angela Hilgers, Wis.-La Crosse, 3.62 (11-10 1/2); 8. Meghan Voiland, Augustana (Ill.), 3.62 (11-10 1/2).

Long jump: 1. Andretta Colley, St. Thomas (Minn.), 5.92 (19-5 1/4); 2. Jennifer Stafslien, Wis.-Eau Claire, 5.80 (19-0 1/2); 3. Kristal Grigsby, St. Thomas (Minn.), 5.78 (18-11 3/4); 4. Tessa Donoghue, Westfield St., 5.73 (18-9 3/4); 5. Marquita Mines, Chris. Newport, 5.71 (18-8 3/4); 6. Katie Walker, Kenyon, 5.62 (18-5 1/4); 7. Abby Vanderah, Loras, 5.57 (18-3 1/4); 8. Laura Verdegan, Wis.-Stout, 5.57 (18-3 1/4).

Triple jump: 1. Doreen Nagawa, Wilmington, 12.54 (41-1 3/4); 2. Tessa Donoghue, Westfield St., 12.12 (39-9 1/4); 3. Katie Pettigrew, Luther, 11.98 (39-3 3/4); 4. Caroline Doctor, Williams, 11.95 (39-2 1/2); 5. Andretta Colley, St. Thomas (Minn.), 11.92 (39-1 1/4); 6. Angie Hawk, Millikin, 11.89 (39-0 1/4); 7. Lee-Jay Henry, Amherst, 11.79 (38-8 1/4); 8. Kristal Grigsby, St. Thomas (Minn.), 11.74 (38-6 1/4).

Shot put: 1. Robyn Jarocki, Wis.-Oshkosh, 14.64 (48-0 1/2); 2. Kelly Godsey, Bates, 14.38 (47-2 1/4); 3. Megann VanderVliet, Calvin, 14.14 (46-4 3/4); 4. Joni Claypool, Linfield, 14.12 (46-4); 5. Jamie Eastham, Muskingum, 13.86 (45-5 3/4); 6. Lisa Nanninga, Calvin, 13.83 (45-4 1/2); 7. Danielle Rankin, Wis.-Oshkosh, 13.58 (44-6 3/4); 8. Lynn Schneider, Cornell, 13.42 (44-0 1/2).

Discus throw: 1. Robyn Jarocki, Wis.-Oshkosh, 52.34 (171-9); 2. Kelly Godsey, Bates, 46.99 (154-2); 3. Anna Morrison, Williams, 44.01 (144-4); 4. Christina Niehaus, Greenville, 43.47 (142-7); 5. Jess Jewell, Luther, 43.40 (142-5); 6. Julia Slabosheski, Wis.-Stevens Point, 42.51 (139-5); 7. Danielle Bielenberg, Linfield, 42.27 (138-8); 8. Rachel Rothermel, McMurry, 42.09 (138-1).

Hammer throw: 1. Kelly Godsey, Bates, 59.55 (195-4) (meet record: old record Robyn Jarocki, Wis.-Oshkosh, 58.63 [192-4], 2004); 2. Robyn Jarocki, Wis.-Oshkosh, 56.35 (184-10); 3. Anne Baker, Rochester, 53.41 (175-2); 4. Beth Proeber, Wis.-Whitewater, 52.65 (172-9); 5. Terri Schwamb, Wis.-Oshkosh, 52.08 (170-10); 6. Danielle Rankin, Wis.-Oshkosh, 51.34 (168-5); 7. Caroline Capper, Simpson, 50.55 (165-10); 8. Rachel Charlston, Principia, 50.31 (165-0).

Javelin throw: 1. Tiffany Masuhr, Richard Stockton, 45.37 (148-10); 2. Brittni Stewart, Colby-Sawyer, 44.02 (144-5); 3. Kristen Sinclair, Southern Me., 42.58 (139-8); 4. Kirsten Larsen, Wheaton (Mass.), 42.54 (139-7); 5. AliciaWhisner, Central (Iowa), 42.37 (139-0); 6. Kelsey Stolz, Willamette, 41.81 (137-2); 7. Ellen Thys, Loras, 40.78 (133-9); 8. Nicole Plante, Concordia-M'head, 40.08 (131-6).

Heptathlon: 1. Joyia Chadwick, Concordia (Wis.), 4,931; 2. Jillian Crandall, Wis.-River Falls, 4,894; 3. Christine Hendricks, Calvin, 4,818; 4. Laura Verdegan, Wis.-Stout, 4,811; 5. Christina Acquaviva, Cortland St., 4,757; 6. Brooke Barker, Pacific (Ore.), 4,647; 7. Nicole Plante, Concordia-M'head, 4,640; 8. Jasmine Jones-Green, Coe, 4,585.