1980 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships
| 1980 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 7–8, 1980 | 
| Host city | Columbia, Missouri | 
| Venue | Hearnes Multipurpose Building | 
← 1979  1981 →   | |
The 1980 AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships were the first official Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of women's collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States. They were contested March 7−8, 1980 in Columbia, Missouri at the Hearnes Multipurpose Building and won by the UTEP Miners track and field team.
Unlike most AIAW-sponsored sports, there were not separate Division I, II, and III championships for indoor track and field. Held for the first two years as an invitational, the meet gained its official national championship status in 1980; it was referred to as a "de facto" championship for the preceding years.
The meeting was criticized for not including the 1500 m or mile run events. The 600 m heats were actually held over a shorter distance of 564 meters due to mis-measuring the start and end points, making the times ineligible for records, though the finals were held over the correct distance. The original winner of the 4 × 440 yards relay Texas Woman's University was disqualified due to their runner Leleith Hodges wearing a T-shirt instead of the school jersey.