The trophy case at Wheaton (Massachusetts) has to be getting crowded. The Lyons added another piece of hardware to the collection by winning their third straight Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships team title May 22-24 at St. Lawrence.

With five consecutive indoor track and field crowns to its credit, Wheaton has finished first in eight straight Division III championships. It became the first institution in the division to sweep the women's indoor and outdoor crowns in three consecutive years.

The Lyons compiled 72 points at this year's outdoor meet. Lehman posted its first top-five team finish by placing second with 52 points.

"Each and every year, the competition in this division becomes better and better, and that makes it awfully difficult to continually win national championships," said Wheaton head coach Paul Souza. "Our younger athletes see what the veteran athletes are accomplishing and, in turn, they go out and accomplish the same thing."

Amber James is one of those veterans who provided a shining example for her teammates. James won the 400-meter dash for the third year in a row, and the 200-meter dash for the second consecutive year. She also ran a leg on the Lyons' victorious 1,600-meter relay.

Vernick Smith provided Wheaton with another individual title in the 100-meter dash. Smith also finished third in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles, and she joined James, Tessa Donoghue and Jana Bromell in the 1,600 relay.

Paulette Baldwin and Alecia Watson spearheaded Lehman's effort. Baldwin topped the field in the 100-meter high hurdles for the second consecutive year and placed third in the long jump. Watson came in second in the 100 dash, third in the 200 and triple jump, and eighth in the long jump.

Missy Buttry of Wartburg and Darcell Edwards of McMurry also earned two first places each. Buttry won the 1,500- and 5,000-meter runs, both in meet-record times. It was her second consecutive victory in the shorter race, and capped a year during which she was the cross country individual champion and the 1,500 winner indoors.

Edwards swept the long and triple jump crowns, winning the latter for the third straight time and with a meet record. Keene State's Mary Proulx earned her third consecutive 10,000-meter run title.

Other repeat winners were Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Liz Woodworth (800-meter run), Williams' Healy Thompson (shot put), Johns Hopkins' Kathy Darling (discus throw) and Moravian's Christina Scherwin (javelin throw). Darling's first triumph in the discus was in 2001 when she attended Rowan. Thompson also returned to the top spot after a year's absense.

In addition to Buttry and Edwards, meet records were set by Woodworth, Scherwin, Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Deena Heins (hammer throw), Richard Stockton's Kim Marino (pole vault), and Williams' Jenn Campbell (3,000-meter steeplechase).

Team results

1. Wheaton (Mass.), 72; 2. Lehman, 52; 3. Wis.-La Crosse, 34; 4. Chris. Newport, 32; 5. Wis.-Oshkosh, 31 1/2; 6. (tie) Calvin and Geneseo St., 30; 8. Williams, 29; 9. Wartburg, 26; 10. St. Thomas (Minn.), 23; 11. (tie) Carthage and Col. of New Jersey, 22; 13. McMurry, 20; 14. (tie) Bates, Johns Hopkins and Keene St., 18; 17. Central (Iowa), 16; 18. (tie) Moravian and Principia, 14; 20. Baldwin-Wallace, 11; 21. (tie) Carleton, Montclair St. and Richard Stockton, 10; 24. (tie) Amherst, Gust. Adolphus, Ithaca, Lincoln (Pa.) and Washington (Mo.), 9; 29. (tie) Benedictine (Ill.), Ill. Wesleyan, Ohio Northern, Rhodes, Rochester Inst. and Willamette, 8; 35. (tie) Brandeis and Wis.-Stevens Point, 7; 37. (tie) Denison, Kean, St. Olaf, Thiel and Tufts, 6; 42. (tie) Dickinson, Fisk, La Verne, Lynchburg, Otterbein, Whitworth and Wis.-Eau Claire, 5; 49. (tie) Elmhurst, Hartwick, Kenyon, Neb. Wesleyan, Puget Sound and Wesleyan (Conn.), 4; 55. Wilmington (Ohio), 3 1/2; 56. (tie) Adrian, Buena Vista, Coe, Franklin, Greenville, Millikin, New York U., and Whittier, 3; 64. (tie) Carroll (Wis.), Concordia-M'head, Loras, MIT, New Jersey City, North Park, Rochester, St. Lawrence, St. Mary's (Minn.), Springfield, Upper Iowa and Ursinus, 2; 76. (tie) Colby and Rensselaer, 1 1/2; 78. (tie) Luther, Middlebury, Monmouth (Ill.), Oswego St., Ramapo and Wis.-River Falls, 1.

