1975-76 Women's Track & Field - Year In Review

1975-76 Women's Track & Field - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Paul Toran, Head Coach

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1975-76 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Kerri Heffernan, 5-6, 115, D, Altamonte Springs

Debbie Patterson, 5-8, 125, S, Arlington, Mass.

Kim Soergel, 5-2, 115, S-J-H, Locust Valley, N.Y.

Sallie Thomas, 5-8, 132, MD, Coral Gables

Kim Travers, 5-7, 150, W, New Castle, Pa.


1975-76 Roster - By Name

L
T                                          PY
R Name                  Pos     Hgt   Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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  Kathleen Doyle        D       5-9   Jr        Tallahassee
  Sally Hamlin          MD      5-5   Sr   *    Miami (Coral Park)
* Kerri Heffernan       D       5-6   Fr        Altamonte Springs
  Karen Keith           S       5-4   So        Jamaica Plain, Mass. (Brookline)
* Laura Ledbetter       D       5-10  Jr-R **   Largo (Largo)
* Pam Ledbetter         D       5-10  Jr        Largo (Largo)
* Debbie Patterson      S       5-8   Fr        Arlington, Mass.
* Vickie Smith          W       5-9   Jr   **   Miami (Edison)
* Kim Soergel           S-J-H   5-2   Fr        Locust Valley, N.Y. (Locust Valley)
* Sallie Thomas         MD      5-8   Fr        Coral Gables (Coral Gables)
* Kim Travers           W       5-7   Fr        New Castle, Pa. (New Wilmington)

1975-76 All-Americans

Name                     Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships
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Kim Travers              Discus (8th) - Outdoor

All-Americans -  1

1975-76 Schedules and Results

DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
01/23
Postgame
Box
N
Tennessee All-Comers
Knoxville, Tenn.
1st Place
01/31
Postgame
Box
N
Memphis State Invitational
Memphis, Tenn.
1st Place
02/13
Postgame
Box
N
Montgomery USTFF Meet
Montgomery, Ala.
 
03/06
Postgame
Box
H
Florida
L 32-49
03/13
Postgame
Box
N
FAMU Relays
Tallahassee, Fla.
 
03/20
Postgame
Box
N
Lady Gator Relays
Gainesville, Fla.
 
03/27
Postgame
Box
N
Florida Bicentennial Relays
Gainesville, Fla.
 
04/03
Postgame
Box
N
Troy Relays
Troy, Ala.
1st Place
04/10
Postgame
Box
N
Murray State Invitational
Murray, Ky.
2nd Place
04/24
Postgame
Box
N
Becky Boone Relays
Richmond, Ky.
4th Place
04/30
Postgame
Box
H
Southern Championship
 
05/01
Postgame
Box
N
Tom Black Track Classic
Knoxville, Tenn.
 
05/15
Postgame
Box
N
AIAW Outdoor Championship
Manhattan, Kans.
 
05/22
Postgame
Box
N
MLK Freedom Games
Atlanta, Ga.
 
EOY Stats Ref

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
------------------------------------------------
FSU record is    0- 1     0- 1     0- 0     0- 0


Tennessee All-Comers, 1st place
01/23/1976, Knoxville, Tenn.

Event 1 - 60-Yard Dash
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Debbie Patterson                 7.3               5                         

Event 5 - Mile Run
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  4    Laura Ledbetter               5:28.4               2                         
  5    Kerri Heffernan               5:32.4               1                         

Event 8 - 60-Yard High Hurdles
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Kim Soergel                      8.7               3                         

Event 17 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Travers                   49- 9.25   15.17m    5                         
  2    Vickie Smith                  40- 7.50   12.38m    4                         


Memphis State Invitational, 1st place
01/31/1976, Memphis, Tenn.

Event 1 - Long Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Soergel                                        5                         

Event 2 - 50-Yard High Hurdles
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Soergel                                        5                         

Event 3 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Travers                                        5                         

Event 4 - Two-Mile Run
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kerri Heffernan                                    5                         


Montgomery USTFF Meet
02/13/1976, Montgomery, Ala.

Event 4 - 880-Yard Run
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Laura Ledbetter               2:23.3               3                         
  5    Sallie Thomas                 2:25.7               1                         

Event 5 - Mile Run
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Laura Ledbetter               5:22.4               4                         
  3    Kerri Heffernan               5:27.4               3                         

Event 9 - Mile Relay
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Relay Team A                                       4                         
       1) Laura Ledbetter
       2) Kim Soergel
       3) Sallie Thomas
       4) Debbie Patterson


Florida 49, Florida State 32
03/06/1976, Tallahassee, Fla.

