April 5, 1980: Executive Committee votes to eliminate ski jumping at Skiing Championships after 1981. April 5, 1980 22
April 4-5, 1980: The first National Collegiate Rifle Championships are conducted at East Tennessee State. April 5, 1980 19
March 20-22, 1980: Kenyon, under coach Jim Steen, begins the longest streak of consecutive team championships in any NCAA division with its first victory in the Division III Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. After 31 straight victories, Kenyon took second to Denison in 2011 to end the streak. March 22, 1980 20
Jan. 7-9, 1980: Divisions II and III women’s championships in basketball, field hockey, swimming, tennis and volleyball are established. January 7, 1980 17