Wheaton (Massachusetts) put on a superior performance in winning its fourth consecutive Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships team title March 8-9 at Ohio Northern.

The Lyons became the first Division III institution to win four straight track and field team titles, either indoor or outdoor. Wheaton racked up 65 1/2 points, just missing the championships' high of 66, set by Christopher Newport in 1988.

Making the Lyons' effort even more impressive was that they established meet records in each of the four events they won. Leading the way was Shimera Daniels in the long jump (19 feet, 6 3/4 inches) and the triple jump (41 feet, 5 inches).

"I'm happy that I reached my goal of breaking both records," Daniels said. "The key to my success was staying in it mentally and keeping my technique."

Amber James also played a part in two records. She blazed to victory in the 400-meter dash in 55.46 seconds, and joined with Tessa Donaghue, Niara Woods and April Butler to win the 1,600-meter relay in 3 minutes, 48.78 seconds. The previous record in the relay had stood for 15 years.

"We set four national records along the way, which is just unbelievable," said Wheaton head coach Paul Souza. "This is testimony to the team's commitment throughout this year."

Daniels, who was the only double winner, also finished third in the 55-meter dash.

Liz Woodworth won the 800-meter run and Carrie Danielewicz the high jump for Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Wordworth also was a member of the Titans' winning distance medley relay unit.

Jessica Dober had Wisconsin-La Crosse's highest individual finish after coming in third in the 800. The Eagles placed second in the 1,600 relay to Wheaton, which won the event for the third consecutive year.

Daniels in the triple jump and James in the 400 were among four individuals who repeated as champions. Diana Lawson of New Jersey City won the 55-meter dash for the second year in row, and Healy Thompson of Williams earned her second shot put title after first winning in 2000.

TEAM RESULTS

1. Wheaton (Mass.), 65 1/2; 2. Wis.-Oshkosh, 37; 3. Wis.-La Crosse, 30 1/2; 4. Williams, 29; 5. Carthage, 24; 6. Wartburg, 21; 7. Neb. Wesleyan, 17; 8. Montclair St., 16; 9. Lehman, 14; 10. MIT, 13; 11. Wis.-Stout, 12; 12. (tie) Brandeis, Central (Iowa) and Ithaca, 11; 15. (tie) Amherst, New Jersey City and Washington (Mo.), 10; 18. (tie) North Central and Wesleyan (Conn.), 9; 20. (tie) Chris. Newport, Cortland St., East. Mennonite, Col. of New Jersey, St. Olaf, Wilmington (Ohio) and Wis.-Superior, 8; 27. (tie) Keene St. and Wis.-Stevens Point, 7; 29. (tie) Dickinson, Fredonia St., Ill. Wesleyan, Loras, Mount Holyoke and Richard Stockton, 6; 35. (tie) Eastern Ore., Hartwick, Middlebury, Monmouth (Ill.) and Worcester Poly, 5; 40. (tie) Connecticut Col., DeSales, Mount Union, Ohio Northern, St. Thomas (Minn.), Wis.-River Falls and York (N.Y.), 4; 47. (tie) Fisk, Lincoln (Pa.), Springfield and Wis.-Eau Claire, 3; 51. (tie) Colby, Cornell College, Greenville, Moravian, Ramapo and Rochester Inst., 2; 57. (tie) Elmhurst, Swarthmore and Wis.-Whitewater, 1.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

55-meter dash: 1. Diana Lawson, New Jersey City, 7.07; 2. Jenna Flateman, Wesleyan (Conn.), 7.16; 3. Shimera Daniels, Wheaton (Mass.), 7.18; 4. Rose Bataille, Wilmington (Ohio), 7.20; 5. Muffy Isreal, Carthage, 7.21; 6. Rhondale Jones, Lincoln (Pa.), 7.29; 7. Kissie Pringle, Cortland St., 7.33; 8. Angela Klatt, Wis.-La Crosse, 7.56.

