Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association

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Template:Short description The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) is an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling conference. It held its first championship tournament in 1905,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Title missing</ref> making it the oldest wrestling conference in the NCAA. The EIWA's charter members were Columbia, Penn, Princeton, and Yale.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Thirty-three different schools have been members of the EIWA during its history,<ref>For members up to 2011, see http://www.wrestlingstats.com/eiwa/pdf/EIWA%20Team%20Summary.pdf; for 2012 members, see http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/Final_2012_EIWA_Brackets.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10600Template:Dead link; for 2013 members, see http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-wrestl/auto_pdf/2012-13/box_score/stats_20130308aaa.pdf Template:Webarchive; for 2014 members, see http://openliveresults.escapesports.com/2014-OPEN-Standalone-2014_EIWA-1394231857_LiveTeamScores.htm Template:Webarchive. All retrieved January 18, 2015.</ref> all schools from the Eastern United States. Its current members are schools in the Northeast whose main conferences do not sponsor wrestling, including the Patriot League, America East Conference, Northeast Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and Coastal Athletic Association. Franklin & Marshall College is the only Division III school that competes in Division I wrestling.

Current members

The EIWA currently has 12 members:<ref>See the dropdown list under "Member Schools" at http://eiwawrestling.org/landing/index. Retrieved January 18, 2015.</ref> Template:Div col

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Recent success and developments

At the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championship, three EIWA teams placed in the top 10: Cornell placed 2nd, American University placed 5th, and Lehigh University placed 8th.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Title missing</ref> In 2012, Cornell finished 4th and Lehigh 8th; Cornell was also 5th in 2013 and 7th in 2014.<ref>See "Division I Wrestling--All-time Team Results" in Wrestling: Division I, p. 20, at http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/wrestling_champs_records/2014-15/DI.pdf. Retrieved January 18, 2015.</ref>

In the same period, the EIWA had forty-four All-Americans;<ref>See "NCAA Results Archive" at http://d1collegewrestling.net/NCAAResults_Archive.html. Retrieved January 18, 2015.</ref> also, Kyle Dake of Cornell was awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy as national wrestler of the year<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was named most outstanding wrestler of the NCAA tournament<ref>See "Most Outstanding Wrestler Award" in Wrestling: Division I, p. 7, at http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/wrestling_champs_records/2014-15/DI.pdf. Retrieved January 18, 2015.</ref> after becoming the first NCAA wrestler ever to win four national championships in four different weight classes in consecutive years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2013, the EIWA absorbed Boston University, Hofstra, Drexel, and Binghamton after the Colonial Athletic Association ceased sponsorship of wrestling, making an 18-team conference for the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The EIWA was reduced to 16 in 2014-15 with the departure of Rutgers to the Big Ten Conference<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and discontinuation of the BU program.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The most recent change in the EIWA membership was announced in April 2019. Long Island University announced that the wrestling team that had represented its Post campus in Division II would join the EIWA once the merger of the athletic programs of its Brooklyn and Post campuses took effect in July 2019. The renamed LIU Sharks joined NEC rival Sacred Heart, bringing the conference to seventeen members.

For the 2020–21 season, the EIWA had ten schools competing, as the six Ivy League schools and the Centennial Conference (which includes Franklin & Marshall) did not hold winter sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On December 19, 2023, the six Ivy League members announced that they were leaving the EIWA to compete exclusively under the Ivy League banner starting in the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On September 19, 2024, Morgan State University, a program that resumed competition in 2023 after a 26-year hiatus and the lone Division I HBCU wrestling program, joined the EIWA. Morgan State is the first HBCU to join the EIWA.

Membership timeline

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Former EIWA schools

School How The Program Left
Boston University Dropped Wrestling
Brown Moved to Ivy League
Columbia Moved to Ivy League
Cornell Moved to Ivy League
Dartmouth Dropped Wrestling
East Stroudsburg Moved to Division II
Harvard Moved to Ivy League
Penn Moved to Ivy League
Penn State Moved to the Eastern Wrestling League, and later to the Big Ten Conference
Pitt Moved to the Eastern Wrestling League, and later the Atlantic Coast Conference
Princeton Moved to Ivy League
Rutgers Moved to the Big Ten Conference
Syracuse Dropped Wrestling
Temple Dropped Wrestling
US Coast Guard Moved to Division III
US Merchant Marine Moved to Division III
Virginia Moved to the ACC
Wilkes Moved to Division III
William & Mary Dropped Wrestling
Yale Dropped Wrestling

