Lincoln’s women’s indoor track and field team had not won a national championship since 2006, but the Blue Tigers made up for lost time Saturday.

Burying the field under a wave of speed, Lincoln romped to 100.5 points, more than doubling up the field. Grand Valley State finished an extremely distant second with 48 points.

If the outcome was ever in doubt, it disappeared after the 60-meter dash when the Tigers collected 23 points on a 2-3-4-6-7 finish. St. Augustine’s junior Barbara Pierre won the race in 7.27 seconds, a meet record, but she was followed by a pride of Tigers that included freshman Samoy Hackett, Janika Martell, Shanna-Kay Wright, Jody-Ann Powell and Nandelle Cameron.

It was the third consecutive 60-meter title for Pierre, a first for Division II women’s track and field.

It was not enough, however, to stop the Tiger advance.

Another avalanche of points came in the 200-meter dash when Hackett won in 23.83 seconds to lead a 1-3-4 assault. That netted 21 more points.

The Tigers also scored well in the jumps, the pentathlon and the 1,600-meter relay.

“A lot of kids stepped up more than I expected them to so we got 100 points,” said coach Victor Thomas. “Hey, that’s more than I could have thought. I’m proud of them.”

The day was also special for Seattle Pacific’s Jessica Pixler, who became the first Division II woman to win three consecutive mile titles, taking the championship with a  winning time of 4:43.69. Pixler, a former soccer player at Seattle Pacific, bettered teammate and runner-up Jane Larson by more than five seconds as the duo finished 1-2 for the second straight year.

Pixler later added the 5,000-meter title, crossing the finish line in 16:22.64. The mile/5K double was just the second in women’s Division II history.

The pentathlon competition was the first for Division II, and the initial championship went to Central Missouri’s Anne Carlson, who tallied 3,830 points behind strong efforts in the shot put and the long jump. She took the lead after the third event (the shot put) and never trailed again.

“It feels great,” Carlson said. “I redshirted indoors last year, so I decided I had two years to do it. It has been my goal since I found out that it was a meet that I wanted to win, to be the first one ever.  No one else can ever be the first.

“It kind of sunk in when I got my award and my coach hugged me and I was crying up on the stand. It’s crazy to know that in Division II, I am the best pentathlete.”

Another notable accomplishment came from Johnson C. Smith sophomore Shermaine Williams, who successfully defended her national title in the 60-meter hurdles, winning in 8.20 seconds – just short of the meet record she set in Friday’s prelims. Williams is only the second hurdler to repeat in Division II history.

Team results

1. Lincoln (Mo.), 100 1/2; 2. Grand Valley St., 48; 3. Central Mo., 41; 4. Ashland, 37 1/2; 5. Neb.-Omaha, 37; 6. Seattle Pacific, 35; 7. St. Augustine's, 32; 8. Abilene Christian, 21; 9. Western Wash., 20; 10. Minn. St. Mankato, 19; 11. Minn. Duluth, 16; 12. Adams St., 12; 13. (tie) Northwest Nazarene, Slippery Rock, and Johnson C. Smith, 11; 16. (tie) Central Wash., Southern Ind., and Shippensburg, 10; 19. Findlay and Clarion, 9; 21. (tie) Northern St. and Minn. St. Moorhead, 8; 23. (tie) N.M. Highlands and Wis.-Parkside, 7; 25. Southern Conn. St., 6 1/4; 26. (tie) Neb.-Kearney, Cal St. L.A., Lock Haven, and Pittsburg St., 6; 30. (tie) Tiffin, Winona St., Indianapolis, St. Cloud St., and Lewis, 5; 35. (tie) Cal St. Dom. Hills and Millersville, 4; 37. Truman, 3 1/4; 38. (tie) Mass.-Lowell, Indiana (Pa.), Colorado Mines, Western St., and Dist. Columbia, 3; 43. (tie) New Haven, Bemidji St., Ferris St., Southwest Baptist, and American Int’l, 2; 48. Mo. Southern St., 1 1/4; 49. Northwest Mo. St., 1; 50. Mary, 1/4.

Individual champions

60-meter dash: Barbara Pierre, St. Augustine's, 7.27 (meet record; old record 7:37, Barbara Pierre, St. Augustine’s, 2008).
200-meter dash: Samoy Hackett, Lincoln (Mo.), 23.83.
400-meter dash: Pinar Saka, Neb.-Omaha, 55.58.
800-meter run: Ashley Puga, Northwest Nazarene, 2:07.63.
Mile run: Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific, 4:43.69.
5,000-meter run: Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific, 16:22.64.
60-meter high hurdles: Shermaine Williams, Johnson C. Smith, 8.20 (meet record; old record 8.23, Shermaine Williams, Johnson C. Smith, 2008).
1,600-meter relay: Neb.-Omaha (Shannon Moore, Kayla Koepke, Anja Puc, Pinar Saka), 3:46.66.
Distance medley relay: Shippensburg (Mary Dell, Shannon Hare, Abagail Huber, Neely Spence), 11:24.54 (meet record; old record 11:29.89, Grand Valley St. [Susie Rivard, Micaela Mayer, Katherine McCarthy, Mandi Zemba], 2007).
High jump: Jenna Schmidt, Central Mo., 1.77 (5-9 3/4).
Pole vault: Katelin Rains, Minn. St. Mankato, 4.20 (13-9 1/4).
Long jump: Anna Kay Campbell, Lincoln (Mo.), 6.17 (20-3).
Triple jump: Emily Warman, Western Wash., 11.96 (39-3).
Shot put: Krissy Tandle, Central Wash., 14.87 (48-9 1/2).
35-lb. weight throw: Tara Cooper, Ashland, 19.77 (64-10 1/2).

