Nov. 12, 1983: Bloomsburg wins the first of 13 Division II Field Hockey Championship titles between 1983 and 2009 under coach Jan Hutchinson (in addition to Division III titles in 1984 and 1987, during an eight-year period when the Division II championship was discontinued). November 12, 1983 49
May 28, 1983: Syracuse wins the first of 10 Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championships between 1983 and 2009. May 28, 1983 42
March 11-12, 1983: The first National Collegiate Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships are conducted in Pontiac, Michigan. May 12, 1983 43
March 18-19, 1983: West Virginia wins the first of 19 National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Rifle Championships team titles between 1983 and 2017. March 19, 1983 40
Jan. 10-12, 1983: Division I approves Proposal No. 48, which requires prospective student-athletes to reach specified grade-point averages and standardized test scores. January 10, 1983 49
Nov. 20-21, 1982: The first National Collegiate Women’s Soccer Championship is conducted at the University of Central Florida. November 22, 1982 44
Nov. 21, 1982: North Carolina wins the first of 21 Division I Women’s Soccer Championship titles between 1982 and 2012 under coach Anson Dorrance, including nine straight championships from 1986 to 1994. November 21, 1982 48
Nov. 21, 1982: Old Dominion wins the first of nine Division I Field Hockey Championship titles between 1982 and 2000 under coach Beth Anders. November 21, 1982 41
May 27-30, 1982: UCLA, featuring shortstop Dot Richardson and pitcher Debbie Doom, wins the first of 10 Division I Softball Championship titles between 1982 and 2004. May 30, 1982 46
