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1981 NCAA Division II football season

The 1981 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1981, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 12, 1981 at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas.

2009 NCAA Division I baseball season

Four schools became Division I independents− Bryant, from the Division II Northeast-10 Conference; North Dakota, from the Division II North Central Conference; SIU Edwardsville, from the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference; and Cal State Bakersfield, in its first season of varsity intercollegiate baseball.

BYU–Hawaii Seasiders

The BYU–Hawaii Seasiders (also Brigham Young–Hawaii Seasiders and BYUH Seasiders) are the 11 varsity athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University–Hawaii, located in Laie, Hawaii, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.

Chaminade Silverswords

The Chaminade Silverswords are the 10 varsity athletic teams that represent Chaminade University of Honolulu, located in Honolulu, Hawaii, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.

Colorado Christian Cougars

The Colorado Christian Cougars are the athletic teams that represent Colorado Christian University, located in Lakewood, Colorado, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.

Ernie Pough

Pough grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and attended college at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas, a historically black college which at the time competed in Division II.

Kevin Kaesviharn

Shortly after his senior season he participated in the Division II All-Star game and was named First-Team All-North Central Conference at cornerback, Academic All-North Central Conference, GTE Academic All-American District VII Second Team and Daktronics Division II All-Midwest Region Second Team.

Marquis Floyd

Floyd ended his college career participating in the 2003 Cactus Bowl Division II all-star classic in Kingsville, Texas.

Stan Heath

He worked at Wayne State University in Detroit the following three years, including serving as associate head coach in 1994 when WSU set a school record for victories (25–5), helping the Tartars win two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles with a trip to the NCAA Division II Final Four in 1993.

Terry Gierke

Terry started officiating career in 1962 in Portland, Oregon and later moved to college football in 1966, working both Division II and III games.

University of Indianapolis

The University of Indianapolis's athletic teams are known as the Greyhounds and participate in Division II of the NCAA.


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1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship

The Division I tournament took place between 10 and 13 February 2000 in Nikkō, Japan and the Division II tournament took place between 20 and 25 March 1999 in Pyongyang, North Korea.

The Division II tournament began on 20 March 1999 in Pyongyang, North Korea.

2003 IIHF World U18 Championships

Australia and Iceland won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division II for the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.

2005 IIHF Women's World Championship

The Division II IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 13–20, 2005 in Asiago, Italy

2007 IIHF Women's World Championship

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament, held from March 17, 2007 through March 23, 2007 in Pyongyang, North Korea.

2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II took place between December 15 and December 21, 2008 in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania and between January 10 to January 15 in Logroño, Spain.

2010 NCRHA Division II Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships

The 2010 NCRHA Division II Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships involved 16 schools playing in a round robin followed by a single elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCRHA Division II college roller hockey.

2011–12 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

The Detroit Titans opened the season at Calihan Hall in dominant fashion, defeating the NCAA Division II Lake Erie College Storm 95–57.

2012 Big Island Interscholastic Federation football season

The 2012 BIIF Champions were the Kealakehe High School Waveriders (7-0; 10-2) for Division I and the Konawaena High School Wildcats (9-1; 11-2) for Division II.

Konawaena lost to the Lahainaluna Lunas (MIL Division II) in the first round of the Division II tournament.

2012 HHSAA Division II State Football Champion

Iolani ended the 2012 season winning their 8th consecutive Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division II title (second in consecutive league titles behind Cal Lee's St. Louis Crusaders, who won 16 consecutive ILH titles between 1986 and 2001) and a 6th consecutive state Division II title (8th overall).

2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Group A of the Division II tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from April 7 to 13.

Brad Soderberg

Competing as an independent, Lindenwood finished the season with a 26-3 record and was invited to the NCAA's Division II Transitional Tournament in Spearfish, South Dakota.

British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League

In 2011, the BCIHL accepted its first US-based team in Eastern Washington University, which had previously played in the American Collegiate Hockey Association at the Division II level.

Capital City Stadium

The stadium was rebuilt in 1991, but in 2005 lost its tenant, and is now used for college baseball by NCAA Division II Benedict College, and Coastal Plain League play by the new Columbia Blowfish in 2006.

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

It was the first NCAA Division II conference to have its tournament televised as part of Championship Week on ESPN.

Chinese Taipei men's national under-18 ice hockey team

The Chinese Taipei men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 1999 during the 1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship Division II tournament being held in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Deon Thompson

As a senior at Torrance High School in Torrance, California, Thompson scored 30 or more points five times and had 20 or more rebounds on six occasions, and led his team to the Division II-A finals in 2006 and quarterfinals in 2005.