400-meter dash: 1. Amber James, Wheaton (Mass.), 55.46 (meet record: old record 56.07, Jacquline Hunter, CCNY, 1997); 2. Tierra Hicks, Montclair St., 56.16; 3. Langhan Dee, Mount Holyoke, 57.29; 4. Sheri Kelleher, Hartwick, 57.35; 5. Gena Rawlins, Ill. Wesleyan, 57.73; 6. Jessica Curlew, Brandeis, 58.10; 7. Julie Carne, Cornell College, 58.58; 8. Imo Akpan, Swarthmore, 59.01.

800-meter run: 1. Liz Woodworth, Wis.-Oshkosh, 2:12.41; 2. Megan Daymont, St. Olaf, 2:12.54; 3. Jessica Dober, Wis.-La Crosse, 2:13.08; 4. Niara Woods, Wheaton (Mass.), 2:14.43; 5. Tish Dusich, St. Thomas (Minn.), 2:15.10; 6. Jessy Marx, Wis.-Oshkosh, 2:15.73; 7. Ronna Killins, Ramapo, 2:18.78; 8. Kim Spence, Wheaton (Mass.), 2:19.13.

1,500-meter run: 1. Missy Buttry, Wartburg, 4:31.17; 2. Amanda Laytham, Ithaca, 4:36.45; 3. Mary Proulx, Keene St., 4:36.70; 4. Jenn Campbell, Williams, 4:38.38; 5. Gina Lucrezi, DeSales, 4:38.78; 6. Marisa Clapp, Springfield, 4:38.87; 7. Erin O'Brien, Wheaton (Mass.), 4:39.91; 8. Mindy Kuhl, Washington (Mo.), 4:40.34.

5,000-meter run: 1. Carter Hamill, Amherst, 17:11.93; 2. Mariko Holbrook, Brandeis, 17:16.23; 3. Becky Lebak, Wis.-Stevens Point, 17:20.26; 4. Michela Adrian, Middlebury, 17:25.25; 5. Maura Danahy, Connecticut Col., 17:25.31; 6. Molly Morrison, North Central, 17:27.30; 7. Jane Ovanin, Wis.-Eau Claire, 17:37.38; 8. Kathleen Brice, Elmhurst, 17:38.27.

55-meter high hurdles: 1. Paulette Baldwin, Lehman, 7.99; 2. Erica DiStefano, Col. of New Jersey, 8.24; 3. Sarah Hite, Fredonia St., 8.36; 4. Keya Willis, Carthage, 8.38; 5. Jackie Dight, Ohio Northern, 8.38; 6. Abby Gonzales, Central (Iowa), 8.41; 7. Rachel Hutchins, Loras, 8.44; 8. Breanna McMullen, Wis.-Eau Claire, 8.56.

1,600-meter relay: 1. Wheaton (Mass.) (Niara Woods, Tessa Donoghue, Amber James, April Butler), 3:48.78 [meet record: old record 3:49.25, Mass.-Boston (Murtonda Durant, Patsy Booker, Sonji Larts, Genesia Eddins), 1987]; 2. Wis.-La Crosse, 3:52.72; 3. Cortland St., 3:53.97; 4. Carthage, 3:55.57; 5. York (N.Y.), 3:56.95; 6. Wartburg, 3:57.40; 7. Ill. Wesleyan, 3:57.82; 8. Neb. Wesleyan, 3:58.76.

Distance medley relay: 1. Wis.-Oshkosh (Jackie Munoz, Jessy Marx, Jill Hardtke, Liz Woodworth), 11:46.19 [meet record: old record 11:55.81, Luther (Siri Thompson, Jamie Rasmussen, Jenarah Tekippe, Johanna Olson), 2001]; 2. Wartburg, 11:52.40; 3. Dickinson, 11:58.04; 4. Williams, 12:03.51; 5. Wis.-La Crosse, 12:05.58; 6. Ithaca, 12:10.34; 7. Moravian, 12:16.46; 8. Keene St., 12:17.39.

