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1982

May 16-23, 1982: Stanford wins the first of 13 Division I Women’s Tennis Championships titles between 1982 and 2004.

May 23, 1982 19

May-June 1982: The first Division I, II and III Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships are conducted.

May 20, 1982 21

May 1982: The first National Collegiate Women’s Golf and Lacrosse Championships are conducted. Also, the first Division I, II and III Softball and Tennis Championships are conducted.

May 1, 1982 19

Dean Smith Scores

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March 26-27, 1982: The first National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships are conducted at Utah, where the host team wins the first of nine team titles extending through 1995 under coach Greg Marsden.

March 27, 1982 18

Glen Sather Sets Record

March 25, 1982 25

March 12-13, 1982: Suleiman Nyambui of UTEP becomes the first participant to win seven career individual titles in the Division I Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships.

March 13, 1982 18

March 1982: The first Division I, II and III women’s swimming and basketball championships are conducted.

March 1, 1982 21

Super Bowl XVI Breakthrough: 49ers Beat Bengals Behind Record-Tying 4 FGs

January 24, 1982 7

Historic Deep Freeze: Cincinnati Wins AFC Title at –59°F Wind Chill

January 10, 1982 7
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