Event 3 - 440-Yard Dash
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Debbie Patterson              1:00.5               3                         

Event 4 - 880-Yard Run
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Laura Ledbetter               2:22.5               3                         

Event 8 - 100 Meter Hurdles
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Vickie Smith                    15.6               3                         

Event 13 - Long Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Soergel                   17- 8       5.38m    5                         

Event 17 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Travers                   43- 9      13.34m    5                         
  2    Vickie Smith                  42-11      13.08m    3                         


FAMU Relays
03/13/1976, Tallahassee, Fla.

Event 3 - 440-Yard Dash
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Laura Ledbetter               1:01.7               5                         
  2    Debbie Patterson              1:01.9               4                         

Event 8 - 100 Meter Hurdles
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Vickie Smith                    15.7               5                         

Event 13 - Long Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Soergel                   18- 2.50    5.55m    5                         

Event 15 - High Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Laura Ledbetter                5- 2       1.57m    5                         
  3    Kim Soergel                    4- 6       1.37m    3                         

Event 17 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Vickie Smith                  42- 6      12.95m    5                         
  2    Kim Travers                   42- 1      12.83m    4                         

Event 18 - Discus
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Travers                  126- 9      38.65m    5                         
  2    Vickie Smith                 110- 8      33.74m    4                         


Lady Gator Relays
03/20/1976, Gainesville, Fla.

Event 5 - 1500 Meters
======================================================
Place  Name                               Results     
======================================================
  6    Laura Ledbetter               4:49.3                                         

Event 13 - Long Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Kim Soergel                   18- 0       5.49m    3                         

Event 17 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Vickie Smith                  41- 9      12.73m    5                         

Event 18 - Discus
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kim Travers                  136-10      41.71m    4                         

Event 18 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Kim Travers                   41- 5      12.62m    3                         

Event 18 - Discus
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Vickie Smith                                       3                         


Florida Bicentennial Relays
03/27/1976, Gainesville, Fla.

Event 1 - 800 Meters
======================================================
Place  Name                               Results     
======================================================
       Laura Ledbetter               2:17.2                                         


Troy Relays, 1st place
04/03/1976, Troy, Ala.

Event 1 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Travers                   44- 5.75   13.56m    5                         
  1    Kim Travers                   44- 7      13.59m    5                         
  2    Vickie Smith                  43- 8.50   13.32m    4                         

Event 2 - Discus
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Travers                  140- 0      42.67m    5                         
  1    Kim Travers                  140- 7      42.85m    5                         

Event 3 - Long Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kim Soergel                   18- 7.75    5.68m    4                         
  2    Kim Soergel                   18- 7       5.66m    4                         

Event 4 - Mile Run
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Laura Ledbetter               5:28.3               5                         
  2    Kerri Heffernan               5:35.6               4                         

Event 5 - High Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Laura Ledbetter                5- 1       1.55m    5                         
  2    Sallie Thomas                  5- 0       1.52m    4                         

Event 6 - 440-Yard Relay
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Relay Team A                    51.9               5                         
       1) Debbie Patterson
       2) Kim Soergel
       3) Sallie Thomas
       4) Vickie Smith

Event 7 - Mile Relay
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Relay Team A                  4:08.2               5                         
       1) Debbie Patterson
       2) Kim Soergel
       3) Laura Ledbetter
       4) Sallie Thomas

Event 8 - Two-Mile Relay
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Relay Team A                  9:51                 5                         
       1) Sallie Thomas
       2) Kerri Heffernan
       3) Debbie Patterson
       4) Laura Ledbetter


Murray State Invitational, 2nd place
04/10/1976, Murray, Ky.

Event 1 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Travers                                        5                         

Event 2 - Discus
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Travers                                        5                         

Event 3 - Mile Relay
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Relay Team A                  4:00.2               5                         
       1) Laura Ledbetter
       2) Kim Soergel
       3) Sallie Thomas
       4) Debbie Patterson


Becky Boone Relays, 4th place
04/24/1976, Richmond, Ky.

Event 1 - Two-Mile Relay
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Relay Team A                  9:38.5               5                         
       1) Laura Ledbetter
       2) Pam Ledbetter
       3) Sallie Thomas
       4) Kerri Heffernan


Southern Championship
04/30/1976, Tallahassee, Fla.

Event 3 - 440-Yard Dash
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Sallie Thomas                   51.2               5                         

Event 4 - 880-Yard Run
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Pam Ledbetter                 2:23.5               4                         
  3    Laura Ledbetter               2:24.4               3                         

Event 5 - Mile Run
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Laura Ledbetter               5:15.0               3                         

Event 6 - Three-Mile Run
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kerri Heffernan              18:05.0               4                         

Event 13 - Long Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Kim Soergel                   17-10.50    5.45m    3                         

Event 15 - High Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Sallie Thomas                  4-10       1.47m    3                         

Event 17 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Travers                   42- 5      12.93m    5                         
  3    Vickie Smith                  38- 6      11.73m    3                         

Event 18 - Discus
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kim Travers                  140- 0      42.68m    4                         
  3    Vickie Smith                 125- 7      38.28m    3                         


Tom Black Track Classic
05/01/1976, Knoxville, Tenn.

