1977-78 Women's Track & Field - Year In Review

1977-78 Women's Track & Field - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Paul Toran, Head Coach

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1977-78 Women's Sports


1977-78 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Lisa Downey, 5-7, LJ, Wappinger Falls, N.Y.

Rose Giampalmo, 5-10, MD, Staten Island, N.Y.

Christine Longo, 5-5, D, Boca Raton

Shirley Mann, 5-5, D, Homestead

Kathy Moore, 5-6, D, Miami


1977-78 Roster - By Name

L
T                                          PY
R Name                  Pos     Hgt   Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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  Roz Anderson          H       5-8   So   *    Frederick, Md.
* Bev Cox               MD      5-6   So   *    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Victoria)
  Lisa Downey           LJ      5-7   Fr        Wappinger Falls, N.Y.
* Rose Giampalmo        MD      5-10  Fr        Staten Island, N.Y. (Tuttenville)
* Ruth Ann Greene       HJ      5-8   So        Indianapolis, Ind.
  Kerri Heffernan       D       5-6   Jr   **   Altamonte Springs
  Nancy Jaquish         D       5-7   So   *    Wauwatosa, Wis.
  Karen Keith           S       5-4   Sr   *    Jamaica Plain, Mass. (Brookline)
* Mary Catherine Kelly  H-MD    5-4   So   *    Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
  Lisa Kinch            D       5-6   So   *    Tallahassee
  Pam Ledbetter         MD      5-10  Sr-R **   Clearwater (Largo)
  Christine Longo       D       5-5   Fr        Boca Raton
  Shirley Mann          D       5-5   Fr        Homestead
* Nancy McCormac        D       5-6   So   *    Fort Walton Beach
* Kathy Moore           D       5-6   Fr        Miami (Southwest)
  Chemise Smith         S       5-4   So   *    Frederick, Md.
* Kim Soergel           LJ-S-H  5-1   Jr   **   Locust Valley, Md. (Locust Valley)
  Cindy Sullivan        MD      5-3   So   *    Maitland
* Leslie Sullivan       MD      5-4   So   *    Maitland
* Nancy Townsend        JAV-HJ  5-11  So   *    Tampa

1977-78 All-Americans

Name                     Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women Championships
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Rose Giampalmo           800 Meters (8th) - Outdoor

Nancy Townsend           Javelin, old style (6th) - Outdoor

All-Americans -  2

1977-78 Schedules and Results

DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
01/22
Postgame
Box
N
Auburn Invitational
Auburn, Ala.
1st Place
02/10
Postgame
Box
N
Montgomery Invitational
Montgomery, Ala.
1st Place
02/11
Postgame
Box
N
Mason-Dixon Games
Louisville, Ky.
 
02/25
Postgame
Box
N
AAU Indoor Nat Championship
February 24-25, 1978, New York, N.Y.
 
03/11
Postgame
Box
N
FAMU Relays
Tallahassee, Fla.
 
04/21
Postgame
Box
A
Auburn
W 78-58
05/06
Postgame
Box
A
Florida
Lady Gators forfeited because "we didn't have enough people to be competitive"
W 1-0
05/21
Postgame
Box
H
Athletic Attic Classic
 
05/27
Postgame
Box
N
AIAW Outdoor Championship
May 25-27, 1978, Knoxville, Tenn.
42nd Place
EOY Stats Ref

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
------------------------------------------------
FSU record is    2- 0     0- 0     2- 0     0- 0


Auburn Invitational, 1st place
01/22/1978, Auburn, Ala.

Event 3 - 440-Yard Dash
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
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  1    Rose Giampalmo                1:10.2               5                         

Event 4 - 880-Yard Run
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Rose Giampalmo                2:16.9               5                         
  2    Leslie Sullivan               2:23.0               4                         

Event 5 - Mile Run
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Nancy McCormac                5:13.9               5                         
  3    Kathy Moore                                        3                         

Event 8 - 60-Yard High Hurdles
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Kim Soergel                      8.6               3                         
  5    Roz Anderson                     8.8               1                         

Event 9 - Mile Relay
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Relay Team A                  4:09.5               5                         
       1) Kim Soergel
       2) Chemise Smith
       3) Mary Catherine Kelly
       4) Rose Giampalmo

Event 10 - Two-Mile Relay
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Relay Team A                  9:47.0               5                         
       1) Bev Cox
       2) Leslie Sullivan
       3) Nancy McCormac
       4) Rose Giampalmo

Event 11 - Long Jump
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Soergel                   17- 0       5.18m    5                         

Event 13 - High Jump
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Ruth Ann Greene                5- 2       1.57m    3                         


Montgomery Invitational, 1st place
02/10/1978, Montgomery, Ala.