League champions

Year Host Champion Year Host Champion Year Host Champion Year Host Champion
1905 Penn Yale 1942 Penn State Penn State 1980 Lehigh Lehigh 2019 Binghamton Lehigh
1906 Columbia Yale 1943 Penn Navy 1981 Princeton Syracuse 2020 Lehigh Lehigh
1907 Princeton Yale 1944 Lehigh Navy 1982 Lehigh Navy 2021 None Lehigh
1908 Penn Yale 1945 Lehigh Navy 1983 Lehigh Lehigh 2022 Cornell Cornell
1909 Yale Yale 1946 Lehigh Navy 1984 Navy Navy 2023 Penn Cornell
1910 Penn Cornell 1947 Yale Lehigh 1985 F&M Lehigh 2024 Bucknell Cornell
1911 Princeton Princeton 1948 Lehigh Lehigh 1986 Lehigh Navy
1912 Columbia Cornell 1949 Cornell Syracuse 1987 Princeton Army
1913 Cornell Cornell 1950 Princeton Syracuse 1988 Syracuse Lehigh
1914 Penn Cornell 1951 Penn State Penn State 1989 Lehigh Syracuse
1915 Lehigh Cornell 1952 Lehigh Penn State 1990 Wilkes Navy
1916 Princeton Cornell 1953 Princeton Penn State 1991 Lehigh Syracuse
1917 Cornell Cornell 1954 Cornell Pitt 1992 Penn Cornell
1918 Columbia Penn State 1955 Penn State Pitt 1993 Lehigh Cornell
1919 Penn State Penn State 1956 Lehigh Pitt 1994 Cornell Syracuse
1920 Penn Penn State 1957 Penn State Penn State 1995 Navy Lehigh
1921 Princeton Penn State 1958 Pitt Cornell 1996 Syracuse Penn
1922 Lehigh Cornell 1959 Cornell Lehigh 1997 Penn Penn
1923 Cornell Cornell 1960* Princeton Penn State 1998 Lehigh Penn
1924 Yale Penn State Pitt 1999 Army Penn
1925 Columbia Penn State 1961 Lehigh Lehigh 2000 Navy Lehigh
1926 Penn State Cornell 1962 Penn State Lehigh 2001 Penn Harvard
1927* Penn Lehigh 1963 Navy Syracuse 2002 Lehigh Lehigh
Yale 1964 F&M Lehigh 2003 Cornell Lehigh
1928 Princeton Lehigh 1965 Cornell Syracuse 2004 Penn Lehigh
1929 Lehigh Lehigh 1966 Pitt Lehigh 2005 Navy Lehigh
1930 Cornell Cornell 1967 Penn Lehigh 2006 Lehigh Lehigh
1931 Yale Lehigh 1968 Pitt Navy 2007 East Stroudsburg Cornell
1932 Syracuse Lehigh 1969 Princeton Navy 2008 F&M Cornell
1933 Columbia Lehigh 1970 Penn State Navy 2009 Penn Cornell
1934 Penn State Lehigh 1971 Navy Penn State 2010 Lehigh Cornell
1935 Penn Lehigh 1972 Temple Navy 2011 Bucknell Cornell
1936 Princeton Penn State 1973 Pitt Penn State 2012 Princeton Cornell
1937 Lehigh Penn State 1974 Navy Navy 2013 Rutgers Cornell
1938 Cornell Lehigh 1975 Navy Lehigh 2014 Penn Cornell
1939 Yale Lehigh 1976 F&M Lehigh 2015 Lehigh Cornell
1940 Syracuse Lehigh 1977 Syracuse Lehigh 2016 Princeton Cornell
1941* Columbia Princeton 1978 Penn Princeton 2017 Bucknell Cornell
Yale 1979 Princeton Lehigh 2018 Hofstra Lehigh

* Tie for team title

Total championships

Team Championships
Lehigh 38
Cornell 27
Penn State 16
Navy 13
Syracuse 8
Yale 7
Penn 4
Pitt 4
Princeton 3
Army 1
Harvard 1

See also

Notes

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