Jan. 7-9, 1980: Divisions II and III women’s championships in basketball, field hockey, swimming, tennis and volleyball are established. January 7, 1980 40
March 24, 1979: Herb Brooks claims the last of his three NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championships as coach at Minnesota less than one year before coaching the U.S. Olympic team to its “Miracle on Ice” in Lake Placid, New York. March 24, 1979 42
Dec. 16, 1978: The first Division I-AA Football Championship is conducted in Wichita Falls, Texas. December 16, 1978 41
Sept. 27-28, 1978: J. Neils Thompson, Edgar A. Sherman and Walter Byers testify before the House Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation about issues pertaining to the NCAA enforcement program. September 27, 1978 42
March 18, 1978: The first Division II Ice Hockey Championship is conducted at Springfield College. March 18, 1978 43
May 25-28, 1976: Stanislaus State wins the first of six straight Division III Men’s Golf Championships team titles under coach Jim Hanny. The team repeated the feat with six more consecutive championships from 1984 to 1989. May 28, 1976 51
May 19-23, 1976: Kalamazoo wins the first Division III Men’s Tennis Championships, claiming the first of its seven titles between 1976 and 1993 under coach George Acker. May 23, 1976 47
Jan. 14-17, 1976: Delegates at the 70th Convention and third Special Convention stage the first roll-call vote in Convention history (need-based aid is rejected in the vote). January 14, 1976 46
Nov. 15, 1975: North Central (Illinois) wins the first of 19 Division III Cross Country Championships titles between 1975 and 2018 under coach Allen Carius. November 15, 1975 48
Aug. 14-15, 1975: The second Special Convention addresses recruiting limitations, financial aid limits, and football and basketball staff and squad sizes. August 14, 1975 45