Event 3 - 440-Yard Dash
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
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  5    Mary Catherine Kelly            59.98              1                         

Event 4 - 880-Yard Run
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Rose Giampalmo                2:09.97              5                         
  2    Leslie Sullivan               2:17.30              4                         

Event 6 - Two-Mile Run
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kathy Moore                  11:12.07              4                         
  3    Nancy Jaquish                11:16.92              3                         

Event 8 - 60-Yard Low Hurdles
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kim Soergel                      8:32              4                         

Event 12 - Two-Mile Relay
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Relay Team A                  9:25.20              5                         
       1) Bev Cox
       2) Leslie Sullivan
       3) Nancy McCormac
       4) Rose Giampalmo

Event 15 - High Jump
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3T   Ruth Ann Greene                5- 4       1.63m    2.50                      


Mason-Dixon Games
02/11/1978, Louisville, Ky.

Event 3 - 500-Meter Run
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
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  4    Rose Giampalmo                                     3                         


AAU Indoor Nat Championship
02/25/1978, February 24-25, 1978, New York, N.Y.

Event 4 - 880-Yard Run
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  5    Rose Giampalmo                                     1                         


FAMU Relays
03/11/1978, Tallahassee, Fla.

Event 1 - 440-Yard Dash
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Rose Giampalmo                  56.8               5                         
  3    Mary Catherine Kelly            59.5               2                         

Event 2 - 880-Yard Run
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Bev Cox                       2:15.2               5                         
  2    Nancy McCormac                2:16.2               3                         
  3    Leslie Sullivan               2:16.9               2                         

Event 3 - 100 Meter Hurdles
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kim Soergel                     14.80              5                         
  4    Roz Anderson                    15.56              1                         

Event 4 - Long Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kim Soergel                   17-11.75    5.48m    3                         

Event 5 - High Jump
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Ruth Ann Greene                5- 2       1.57m    5                         
  4    Nancy Townsend                 4-10       1.47m    1                         

Event 6 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Nancy Townsend                33- 0      10.06m    2                         


Florida State 78, Auburn 58
04/21/1978, Auburn, Ala.

Event 1 - 100 Meters
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Kim Soergel                                        1                         

Event 2 - 200 Meters
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Rose Giampalmo                                     1                         

Event 3 - 400 Meters
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Mary Catherine Kelly            59.2               5                         
  2    Bev Cox                                            3                         

Event 4 - 800 Meters
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Leslie Sullivan                                    3                         
  3    Bev Cox                                            1                         

Event 5 - 1500 Meters
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Rose Giampalmo                4:38.5               5                         
  2    Leslie Sullivan                                    3                         
  3    Pam Ledbetter                                      1                         

Event 6 - 3000 Meters
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Nancy McCormac               10:21.9               5                         
  2    Kathy Moore                                        3                         
  3    Nancy Jaquish                                      1                         

Event 7 - 5000 Meters
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kathy Moore                  18:32.5               5                         
  2    Lisa Kinch                                         3                         
  3    Kerri Heffernan                                    1                         

Event 8 - 100 Meter Hurdles
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kim Soergel                                        3                         
  3    Roz Anderson                                       1                         

Event 9 - 400 Meter Hurdles
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Mary Catherine Kelly          1:05.9               5                         
  3    Roz Anderson                                       1                         

Event 12 - Mile Relay
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Relay Team A                  3:57.4               5                         
       1) Mary Catherine Kelly
       2) Bev Cox
       3) Nancy McCormac
       4) Rose Giampalmo

Event 13 - Long Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Kim Soergel                                        3                         

Event 15 - High Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Nancy Townsend                 5- 3       1.60m    5                         
  2    Ruth Ann Greene                                    3                         

Event 17 - Shot Put
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Nancy Townsend                                     3                         

Event 18 - Discus
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  2    Nancy Townsend                                     3                         

Event 20 - Javelin
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Nancy Townsend               145- 6      44.35m    5                         


Florida State 1, Florida 0
05/06/1978, Lady Gators forfeited because "we didn't have enough people to be competitive", Gainesville, Fla.