Individual results

100-meter dash: 1. Vernick Smith, Wheaton (Mass.), 12.02; 2. Alecia Watson, Lehman, 12.12; 3. Muffy Israel, Carthage, 12.14; 4. Kristen Shields, Whitworth, 12.16; 5. Jenna Flateman, Wesleyan (Conn.), 12.19; 6. Happy Darcus, Chris. Newport, 12.30; 7. Angie Pfeiffer, Concordia-M'head, 12.44; 8. Stephanie Andrews, Chris. Newport, 12.45.

200-meter dash: 1. Amber James, Wheaton (Mass.), 24.60; 2. Angela Klatt, Wis.-La Crosse, 24.71; 3. Alecia Watson, Lehman, 24.86; 4. Sue Abbring, Calvin, 24.97; 5. Mechelle Barnwell, Lehman, 25.15; 6. Happy Darcus, Chris. Newport, 25.17; 7. Stephanie Andrews, Chris. Newport, 25.23; 8. Muffy Israel, Carthage, 25.34.

400-meter dash: 1. Amber James, Wheaton (Mass.), 54.25; 2. Tiffany Clark, Col. of New Jersey, 55.15; 3. Gena Rawlins, Ill. Wesleyan, 55.19; 4. Samantha Dawkins, Lincoln (Pa.), 55.37; 5. Sheri Kelleher, Hartwick, 55.42; 6. Mechelle Barnwell, Lehman, 55.42; 7. Claire Kersenbrock, Neb. Wesleyan, 55.47; 8. Gianina Taylor, Ill. Wesleyan, 55.82.

800-meter run: 1. Liz Woodworth, Wis.-Oshkosh, 2:07.39 (meet record: old record 2:07.84, Eloise Evans, Salve Regina, 1984); 2. Lynn Janovich, Ithaca, 2:10.45; 3. Megan Daymont, St. Olaf, 2:10.91; 4. Teresa Smock, St. Thomas (Minn.), 2:11.21; 5. Mollie Hupp, St. Thomas (Minn.), 2:12.53; 6. Alicia Andrews, Willamette, 2:12.72; 7. Katherine O'Brien, Rochester, 2:12.90; 8. Ronna Killins, Ramapo, 2:13.24.

1,500-meter run: 1. Missy Buttry, Wartburg, 4:20.86 (meet record: old record 4:27.11, Cresey Stewart, Occidental, 1987); 2. Amy Paine, Rhodes, 4:29.09; 3. Jennifer Rettke, Geneseo St., 4:29.52; 4. Callie Bradley, Dickinson, 4:31.86; 5. Kelley Puglisi, Bates, 4:31.91; 6. Robyn Burns, Franklin, 4:32.39; 7. Marisa Clapp, Springfield, 4:32.98; 8. Jessica Manzer, Middlebury, 4:33.04.

3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Jenn Campbell, Williams, 10:33.67 (meet record: old record 10:43.29, Sarah Byrd, Emory, 2002); 2. Jessica Textoris, Baldwin-Wallace, 10:38.47; 3. Lindsay Scarborough, Col. of New Jersey, 10:48.70; 4. Kim Allen, Otterbein, 10:50.57; 5. Caitlin Malloy, Brandeis, 10:50.98; 6. Jen Southall, Baldwin-Wallace, 10:53.24; 7. Julia Espel, MIT, 10:57.58; 8. Susan McWilliams, Oswego St., 10:58.64.

5,000-meter run: 1. Missy Buttry, Wartburg, 15:51.23 (meet record: old record 16:12.25, Tori Neubauer, Wis.-La Crosse, 1983); 2. Mary Proulx, Keene St., 16:41.66; 3. Melissa White, Geneseo St., 16:42.01; 4. Carter Hamill, Amherst, 16:45.06; 5. Kathleen Brice, Elmhurst, 16:47.00; 6. Mariko Tansey Holbrook, Brandeis, 16:48.74; 7. Caroline Cretti, Williams, 16:51.63; 8. Katie Dougherty, Ursinus, 16:54.11.

