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NCAA News Archive - 2006
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Looking back
1987 (December 6) — Southern Connecticut State University wins the first of six Division II Men’s Soccer Championship titles between 1987 and 1999 (one under coach Bob Dikranian, three under coach Ray Reid, two under coach Tom Lang).
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Centennial moments, 1987
The following events helped shape the NCAA in 1987.
- 1987 (February 25) — The Southern Methodist University football program is suspended for one year in the NCAA’s first application of the "death penalty" for assorted and ongoing rules violations.
1987 (March 13-14) — Louisiana State University wins the first of 11 Division I Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship team titles between 1987 and 2004 (one under coach Billy Maxwell and 10 under coach Pat Henry); in May, the school claims the first of 11 straight outdoor team titles.
1987 (March 16) — New York University’s Michael Lofton becomes the only man to win four titles in the same event (sabre) at the National Collegiate Fencing Championships.
1987 (April 2-4) — Stanford University’s Pablo Morales surpasses the University of Southern California’s John Naber as the most victorious individual titlist in the history of the Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, claiming his 11th championship.
1987 (March 29) — The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, wins the first of six Division I Women’s Basketball Championship titles between 1987 and 1998 under coach Pat Summitt.
1987 (May 12-16) — Principia College’s Courtney Allen sweeps the singles and doubles titles at the Division III Women’s Tennis Championships to finish her career with six individual titles (singles titles in 1984, 1985 and 1987 and doubles crowns in 1984, 1986 and 1987).
1987 (May 20-23) — Abilene Christian University wins a record eight events at the Division II Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, including Yolanda Henry’s victories in the 400-meter hurdles and high jump.
1987 (June 4) — A record 58-game hitting streak by Oklahoma State University’s Robin Ventura is snapped during the College World Series by Stanford University, which goes on to win the championship.
1987 (October 1) — Richard Schultz succeeds Walter Byers as NCAA executive director. Byers served in the position for 36 years.
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