Event 1 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Kim Travers                                        3                         

Event 2 - Discus
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kim Travers                                        4                         

Event 3 - Long Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kim Soergel                                        4                         


AIAW Outdoor Championship
05/15/1976, Manhattan, Kans.

Event 1 - Discus
======================================================
Place  Name                               Results     
======================================================
  8    Kim Travers                                                                  

Event 2 - Shot Put
======================================================
Place  Name                               Results     
======================================================
 11    Kim Travers                                                                  
 12    Vickie Smith                                                                 


MLK Freedom Games
05/22/1976, Atlanta, Ga.

Event 17 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Vickie Smith                  42- 3.75   12.90m    5                         
  3    Kim Travers                   41- 9      12.73m    3                         

Event 18 - Discus
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kim Travers                  140-10      42.93m    4                         
  3    Vickie Smith                 112- 9      34.37m    3                         


1976 EOY Stats

Kerri Heffernan Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/23/1976 Tennessee All-Comers Mile Run (I) 5 1.00 5:32.4 01/31/1976 Memphis State Invitational Two-Mile Run (I) 1 5.00 02/13/1976 Montgomery USTFF Meet Mile Run (I) 3 3.00 5:27.4 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Mile Run 2 4.00 5:35.6 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Two-Mile Relay 1 1.25 9:51 04/24/1976 Becky Boone Relays Two-Mile Relay 1 1.25 9:38.5 04/30/1976 Southern Championship Three-Mile Run 2 4.00 18:05.0 19.50 Laura Ledbetter Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/23/1976 Tennessee All-Comers Mile Run (I) 4 2.00 5:28.4 02/13/1976 Montgomery USTFF Meet 880-Yard Run (I) 3 3.00 2:23.3 02/13/1976 Montgomery USTFF Meet Mile Run (I) 2 4.00 5:22.4 02/13/1976 Montgomery USTFF Meet Mile Relay (I) 2 1.00 03/06/1976 Florida 880-Yard Run 2 3.00 2:22.5 03/13/1976 FAMU Relays 440-Yard Dash 1 5.00 1:01.7 03/13/1976 FAMU Relays High Jump 1 5.00 1.57m 5- 2 03/20/1976 Lady Gator Relays 1500 Meters 6 0.00 4:49.3 03/27/1976 Florida Bicentennial Relays 800 Meters 0.00 2:17.2 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Mile Run 1 5.00 5:28.3 04/03/1976 Troy Relays High Jump 1 5.00 1.55m 5- 1 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Mile Relay 1 1.25 4:08.2 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Two-Mile Relay 1 1.25 9:51 04/10/1976 Murray State Invitational Mile Relay 1 1.25 4:00.2 04/24/1976 Becky Boone Relays Two-Mile Relay 1 1.25 9:38.5 04/30/1976 Southern Championship 880-Yard Run 3 3.00 2:24.4 04/30/1976 Southern Championship Mile Run 3 3.00 5:15.0 44.00 Pam Ledbetter Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 04/24/1976 Becky Boone Relays Two-Mile Relay 1 1.25 9:38.5 04/30/1976 Southern Championship 880-Yard Run 2 4.00 2:23.5 5.25 Debbie Patterson Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/23/1976 Tennessee All-Comers 60-Yard Dash (I) 1 5.00 7.3 02/13/1976 Montgomery USTFF Meet Mile Relay (I) 2 1.00 03/06/1976 Florida 440-Yard Dash 2 3.00 1:00.5 03/13/1976 FAMU Relays 440-Yard Dash 2 4.00 1:01.9 04/03/1976 Troy Relays 440-Yard Relay 1 1.25 51.9 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Mile Relay 1 1.25 4:08.2 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Two-Mile Relay 1 1.25 9:51 04/10/1976 Murray State