10,000-meter run: 1. Mary Proulx, Keene St., 34:08.59; 2. Melissa White, Geneseo St., 34:13.83; 3. Stephanie Hood, Principia, 34:15.88; 4. Caroline Cretti, Williams, 34:35.71; 5. Carter Hamill, Amherst, 34:42.03; 6. Beth Van Alstine, New York U., 35:21.60; 7. Laura Bloedorn, Carleton, 35:35.20; 8. Katie Dougherty, Ursinus, 35:38.86.

100-meter high hurdles: 1. Paulette Baldwin, Lehman, 14.43; 2. Noreen Kordzeil, Wheaton (Mass.), 14.51; 3. Hallie Hutchens, Washington (Mo.), 14.62; 4. LaNeatra Johnson, Chris. Newport, 14.74; 5. Kristin Cullen, Wheaton (Mass.), 14.76; 6. Annie Vanderlaan, Calvin, 14.76; 7. Sheana Grigsby, Carthage, 14.77; 8. Jennifer Stafslien, Wis.-Eau Claire, 15.05.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Tierra Hicks, Montclair St., 59.22; 2. Jackie Dight, Ohio Northern, 59.58; 3. Vernick Smith, Wheaton (Mass.), 1:00.40; 4. Shannon

McGrane, Willamette, 1:01.56; 5. Breanna McMullen, Wis.-Eau Claire, 1:01.71; 6. Jessica Jensen, Buena Vista, 1:01.72; 7. Denay Caldwell, New Jersey City, 1:02.01; 8. Sheana Grigsby, Carthage, 1:02.38.

400-meter relay: 1. Carthage (Caretha Carroll, Sheana Grigsby, Latrice Powell, Muffy Israel), 46.55; 2. Lehman, 46.61; 3. Chris. Newport, 46.64; 4. Wheaton (Mass.), 46.88; 5. Wis.-La Crosse, 47.02; 6. Calvin, 47.32; 7. Neb. Wesleyan, 47.38; 8. Lincoln (Pa.), 47.91.

1,600-meter relay: 1. Wheaton (Mass.) (Tessa Donoghue, Vernick Smith, Jana Bromell, Amber James), 3:43.32; 2. Col. of New Jersey, 3:46.58; 3. St. Thomas (Minn.), 3:47.45; 4. Wis.-La Crosse, 3:49.19; 5. Chris. Newport, 3:49.28; 6. Lincoln (Pa.), 3:51.04; 7. Carthage, 3:51.95; 8. Ill. Wesleyan, 3:55.48.

High jump: 1. Kim Deprez, Geneseo St., 1.67 (5-5 3/4); 2. Julie Robinson, Benedictine (Ill.), 1.67 (5-5 3/4); 3. Latasha Keene, Kean, 1.67 (5-5 3/4); 4. Katherine Wallace, Wheaton (Mass.), 1.67 (5-5 3/4); 5. (tie) Stephanie Torn, Wis.-Oshkosh, and Emily Herring, Wilmington (Ohio), 1.62 (5-3 3/4); 7. (tie) Melissa Jones, Monmouth (Ill.), Jennifer Anderson, Luther, and Meghan Morningstar, Ithaca, 1.62 (5-3 3/4).

Pole vault: 1. Kim Marino, Richard Stockton, 4.01 (13-1 3/4) [meet record: old record 3.82 (12-6 1/4), Kelly Bowen, Neb. Wesleyan, 2002]; 2. Karolien Bastiaens, St. Thomas (Minn.), 3.68 (12-0 3/4); 3. Angela Hilgers, Wis.-La Crosse, 3.68 (12-0 3/4); 4. Bethany Renner, Wis.-La Crosse, 3.68 (12-0 3/4); 5. Katie Heaton, Puget Sound, 3.68 (12-0 3/4); 6. Amanda Haines, Adrian, 3.68 (12-0 3/4); 7. (tie) Allison Benson, Rensselaer, and Elizabeth Frederick, Colby, 3.53 (11-7).

