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 54
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 49
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 47
Feb. 13-15, 1996: The NCAA Football Rules Committee approves a tie-breaker format for regular-season games. February 1, 1996 43