Dundalk Ice Dome

In April 2007, Dundalk Ice Dome successfully staged the International Ice Hockey Federation Division III World Championships, where Team Ireland claimed a silver medal and promotion to Division II .

Fighton Simukonda

Simukonda was born in Chingola where he started his football career with Division II side Mimbula Diggers as a defender.

Flex offense

Also, Gordie James of Willamette University used the flex offense to lead the Bearcats to the 1993 NAIA Division II National Championship.

Graham Mink

Undrafted, Mink originally played high school hockey with Stowe High School, winning the Division III state championship in his sophomore year and Division II state championship in his senior year.

Hal Wissel

Wissel’s honors include being named Coach & Athlete magazine’s Eastern Coach of the Year in 1972; Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year (‘79, ‘80, ’81); and NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1980.

Jermelle Cudjo

After his senior season Cudjo played at the Cactus Bowl, the NCAA Division II All Star game in Kingsville, Texas.

Joe Micchia

Joseph "Joe" Micchia (born December 30, 1966) is a former NAIA Division II All-American quarterback at Westminster College (Pennsylvania).

Kay Dalton

Quarterback Corte McGuffey won the Harlon Hill Trophy as the NCAA Division II college football player of the year in 1999.

Kenny Mwape

Mwape stayed at Roan for two seasons but due to limited first-team opportunities, he was loaned to Division II side Luanshya Blue Devils in 1972 but left the following year to join Mufulira Blackpool where he stayed for a season before moving to City of Lusaka.

LaMarr Woodley

Woodley teamed with former Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers and former Chicago Bulls point guard Anthony Roberson at Saginaw High School in 2000 to win Michigan's Division II state championship in football.

Lindenwood Lions men's rugby

Lindenwood won the 2012 USA Rugby Division II National Championship with a 50-12 win against Salisbury at Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Lourdes Gray Wolves

The university is a member of the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (2011–present) and Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (2011–present) and Mens Collegiate Lacrosse Association (Division II 2013–present).

MIAA

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, athletic conference of NCAA Division II schools in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma

Miami Women's Rugby Club

Miami Women are 2008 and 2009 Florida Cup Champions and are currently ranked 5th in the nation in Division II.

Mongolia men's national under-18 ice hockey team

The Mongolia men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 2000 against New Zealand during the 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship Division II tournament being held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Nick Reed

He was also honored as First-team All-CIF Southern Section, CIF Southern Section Division II co-defensive player of the year, South Coast League defensive MVP and received votes on the Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West balloting.

Northwest Missouri State Bearcats

Bearcat Stadium built in 1917 is the oldest stadium in NCAA Division II.

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Muhammed Lawal - Season 1 Champion, NCAA Division II champion and Freestyle World Championships competitor (7th place), current mixed martial artist with Bellator, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.

Robert F. Busbey

During his coaching tenure he was named an assistant coach to the 1964 USA Olympic swim team, served as chairman of the NCAA Swimming Committee and was responsible for Cleveland State hosting four Division I and one Division II NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.

Ryan Castro

While attending East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) to play NCAA Division II American football, he became involved in theater after taking acting classes with Erma Duricko.

Saint Louis Billikens

Also in 2011, the club was selected as the host to the 2013 ACHA Men's Division II National Championships held at the Hardee's Iceplex.

Sandpoint High School

In 2006 team placed first at the Idaho Academic Decathlon State Competition and traveled to San Antonio for the national finals, placing 17th overall and earning the title "Rookie of the Year" for a division II school.

Taylor von Kriegenbergh

A 2006 graduate of Stoneham High School, von Kriegenbergh went on to play Division II varsity baseball at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Management.

Terry Alvino

He spent three years at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas where he helped the Cardinals to three straight Division II National Tournament appearances and the school's best finish in Division II, a quarterfinal loss to eventual champions Seattle University.

Troy Trojans

The Troy University baseball team won two Division II national championships in 1986 and 1987 under the leadership of baseball coach, Chase Riddle.

Tuslaw High School

Ryan Travis, two-time consensus first-team NCAA Division II All-American (2009–2010) football player at West Liberty University ended his career with 285 receptions, the fifth-highest total in NCAA Division II history.

Vladislav Bogićević

In 2012, he joined Nyack College (NCAA Division II) Women's soccer staff as an assistant/technical advisor of Head Coach Samuel Oduro.

W.B. Mason Stadium

On Thursday, October 18, 2012, Stonehill hosted the University of New Haven Chargers in Stonehill's first ever nationally televised football game, broadcast as part of CBS Sports Network's Thursday night Division II game of the week.