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June 17-18, 1921: Sixty-two teams participate in the first NCAA-sponsored championship, the National Collegiate Track and Field Championships, at the University of Chicago. Among the champions is Leonard Paulu of Grinnell, a veteran who lost an eye in World War I. 

Dec. 28, 1922: Ten-point code adopted (conferences, amateurism, freshman rule, ban on playing pro football or for noncollegiate teams, three-year participation, no graduate students, faculty control, anti-betting, restrictions on transfers, and visits to colleges by NCAA district representatives to advocate for Association principles).

April 11-12, 1924: The first National Collegiate Swimming Championships are conducted at the U.S. Naval Academy.

March 30-31, 1928: The first National Collegiate Wrestling Championships are conducted at Iowa State. Oklahoma A&M University (now Oklahoma State) wins the first of 10 team titles between 1928 and 1940 under coach E.C. “Ed” Gallagher.


Sources: “In the Arena: The NCAA’s First Century” by Joseph N. Crowley, NCAA News and Champion magazine archives, the NCAA Media Center, and NCAA record books