1 – 8 2 ▁academic ▁year , ▁the ▁A IA W ▁dis cont in ued ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁national ▁champion ships ▁and ▁later ▁was ▁leg ally ▁dissol ved . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁assumed ▁sole ▁san ction ing ▁authority ▁of ▁its ▁member ▁schools ' ▁women ' s ▁sports ▁programs . ▁ ▁G over ning ▁bodies ▁of ▁women ' s ▁colleg iate ▁athlet ics ▁through ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁ ▁The ▁Division ▁of ▁Girls ▁and ▁Women ' s ▁Sports ▁( D G WS ), ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Health , ▁Phys ical ▁Education ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁( AA HP ER ), ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁nation ally ▁recognized ▁colleg iate ▁organization ▁for ▁women ’ s ▁athlet ics ▁and ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁A IA W . ▁The ▁Commission ▁on ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athletics ▁for ▁Women ▁( CI AW ) ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁D G WS . ▁ ▁The ▁C IA W ▁govern ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁until ▁February , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁conducted ▁champion ships ▁in ▁eight ▁sports . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 7 3 ▁season , ▁the ▁first ▁full ▁academic ▁year ▁of ▁its ▁operation , ▁the ▁A IA W ▁offered ▁its ▁first ▁eight ▁national ▁champion ships ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁eight ▁sports ▁( bad m inton , ▁basketball , ▁golf , ▁g ymn ast ics , ▁soft ball , ▁sw imming ▁& ▁div ing ,