Long jump: 1. Darcell Edwards, McMurry, 6.09 (19-11 3/4); 2. Molly Urquhart, Rochester Inst., 6.08 (19-11 1/2); 3. Paulette Baldwin, Lehman, 5.90 (19-4 1/4); 4. Liz Lucsko, La Verne, 5.86 (19-2 3/4); 5. Katie Walker, Kenyon, 5.76 (18-10 3/4); 6. Kammie Holt, Washington (Mo.), 5.74 (18-10); 7. Kate DePuy, St. Lawrence, 5.71 (18-9); 8. Alecia Watson, Lehman, 5.63 (18-5 3/4).

Triple jump (w indicates wind aided): 1. Darcell Edwards, McMurry, 12.82 (42-0 3/4) [meet record: old record 12.66 (41-6 1/2), Monique Hacker, Binghamton, 1998]; 2. LaNeatra Johnson, Chris. Newport, 12.70 (41-8); 3. Alecia Watson, Lehman, 12.50w (41-0 1/4); 4. Lydia Mootry, Fisk, 12.27 (40-3 1/4); 5. Tessa Donoghue, Wheaton (Mass.), 12.12 (39-9 1/4); 6. Angie Hawk, Millikin, 12.09w (39-8); 7. Lacretia Carroll, North Park, 11.93 (39-1 3/4); 8. Tricia Clark, Wis.-La Crosse, 11.93 (39-1 3/4).

Shot put: 1. Healy Thompson, Williams, 15.18 (49-9 3/4); 2. Elizabeth Wanless, Bates, 14.65 (48-0 3/4); 3. Amanda Nechuta, Wis.-Stevens Point, 14.17 (46-6); 4. Jackie Luehmann, Gust. Adolphus, 13.68 (44-10 3/4); 5. Christina Scherwin, Moravian, 13.67 (44-10 1/4); 6. Deena Heins, Wis.-Oshkosh, 13.62 (44-8 1/4); 7. Jenny Prochazka, Carroll (Wis.), 13.35 (43-9 3/4); 8. Robyn Jarocki, Wis.-Oshkosh, 13.30 (43-7 3/4).

Discus throw: 1. Kathy Darling, Johns Hopkins, 48.30 (158-5); 2. Katie Corner, Calvin, 48.22 (158-2); 3. Laura Finkes, Denison, 47.26 (155-1); 4. Jenn Hansen, Central (Iowa), 44.84 (147-1); 5. Kristin Petersen, Gust. Adolphus, 44.84 (147-1); 6. Ann Gramkow, Coe, 44.76 (146-10); 7. Mary Streeter, Upper Iowa, 44.71 (146-8); 8. Jen Leis, Wis.-River Falls, 43.49 (142-8).

Hammer throw: 1. Deena Heins, Wis.-Oshkosh, 57.43 (188-5) [meet record: old record 57.14 (187-5), Kiyomi Parish, Pomona-Pitzer, 1997]; 2. Kristina Muller, Principia, 54.56 (179-0); 3. Kelly Godsey, Bates, 54.34 (178-3); 4. Kristin Raether, Wis.-La Crosse, 53.58 (175-9); 5. Penny Godleske, Wis.-Oshkosh, 53.15 (174-4); 6. Andrea Shultz, Greenville, 51.89 (170-3); 7. Healy Thompson, Williams, 51.00 (167-4); 8. Melissa Seefeldt, Wis.-Stevens Point, 50.95 (167-2).

Javelin throw: 1. Christina Scherwin, Moravian, 55.34 (181-7) [meet record: old record 51.69 (169-7), Scherwin, 2002]; 2. Kathy Darling, Johns Hopkins, 46.86 (153-9); 3. Libby Hauser, Thiel, 43.27 (141-11); 4. Kelly Foley, Wartburg, 41.10 (134-10); 5. Kristi Colbenson, Carleton, 40.92 (134-3); 6. Cathy Burt, Whittier, 40.18 (131-10); 7. Angie Behrend, Loras, 40.04 (131-4); 8. Dia Dohlman, Wartburg, 39.82 (130-8).

Heptathlon: 1. Annie Vanderlaan, Calvin, 4,852; 2. Raegan Schultz, Central (Iowa), 4,803; 3. Jessica Trombly, Tufts, 4,773; 4. Megan Wiseman, Lynchburg, 4,719; 5. Kimberly Davis, Carleton, 4,581; 6. Lindsay Schultz, Central (Iowa), 4,518; 7. Ashley Dingels, St. Mary's (Minn.), 4,456; 8. Christine Hendricks, Calvin, 4,364.