Ohio at National Collegiate Indoor Championships - Women

The AIAW held an indoor championship in 1980, '81 and '82. The NCAA took over in 1983, and split the meet into its current 3-division format in 1984. The NAIA's first indoor championship for women was held in 1981.

All scoring athletes (top six prior to 1992, top eight after) in the highest-level divisions are listed, as are champions from other meets.

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Athlete School Year Meet Place Mark
60 meters
Stephanie Hightower Ohio State 1980 AIAW 4 7.51
Layphane Carnagie Central State 1992 NAIA 1 6.90y
Layphane Carnagie Central State 1993 NAIA 1 6.82y
Chanteau White Central State 1995 NAIA 1 6.97 (55m)
Catherine Scott-Pomales Central State 1996 NAIA 1 6.97 (55m)
200 meters
Donica Merriman Ohio State 2000 NCAA D-I 4 23.50
400 meters
Diane Dixon Ohio State 1983 NCAA 1 53.47y
Alwren Wallace Central State 1991 NAIA 1 56.87y
Deon Hemmings Central State 1992 NAIA 1 55.97y
600 yards
Monica Stevenson Malone 1990 NAIA 1 1:27.39
Audrea Sterling Central State 1991 NAIA 1 1:25.87
Audrea Sterling Central State 1992 NAIA 1 1:21.88
Audrea Sterling Central State 1993 NAIA 1 1:25.23
800 meters
Jennifer Buckley Kent State 1994 NCAA D-I 7 2:07.52
Jennifer Buckley Kent State 1995 NCAA D-I 2 2:05.02
Erin Hipp Ohio Northern 1998 NCAA D-III 1 2:14.29
Beata Rudzinska Akron 2003 NCAA D-I 5 2:07.42
Beata Rudzinska Akron 2004 NCAA D-I 4 2:04.93
Mile
Kelly Wilder Kenyon 1993 NCAA D-III 1 4:36.23m
5000 meters
Missy Almond Malone 2001 NAIA 1 18:00.01
60m Hurdles
Stephanie Hightower Ohio State 1980 AIAW 1 8.19
Tiajuanna Newell Findlay 1990 NAIA 1 8.30y
Carolin Sterling Central State 1991 NAIA 1 8.00y
Tracey Miller Mt. Union 1991 NCAA D-III 1 8.31 (55 m)
Carolin Sterling Central State 1993 NAIA 1 7.95y
Jennifer Green Baldwin-Wallace 1993 NCAA D-III 1 8.28 (55m)
Jennifer Green Baldwin-Wallace 1994 NCAA D-III 1 (tie) 8.38
Catherine Scott-Pomales Central State 1995 NAIA 1 7.74 (55m)
Catherine Scott-Pomales Central State 1996 NAIA 1 7.80 (55m)
Donica Merriman Ohio State 2000 NCAA D-I 3 8.06
Dominique Calloway Ohio State 2000 NCAA D-I 8 8.27
Donica Merriman Ohio State 2001 NCAA D-I 1 7.95
Dalanda Jackson Ohio State 2002 NCAA D-I 6 8.17
4x200m Relay
Central State 1991 NAIA 1 1:40.02
Central State 1992 NAIA 1 1:40.35
Central State 1993 NAIA 1 1:40.04
4x400m Relay
Central State 1991 NAIA 1 3:51.91y
High Jump
Sonya Ming Baldwin-Wallace 1987 NCAA D-III 1 5' 6"
Leslie Kindling Case Western 1995 NCAA D-III 1 5' 7 1/4"
Nyhla Rothwell Wilmington 1997 NCAA D-III 1 5' 6 1/2"
Mary Varga Akron 2001 NCAA D-I 2 6' 0"
Tami Smith Ohio State 2002 NCAA D-I 6 (tie) 5' 9 1/4"
O'Hara Wilberforce 2003 NAIA 1 5' 9 3/4"
Alex Church Kent State 2003 NCAA D-I 2 6' 1 1/2"
Herring Wilmington 2004 NCAA D-III 1 5' 7 1/4"
Pole Vault
Kira Sims Akron 2004 NCAA D-I 5 (tie) 13' 3 1/2"
Jackie Rodgers Kent State 2004 NCAA D-I 7 (tie) 13' 3 1/2"
Long Jump
Carolin Sterling Central State 1991 NAIA 1 20' 4 1/2"
Carolin Sterling Central State 1992 NAIA 1 21' 4 3/4"
Carolin Sterling Central State 1993 NAIA 1 20' 1"
Ronalee Davis Central State 1995 NAIA 1 20' 0 1/4"
Melocia Clarke Central State 2002 NAIA 1 20' 0 1/2"
Melocia Clarke Central State 2003 NAIA 1 19' 3 1/2"
Triple Jump
Ronalee Davis Central State 1996 NAIA 1 40' 1 1/2"
Huina Han Bowling Green 1998 NCAA D-I 4 43' 9 3/4"
Shot Put
Stevanie Wadsworth Kent State 1991 NCAA D-I 3 53' 1 1/2"
Nikki Lessig Bowling Green 1994 NCAA D-I 7 51' 4 1/2"
Nikki Lessig Bowling Green 1995 NCAA D-I 7 50' 8"
Rebecca Ball Ashland 1998 NCAA D-II 1 48' 1 1/4"
Leslie Vidmar Kent State 1999 NCAA D-I 5 53' 8 1/4"
Adriane Blewitt Ashland 2002 NCAA D-II 1 51' 3 1/2"
Adriane Blewitt Ashland 2003 NCAA D-II 1 57' 7 3/4"
Weight Throw
Rebecca Ball Ashland 1996 NCAA D-II 1 54' 10 1/4"
Rebecca Ball Ashland 1997 NCAA D-II 1 61' 5 3/4"
Rebecca Ball Ashland 1998 NCAA D-II 1 62' 3"
Jackie Jeschelnig Ashland 2000 NCAA D-II 1 60' 03 3/4"
Katy Craig Ohio State 2001 NCAA D-I 6 64' 11 1/4"
Miriam Merrill Cincinnati 2001 NCAA D-I 8 64' 1"
Jackie Jeschelnig Ashland 2002 NCAA D-II 1 67' 04 1/4"
Katy Craig Ohio State 2002 NCAA D-I 5 65' 6 3/4"
Adriane Blewitt Ashland 2003 NCAA D-II 1 66' 10"
Team Score
10th place (tie) Ohio State 1983 NCAA D-I 10 (tie) 10 pts
Champions Central State 1993 NAIA 1 97 pts
Champions Central State 1996 NAIA 1 96 pts