1 minute read November 1981: The first NCAA women’s championships are conducted in Divisions I, II and III field hockey and cross country. November 1, 1981 0 74
1 minute read May 19-22, 1981: Florida Southern wins the first of 11 Division II Men’s Golf Championships titles between 1981 and 2000. May 22, 1981 0 78
1 minute read February 1981: New NCAA seal with both men and women athletes replaces the original seal with a male athlete used since 1950. February 1, 1981 0 66
1 minute read Jan. 14, 1981: James Frank of Lincoln University (Missouri) is the first African American to be elected NCAA president. January 14, 1981 0 69
1 minute read Jan. 13, 1981: A governance plan that includes women’s athletics programs and services within the NCAA structure is approved. January 13, 1981 0 69
1 minute read October 1980: The first NCAA women’s sports committees are formed (the Divisions II and III Women’s Basketball Committees are the first to meet). October 1, 1980 0 76
1 minute read May 25, 1980: Hobart wins the first of 12 straight titles as host of the first Division III Men’s Lacrosse Championship (the school added a 13th title in 1993). May 25, 1980 0 71
1 minute read April 5, 1980: Executive Committee votes to eliminate ski jumping at Skiing Championships after 1981. April 5, 1980 0 72
1 minute read April 4-5, 1980: The first National Collegiate Rifle Championships are conducted at East Tennessee State. April 5, 1980 0 75
1 minute read March 20-22, 1980: Kenyon, under coach Jim Steen, begins the longest streak of consecutive team championships in any NCAA division with its first victory in the Division III Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. After 31 straight victories, Kenyon took second to Denison in 2011 to end the streak. March 22, 1980 0 77
