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1984
• President Sister Jeanne
O’Laughlin announces
plan for Intercollegiate
Athletics, Sports
Complex, and Building
• Athletic Team Name:
“Buccaneers”
• Extramural Club Sports:
M Basketball, M Tennis,
M Softball, W Soccer,
W Softball, W Volleyball
• Groundbreaking of
Feinbloom Baseball Field,
Soccer, Track
• Eddie Colletti named first
Director Athletics
• Groundbreaking of
Health and Sports Center
• NCAA Division II
National Champions,
Women’s Soccer
• Sunshine State
Conference membership
• The Department of
Sport and Recreational
Sciences was formed in
the School of Arts and
Sciences, Dr. Michael
Bretting was named the
first Department Chair.
• 1
st
team to appear in
NCAA Tournament,
Men’s Soccer
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• Department of
Intercollegiate
Athletics established
• NCAA Division II
membership
• NCAA competition in
Baseball, M Basketball,
M/W Cross-Country,
M Golf, M/W Soccer,
M/W Tennis
• Dr. Eileen McDonough
named Faculty
Athletic Representive
• 1
st
Year – Women’s
Basketball and Volleyball
• 1
st
All-American, Annie
Perez, Women’s Soccer
and Brooks Petty, Men’s
Cross Country
• 1
st
SSC Men’s Cross
Country Championship
• Tennis C
dedicate
• Health a
Center c
• 1
st
SSC W
Basketba
• 1
st
SSC So
Champio
• SSC Wo
Cup Cha
• Intercollegiate Athletics
moves from Development
to Student Services
• 1
st
Year – Softball
• 1
st
Scholar All-American,
Colette Girard and Traci
Shields, Women’s Soccer
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Historical Milestones