Pentathlon: Anne Carlson, Central Mo., 3,830.

Complete individual results

60-meter dash: 1. Barbara Pierre, St. Augustine's, 7.27; 2. Samoy Hackett, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.31; 3. Janika Martell, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.39; 4. Shanna-Kay Wright, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.44; 5. Brittany Henderson, Minn. St. Mankato, 7.45; 6. Jody-Ann Powell, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.47; 7. Nandelle Cameron, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.54; 8. Wanda Hutson, Abilene Christian, 7.54.

200-meter dash: 1. Samoy Hackett, Lincoln (Mo.), 23.83; 2. Angelique Smith, St. Augustine's, 24.19 3; 3. Janika Martell, Lincoln (Mo.), 24.44 2; 4. Nandelle Cameron, Lincoln (Mo.), 24.60 2; 5. Kim Prather, Abilene Christian, 24.61 1; 6. Pinar Saka, Neb.-Omaha, 24.62 3; 7. Shannon Gagne, New Haven, 24.91 1; 8. Brittany Henderson, Minn. St. Mankato, 24.96 1; 9. Shermaine Williams, Johnson C. Smith, 24.98 2.

400-meter dash: 1. Pinar Saka, Neb.-Omaha, 55.58; 2. Carla Thomas, Lincoln (Mo.), 55.68; 3. Michele Williams, Adams St., 55.89; 4. Kim Prather, Abilene Christian, 56.14; 5. Angelique Smith, St. Augustine's, 56.78; 6. Shaina Dochterman, Truman, 56.88; 7. Kristi Buerkle, Bemidji St., 57.06; 8. Moriah Jubrey, Cal St. L.A., 57.61.

800-meter run: 1. Ashley Puga, Northwest Nazarene, 2:07.63; 2. Anja Puc, Neb.-Omaha, 2:10.05; 3. Venessa Lee, Pittsburg St., 2:10.49; 4. Liz Palkie, Minn.-Duluth, 2:10.65; 5. Stephanie Charnigo, Findlay, 2:10.89; 6. Katherine McCarthy, Grand Valley St., 2:11.70; 7. Rachael Johnson, Western Wash., 2:11.82; 8. Stellah Sang, Dist. Columbia, 2:13.34.

Mile run: 1. Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific, 4:43.69; 2. Jane Larson, Seattle Pacific, 4:48.87; 3. Monica Kinney, Grand Valley St., 4:48.98; 4. Jessica Monson, Wis.-Parkside, 4:49.24; 5. Priscilla Jennings, Millersville, 4:57.95; 6. Melanie Peddle, Colorado Mines, 4:58.23; 7. Mikinzie Stuart, Ferris St., 4:58.59; 8. Susie Rivard, Grand Valley St., 4:59.39.

5,000-meter run: 1. Jessica Pixler, Seattle Pacific, 16:22.64; 2. Jennifer Harpp, Slippery Rock, 16:33.38; 3. Mary Ballinger, Southern Ind., 16:36.61; 4. Morgan Place, Minn.-Duluth, 16:44.60; 5. Erin Richard, Clarion, 16:53.58; 6. Sarah Porter, Western Wash., 17:00.14; 7. Jane Larson, Seattle Pacific, 17:04.01; 8. Lavenna Mullenbach, Adams St., 17:06.24.

60-meter high hurdles: 1. Shermaine Williams, Johnson C. Smith, 8.20; 2. Candice Wheat, Grand Valley St., 8.29; 3. Alissa Klaehn, Ashland, 8.47; 4. Raven Clay, Findlay, 8.49; 5. Chanel Parker, Cal St. Dom. Hills, 8.50; 6. Letecia Taylor, Southern Conn. St., 8.65; 7. Carla Thomas, Lincoln (Mo.), 8.79; 8. Rosemarie Carty, Johson C. Smith, 9.20.

1,600-meter relay: 1. Neb.-Omaha (Shannon Moore, Kayla Koepke, Anja Puc, Pinar Saka), 3:46.66; 2. Lincoln (Mo.), 3:48.85 2; 3. Grand Valley St., 3:50.62; 4. Abilene Christian, 3:51.07; 5. St. Augustine's, 3:51.33; 6. Adams St., 3:53.58; 7. Dist. Columbia, 3:54.90; 8. Minn. St. Mankato, 3:55.02.

