1 minute read May 30-June 1, 1997: Washington wins the first Division I Women’s Rowing Championship. June 1, 1997 0 76
1 minute read Jan. 13, 1997: Membership restructuring is approved. The new governance structure, which is implemented in August, provides a more federated means of governance, along with a greater leadership role for presidents and chancellors. January 13, 1997 0 73
1 minute read May 14-18, 1996: Methodist wins the first of 16 women’s golf championships team titles between 1996 and 2012 (three in combined Divisions II and III competition and 13 in Division III competition), including 15 straight titles beginning in 1998. May 18, 1996 0 84
1 minute read March 29-April 1, 1996: Penn State’s Olga Kalinovskaya becomes the first woman to win four straight titles in one event (foil) at the National Collegiate Fencing Championships. April 1, 1996 0 76
1 minute read North Dakota State wins a fourth straight Division II Women’s Basketball Championship in 1996. The four-year run includes a perfect season in 1994-95 and a 49-game winning streak, one of the longest in NCAA history. March 30, 1996 0 73
1 minute read Feb. 13-15, 1996: The NCAA Football Rules Committee approves a tie-breaker format for regular-season games. February 1, 1996 0 68
1 minute read May 24, 1995: A federal court judge in Kansas City, Kansas, rules that compensation limits on restricted-earnings basketball coaches are illegal. May 24, 1995 0 79
1 minute read May 21, 1995: Maryland wins the first of seven straight Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championships under coach Cindy Timchal. May 21, 1995 0 72
1 minute read May 1995: The Division I Softball Committee bans titanium bats for the 1995 championship. May 1, 1995 0 76
1 minute read April 1995: The NCAA opens its government relations office in Washington, D.C. April 1, 1995 0 68
