The 1981 AIAW Division I Outdoor Track And Field Championships were the 13th annual Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of women's collegiate outdoor track and field events in the United States. They were contested May 28âÂÂ30, 1981 in Austin, Texas by host University of Texas at Austin.
The University of Tennessee upset the University of California at Los Angeles to win the team title. They were said to have been helped by some top rivals not competing or getting injured at the meet. Benita Fitzgerald helped score 24 points for the Volunteers after winning the 100 m hurdles and sprint medley relay.