Distance medley relay: 1. Shippensburg (Mary Dell, Shannon Hare, Abagail Huber, Neely Spence), 11:24.54; 2. Grand Valley St., 11:43.03; 3. Minn.-Duluth, 11:49.83; 4. Clarion, 11:55.86; 5. Southern Ind., 11:56.95; 6. Mass.-Lowell, 11:57.90; 7. Wis.-Parkside, 11:59.11; 8. Northwest Nazarene, 11:59.29.

High jump: 1. Jenna Schmidt, Central Mo., 1.77 (5-9 3/4); 2. Notoya Thompson, Lincoln (Mo.), 1.74 (5-8 1/2); 3. Chelsea Morse, Lock Haven, 1.74 (5-8 1/2); 4. Alison Worthen, Seattle Pacific, 1.71 (5-7 1/4); 5. Maegan Doyen, Grand Valley St., 1.71 (5-7 1/4); 6. Whitney Hendershot, Slippery Rock, 1.71 (5-7 1/4); 7. Ashley Roemer, Minn. St. Moorhead, 1.71 (5-7 1/4); 8. Abby Kacsandi, Ashland, 1.68 (5-6).

Pole vault: 1. Katelin Rains, Minn. St. Mankato, 4.20 (13-9 1/4); 2. Dianna Noonan, Grand Valley St., 4.10 (13-5 1/4); 3. Jennifer Hensel, Minn. St. Moorhead, 3.90 (12-9 1/2); 4. Christy Miller, Western Wash., 3.80 (12-5 1/2); 5. Jocelyn Kuksa, Grand Valley St., 3.80 (12-5 1/2); 6. Lauren Stelten, Minn. St. Mankato, 3.70 (12-1 1/2); 7. Airrie Robinson, Western St., 3.70 (12-1 1/2); 8. (tie) Sasha Mathelier, Southern Conn. St., Katrina Biermann, Truman, Ciara Lipsey, Mo. Southern St., and Colleen Meas, Mary, 3.60 (11-9 3/4).

Long jump: 1. Anna Kay Campbell, Lincoln (Mo.), 6.17 (20-03); 2. Racquel Anderson, Lincoln (Mo.), 6.05 (19-10 1/4); 3. Stephanie Abbott, Ashland, 5.83 (19-01 1/2); 4. Ashley Butler, Lewis, 5.75 (18-10 1/2); 5. Alissa Klaehn, Ashland, 5.74 (18-10); 6. Angella Graham, N.M. Highlands, 5.69 (18-08); 7. Kelli Dring, Neb.-Kearney, 5.68 (18-07 3/4); 8. Heather Miller, St. Cloud St., 5.61 (18-05).

Triple jump: 1. Emily Warman, Western Wash., 11.96 (39-03); 2. Brittanie Roldan, Central Mo., 11.92 (39-01 1/4); 3. Kirsten Fields, St. Augustine's, 11.88 (38-11 3/4); 4. Sierra Backus, Cal St. L.A., 11.73 (38-06); 5. Heather Miller, St. Cloud St., 11.72 (38-05 1/2); 6. Racquel Anderson, Lincoln (Mo.), 11.65 (38-02 3/4); 7. Sarah Bowling, Southwest Baptist, 11.59 (38-00 1/4); 8. Channell Lloyd, Mo. Southern St., 11.54 (37-10 1/2); 9. Angella Graham, N.M. Highlands, 11.47 (37-07 3/4).

Shot put: 1. Krissy Tandle, Central Wash., 14.87 (48-09 1/2); 2. Kayla Muyskens, Central Mo., 14.58 (47-10); 3. Kelli Clements, Abilene Christian, 14.24 (46-08 3/4); 4. Kristen Ameling, Tiffin, 14.12 (46-04); 5. Samantha Murphy, Neb.-Kearney, 13.96 (45-09 3/4); 6. Yvonne Perkins, Southern Conn. St., 13.95 (45-09 1/4); 7. Kelly Ash, Ashland, 13.95 (45-09 1/4); 8. Andrea Horban, Indianapolis, 13.92 (45-08).

35-lb. weight throw: 1. Tara Cooper, Ashland, 19.77 (64-10 1/2); 2. Amanda Madden, Northern St., 18.10 (59-04 3/4); 3. Michelle Stark, Ashland, 18.03 (59-02); 4. Rebecca Stier, Winona St., 17.77 (58-03 3/4); 5. Amy Schmitz, Indianapolis, 17.51 (57-05 1/2); 6. Kelly Ash, Ashland, 17.39 (57-00 3/4); 7. Bidemi Balogun, American Int’l, 17.29 (56-08 3/4); 8. Ashley Stephens, Western St., 17.26 (56-07 1/2).

Pentathlon: 1. Anne Carlson, Central Mo., 3,830; 2. Anna Kay Campbell, Lincoln (Mo.), 3,742; 3. Shannon Moore, Neb.-Omaha, 3,737; 4. Lindsay Lettow, Central Mo., 3,730; 5. Angella Graham, N.M. Highlands, 3,639; 6. Maddy Outman, Indiana (Pa.), 3,628; 7. Amanda Gylling, Adams St., 3,548; 8. Emily Churchman, Northwest Mo. St., 3,504.