March 15-17, 1984: Florida’s Tracy Caulkins wins four events at the Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships to extend her record career total to 12 individual titles. The same year, Texas wins the first of five straight team titles under coach Richard Quick, who then moves to Stanford and wins six more titles by 1998. March 17, 1984 42
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 46
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 38
Jan. 13, 1981: A governance plan that includes women’s athletics programs and services within the NCAA structure is approved. January 13, 1981 40
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 43
Jan. 7-9, 1980: Divisions II and III women’s championships in basketball, field hockey, swimming, tennis and volleyball are established. January 7, 1980 37