Event 4 - 800 Meters
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Rose Giampalmo                2:09.3               5                         

Event 6 - 5000 Meters
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Kathy Moore                  17:50.8               5                         

Event 7 - Two-Mile Run
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Nancy McCormac               10:53.8               5                         

Event 9 - 400 Meter Hurdles
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Mary Catherine Kelly          1:01.8               5                         

Event 15 - High Jump
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1T   Nancy Townsend                 5- 4       1.63m    4                         
  1T   Ruth Ann Greene                5- 4       1.63m    4                         

Event 20 - Javelin
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Nancy Townsend               154- 9      47.17m    5                         


Athletic Attic Classic
05/21/1978, Tallahassee, Fla.

Event 1 - 800 Meters
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  1    Rose Giampalmo                2:08.9               5                         
  2    Bev Cox                       2:10.4               3                         
  3    Nancy McCormac                2:10.8               2                         
  4    Leslie Sullivan               2:13.7               1                         

Event 2 - 10000 Meters
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  3    Pam Ledbetter                39:30.2               2                         


AIAW Outdoor Championship, 42nd place
05/27/1978, May 25-27, 1978, Knoxville, Tenn.

Event 4 - 800 Meters
======================================================
Place  Name                               Results     
======================================================
  7    Rose Giampalmo                2:08.0                                         
 10    Bev Cox                       2:12.0                                         

Event 12 - Two-Mile Relay
======================================================
Place  Name                               Results     
======================================================
  7    Relay Team A                  8:51.0                                         
       1) Bev Cox
       2) Nancy McCormac
       3) Leslie Sullivan
       4) Rose Giampalmo

Event 20 - Javelin
==============================================================
Place  Name                               Results       Points
==============================================================
  6    Nancy Townsend               147- 0      44.81m    1                         


