December 1981: The first Division I, II and III Women’s Volleyball Championships are conducted. December 1, 1981 19
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 21
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 17
November 1981: The first NCAA women’s championships are conducted in Divisions I, II and III field hockey and cross country. November 1, 1981 18
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 20
