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December 1981: The first Division I, II and III Women’s Volleyball Championships are conducted.

December 1, 1981 6

1981 Heisman winner Marcus Allen

December 1, 1981 9

Nov. 23, 1981: UTEP wins the Division I Men’s Cross Country Championships with a record-low score of 17 points (claiming first, second, third, fifth and sixth places individually).

November 23, 1981 10

Nov. 21, 1981: The College of New Jersey wins the first of 11 Division III Field Hockey Championships between 1981 and 2014 under coach Sharon Pfluger.

November 21, 1981 7

November 1981: The first NCAA women’s championships are conducted in Divisions I, II and III field hockey and cross country.

November 1, 1981 9

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 10

Boxing Legend Joe Louis Passes Away

April 12, 1981 7

Andre Savard Sets Record

March 19, 1981 12