High jump: 1. Carrie Danielewicz, Wis.-Oshkosh, 1.71 (5-7 1/4); 2. Elizabeth Stoll, Washington (Mo.), 1.71 (5-7 1/4); 3. Julie Bargen, Neb. Wesleyan, 1.71 (5-7 1/4); 4. Melissa Jones, Monmouth (Ill.), 1.66 (5-5 1/4); 5. Kady Kleven, Wis.-River Falls, 1.66 (5-5 1/4); 6. Emily Herring, Wilmington (Ohio), 1.66 (5-5 1/4); 7. (tie) Tessa Donoghue, Wheaton (Mass.), and Kate Getz, Wheaton (Mass.), 1.61 (5-3 1/4).

Pole vault: 1. Kelly Bowen, Neb. Wesleyan, 3.77 (12-4 1/2) [meet record: old record 3.76 (12-4), Laura Rosenberger, East. Mennonite, 2000]; 2. Laura Rosenberger, East. Mennonite, 3.77 (12-4 1/2) (meet record: old record 3.76 [12-4], Rosenberger, 2000); 3. Kim Marino, Richard Stockton, 3.62 (11-10 1/2); 4. Vanessa Li, MIT, 3.62 (11-10 1/2); 5. (tie) Kerry Teamey, Wheaton (Mass.), and Bethany Renner, Wis.-La Crosse, 3.47 (11-4 1/2); 7. Niki Riemer, Wis.-Oshkosh, 3.47 (11-4 1/2); 8. Heather Kleckner, Wis.-La Crosse, 3.47 (11-4 1/2).

Long jump: 1. Shimera Daniels, Wheaton (Mass.), 5.96 (19-6 3/4) [meet record: old record 5.93 (19-5 1/2), Lisa Dillard, Chris. Newport, 1987]; 2. Sarah Moravchik, Wis.-Superior, 5.72 (18-9 1/4); 3. Susan DeNigris, North Central, 5.71 (18-9); 4. Katie Button, Central (Iowa), 5.65 (18-6 1/2); 5. Laura Somoles, Mount Union, 5.58 (18-3 3/4); 6. Abby Gonzales, Central (Iowa), 5.49 (18-0 1/4); 7. Molly Urquhart, Rochester Inst., 5.48 (17-11 3/4); 8. Kammie Holt, Washington (Mo.), 5.46 (17-11).

Triple jump: 1. Shimera Daniels, Wheaton (Mass.), 12.62 (41-5) [meet record: old record 12.46 (40-10 1/2), Monique Hacker, Binghamton, 1998]; 2. LaNeatra Johnson, Chris. Newport, 11.80 (38-8 3/4); 3. Laura Verdegan, Wis.-Stout, 11.70 (38-4 3/4); 4. Tessa Donoghue, Wheaton (Mass.), 11.67 (38-3 1/2); 5. Alecia Watson, Lehman, 11.64 (38-2 1/4); 6. Lydia Mootry, Fisk, 11.61 (38-1 1/4); 7. Jill Kincaid, Wis.-Oshkosh, 11.54 (37-10 1/2); 8. Jody Butkowski, Wis.-Stevens Point, 11.50 (37-8 3/4).

Shot put: 1. Healy Thompson, Williams, 14.43 (47-4 1/4); 2. Nacole Moore, Montclair St., 14.18 (46-6 1/4); 3. Jenney Luer, Wis.-Stout, 13.98 (45-10 1/2); 4. Kerri Coleman, Worcester Tech, 13.95 (45-9 1/4); 5. Sara Nauman, Loras, 13.72 (45-0 1/4); 6. Diane Williams, Williams, 13.55 (44-5 1/2); 7. Colleen Beal, Colby, 13.50 (44-3 1/2); 8. Tabitha Fendrick, Wis.-Whitewater, 13.48 (44-2 3/4).