1978 EOY Stats

Roz Anderson Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational 60-Yard High Hurdles (I) 5 1.00 8.8 03/11/1978 FAMU Relays 100 Meter Hurdles 4 1.00 15.56 04/21/1978 Auburn 100 Meter Hurdles 3 1.00 04/21/1978 Auburn 400 Meter Hurdles 3 1.00 4.00 Bev Cox Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational Two-Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 9:47.0 02/10/1978 Montgomery Invitational Two-Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 9:25.20 03/11/1978 FAMU Relays 880-Yard Run 1 5.00 2:15.2 04/21/1978 Auburn 400 Meters 2 3.00 04/21/1978 Auburn 800 Meters 3 1.00 04/21/1978 Auburn Mile Relay 1 1.25 3:57.4 05/21/1978 Athletic Attic Classic 800 Meters 2 3.00 2:10.4 05/27/1978 AIAW Outdoor Championship 800 Meters 10 0.00 2:12.0 05/27/1978 AIAW Outdoor Championship Two-Mile Relay 7 0.00 8:51.0 15.75 Rose Giampalmo Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational 440-Yard Dash (I) 1 5.00 1:10.2 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational 880-Yard Run (I) 1 5.00 2:16.9 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 4:09.5 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational Two-Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 9:47.0 02/10/1978 Montgomery Invitational 880-Yard Run (I) 1 5.00 2:09.97 02/10/1978 Montgomery Invitational Two-Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 9:25.20 02/11/1978 Mason-Dixon Games 500-Meter Run (I) 4 3.00 02/25/1978 AAU Indoor Nat Championship 880-Yard Run (I) 5 1.00 03/11/1978 FAMU Relays 440-Yard Dash 1 5.00 56.8 04/21/1978 Auburn 200 Meters 3 1.00 04/21/1978 Auburn 1500 Meters 1 5.00 4:38.5 04/21/1978 Auburn Mile Relay 1 1.25 3:57.4 05/06/1978 Florida 800 Meters 1 5.00 2:09.3 05/21/1978 Athletic Attic Classic 800 Meters 1 5.00 2:08.9 05/27/1978 AIAW Outdoor Championship 800 Meters 7 0.00 2:08.0 05/27/1978 AIAW Outdoor Championship Two-Mile Relay 7 0.00 8:51.0 45.00 Ruth Ann Greene Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational High Jump (I) 3 3.00 1.57m 5- 2 02/10/1978 Montgomery Invitational High Jump (I) 3T 2.50 1.63m 5- 4 03/11/1978 FAMU Relays High Jump 1 5.00 1.57m 5- 2 04/21/1978 Auburn High Jump 2 3.00 05/06/1978 Florida High Jump 1T 4.00 1.63m 5- 4 17.50 Kerri Heffernan Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 04/21/1978 Auburn 5000 Meters 3 1.00 1.00 Nancy Jaquish Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 02/10/1978 Montgomery Invitational Two-Mile Run (I) 3 3.00 11:16.92 04/21/1978 Auburn 3000 Meters 3 1.00 4.00 Mary Catherine Kelly Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 4:09.5 02/10/1978 Montgomery Invitational 440-Yard Dash (I) 5 1.00 59.98 03/11/1978 FAMU Relays 440-Yard Dash 3 2.00 59.5 04/21/1978 Auburn 400 Meters 1 5.00 59.2 04/21/1978 Auburn 400 Meter Hurdles 1 5.00 1:05.9 04/21/1978 Auburn Mile Relay 1 1.25 3:57.4 05/06/1978 Florida 400 Meter Hurdles 1 5.00 1:01.8 20.50 Lisa Kinch Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 04/21/1978 Auburn 5000 Meters 2 3.00 3.00 Pam Ledbetter Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 04/21/1978 Auburn 1500 Meters 3 1.00 05/21/1978 Athletic Attic Classic 10000 Meters 3 2.00 39:30.2 3.00 Nancy McCormac Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational Mile Run (I) 1 5.00 5:13.9 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational Two-Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 9:47.0 02/10/1978 Montgomery Invitational Two-Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 9:25.20 03/11/1978 FAMU Relays 880-Yard Run 2 3.00 2:16.2 04/21/1978 Auburn 3000 Meters 1 5.00 10:21.9 04/21/1978 Auburn Mile Relay 1 1.25 3:57.4 05/06/1978 Florida Two-Mile Run 1 5.00 10:53.8 05/21/1978 Athletic Attic Classic 800 Meters 3 2.00 2:10.8 05/27/1978 AIAW Outdoor Championship Two-Mile Relay 7 0.00 8:51.0 23.75 Kathy Moore Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational Mile Run (I) 3 3.00 02/10/1978 Montgomery Invitational Two-Mile Run (I) 2 4.00 11:12.07 04/21/1978 Auburn 3000 Meters 2 3.00 04/21/1978 Auburn 5000 Meters 1 5.00 18:32.5 05/06/1978 Florida 5000 Meters 1 5.00 17:50.8 20.00 Chemise Smith Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 4:09.5 1.25 Kim Soergel Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational 60-Yard High Hurdles (I) 3 3.00 8.6 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 4:09.5 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational Long Jump (I) 1 5.00 5.18m 17- 0 02/10/1978 Montgomery Invitational 60-Yard Low Hurdles (I) 2 4.00 8:32 03/11/1978 FAMU Relays 100 Meter Hurdles 1 5.00 14.80 03/11/1978 FAMU Relays Long Jump 2 3.00 5.48m 17-11.75 04/21/1978 Auburn 100 Meters 3 1.00 04/21/1978 Auburn 100 Meter Hurdles 2 3.00 04/21/1978 Auburn Long Jump 2 3.00 28.25 Leslie Sullivan Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational 880-Yard Run (I) 2 4.00 2:23.0 01/22/1978 Auburn Invitational Two-Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 9:47.0 02/10/1978 Montgomery Invitational 880-Yard Run (I) 2 4.00 2:17.30 02/10/1978 Montgomery Invitational Two-Mile Relay (I) 1 1.25 9:25.20 03/11/1978 FAMU Relays 880-Yard Run 3 2.00 2:16.9 04/21/1978 Auburn 800 Meters 2 3.00 04/21/1978 Auburn 1500 Meters 2 3.00 05/21/1978 Athletic Attic Classic 800 Meters 4 1.00 2:13.7 05/27/1978 AIAW Outdoor Championship Two-Mile Relay 7 0.00 8:51.0 19.50 Nancy Townsend Date Opponent Event Place Points Results Comment ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== ================== =============== 03/11/1978 FAMU Relays High Jump 4 1.00 1.47m 4-10 03/11/1978 FAMU Relays Shot Put 3 2.00 10.06m 33- 0 04/21/1978 Auburn High Jump 1 5.00 1.60m 5- 3 04/21/1978 Auburn Shot Put 2 3.00 04/21/1978 Auburn Discus 2 3.00 04/21/1978 Auburn Javelin 1 5.00 44.35m 145- 6 05/06/1978 Florida High Jump 1T 4.00 1.63m 5- 4 05/06/1978 Florida Javelin 1 5.00 47.17m 154- 9 05/27/1978 AIAW Outdoor Championship Javelin 6 1.00 44.81m 147- 0 29.00