The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) is an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling conference. It held its first championship tournament in 1905,[1] making it the oldest wrestling conference in the NCAA. The EIWA's charter members were Columbia, Penn, Princeton, and Yale.[2] Thirty-two different schools have been members of the EIWA during its history,[3] 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, and Coastal Athletic Association, as well as all of the Ivy League schools that sponsor wrestling. Franklin & Marshall is the only Division III school that competes in Division I wrestling.

Current members

The EIWA currently has 17 members:[4]

*- Leaving the EIWA in 2024–25

Recent success and developments

At the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championship, three EIWA teams placed in the top 10: Cornell placed 2nd, American University was 5th, and Lehigh finished 8th.[5] In 2012, Cornell finished 4th and Lehigh 8th; Cornell was also 5th in 2013 and 7th in 2014.[6]

In the same period, the EIWA had forty-four All-Americans;[7] also, Kyle Dake of Cornell was awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy as national wrestler of the year[8] and was named most outstanding wrestler of the NCAA tournament[9] after becoming the first NCAA wrestler ever to win four national championships in four different weight classes in consecutive years.[10]

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.[11] The EIWA was reduced to 16 in 2014-15 with the departure of Rutgers to the Big Ten Conference[12] and discontinuation of the BU program.[13]

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.[14]

Membership timeline

Former EIWA schools

*School dropped the program

League champions

YearHostChampionYearHostChampionYearHostChampionYearHostChampion
1905PennsylvaniaYale1942Penn StatePenn State1980LehighLehigh2019BinghamtonLehigh
1906ColumbiaYale1943PennsylvaniaNavy1981PrincetonSyracuse2020LehighLehigh
1907PrincetonYale1944LehighNavy1982LehighNavy2021NoneLehigh
1908PennsylvaniaYale1945LehighNavy1983LehighLehigh2022CornellCornell
1909YaleYale1946LehighNavy1984NavyNavy2023PennsylvaniaCornell
1910PennsylvaniaCornell1947YaleLehigh1985Franklin & MarshallLehigh2024BucknellTBD
1911PrincetonPrinceton1948LehighLehigh1986LehighNavy
1912ColumbiaCornell1949CornellSyracuse1987PrincetonArmy
1913CornellCornell1950PrincetonSyracuse1988SyracuseLehigh
1914PennsylvaniaCornell1951Penn StatePenn State1989LehighSyracuse
1915LehighCornell1952LehighPenn State1990WilkesNavy
1916PrincetonCornell1953PrincetonPenn State1991LehighSyracuse
1917CornellCornell1954CornellPittsburgh1992PennsylvaniaCornell
1918ColumbiaPenn State1955Penn StatePittsburgh1993LehighCornell
1919Penn StatePenn State1956LehighPittsburgh1994CornellSyracuse
1920PennsylvaniaPenn State1957Penn StatePenn State1995NavyLehigh
1921PrincetonPenn State1958PittsburghCornell1996SyracusePennsylvania
1922LehighCornell1959CornellLehigh1997PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
1923CornellCornell1960*PrincetonPenn State1998LehighPennsylvania
1924YalePenn StatePittsburgh1999ArmyPennsylvania
1925ColumbiaPenn State1961LehighLehigh2000NavyLehigh
1926Penn StateCornell1962Penn StateLehigh2001PennsylvaniaHarvard
1927*PennsylvaniaLehigh1963NavySyracuse2002LehighLehigh
Yale1964Franklin & MarshallLehigh2003CornellLehigh
1928PrincetonLehigh1965CornellSyracuse2004PennsylvaniaLehigh
1929LehighLehigh1966PittsburghLehigh2005NavyLehigh
1930CornellCornell1967PennsylvaniaLehigh2006LehighLehigh
1931YaleLehigh1968PittsburghNavy2007East StroudsburgCornell
1932SyracuseLehigh1969PrincetonNavy2008Franklin & MarshallCornell
1933ColumbiaLehigh1970Penn StateNavy2009PennsylvaniaCornell
1934Penn StateLehigh1971NavyPenn State2010LehighCornell
1935PennsylvaniaLehigh1972TempleNavy2011BucknellCornell
1936PrincetonPenn State1973PittsburghPenn State2012PrincetonCornell
1937LehighPenn State1974NavyNavy2013RutgersCornell
1938CornellLehigh1975NavyLehigh2014PennsylvaniaCornell
1939YaleLehigh1976Franklin & MarshallLehigh2015LehighCornell
1940SyracuseLehigh1977SyracuseLehigh2016PrincetonCornell
1941*ColumbiaPrinceton1978PennsylvaniaPrinceton2017BucknellCornell
Yale1979PrincetonLehigh2018HofstraLehigh

* Tie for team title

Total championships

TeamChampionships
Lehigh38
Cornell27
Penn State16
Navy13
Syracuse8
Yale7
Pennsylvania4
Pittsburgh4
Princeton3
Army1
Harvard1

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ www.wrestlingstats.com (PDF) http://www.wrestlingstats.com/eiwa/pdf/EIWA%20Tournament%20Summary.pdf. Retrieved January 18, 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association". eiwawrestling.org. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ 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=10600; for 2013 members, see http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-wrestl/auto_pdf/2012-13/box_score/stats_20130308aaa.pdf; for 2014 members, see http://openliveresults.escapesports.com/2014-OPEN-Standalone-2014_EIWA-1394231857_LiveTeamScores.htm Archived 2015-01-19 at the Wayback Machine. All retrieved January 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ See the dropdown list under "Member Schools" at http://eiwawrestling.org/landing/index. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ intermatwrestle.com (PDF) http://intermatwrestle.com/Files/pdf/10-11/ncaadivisionichampionships.pdf. Retrieved January 18, 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ See "NCAA Results Archive" at http://d1collegewrestling.net/NCAAResults_Archive.html. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kyle Dake wins 2013 Dan Hodge Trophy". www.win-magazine.com. 29 March 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Cornell Wrestler Kyle Dake Makes History with Fourth Straight NCAA Title". cornellsun.com. 24 March 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  11. ↑ "EIWA adds teams; new regional possible". www.win-magazine.com. 2 May 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Rutgers wrestling ready for challenge of Big Ten competition". www.dailyrecord.com. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Boston U. Goes out fighting in demise of wrestling". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ivy League To Launch Wrestling Tournament Starting in 2025". Ivy League. 19 December 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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