Invitational Mile Relay 1 1.25 4:00.2 18.00 Vickie Smith Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/23/1976 Tennessee All-Comers Shot Put (I) 2 4.00 12.38m 40- 7.50 03/06/1976 Florida 100 Meter Hurdles 2 3.00 15.6 03/06/1976 Florida Shot Put 2 3.00 13.08m 42-11 03/13/1976 FAMU Relays 100 Meter Hurdles 1 5.00 15.7 03/13/1976 FAMU Relays Shot Put 1 5.00 12.95m 42- 6 03/13/1976 FAMU Relays Discus 2 4.00 33.74m 110- 8 03/20/1976 Lady Gator Relays Shot Put 1 5.00 12.73m 41- 9 03/20/1976 Lady Gator Relays Discus 3 3.00 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Shot Put 2 4.00 13.32m 43- 8.50 04/03/1976 Troy Relays 440-Yard Relay 1 1.25 51.9 04/30/1976 Southern Championship Shot Put 3 3.00 11.73m 38- 6 04/30/1976 Southern Championship Discus 3 3.00 38.28m 125- 7 05/15/1976 AIAW Outdoor Championship Shot Put 12 0.00 05/22/1976 MLK Freedom Games Shot Put 1 5.00 12.90m 42- 3.75 05/22/1976 MLK Freedom Games Discus 3 3.00 34.37m 112- 9 51.25 Kim Soergel Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/23/1976 Tennessee All-Comers 60-Yard High Hurdles (I) 3 3.00 8.7 01/31/1976 Memphis State Invitational Long Jump (I) 1 5.00 01/31/1976 Memphis State Invitational 50-Yard High Hurdles (I) 1 5.00 02/13/1976 Montgomery USTFF Meet Mile Relay (I) 2 1.00 03/06/1976 Florida Long Jump 1 5.00 5.38m 17- 8 03/13/1976 FAMU Relays Long Jump 1 5.00 5.55m 18- 2.50 03/13/1976 FAMU Relays High Jump 3 3.00 1.37m 4- 6 03/20/1976 Lady Gator Relays Long Jump 3 3.00 5.49m 18- 0 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Long Jump 2 4.00 5.68m 18- 7.75 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Long Jump 2 4.00 5.66m 18- 7 04/03/1976 Troy Relays 440-Yard Relay 1 1.25 51.9 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Mile Relay 1 1.25 4:08.2 04/10/1976 Murray State Invitational Mile Relay 1 1.25 4:00.2 04/30/1976 Southern Championship Long Jump 3 3.00 5.45m 17-10.50 05/01/1976 Tom Black Track Classic Long Jump 2 4.00 48.75 Sallie Thomas Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 02/13/1976 Montgomery USTFF Meet 880-Yard Run (I) 5 1.00 2:25.7 02/13/1976 Montgomery USTFF Meet Mile Relay (I) 2 1.00 04/03/1976 Troy Relays High Jump 2 4.00 1.52m 5- 0 04/03/1976 Troy Relays 440-Yard Relay 1 1.25 51.9 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Mile Relay 1 1.25 4:08.2 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Two-Mile Relay 1 1.25 9:51 04/10/1976 Murray State Invitational Mile Relay 1 1.25 4:00.2 04/24/1976 Becky Boone Relays Two-Mile Relay 1 1.25 9:38.5 04/30/1976 Southern Championship 440-Yard Dash 1 5.00 51.2 04/30/1976 Southern Championship High Jump 3 3.00 1.47m 4-10 20.25 Kim Travers Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/23/1976 Tennessee All-Comers Shot Put (I) 1 5.00 15.17m 49- 9.25 01/31/1976 Memphis State Invitational Shot Put (I) 1 5.00 03/06/1976 Florida Shot Put 1 5.00 13.34m 43- 9 03/13/1976 FAMU Relays Shot Put 2 4.00 12.83m 42- 1 03/13/1976 FAMU Relays Discus 1 5.00 38.65m 126- 9 03/20/1976 Lady Gator Relays Discus 2 4.00 41.71m 136-10 03/20/1976 Lady Gator Relays Shot Put 3 3.00 12.62m 41- 5 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Shot Put 1 5.00 13.56m 44- 5.75 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Shot Put 1 5.00 13.59m 44- 7 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Discus 1 5.00 42.67m 140- 0 04/03/1976 Troy Relays Discus 1 5.00 42.85m 140- 7 04/10/1976 Murray State Invitational Shot Put 1 5.00 04/10/1976 Murray State Invitational Discus 1 5.00 04/30/1976 Southern Championship Shot Put 1 5.00 12.93m 42- 5 04/30/1976 Southern Championship Discus 2 4.00 42.68m 140- 0 05/01/1976 Tom Black Track Classic Shot Put 3 3.00 05/01/1976 Tom Black Track Classic Discus 2 4.00 05/15/1976 AIAW Outdoor Championship Discus 8 0.00 05/15/1976 AIAW Outdoor Championship Shot Put 11 0.00 05/22/1976 MLK Freedom Games Shot Put 3 3.00 12.73m 41- 9 05/22/1976 MLK Freedom Games Discus 2 4.00 42.93m 140-10 84.00